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- You think this is funny? You are proud of this? You think this was a right thing to do? I am sure your...10
- Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
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- I don't see anyone here posting from the instructor perspective. I have been a student, too, and remember it vividly, good...9
- Forum: General Nursing Student
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- Why is it that when an experienced nurse tells her orientee in front of someone that they did something incorrectly they are...2
- Forum: General Nursing Student
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- It isn't about what's professional or moral. If they've treated you like crap, then you owe them nothing. It's not about...8
- Forum: Health / Stress Management 101
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- We are a 60 bed 5 pod unit. We have 4 huge freezers with bins that store milk. Each pod has a dorm fridge that stores milk...1
- Forum: NICU Nursing / Neonatal
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- I'm not sure of the brand we use, but we have a large freezer and fridge in a separate room on the unit, the "Nutrition...2
- Forum: NICU Nursing / Neonatal
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- We are a smll unit, less than 50 beds, with 3 rooms. We have one large freezer for all the breast milk, (like a...1
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- Some states may require you to go to a "lab grade" refrigerator and freezer. Our small (10 bed) unit had to do this. These...2
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- hmm we have two HUGE (floor to ceiling) freezers. Organized alphabetically, each kid has a page in the log book and we write...1
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- Plain old kitchen refrigerator, two doors (top freezer, bottom fridge).1
- Forum: NICU Nursing / Neonatal
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- Conflict resolution is tricky. No one ever seems to be happy. There are a few things missing from the other postings:...1
- Forum: Nursing Management
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- It's called OBSESSING, and every addict and alcoholic is guilty of it. We get something on our mind and it takes away...6
- Forum: Nurses / Recovery
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- I'm with Cheryl. You are in very EARLY recovery. 7 months is not far out but the early period is the worst because...5
- Forum: Nurses / Recovery
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- We draw our own labs, line, venous or heelstick. We also have a Gem for blood gases. Some of our staff do art sticks if need...1
- Forum: NICU Nursing / Neonatal
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- I don't let the lab near my babies. They might be perfectly competent, but I'm territorial! The only thing we've had to...1
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- The lab does not come into our NICU, we draw our own labs via heel stick or arterial line/broviac. If the baby has neither...1
- Forum: NICU Nursing / Neonatal
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- You may never want to work at this place again, but you will have to depend on them for a reference at some point or...10
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- I hope this does not come across as harsh, it is honestly not meant that way. Why would you expect niceness? Was she...12
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- I let them finish their thoughts, (rants) and say, "I hear you, (I am listening) and understand that you are upset...1
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- It's great to know that so many colleagues are being proactive and preparing to become more effective Nursing leaders. ...2
- Forum: Nursing Management
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- True there are those that scraped by in nursing school and maybe repeated classes. There are also those that took the NCLEX...1
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- Frankly, the more "out there" they get, the more calm I become. It marks a clear line of who the reasonable party is and...18
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- 100% agree. The hotter the "customer" .. the cooler your head must remain. I have never been unable to calm down an...5
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- I'm an RN Nurse Educator who taught a formal customer service program for years. De-escalation is always the name of the...7
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- I have learned that the louder they talk, the softer that I answer is what works best for me. This way they have to shut up...3
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- To be painfully honest, this response sounds kind of childish, like you are tossing it back in her face and throwing down a...4
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- Just tell her you are swamped now, and can't get to it. This is a team situation, and she is part of the team. In an urgent...1
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- We have a variety of councils which are working quite well. They usually take a good year or so to really take off and have...3
- Forum: Nursing Leadership Strategies
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- I wouldn't say I'm a leader, but I've received compliments for actually doing something when things go sideways. Some folks...9
- Forum: Nursing Leadership Strategies
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- I would say you just lack confidence in yourself. leaders are not in fact 'born' there is no specific gene for it, or im...1
- Forum: Nursing Leadership Strategies
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- I have made many mistakes in my nursing career. I don't consider myself a great nurse, but I know I'm a work in progress. I...5
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- on that thought gitano...... maybe hospitals can get coffee mugs at work that says, "great nurse...or at least i think...9
- Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
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- Did you ask for help or did you just assume everybody could read your thoughts, knew you needed help and chose not to give...9
- Forum: Nursing Humor / Share Jokes
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- Strange...two hours ago my bladder felt like it would explode.9
- Forum: Nursing Humor / Share Jokes
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- Coming in a bit late, but I want to point out that "baby friendly" means something very specific. The Baby Friendly Hospital...2
- Forum: NICU Nursing / Neonatal
