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1. 10 Best Practices for Telephonic Nurse Case Managers

   learner1108 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Case Management

   I am glad to see these. I can't think of a thing I would add. You have listed them very well. I also do all these practices. Even though case management can feel overwhelming at times when you have more cases than usual, it is a wonderful job for hel...

2. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

   learner1108 replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

   Posters, She is new to the profession. She is asking a question based on her observations. The question shows she is worried and probably scared. She is probably asking herself has she wasted all that money taking prerequisites and nursing school tui...

3. I Don't Want to Stick a Patient

   learner1108 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I have embroidered and sew by hand for 40 years. In all that time, I have accidentally stuck my fingers many times. There is a sting when the needle goes in, but then it doesn't hurt. Make sure you have the right size needle for the vein, then get yo...

4. The right to an opinion

   learner1108 replied to ElectricCabbage's topic in General Nursing

   The family members are the ones who will live with their end-of-life decisions they made for their loved ones who were not able to make those decisions themselves. They will remember the rest of their lives what they decided and they will question th...

5. minimum staffing and lunch breaks - enemies??

   learner1108 replied to wisconurse16's topic in General Nursing

   On my Ortho unit, we clocked out for lunch and in like we were supposed to, but didn't leave the floor or actually sit down in the break room to eat for longer than 5 mins.

6. Do you prefer to contend with the smell of stool or the smell of Glade?

   learner1108 replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

   I'll take natural body odors and regular odors anytime over the stomach-turning air deodorizers. The air deodorizers also have particulates which disperse in the air, so they aren't healthy for some people.

7. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

   learner1108 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Relations

   I like the Maya Angelou quote. Thanks.

8. One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

   learner1108 replied to Lev's topic in Relations

   Two things to consider. First, if the patient is in severe pain, they will not be yelling and cussing. My very experienced nurse aunt told me that the quiet ones with severe injuries or pain were the ones you had to be aware of, not the loud ones bec...

9. One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

   learner1108 replied to Lev's topic in Relations

   Hollybobs has some good points. If your patient is scared, angry or very stressed, you must calm down. Speak in a lower calm tone and have slower movements. Don't slow down just don't have jerky quick movements. The patient in pain is physiologically...

10. Administering Tylenol to a friend

    learner1108 replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses worry about serious stuff enough. Sometimes nurses just wanna have fun. This thread is funny.

11. Administering Tylenol to a friend

    learner1108 replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    I love this thread. I'm laughing. Everyone is so witty. We were scared like this in nursing school. What a pity.

12. New Grad Interviews - What should I take?

    learner1108 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    This kind of advice is what new grads need when looking for jobs. It would be nice if nursing schools education included these tips for nursing students.

13. Why Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

    learner1108 replied to timetoshine's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how to get the status quo changed. Hope we can. I quit nursing after 4 months and went back to my old career. My former employer was overjoyed to have me back. I had wanted to be a nurse since I was a little girl, gave it up in college b...

14. Why Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

    learner1108 replied to timetoshine's topic in General Nursing

    BUT if that someone is your orientor and you are totally new, it is unnerving to be told "I already told you where that is." Or something else catty or to be bawled out in front of other nurses because you didn't give report exactly right the first t...

15. New Nurse, what did I get myself into...

    learner1108 replied to ColorfulStethoscope's topic in New Nurse

    I haven't read all the comments, but the first few. Okay everyone, she wasn't whining about the work. She was saying that her preceptor was criticizing everything she did. She is trying. In case you all don't remember what the orientation was like, a...