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quazar

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  1. From the other side...nurses as patients.

    quazar replied to kataraang's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you for taking such a positive spin on it. It's always hard to be on the other side of the bed, so to speak. It's a fine balance when I have nurses/doctors/PAs/NPs as patients. You want to...

  2. Embarrassment after a med error

    quazar replied to NrsngStudent7's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I've made a med error, yes I was mortified, yes I reported it to my charge nurse and the patient's physician immediately and filled out the proper paperwork. No harm came to the patient, and...

  3. "Nurse Bedside Shift Report" Survey

    quazar replied to kangoshichie's topic in General Nursing

    1. Do you feel that nurses' "bedside shift report" improves quality of care? -No, not really *2. Which of the following improve(s) by implementing "nurse bedside shift report"? (Select all that...

  4. "Nurse Bedside Shift Report" Survey

    quazar replied to kangoshichie's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. This post really resonated with me. I have always been very careful with what I said and how I said it at bedside report, because I just felt in my gut it was the right and proper way to do...

  5. Influenza Epidemic Declared in Western WA

    quazar replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    Love ZDogg and Kevin

  6. A Day In The Life Of An OB Charge Nurse

    quazar replied to JanineKelbach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always eat on the way to work, as you never know what's going to be waiting when you hit the

  7. Influenza Epidemic Declared in Western WA

    quazar replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    Very astute observation, and probably correct in a lot of

  8. Documentation: Your First Line of Defense against Malpractice Claims

    quazar replied to Nurses Service Org's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that. I was told by a (now former) employer the same thing, and some younger nurses have said I document too much. I'll keep my heavy documentation, thank you very much. If I go to court, I...

  9. ER rushing patients to the floor

    quazar replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    The bottom line I'm seeing here is that unsafe staffing is a ubiquitous problem and it's having a dangerous ripple effect across hospitals everywhere. I wonder when the right people in charge will...

  10. ER rushing patients to the floor

    quazar replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that made me raise an eyebrow, too. I'm not a m/s nurse, but I was under the impression that 5-6 is standard/high, but 8 is ridiculous and dangerous. Especially on a med/tele floor....

  11. How much of a pay cut is too much? Personal opinion

    quazar replied to raecudzy1's topic in General Nursing

    I took a 10% base rate pay cut to leave my former job to go to the one I have now. It was a difficult decision, because I loved my coworkers, and had been at my former place of work a long time. I...

  12. A Day In The Life Of An OB Charge Nurse

    quazar replied to JanineKelbach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    True.

  13. Nursing bag

    quazar replied to LM838's topic in General Nursing

    I use a Thirty One zip top organizing utility tote (no I don't work for/sell Thirty One, I just like the bag, LOL) : Zip-Top Organizing Utility Tote in La-Di-Dot | Thirty-One

  14. A nurse with a speech impediment

    quazar replied to Nurse_Tickles's topic in General Nursing

    I actually *work with* a NICU nurse with a very pronounced stutter. It obviously hasn't impeded her ability to do her job. I agree with the others, it's simply the fact that you're trying to go from...

  15. A Day In The Life Of An OB Charge Nurse

    quazar replied to JanineKelbach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was thinking the same thing, some similarities but not a lot to the floors where I've worked. However yes, the sentiment remains the same: sitting and holding babies....? HAH. The impossible

  16. Wearing mask during flu season

    quazar replied to Nurse Vinnie's topic in General Nursing

    Well, here's a dumb question (meaning dumb on my part): have you seen someone in employee health to ask about proper mask fitting? I don't know if that even applies in this situation, but they do...

  17. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    quazar replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Of course she was perfectly fine with you cleaning the patient and changing the linen with the MA. She would have been fine with one of her coworkers doing it as well. She had a senior year nursing...

  18. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    quazar replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I will comment on one aspect of your post: the fact that your nurse stated up front that she already had another student. When I have a student, one of my primary concerns (other than teaching) is...

  19. Do mandated reporter laws cross state lines?

    quazar posted a topic in General Nursing

    Are nurses mandated by law to report suspected abuse when it is a) not a patient of theirs and b) happening in another state where they are neither licenced nor

  20. New RN's: Is it normal to help your preceptor with all their patients tasks

    quazar replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. In order to transition from student nurse to professional nurse, you need to take on the duties and responsibilities of a professional nurse, which means a full patient load (e.g., unless you're...

  21. Undocumented Patients

    quazar replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of where you stand politically, please, take a moment and reflect. If you have ever been at the lowest of lows, one of the "looked down upon," one of "those people" in life, trust me when...

  22. Do mandated reporter laws cross state lines?

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    This entire post is extremely helpful, thank you so much. There are no children involved, at all, mercifully. Thank you. I do appreciate this, this is most

  23. Do mandated reporter laws cross state lines?

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    As I stated, to say it is a difficult situation is a vast understatement. I will not and cannot divulge the details, however I will state that it is not as simple as "acting." I appreciate all the...

  24. Undocumented Patients

    quazar replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    I never pay attention to or even try to guess at the immigration status of my patients. I live in an area with a huge population of immigrants from many different countries. Some here legally, some...

  25. Do mandated reporter laws cross state lines?

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    Also, the victim will defend the alleged abuser and not back up any accusations leveled. So the victim would have to be deemed incompetent, which is not a clear cut slam dunk at this point. Also the...