vivacious1healer

vivacious1healer

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  1. Tattoo's on Nurses

    vivacious1healer replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    Even at 36, I guess I am old fashioned when it comes to piercings.... I believe tongue,nose, eyebrow, chin piercings just don't have a place in the hospital. I can't help but stare into my co-workers...

  2. Why Do Nurses Write: "no new orders received"?

    vivacious1healer replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    If i have alerted an MD to abnormal lab results/vital signs or change in status and do not receive orders to re-evaluate, medicate or send to a test, then I will document the following: Discussed...

  3. Favortism in the workplace

    vivacious1healer replied to stillwant2banurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Seems the only time HR is helpful is if you are also in a Union. At our hospital, only the PCTs (nursing assistants) have a Union, but the RNs do not. I have noticed on day shift there is a CONSTANT...

  4. People continue to come up with stories that strain my ability to believe them

    vivacious1healer replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes you just can't make this stuff up..... At the large academic hospital that i work at downtown Chicago, there was a similar story. We heard the residents one morning snickering over some...

  5. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    vivacious1healer replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Patient's overbearing husband: "my wife is running a fever. You don't understand if she is over 97.0, then she has a fever. Why won't you do anything?" I offerred to uncover her from the 5 HEAVY...

  6. New grad cannot find a job please help!!!!

    vivacious1healer replied to ppatel0503's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I have heard from other RNs working downtown Chicago that more jobs will be listed after September 2009....apparently the new fiscal year. Best of

  7. How long did you wait to find out your NCLEX results?

    vivacious1healer replied to ValpoNewGrad's topic in Illinois Nursing

    48 hours....and I had my mother (retired RN) call in to get my results because I was too emotional to do it myself (what a whimp, eh?) Needless to say.....I passed on the first try! It was over 8...

  8. Are all hospitals 12 hr shifts?

    vivacious1healer replied to Nurse Mommy 87's topic in Illinois Nursing

    All depends on the hospital needs. I work at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, and most floor RNs must work 12 hour shifts. Different departments work 8 or 10 hour shifts. I have worked at...

  9. Nurses and social networking sites (Facebook, Myspace, etc)

    vivacious1healer replied to running_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We had HR send out an email about being on internet social networking sites. Basically, they didnt want us to be making any negative statements about work....and to be careful of the kinds of pics we...

  10. Nurses I hate to follow ...

    vivacious1healer replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    When our facility first introduced 'bedside nursing report' ...no one was a happy camper. Now, I am grateful we have such a policy, as NO one can stand there and lie about a patient's condition since...

  11. Why does everyone groan when I say I'm going to take a neurosciences position?

    vivacious1healer replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked neuroscience/neurosurgery for the last 8 years and I love it! Its challenging and interesting...and I am always learning something new. I work in a teaching hospital downtown chicago, so...

  12. Health Care pay decrease with new health care plan?

    vivacious1healer replied to chrisciwi's topic in General Nursing

    As I stated in another post: Rid of CEOs receiving 7 figure salaries..... Rid of managers/directors from receiving 6 figure salaries..... Rid of VP of nursing receiving $500,000 yearly salary...........

  13. Nursing Nightmare - Whats's the most number of patients you cared for by yourself?

    vivacious1healer replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    In skilled nursing facility: 1:20 In neuro/neurosurgery: 1:7 In med/surg: 1:8 In Neuro Step Down unit with fresh strokes/crani/ICP monitoring 1:4 And now my current employer who...

  14. New Nurse Grad Wanting to work in Chicago

    vivacious1healer replied to Penutt06's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Lived within walking distance of Northwestern Memorial, and then Advocate Masonic Hospitals. Gold Coast is expensive....luckily I was a travel RN and had my rent paid for (it was $1100-1500 for a one...

  15. Help please - Need advice on dealing with Michigan HPRP

    vivacious1healer replied to michclaire517's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Get a lawyer that deals with labor laws IMMEDIATELY!!! What happened to you is wrong on so many levels.

  16. Need opinions here on safe staffing ratios people!

    vivacious1healer replied to peanutbaby123's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OMG! 1:8 ratio? That is completely nuts! When I began working on the Neuro/neurosurgery floor on nite shift 7:30pm-0800am, we had 1RN to 5 patients max. Now, with the economy and budget issues, our...

  17. Does anyone love their job?

    vivacious1healer replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I love nursing.....but the environment and the politics in which I am required to do my job is not always ideal. Therefore I will: -complain/vent to my co-workers and husband -exercise -have a beer...

  18. Things that leave you stunned.

    vivacious1healer replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I was called into a room to assist another RN with repositioning her patient. Well, my jaw just about hit the floor when I saw this man with a bilateral hemi-craniectomy (portion of the right and left...

  19. Male Nurses

    vivacious1healer replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in General Nursing

    There are 'gay men' in every field of work.....seriously, who cares? Sexual gender has nothing to do with how well someone does their job. I love the fact that more men are entering the field, and...

  20. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    vivacious1healer replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Actually disgusting and funny story here..... We had this poor 50 year old lady that had been at our hospital numerous times for tumor resections, and unfortunately, this tumor did a number on her...

  21. The strangest thing you've ever seen on an x-ray?

    vivacious1healer replied to Spirit of Humor's topic in Nursing Humor

    My mother is an old OR nurse, and she told us some pretty funny stories of 'retrieval procedures' in surgery. The one that stands out was the big, long sweet potato stuck up the guy's rectum, and...

  22. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    vivacious1healer replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    When I was in nursing school, there was this one 'older student' that just HAD to add her own personal story to EVERY single thing the instructor was trying to teach us. OMG! SHUT the hell up already!...

  23. ME and My Brain Injury

    vivacious1healer replied to JACEM715's topic in General Nursing

    BRAVO!!! What an inspirational story! love it! When you graduate, go visit that Rehabilitation doctor and tell her, " IF you are ever in MY care, I wouldn't dare to presume to give up on

  24. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    vivacious1healer replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please have your kids stop running in the hallways and crawling all over the floors....this isn't a daycare. Do you realize what has been spilled on that floor today? EWWWWWW! It's time to take some...

  25. giving report to rude nurses

    vivacious1healer replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Kudos for having the patience to tolerate her interrupting report with the texting. I have no tolerance for nursing staff (RNs/CNAs) that have the carry their cell phone around with them while...