PhantomRN

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 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious. For those who have left bedside nursing: Where did you go? What do you do now? Do you enjoy it? Do you miss bedside

  12. 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

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Iwant to quit my job

    PhantomRN replied to T.Bird's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the same type of situation. I like the people I work with and I like my manager, but I think I am burnt. I just trnsfereed into this position less than a yr ago because I was DEFINALTELY burnt...

  18. For those that have left bedside nursing.

    PhantomRN replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are so funny Denny. I just love reading your posts. The reason I had asked if people who left the bedside missed it, is because I do not think I will. Bedside care is not for everyone and it...

  19. For those that have left bedside nursing.

    PhantomRN replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your reply. I have applied for a job away from clinical nursing and wanted to make contact with other nurses who have left the bedside. I expect to receive an offer and I am very

  20. lack of support among nurses?!

    PhantomRN replied to victoreia's topic in General Nursing

    I think it really depends on the mentality of the staff and how the manager backs the floor. I have worked on floors where the manager could care less who backed who and it showed..........however, by...

  21. Suctioning vent patients

    PhantomRN replied to willie2001's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I would never call RT to just come and suction someone, whether it was an inline or trach.....I think all nurses are more than capable to

  22. Im so sad.

    PhantomRN replied to adnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I am another one of those people who has never had the experience of living alone. I met my husband when I was young and we married. If something ever happened in our marriage I would not even know...

  23. Propofol

    PhantomRN replied to czipp's topic in Gastroenterology

    We run Propofol as well in our

  24. Suctioning vent patients

    PhantomRN replied to willie2001's topic in General Nursing

    we do prn suctioning as well, however we pass off to the next nurse how often it is needed ie q 1, 2 or 4

  25. Inadequate ICU orientation? And, how to address it?

    PhantomRN replied to grouchy's topic in General Nursing

    i transfered from tele to icu and i recieved 12 weeks orientation. our tele carried many very sick people so the transition was actually pretty straight forward. they actually thought my orientation...