RNforLongTime

RNforLongTime

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  1. Always be nice to your coworkers...

    RNforLongTime replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    That was so nice of

  2. Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    RNforLongTime replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an ICU nurse in a small community hospital. WHY do the ER nurses put ALL IV's in the AC? Seriously every single admission I've gotten from the ER has had their only IV access in the AC and it was...

  3. Facebook almost cost me my job

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

    Well, sounds like one of your 'friends' ratted you out to HR. I have very few people from work as friends on facebook and DEFINITELY NO supervisors or management, in fact I have those people BLOCKED...

  4. Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    RNforLongTime replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    It's ot that no one is being compassionate it's that the OP doesn't seem to think that her error is no big deal. 8mg of IV dilaudid is a hell of a dose to be giving IV. Luckily the pt didn't stop...

  5. Patients refusing assessments

    RNforLongTime replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    Then she should be discharged if she's unwilling to cooperate with the medical

  6. 1-1 ratio for nurses

    RNforLongTime replied to Roozeyk's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in ICU for over 9 yrs now. Rarely are pt's 1:1. I had a pt with an IABP AND running CVVHD and STILL had another pt to care

  7. Mandatory Overtime-- what do you think?

    RNforLongTime replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    In PA it's illegal to mandate a nurse to cover a known staffing hole. They ARE allowed to do it for an unforseen circumstance such as a sick call not to fill gaps in the

  8. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    RNforLongTime replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Do you work at the same place I do? I've GOT to leave by 7:15am (which is the end of our shift for nights)during the week to be able to make it home on time to get my son to school by 8:20am. We live...

  9. Antiementics for the elderly

    RNforLongTime replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you do, don't give phenergan to an elderly patient! We almost exclusively use

  10. Is it okay for a CNA to call herself a nurse?

    RNforLongTime replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No it is not legal for a CNA to call herself a

  11. What would the Easter bunny put in a nurses basket?

    RNforLongTime replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's a nurse thing because I have THREE water pitcher liners FULL of pens in my locker at work! That excludes the 10 in my purse and the two shoeboxes full at

  12. What would the Easter bunny put in a nurses basket?

    RNforLongTime replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    A big bottle of

  13. How much do you get paid for being on call?

    RNforLongTime replied to RN-ing's topic in General Nursing

    I get $2/hr for on-call

  14. Nurse suicide follows infant tragedy

    RNforLongTime replied to babyNP.'s topic in Nursing News

    So so sad RIP Kim and

  15. do you put patient teaching in a nurses note?

    RNforLongTime replied to JM RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeppers, I sure

  16. Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    RNforLongTime replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    And you would know that how? Have you gone to all doctors dot com, or all lawyers dot com and read their stories? believe me, they DO exist. We come here to vent our frustrations because almost ALL of...

  17. What are things that you always need? Graduation gift ideas...

    RNforLongTime replied to xInspiredx's topic in General Nursing

    How about a gift card to a Uniform shop? She'll need to buy uniforms for her first job and the requirements vary from facility to

  18. Do you use your pda/smartphone at work?

    RNforLongTime replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    I have my iPhone 4 on me at ALL times...since my employer is lax in providing updated drug reference manuals, IV drug manuals. I MUST have info at my fingertips and my iPhone allows me to do that. I...

  19. Peeves at work

    RNforLongTime replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    1. Cleaning up after coworkers who leave their meal trays, cups, syringe wrappers,etc ALL OVER THE UNIT! I have to spend 15-20min after they've left cleaning up after them which begs the question, who...

  20. ENCOURAGEMENT...CNA before nursing school??

    RNforLongTime replied to ahopefulsoontobe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think being a CNA before nursing school should be MANDATORY! You would NOT believe the number of nurses(LPN's and RN's alike) that I've seen and worked with who have NO CLUE how to put someone on a...

  21. Procedure for NG feeding/meds

    RNforLongTime replied to PreemieNurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I check for residual, If I get a full 60cc, I go get a plastic cup and empty the syringe into that cup. Then I continue to check and keep emptying and rechecking until I get nothing but air...

  22. Refusing an assignment ?

    RNforLongTime replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    I know in the state of PA where I work, you are not responsible for patient care UNTIL you have taken report on the patients. My employer tries to say that once you are punched in then you are...

  23. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    RNforLongTime replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are NOT our boss! Just because you decided to complete our schedule, therefore saving our actual boss the trouble of having to do the schedule, does NOT mean that you can boss us around like you...

  24. What was your first nursing job?

    RNforLongTime replied to Idaho Murse's topic in General Nursing

    My VERY first nursing job was at an assisted living facility back in 1991 just as I was starting nursing school. I was a Resident Care Aide...helped residents with their ADL's. Learned how to give...

  25. Do you have time to give baths?

    RNforLongTime replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    Actually the LPN's I worked with at the LTC facility did NOT do any charting, they simply passed meds to the same residents at the same time EVERY day. Most residents were on the exact same...