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  1. Co-worker hitting up the Dr.s for meds during shift?

    banditrn replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    Tazzi - been there, seen that!!:uhoh21: A co-worker called me to work for her one time - she had diarrhea, and the supervisor told her to put on a Depends and come to

  2. Union- good or bad?

    banditrn replied to moongirl's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't find that to be the case at all - we were still held to the same quality standards, and if they wanted to fire you it would be accomplished. What the union did was to be your advocate, and...

  3. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    banditrn replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    At our LTC facility, I can never find supplies when I need them - they tell me that it's because the managing corporation won't let them order anything except once a month, and then there doesn't seem...

  4. FIVE-STAR experience in a Luxury Hospital?

    banditrn replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    Triage - :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: I'm totally with you on that - if management is so concerned about the VIP's, let them provide a 1:1 nurse - OR sit in the room to take care of some of the...

  5. Doc as partner

    banditrn replied to RN007's topic in General Nursing

    That's true, Tazzi. I had the same experience when I worked in ICU with the specialists - I think it was because we worked more closely together, and I'd been there so long that I knew almost...

  6. Be Careful!

    banditrn replied to SNKerri's topic in General Nursing

    cotjockey - that's just plain disgusting!! If I were the DON, I'd have had a word or two to say to that preceptor!! I've worked in good units over the years, but the last one I worked in at the...

  7. Doc as partner

    banditrn replied to RN007's topic in General Nursing

    I loved some of the docs when I worked in post-anesthesia - I tried as much as possible to take the patients from a couple of them because the other nurses couldn't seem to get along with them, and I...

  8. Crocs!

    banditrn replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thanks gompers! I'm wondering if the problem isn't with some knock-off brand. I've thought of contacting Crocs to tell them of

  9. What do you do when the narcotic count is off?

    banditrn replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    As an RN in LTC, I consider the LPN's on equal footing with me. We all do the very same job. Where did this gal consider herself the boss? At the hospital, if the count was off it was taken very...

  10. Crocs!

    banditrn replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The facility I work at just banned them - the corporation says that they are a greater fall risk of sliding in urine, etc. I think that's bogus, personally - I've tried to slide with mine on a wet...

  11. How do you do it?

    banditrn replied to FGHburg's topic in General Nursing

    Geez, wonder what JCAHO would have to say about

  12. So frustrated!

    banditrn replied to geniann's topic in General Nursing

    geniann - That sounds terrible!! And it sounds like the ER provided no real help - will you have to keep inserting tampons? I think you are right on about management accepting patients who they...

  13. Unit Clerks are Useless!

    banditrn replied to HUCtoRNBScN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree!! And have done so! I have worked with some outstanding unit clerks, and they are worth

  14. Fentanyl patch & witnessing

    banditrn replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    I am the only licensed person in our facility at noc - and it's my job to change patches, so I don't have anyone to waste them

  15. Sick of working short

    banditrn replied to kristi-lpn2's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I agree, but you never seem to get all the nurses on the same page. I last worked in a post anesthesia 'day surgery' unit - our ratio was 1:4, sometimes higher, which meant that you could have 4...

  16. petty ? about med student

    banditrn replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    When I first took ACLS, a local MD was also in our class. We were doing practice scenarios, it was his turn, so the instructor was asking him questions about how he would do this or that - he said...

  17. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    banditrn replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ah, this reminds me of the time that this gal was admitted to psych - she was going to be booted out of her apartment the next day - and assumed that the staff would go over and move her stuff out!!...

  18. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    banditrn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ah - I can relate to this one!! Usually just interrupted them to ask what they could take. And the ones who, when asked admission questions such as "Any history of cardiac problems?" would answer...

  19. Does this sound like a good orientation?

    banditrn replied to Megsd's topic in General Nursing

    ortess - I love the little guy you have as your

  20. What would make you happy?...employee satisfaction

    banditrn replied to natsfanrn's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I agree about the basket of stinky lotions - I'm hypersensitive to the smell of those things - with the beef jerky and fishing lures, I could share them with my husband! At the hospital where I...

  21. The Night Shift Witches.... scheduling dilemmas

    banditrn replied to littlecheese's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty much how we did it at the union hospital where I worked. Also no one was allowed to take vacation over

  22. Night Shift Burn Out!

    banditrn replied to NiteRocker's topic in General Nursing

    OP - I feel for you - I hated 12 hr. shifts. I was working them when my kids were in sports, and I very seldom got to go! I've always been a nite person, and I NEED a certain amount of 'staring at...

  23. fed up and set up

    banditrn replied to knockandhello's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our facility has 'nurse servers' at every room where the chart and meds are kept, so it's not a simple matter of checking things at a central point. When a new order is written for anything, the pink...

  24. Clamping a Newly Inserted Foley

    banditrn replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that's what I was taught also. And being relieved of a liter of fluid will definitely allow relief of a full

  25. $100-$150 per hour...too good to be true?

    banditrn replied to user9876's topic in Legal

    I think it would depend on the area where you were at. A friend of mine is going for it - it's going to cost her about $6000 for the schooling she will need. I thought about it when I left the...