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  1. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    night owl replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    Where are the 39% of you who say we twiddle our thumbs and drink coffee, or work once and awhile and why do you feel this way??? My and other inquiring minds would like to

  2. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    night owl replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    fgr8out, after 25 years of trying to set that example, going those extra miles and giving the benefit of the doubt, you just get tired out especially when no one picks up on it! management doesn't...

  3. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    night owl replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't know where to begin here. I've worked every shift ever made at my facility and being on nights for the past 5 years I've come to one conclusion... the night shift IS the shift that gets...

  4. Lethal injection nurse???

    night owl replied to Zhakrin's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not a rn, but it would be totally against my beliefs as a nurse and as a roman catholic... mortal sin. thou shalt not kill, i would think, includes rn's pushing lethal drugs to purposely kill...

  5. Just Go Pee!

    night owl replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    You said it the best Dr. Kate! And I might add, "We are the sunshine of our lives, and micturating when we have to, makes our lives even more brighter!"

  6. Just Go Pee!

    night owl replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    YOU are #1! When I gotta go, I go. Simple. (Depends how much coffee I had prior to getting to work). I make it a point to go before I start workiking, before my med pass so that I don't have to stop...

  7. Epidural question

    night owl posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    When you have an epidural, how far up should the numbing effect go? I mean to the waist? To the neck??? The reason why I ask, is because when I had one with my first born I was numb all the way up to...

  8. Venting Over the VA

    night owl replied to kmchugh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Unfortunately not all VA's are prison camps for the indigent soldier. Believe me there are many a hospital which our soldiers returned from to our VA nursing home that showed just how neglected they...

  9. Epidural question

    night owl replied to night owl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It was an epidural because they said so and I was able to move my legs when they wanted me to. I did have a second dose (at 9cm) because the first was wearing off after 3 hours. So they did over do it...

  10. lack of support among nurses?!

    night owl replied to victoreia's topic in General Nursing

    i'm a senior nurse and i don't consider myself .....y. when i can't do the work anymore, that's when i'll become .....y. so far, so good. the nurses i work with are very supportive of each other. i...

  11. Monster CNA Charged With Murder By Windshield

    night owl replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    You hit the nail square on the head! I've worked with a few of those people also and it's a crime in itself to let them even near a nursing home much less let them work in one. Doesn't say much about...

  12. Monster CNA Charged With Murder By Windshield

    night owl replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Mario, Like that

  13. Monster CNA Charged With Murder By Windshield

    night owl replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    Lighten up SharonMH31, I'm sane and I would agree, but no one said because she was a nursing assistant is what caused her to do this horrendous crime. I was just saying how she "cared" for people to...

  14. Monster CNA Charged With Murder By Windshield

    night owl replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    dawngloves, This beast had a job in helping to take care of the sick, maybe saving some lives. One night she goes out, gets drunk and high on ecstacy and {{{BAM}}}drives home with a person in her...

  15. Monster CNA Charged With Murder By Windshield

    night owl replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    I heard about this yesterday as I drove home from work! The irony here is...this sicko was a NA!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to post about it, but I was afraid others would have thought I was sick!...

  16. Monster CNA Charged With Murder By Windshield

    night owl replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    I heard about this yesterday as I drove home from work! The irony here is...this sicko was a CNA!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to post about it, but I was afraid others would have thought I was sick!

  17. Nurse's with bad knees????

    night owl replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    Jenny P, I've found that my hips do not hurt after I buy the new shoes with a good arch support. I've even tried the Dr Scholl's arch inserts which also helps not only the hips, but the back also....

  18. Let the next shift deal with it...

    night owl replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! You let her do her thing for up to 30 minutes and she'll keep on doing it as long as you let her. I too would hand her a hand written report as soon as she walked onto the unit and then I'd...

  19. ER vs. LTC Facility staff

    night owl replied to nursedawn67's topic in General Nursing

    I find that it goes both ways... Why just yesterday we received a pt from a hospital from NJ and never got a report from anyone! Had to call the place and ask "What gives?" The pt was in such poor...

  20. ER vs. LTC Facility staff

    night owl replied to nursedawn67's topic in General Nursing

    greer128, Our facility does exactly what you describe when sending a pt to ER for eval. Plus we give a full verbal report over the phone. I don't think anyone is competition here, the ER is just fed...

  21. ER vs. LTC Facility staff

    night owl replied to nursedawn67's topic in General Nursing

    Be Prepared: Have the info ready when you call the ER...Keep a little card in your pocket for when emergencies occur so that you can read this info off... fill in the blanks with: YOUR NAME,TITLE____...

  22. Please join me in a toast....

    night owl replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    to ginny...a former collegue, the nursing profession loses another "angel of mercy," but your wings will forever fly! best of luck to you! here's to a happy and joyous retirement!...

  23. Incident report happy nurse

    night owl replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you fergus. How do you improve the quality of care if you don't have anything to go by? I'm all for the incident report, but not for the blaming, for the

  24. Back care for bed- ridden patient

    night owl replied to salmi's topic in General Nursing

    So much for

  25. Back care for bed- ridden patient

    night owl replied to salmi's topic in General Nursing

    I usually wash the back first, rinse and dry with a towel. Then I use whatever the pt has available usually lotion of some kind, but never oil afebrile or not because it's never available! I never...