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  1. gosh imintrouble, i guess being honest doesn't pay.:sarcastic: i for one, respect and admire your perspective. and most...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  2. So, if this hungry dude takes a tray, he's a thief. But you steal crackers and milk that aren't yours, and everything is...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  3. Eating stuff from the nourishment room is also theft, technically. Do you take pens from "floor supply"? What about...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  4. No one is really condoning the OPs behavior. However, we certainly understand and some of us sympathize. I don't see how you...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  5. That was me three weeks ago. Since then, I have sought help in counseling, have started medication through my doctor,...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  6. Dear new grad, I am sorry (sort of) that you did not get your dream job in a hospital and you are here instead. I know...
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  7. yep - we got the trackers too. Thing is, we have a lot of psych and geri -psych/dementia pts - they repeatedly hit the light...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  8. They could track my a#@ right out the door and see how many minutes it would take me to get from the elevator to my car. ...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  9. Reading these posts made me glad I'm retired! I do miss critical care nursing very much...but I hated when nursing decisions...
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    Forum: Nursing Issues On Patient Safety
  10. It's really unfair for people to say CNA's are all lazy, disrespectful, etc. I am in nursing school and have been an aide...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  11. I really appreciate your whole post, but these 2 points are on the top of my burnout list. I think the hardest thing is...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  12. I suffer from burnout on a frequent basis. The odd thing is, I have a great job that is perfectly suited for me. I love it....
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  13. I can't believe she said "full throttle". WHile it seems like she does have a point, her delivery is less than professional.
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  14. I think that email was pretty unprofessional.
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  15. It sounds to me like the NM should be spending more time on the floor observing rather than taking the word of others. This...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  16. Sedated, intubated, constipated, and restrained. lol But I love the cute old people… I don't mind total care pts,...
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  17. Comatose ... ;)
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  18. Let me start off by saying that a Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) are the backbones of every Nursing home. Without our...
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    Forum: CNA/MA - Nursing / Medical Assistant
  19. I think you nailed it! "The princess as I see it is the nurse who is allowed to demand and receive privileges and the...
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  20. Ok, so I'm a male nurse. I worked hard to get where I am in my career and consider myself not only competent but an...
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  21. Learn how to set limits. Being nice is not going to do it for this type of family. You must maintain a professional...
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  22. I love it! I love the old school nurses who just couldn't give a good God Damn about how someone is about to take what their...
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  23. Formulating a plan of attack is clearly the way to go...she is NO position to CONTROL you. She simply constructs the...
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  24. I am a 10 year Paramedic an Fairly new Nurse...Nurses take lip from no one. First lets start with, she is not signing...
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  25. Scream back, about nothing in particular.
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  26. There is only one REAL reason she behaves that way, it is tolerated. I would not and have never tolerated such behavior. The...
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  27. This is a reportable offense. JCAHO has a zero tolerance policy for distruptive behavior from physicians/management: ...
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  28. This happens because the facilities allow it to happen.
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  29. Here's my vent right back:When you have a nursing license, a national certification in school nursing, and have actually...
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    Forum: School Nursing
  30. I'm painting with a broad, anecdotal paintbrush here-- but in my experience many MD's/psychologists drawn to the psychiatric...
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  31. I work in a medical ICU, we do not have any nursing assistants most of the time. I was a CNA for 5+ years before going to...
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    Forum: First Year After Nursing Licensure
  32. That's what I don't understand. Why is your co-worker making it a point of telling others that you take the bus? Does he...
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    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  33. OK, so you admit you knew this post would generate heat. That is a risk u take when posting something. But I REALLY have...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  34. Exactly. The 25 yr old newbie nurse is an Epic fail on therapeutic communications. Clueless as to what some of us are...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  35. To put it bluntly, BFD! We have ALL worked hard to get where we are! We all have lives, spouses, children, have had crappy...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion