RNforLongTime

RNforLongTime

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  1. Pt's Complaint? Warranted or not?

    RNforLongTime posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a 6 bed general ICU at a small hospital. Our rooms are all private with glass doors that are able to slide open. For the most part the doors to all pt rooms stay open . It's easier to get...

  2. free CEU's

    RNforLongTime replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    RN.com has one or two free CEU courses a month. As far as I know they are acceptable by

  3. Pt's Complaint? Warranted or not?

    RNforLongTime replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, It did bother me as I take pt complaints personally even when the pt is wrong. As usually complaints are reported to admin and that counts against you at eval time. That's happened to me before...

  4. Pt's Complaint? Warranted or not?

    RNforLongTime replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    The last ICU I worked at ONLY had curtains/drapes separating the

  5. Pt's Complaint? Warranted or not?

    RNforLongTime replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! Like I said, the pt never asked me to close the door and the pt never even mentioned that it was upsetting because the door wasn't shut. I had NO idea until I was pulled into a conference...

  6. So what should I do--job related.

    RNforLongTime posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Apparently, the managers at the facility where I work see NO problem in leaving one RN alone with a pt on a vent who's a full code as they tried to do it again last week. I've decided that I can't...

  7. So what should I do--job related.

    RNforLongTime replied to RNforLongTime's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    When I left this facility in 2000, I know for a fact that at the time, I WAS eligible for re-hire. When I interviewed for the job that I have now, the nurse manager called and spoke to my old manager...

  8. how does your icu perform shift to shift reports??

    RNforLongTime replied to christen13's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in a small community hospitals 6 bed ICU/CCU. We do face to face report. Whenever we begin a new shift whether it's at 7am, 3pm, 7pm or 11pm the entire oncoming shift RN's of which at most...

  9. ICU Staffing?

    RNforLongTime posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I work in a 6 bed ICU/CCU at a small community hospital. The administrators are VERY money conscious around here to the point that they could care less about pt safety, in my opinion. Earlier this...

  10. ICU Nurses with OCD!!!

    RNforLongTime replied to nursern20's topic in MICU, SICU

    When you workNights in a small community hospital's 6 bed ICU like I do, I AM the housekeeper and the stocker! And on Night shift, I am the Respiratory Therapist as

  11. ICU Staffing?

    RNforLongTime replied to RNforLongTime's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Joint Commission has nothing to do with this place where I work because it is NOT a JCAHO certified

  12. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    RNforLongTime replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To answer some questions, the boss changed my schedule after it was already posted WITHOUT checking with me first to see if it was ok to do so, and had she asked I would've said yes. She scheduled me...

  13. Do hospitals have to report RN's fired to the board?

    RNforLongTime replied to nurse15dc's topic in General Nursing

    I was fired from my job this past January. It was not reported to the board of nursing. Believe me, I asked in case I needed to secure

  14. Floating of ICU RNs

    RNforLongTime replied to braveheart's topic in MICU, SICU

    In my small community hospital where I work in the 6 bed ICU/CCU, we float to any area of the hospital. but we don't take a pt assignment. Which basically means that we act as their nursing...

  15. ICU Staffing?

    RNforLongTime replied to RNforLongTime's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    So, TODAY after working a 12 hour shift, 8 of which were with a new RN who oriented with me when I started at this place back in February but left our ICU for OB back in July, my boss tells me she has...

  16. ICU Staffing?

    RNforLongTime replied to RNforLongTime's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I don't think that this ICU has ever had that problem of more than one pt crashing at the same time. Typically, our pt's would be in a step-down unit at a larger facility. So, in that regard they...

  17. OSHA violation???

    RNforLongTime posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I work in a 6 bed ICU/CCU. NONE of these 6 beds are negative airflow rooms. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't it an OSHA regulation that if you've got a pt with TB or rule out TB or Chickenpox,...

  18. OSHA violation???

    RNforLongTime replied to RNforLongTime's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    And wouldn't you know, we got an admit for R/O TB(pt tested neg). Was in our ICU for two days and then moved up to the med-surg floor where the neg air-flow rm

  19. ICU Staffing?

    RNforLongTime replied to RNforLongTime's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Oh believe me, I have done that and it's gotten me nowhere. The more I voice my concerns, they start labelling me as a "complainer". I see myself as an advocate for patient safety. What I don't get...

  20. Swan Ganz for dummies?

    RNforLongTime replied to MelRN13's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    My ICU/CCU is sooo small, we havent seen a Swan all

  21. CCRN Exam

    RNforLongTime replied to AmyCardsNP's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I highly recommend Laura gasparis Vonfrolio. Her materials are excellent! I passed the CCRN exam this March and ONLY used her stuff. Good

  22. ICU Nurses with OCD!!!

    RNforLongTime replied to nursern20's topic in MICU, SICU

    ICU nurses are intense because the acuity of the patient population requires it to be this way. You sometimes have to make split second decisions in the ICU. Sometimes theres no time for...

  23. Tension between AM/PM shifts

    RNforLongTime replied to chloeysmom's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    One of the "day babes" in my unit (a 6 bed ICU) doesn't see the need in bathing her patients saying she's too busy. Yet, she has time to access the internet and balance her checkbook during her...

  24. ICU floating policy

    RNforLongTime replied to emmycRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in a small ICU and we get floated to other depts but never take an assignment. When I worked in a larger unit, we took turns by rotation. Sometimes though depending on the skill mix, we'd...

  25. propofol infusion syndrome

    RNforLongTime replied to john 1947's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    At the previous ICU I worked at, we had a pt die from Propofol infusion syndrome. It's very RARE!!! Problem was the Dr never monitored pt's triglyceride level while this drug was running and pt was...