quazar

quazar

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quazar has 20 years experience.


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  1. Don't touch that Thermostat!

    On my floor it's the opposite problem. The nurse's station and hallways feel like the frozen tundra, and the thermostat is dominated by the ones who are sweating. Our patient rooms have individual thermostats for control, so their comfort is not co...
  2. Could I have done something differently?

    Nothing WAS wrong, actually. You weren't there. I was. Medicaid is relevant to this conversation because another poster mentioned that medicaid would never tolerate or allow such a situation.
  3. Patient abuse, difficult situation

    This is excellent advice. Please take it.
  4. Are We Still Holding Back Baby's Head?

    As an L&D nurse who has delivered quite a few babies on the fly over the years, I can honestly and fervently say it is not only barbaric and against all practice guidelines to "hold in" a baby, but my God....if we're talking path of least resista...
  5. Could I have done something differently?

    I had a patient refuse to go home for 4 days. She insisted SOMETHING was wrong. We did every test under the sun on her, most of them ungodly expensive. Nothing was wrong. She was medicaid. *shrug* It happens.
  6. Is being a CNA a really hard job?

    . It can, sure, but most CNA jobs that are plentiful and available are the ones that require extreme physical labor and endurance. It might not be what you want to hear, but it's the truth. CNA work is very physically demanding, very sweaty, very ...
  7. attending non-OB conferences: a waste or not?

    I love learning new things if they hold my interest. For example, I love learning about life sciences. However if you try to teach me something new about math or computers, my eyes will glaze over and I will be asleep in 5 minutes. The thing is, ...
  8. Inappropriate CNA behavior?

    I think you handled it as well as could be expected. Had I been confronted with this as a student on my first day of clinical, I have no idea if I would have had the stones to speak up. Sad but true. It has taken me years to grow the cajones and b...
  9. I get email alerts for professional nursing conferences, and frequently get brochures as well. Not all of them are strictly OB related, either. Some of them pique my curiosity, and sometimes I think about attending conferences on topics that have n...
  10. MD was angry I questioned him.

    So proud of you. You may "only" have 2 years of nursing under your belt, but your spine is already rock solid. You did GREAT.
  11. Inappropriate CNA behavior?

    Thank you, you took the words right out of my mouth. What knocked me over was that was followed by this:
  12. Vegas mb conference

    If only I was a travel nurse......I have the biggest fangirl crush on him.
  13. Inappropriate CNA behavior?

    Yes, thank you, that post was completely out of order. "Tattle tail?" Really? What is this, the 3rd grade?
  14. Vegas mb conference

    One of the many sacrifices I voluntarily make by taking per diem status. I'm not sure if the full timers get it paid for or not, but still, one day I'll go. After all, even though it's expensive up front, it's tax deductible.
  15. Falsifying nursing documentation

    This is where that boring part of orientation and the yearly mandatory education about corporate compliance kicks in and is actually beneficial. Report her, there is a way to do so confidentially/anonymously within your system. Don't falsify, repor...