PhantomRN

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1. Sick call policy

   PhantomRN replied to goldgram's topic in Nurse Management

   i am not mngt but i dont think it is fair or even a good idea to have them come in and work to fill holes in the schedule. at my last place our manager would do that rarely, but it had been such a...

2. Sick call policy

   PhantomRN replied to goldgram's topic in Nurse Management

   well, the solution is simple....tell all the patients they must pack their little bags and go home at 5:00 on friday and they can't come back until monday at 8:00 am. does that work for everyone?...

3. "Bad" Evaluation..I'm So Frustrated and ready to quit!!

   PhantomRN replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

   You just have to decide if its worth the aggravation. Many people have said to stick it out etc. I am of the vein.....If you try it and dont like it move on. It will be their loss. Just try to get in...

4. what does TID mean?

   PhantomRN replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

   TID is as the others have described three times a day. What we would do is 6-7 am, 1 pm and 7-8

5. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

   PhantomRN replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   Oh I left off staffing. Unit normal 1:2 ratio. Renal floor days 6:1, nights 8-10:1 Tele 4:1 days, 8:1

6. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

   PhantomRN replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   Where I used to work it went like this. We did ativan, heparin Insulin if necessary. Insulin drips went to tele or renal floor....Q2-3 hr sugars. If it was Q1 hr it was supposed to go to the...

7. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

   PhantomRN replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   No, I would not rather them put the money away and give us raises........because It has been pointed out just how much they typically spend per person on nurses day. What did she say? $6.00 per...

8. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

   PhantomRN replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

   It may have something to do with the fact you work with kids...they usually dont SUNDOWN. I thought when I worked nights In the unit that I had to get to days because I was missing something...well I...

9. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

   PhantomRN replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   let's put a positive spin on this mess. what would i appreciate from admin during nurse's week? it is simple i would like a personal note from my manager. yep, that is right. i would like my manager...

10. Back to the Bedside!

    PhantomRN replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Good Luck Zee in your transition back to the

11. For those that have left bedside nursing.

    PhantomRN replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I want to thank everyone who has responded thus far. It is great to know that there is so much support on this board. I look forward to joining the ranks of the non-bedside

12. For those that have left bedside nursing.

    PhantomRN replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I did get the job outside of bedside nursing. I am very much looking forward to new challenges. The only thing that still bothers me about the change is I feel I will loose all the hands on...

13. For those that have left bedside nursing.

    PhantomRN replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

    To leave bedside nursing is not an easy decision to make. Yes, I am getting or am completly burnt, but I spent 5 years in school to get the degree that allows me to work at the bedside. It really...

14. Let the next shift deal with it...

    PhantomRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    That would happen once to me........then I would write report to her and leave. That behavior is jut

15. For those that have left bedside nursing.

    PhantomRN replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who recently hurt herself and she also has a ten pound wt restriction. It is terrible our livelihood depends on being able to be wonder