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bethin

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  1. You know you have a great job when.....

    bethin replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just when you start to think that no one notices what you do, how hard you work, etc a dr, pt, nurse, etc pulls you aside, gives you a hug and thanks you for all you

  2. How short-staffed is short-staffed?????

    bethin replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    The same thing happened where I work recently. I volunteered to take my turn taking low census, but in return I expected my coworkers to take their turn also. I took more than my share of low...

  3. What do you do to de-stress?

    bethin replied to arynberg's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya. I look forward to going to work now. No ringing cell phone, an excuse not to check my email, no loud neighbors. I de-stress by slapping some Godsmack in my CD player and screaming along...

  4. If you could have a different profession...

    bethin replied to anurseuk's topic in General Nursing

    I noticed, but figured no one would ask for only $307 when they could have $307 million. Three more: part of the group that tours nuclear facilities in 'those' countries to determine if they are...

  5. If you could have a different profession...

    bethin replied to anurseuk's topic in General Nursing

    Lawyer for the war tribunal Covert ops/assassin (think the Bourne Identity) Secretary of State (I can dream, can't

  6. Does this concern anyone else?

    bethin replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking JCAHO, if that facility is accredited by

  7. Bought their BSN?!?!?!

    bethin replied to HyperTension's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure that would be something I would brag

  8. Do your nursing supervisors do anything?

    bethin replied to tirednursedude's topic in General Nursing

    Depends. Our current NM doesn't do anything, claiming she doesn't know how to do nursing. She's been a nurse for over 25 years. Our house supervisors are great! I've had them come help me (an...

  9. Out of Town Coworkers (long) Should it be my problem?

    bethin replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've noticed this. I live 50 mins from work. I arrive 15 mins early and have never been late. A coworker lives next door and is 20 mins late everyday. It can't be the traffic. Ok, foot traffic...

  10. Being an ADVOCATE for a less than helpful coworker

    bethin replied to missnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Very smart (in a good way). Afterall, you have to think of patient safety and she is hindering that. Good

  11. Entire ER crew will go to mandatory retreat

    bethin replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I go on vacations to get away from coworkers. I go to therapy to vent about the stress of my job. Do they have to share rooms? I'd draw the line at sharing a room. Guess I don't play well with

  12. Proof that Magnet Status is a farce (read this article!!)

    bethin replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    As if I don't wade in enough crap for 12

  13. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    bethin replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't misinterpret your first response. I don't talk to myself but I have one coworker who does it a lot. I never know whether to answer her or not when she asks questions. I'm someone who used...

  14. Hospitals supplying latex free gloves

    bethin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a small 80 bed community hospital. I have had a latex allergy for ~ 2 years. Severe enough that my entire body was one huge hive and it took 90mg of prednisone to cure and I took that dose...

  15. 8 hour noc shifts

    bethin replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I did days and nights for many years and just this week I'm starting 7p-7a. I love night shift. I do 3 12 hour shifts. My schedule is pretty set so I know what I work week to week. There's not as...

  16. Appearance at work

    bethin replied to peds_cna's topic in General Nursing

    When I did days, I only wore concealer. Now that I do nights, I put on concealer, foundation (great stuff, goes on sheer, not heavy at all), mascara, light flesh colored eyeshadow, and sheer lip...

  17. Do family members injuried bother you more than patients?

    bethin replied to Marie-SC's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. Last year at my twin nieces baptism we had a get together afterwards. We were all sitting outside on the patio when one of the older set of twins (Kennedy) started choking. She turned...

  18. Night Shift and Nausea?

    bethin replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    If I remember my psychology right, 3 or 4 am is when our bodies are naturally at their slowest. It all has to do with circadian rhythms. At around this time is when your body's temperature is at its...

  19. ? about latex gloves....

    bethin replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    They have the note - they're the ones who inisisted I go to the ER when I first developed the rash at work. They supply them, just not in every room. I asked them politely to keep a box in every...

  20. ? about latex gloves....

    bethin replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I could do that. But considering I work on a 30 room unit with the nurses station at one end it doesn't seem very plausible. If I'm at the opposite end of the station needing a pair of gloves...

  21. Has JCAHO been to your facility recently?

    bethin replied to AlabamaRN(ER)'s topic in General Nursing

    I think nurses should band together and form another organization much like JCAHO but one that uses common sense. Wouldn't that be

  22. How Breast Surgery Killed A Florida Teen

    bethin replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I had cosmetic surgery. I was a 40DDD. Some may say it was not needed but it was ruining my spine and back. Dr's predicted by the time I was 50 I would have a hump. I did it for my

  23. Has JCAHO been to your facility recently?

    bethin replied to AlabamaRN(ER)'s topic in General Nursing

    I think they even gave us a little book that we could carry around that the hospital made with the major regulations. It was small enough to fit in your scrub pocket. Don't know if your facility...

  24. Has JCAHO been to your facility recently?

    bethin replied to AlabamaRN(ER)'s topic in General Nursing

    First, thank you for spelling JCAHO right. We had them at our hospital a few months ago. Everything went fine. Months prior management provided 15 or 20 min inservices on the do's and don'ts....

  25. Starting in ICU next week as a CNA

    bethin replied to Kerrie_Mo's topic in MICU, SICU

    I also write down on paper vitals. I learned the hard way when I charted vitals on a very critical pt and the computer ate what I charted. I always keep a backup of important