thisnurse

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1. What are the characteristics of an effective communicator

   thisnurse replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

   the best quality of an effective communicator is LISTENING it can also be one of the best gifts you can give your patients :)

2. Pure worthless crap

   thisnurse replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   ive tried the apple juice to dissolve prevacid for feeding tubes. it sure didnt work for me...it also didnt work to unclog the feeding tube. i think ive found something useful in everything i learned in nursing school. for me the worst part was the...

3. Throw away your sterile gloves

   thisnurse replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   clean for wound care and sterile for central lines

4. I Never Said That!

   thisnurse replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

   you handled that so well... i had nearly the same thing happen in the same way....pulled the breakfast tray over for her. she was 23 years old and wouldnt do anything for herself. she wouldnt even wipe herself. i told her she needed to get out of bed...

5. Crazy, abusive patient? What do u do?

   thisnurse replied to Anagray's topic in Relations

   oh i am such the expert on this...lol this sounds like the kind of pt i seem to get ALL of the time. everyone, including the docs laff cos i ALWAYS get the whackos. went thru a similar situation called the nursing supervisor....she blew me off...i ...

6. Why so closed minded? WHY?

   thisnurse replied to alwaysthere's topic in Relations

   mark....of course i dont have an escort but i dont have to worry about my mail patients accusing me of fondling...etc. our nation has become so sue happy these days. all it takes is for you to assess one whacko one time and your reputation could be ...

7. Cancelling travellers for Foreigners

   thisnurse replied to EricaCCRN's topic in General Nursing

   erica...maybe we work at the same place. our hospital is getting phillipinos there are going to be a LOT of problems. our pts get angry when they cant understand some of our docs...add nurses to that and there are going to be plenty of unhappy pts....

8. Fast Food Lawsuit

   thisnurse replied to biscuit_007's topic in General Nursing

   maybe they can all get together and be on judge judy she would be great hearing that case

9. Work WITH me Please!

   thisnurse replied to alwaysthere's topic in General Nursing

   you sound like a dream to me! there are one or two cna's on our unit like you but you must realize you are the minority. i know i have been accused of what you describe above but there are times when i just cant help my cna do her job because i am ...

10. Why so closed minded? WHY?

    thisnurse replied to alwaysthere's topic in Relations

    las vegas...i agree...his loss if i were a male nurse i dont think id be comfortable doing an assessment on a female pt without another female in the room. too many whackos out there.

11. No more visitors EVER!

    thisnurse replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    i was just wondering if she planned on breastfeeding...lol

12. Scare Tactics?

    thisnurse replied to EricaCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    i would have started crying....lol

13. oh shyt

    thisnurse replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

    book in progress....its a collection of the weirdos i have met in my career. all fact but nobody will believe me. you know what kills me is his doc doesnt care. its the same thing every admit.. he cant poop he goes to ER he is admitted...oh my goodn...

14. Looking for info----

    thisnurse replied to HollyWA's topic in General Nursing

    i think in PA its 5 years before your license expires but if you havent practiced in 2 years it would benefit YOU to take a refresher course. ive been off 2 months and i know when i get back ill have a lot of catching up to do. its really hard starti...

15. dfhh

    thisnurse replied to Burn NA's topic in General Nursing

    i wanna get paid to answer posts...im good at that and i dont have a life right now...brian...please pay me to answer posts PLEEZEEEEE