Nurse_Smith

Yes and No...On our unit use is limited to work related issues/serchs ect...and personal stuff is limited to the computer in the lounge. Also no cell phones/texting in the station, if you have that much time then help out the other nurdes/aides. ...

Goodmorning all, Lask week out neurology unit had an inservice about using a robot "doc". This robot allows the doctor to "visit" a pt at bedside via a remote wireless connection. Our nurse manager is having a naming contest. You can view a photo ...

Thanks Everyone for your replies. I will submit all of them ( well MOST of them ), sorry C3PO & R2D2 just wont fly. I vote fir R.A.L.P.H. or S.I.D. Keep 'em comming, I'll post the winner in a wk or two. Thanks

When I have to preform an EKG on a female( no matter the age/shape/ or attractivness) I prefer to have a famly member or a female staff member present. Also just have th pt. move her breast out of the way ( if able) and always kep the pt ; male or f...

Small World !!! I'm at Cottage right now too ( 4 East neuro unit ), I'v only been here 2 weekss and am liking it just fine. As for appartments I am in Goleta which is a 15 min. commute. Not much in the way of bennies and yes its old. Nice clima...

:yeahthat: :yeahthat: Ran into the same type of instructor durring L & D rotation. She worked FT at the same hospital since the Bronze Age...Well as one of 2 men in the class of 36 we both spent like 19 days in the nursery. Most of the women...

You are in luck !!! I recently did 2 13 week assignments at Los Robles on the oncology unit. It is a nice place to work, the staff is helpfull ( except for that one LPN ), there are several points of intrest/beachs w/i driving distance for day trip...

First off it's too bad you hade to do "the run around " to find out about this peg tube suction set -up only to get the surgons line of B.S. I like the above responses about just letting it off at the curb and the passive-agressive bit about the con...

I have been traveling for a few years, mostly Ca & Az, but have not worked at a Kaiser hospital. After searching this site I found only one out of over two dozen comments to be positive. Can some of you California RNs and fellow travels give me...

Welcome to the site and to nursing. You will learn to distance yourself from the majority of your pts with time, experience, and confidence in yourself and your skills. In time you will learn to trust yourself and your coworkers that the pt will ha...

I would be a Super Nurse if only I could fit into the tights:rotfl:

# 1. Welcome to Allnurses. # 2. The pt does indeed have the right to seek medical attention. Throw this up the chain of command as per your institutions P & P. # 3. Yes some nurses eat thier young as evidenced by some of the previous post. ...

This is too late for the OP but for u lurkers out there : ask questions and make sure u understand the answers! when your recruiter ask if u have bls/acls for example , fax them a copy and have them run it by w/ the hospital. If they ask for a t...

way too many questions :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle I've been w/ americaqn traveler for 3 yrs. been well treated and well paid/benies. They just got hit w/ huricaine wilma and didnt miss a beat ! not many companys can say that:coollook:

I did phoenix in the summer which was hell, and cottonwood in the spring which was very nice( no shifts were cut). hope u chose well,

Thank you L & D Amy, I interviewed w/ them yesterday and it went fine, and was offered the position. I did learn that there is a med/math test I will need to take but that wont be a problem. I will have to float first, but i have done that eve...

I have both renewed and extended my contracts. I typically take 13 week contracts ( 1 eight weeker though ).I have extended for just one additional week to fit into my holiday schedual, to renewing the entire 13 weeks. On my last assignment ...

I did a search using the key words Kaiser and went through them systematically. None of them were from pt., most replys were from travelers. Many more post were from employees who seemed very happy w/ Kaiser. Again any information would be hel...

Question...Just how much time was wasted by some table of admin. numbnuts who just thought this $#!% up ? Was there a nurse involved at any level of the decision making process, of course not! I think as a good steward of the enviroment and of the ...

Well you have probally already moved on or re-uped, but I can add a few... Charting types, dress code, breaks, time on orientation ( and fallow this up w/ your company and have it put in your contract), mandatory ot, weekend and holiday obligation ...

Dear Nurse_Clown, let me express just how sorry I am for what you are going through and for what has happened in the past. I'm sure you did the best you could for your pt. in all of the confusion, and thankfully he turned out ok , now put him aside ...

You will never be wrong when you are looking out for the health and well-being of your unborn child. The hospital should make resonable accomidations for you, this may or may not include an aide helping you to transport patients( that may be "pushin...

I was 28 y/o male w/ no medical background, single, and no children. I was also a Hemodialysis pt. going 3 x's a wk. I entered nursing school w/ a full load plus pre req's and worked 20 + hours a wk. If I could do it then so can you. Good Luck.

I don't know what to tell you? Maybe this girl has a psych history then watched the old CSI case and thought WOW!!! Great Idea!!! So how did this mom and her daughter turn out?

From a male RN perspective....so dont read too much into this and dont make your scrubs pink!!! 1. Gotta have pockets ( I feal lonely w/o them), I wear a fanny pack even w/ cargo pants. 2. Pens ( @ least 2 ball point click types and maybe a h...