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  1. How does your emergency room cover call-offs?

    kaycee replied to ERNURSEOH's topic in Emergency

    When some one calls off, either you beg someone to come in for OT, someone stays voluntarily, or the charge nurse has to stay. No one is ever mandated and thankfully, since we all get along so well,...

  2. Nurse To Patient Ratio's in ER

    kaycee replied to Jeff Bagley's topic in Emergency

    We are a 13 bed ER that see's >60 pts a day. We cover daylight and evenings with 3 nurses, with a fourth coming in from 1p-9p to cover the busiest times. We have a tech and a secretary working 7-3...

  3. mandatory scrubs?

    kaycee replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    We are color coded per unit. In the ER we wear black. I didn't think I would like it, but it actually looks pretty nice. You can wear any color print top, but you have to have black pants. Years...

  4. Need Advice with a Charge nurse.

    kaycee replied to Mccm219's topic in General Nursing

    Has he been a nurse longer then you? Sometimes it is difficult for a more experienced nurse to have a boss that is less experienced. Just a thought. I think what you plan to do is a good idea,...

  5. 12 hour shifts too long?

    kaycee replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    I work four 10hr days. 7am-5pm Mon-Thurs with every Fri, Sat and Sun off. It works for

  6. New signs to post at the door

    kaycee replied to galenight's topic in Emergency

    If you can stand at the door and complain about waiting, you don't need to be

  7. CVP and SV02 monitoring in the ED

    kaycee replied to Kireri's topic in Emergency

    I agree with Dixielee. We don't have the time or staff to do invasive monitoring in our

  8. Scheduling for ER Nurses

    kaycee replied to EstherdH's topic in Emergency

    We do self scheduling and it works pretty well as long as everyone schedules themselves in a timely manner. If you don't as someone else said, you get what's left over. I have a steady schedule that...

  9. how young is too youngto graduate nursing school?

    kaycee replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    Most people who go to 4yrs of college straight from HS, graduate at around age 22 and start working in whatever their field is. Just curious as to why lets say a 22yo nurse would be any different...

  10. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    kaycee replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Too many too list. There's pt's with ridiculous complaints every

  11. Schools/good places to work in Western PA?

    kaycee replied to GodsWillNotMine's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    St. Francis no longer exits. Some hospitals with diploma programs are: Sewickley Valley Hosp School of Nursing, Ohio Valley Hosp, West Penn Hospital. These are 2 yr diploma programs. To my...

  12. 2 Nurses needed???

    kaycee replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It is policy where I work to double check both Heparin and Insulin. Old school or not I have always had someone double check insulin for me no matter where I

  13. Blocking beds when understaffed

    kaycee replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the code red status all over the city in my neck of the woods is due to not enough staff. There are plenty of beds but no one to care for pt's put in them. My hospital will block beds or...

  14. Faking It

    kaycee replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    Hey no problem 3rdShiftGuy. It's easy to get misunderstood on a bulletin board. I do understand where your coming from and you don't need to be on the defensive. Never doubted you are fun to work...

  15. Faking It

    kaycee replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    3rdShiftGuy, If you were talking about me laughing at the pt, I don't see that anywhere here. We just didn't rush over everytime he decided to have a seizure. After he didn't get the attention or...

  16. Faking It

    kaycee replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    Our repeat seizure offender was after IV Valium and Ativan. And I would say yeah he did say I think I'll call 911 and go to the ER and fake a seizure for my nightly high. When we wouldn't give him...

  17. Faking It

    kaycee replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    6. "HEY, I'm having a seizure

  18. Speciality Differential?

    kaycee replied to Chiaramonte's topic in General Nursing

    We don't get paid extra for any specialty where I work. I agree with that as has already been said every area is a specialty in it's own right. However they don't pay extra for CEN or CCRN either so...

  19. Please!! I need your input on ER Pyxis question

    kaycee replied to amy111's topic in Emergency

    We do the same as

  20. itching?

    kaycee replied to shay's topic in Emergency

    Note my title under my cyber name and that explains it

  21. itching?

    kaycee replied to shay's topic in Emergency

    Gosh, I never noticed this post was from a year ago.

  22. itching?

    kaycee replied to shay's topic in Emergency

    Shay it's actually very common after a viral infection to get a rash that sometimes is noticable and sometimes is not and alot of itching. It could just be the end of your illness. If the Benadryl...

  23. Are you afraid to approach minority staff members? WHY?

    kaycee replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we all get along well. Black, Irish, German, Italian, Hispanic, Lesbian, Straight, Married, Single, Male, Female, Young and Old, there is a little of everything. As long as everyone does...

  24. Conscious Sedation Recoveries

    kaycee replied to TexNurse's topic in Emergency

    Yes on off shifts and weekends we would get the pt back to watch and discharge. They would never call recovery for conscious sedation. We watch and monitor them for an hr and discharge them. We do...

  25. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    kaycee replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing