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  1. Starting in ICU next week as a CNA

    bethin replied to Kerrie_Mo's topic in MICU, SICU

    Make sure your CPR is up to date. Very important (obviously). When I work ICU, I start my day first by checking the pt's. Then I go straight to the computer and make my own notes regarding diet,...

  2. when your patient is a nurse

    bethin replied to aeauooo's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse, but I have been a pt on the floor where I work as an aide. When I'm there (or in ER) I am not an aide. I'm a patient. Forget that she's a nurse. Remember she's a pt. If you feel...

  3. ? about latex gloves....

    bethin replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    I never filed for workman's comp. The hospital told me without me asking that it wasn't workman's comp. Inconvenient? Like I said, I can't carry gloves in my pockets and I can't carry boxes room to...

  4. What do you wish for in a break room?

    bethin replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, money talks. I get it now. Stupid of me to

  5. What do you wish for in a break room?

    bethin replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused and I hope someone can clarify this for me: The ER docs at my hospital work 12 hours shifts. When not busy, they retreat to their rooms with a futon, television, telephone, and internet...

  6. What do you wish for in a break room?

    bethin replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    A couch with foot rests!!! Right now we have tables and chairs and I put my feet up on chairs (I clean them before I leave my break). Doesn't have to be new, one from Goodwill will do. You can get...

  7. ? about latex gloves....

    bethin replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I'll try that. I take Benadryl daily for allergies anyway, but haven't tried

  8. Anyone out there with student loan issues?

    bethin replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    That's they way to look at it. I just started paying my loans even though I'm still in school. I don't want a huge bill when I graduate. I'm looking at law schools now and I'm looking at no less...

  9. ? about latex gloves....

    bethin replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    I suffer and pray that I suddenly don't go into anaphylatic (sp) shock. The pain can be unbearable. I'll come home with severely reddened and swollen hands. Lotion makes it worse, as ironically,...

  10. ? about latex gloves....

    bethin replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    I developed an allergy to latex. My hospital of course has to provide latex free gloves but they do not stock them in every room. It's against infection control policy to carry gloves in your...

  11. JCAHO....They're Here...

    bethin replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Tell them to bring the big guns and all available

  12. I hate drunk drivers.

    bethin replied to Apollorn's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't find any evidence either steph so it very well may just be a

  13. JCAHO....They're Here...

    bethin replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    JCAHO has it's good points. I'm half tempted when I see these people to ask if they have ever worked a floor a day in their lives. No cups in the nurses station. Ok, but does that mean I can take my...

  14. Little children visiting

    bethin replied to RNperdiem's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, I see it too. I work med/surg so we don't see too many young kids d/t our recent outbreak of MRSA and c-diff. I do occasionally work the LTCF that is attached to our hospital and the elderly...

  15. AM care?

    bethin replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    On the bright side, at least it's being

  16. AM care?

    bethin replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds about right. In between answering call lights, running things to the lab, answering phones, nurses talking to me about pt's status, getting 10 baths done before lunch is a miracle. The only...

  17. I hate drunk drivers.

    bethin replied to Apollorn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone loves them. I had a good friend and coworker whose life was irrevocably changed in an instant by a drunk. She was a wonderful nurse, sharp as a tack, volunteered in the...

  18. Do I have a right to be upset?

    bethin posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's that time again. Holiday schedules. A time that every manager dreads. Rec'd my holiday schedule today. My contract explicitly states that I am required to work one spring/summer holiday and...

  19. Work as CNA before school in AUG08?

    bethin replied to yeomanCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know this wasn't directed to me but I'll answer anyway. I worked LTC for a few months and then was hired at a hospital. Still there 5 years later. I think getting your certification will help you...

  20. Migraines....Anyone else have 'em?

    bethin replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Angelfire, that's great news that you got your migraines under control. I started having migraines in second grade. I kept passing out at school so my parents took me to a neurologist. Keep in mind...

  21. Having problems with supervisor not listening.

    bethin replied to BearyPrivate's topic in General Nursing

    It probably varies state to state, but my certification comes from the BOH. I would definitely check your states policy. She is a danger to herself and others. If she is sent home with alcohol on...

  22. How do you get someone to show you their butt?

    bethin replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Funny you ask. I had a nurse ask me the same question. She's relatively new, and just felt weird asking a 40 something to pull his pants down so she could check for redness and any beginnings of...

  23. Most "Clueless" Thing YOUR Manager has Done

    bethin replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    See this thread I started:

  24. Having problems with supervisor not listening.

    bethin replied to BearyPrivate's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not up to speed on all the legal aspects of nursing (as in RN, LPN) but can't you go over your supervisor's head and report the cna to the BOH? God forbid she harms a resident while under the...

  25. New CNA feeling pretty fed up.

    bethin replied to junebride's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    More than nurses see body fluids. I'm a CNA and I've been peed on, pooped on, blood squirted in my face, etc. From the tone of the OP, her complaints were not in regard to the work itself, but...