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1. Advice about Co-Worker

   TakeOne replied to bellagreeneyz's topic in General Nursing

   Have you ever worked in a hospital where staff members wagered informally on who will die next, on what day and at what time? Have you ever said or heard someone say that they should write a book about their experiences with patients, or that they sh...

2. Another Vent...About a Frequent Faller!

   TakeOne replied to king_of_the_hill_fan's topic in Geriatric

   The falling resident doesn't need to give you "a straight answer" about what he's doing. "Alert" doesn't mean oriented and rational, and "alert" doesn't mean absence of short-term memory impairment. He likely WAS trying to get to the bathroom (fallin...

3. Advice about Co-Worker

   TakeOne replied to bellagreeneyz's topic in General Nursing

   No it isn't. Nothing has happened, no ones confidentiality has been breached, no information has been disseminated. HIPAA does not apply. Huh? That part lost me. Oh, for heaven's sake! Do you really think that she's going to "follow through with...

4. Another Vent...About a Frequent Faller!

   TakeOne replied to king_of_the_hill_fan's topic in Geriatric

   Ya know... think about that for a minute. If you were confused and disoriented, and found yourself "zipped" into something and utterly unable to get out, how do you think you'd react? I think I'd feel worse than tied down, and respond in kind!

5. Ethical Issue -Missing Prescriptions

   TakeOne replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I asked you if you were sure, but you responded by saying I'm wrong. What am I wrong about? I read your message correctly. You put a newly-filled bottle of narcotic pain reliever in places you usually don't keep it on two separate occasions. You lost...

6. Advice about Co-Worker

   TakeOne replied to bellagreeneyz's topic in General Nursing

   I disagree. Your post is full of petty and catty remarks about this coworker, and my take is that you are dying to start something. Please, PLEASE don't be one of those nurses.

7. DNR POLST not signed by conservator, signed by MD

   TakeOne replied to Loving.Very.Nice's topic in Geriatric

   It's my experience that court-appointed guardians will sign POLSTs for their wards only if that person's wishes were known ahead of time. Otherwise, since these are third parties assigned when there are no other reliable people available to care for ...

8. health professional while married

   TakeOne replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

   I had my career before marriage so that's a frame of reference I'm not familiar with. If pressed, however, I would say that marriage, kids, etc. definitely did influence my career choices.

9. Plz read!!! Nurse using drugs what should i do???

   TakeOne replied to J-Star's topic in General Nursing

   Much of what is here is highly judgmental and all of it is one-sided. You only included "items" that you think carry any weight, so what happened to the rest of the story? Moreover, nowhere in your post do you mention that your friend's smoking pot w...

10. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    TakeOne replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    How on earth do my comments, which you lifted out of context and now have standing alone as non sequiturs, illustrate your point in even a sarcastic fashion? I've been practicing for thirty years. Everything I've told you about seeing and doing, I'v...

11. How to Deal With Ignorant Medical Professionals

    TakeOne replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Does your employer not have its own Medical Director and physicians to whom you can go for orders when the patient's regular MD is "not available"? Are there established protocols and standing orders for you to follow when certain situations arise? D...

12. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    TakeOne replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    She sounds highly resentful. She's not necessarily jealous, but she is very resentful of newly hired new grad RNs in charge positions.

13. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    TakeOne replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    Nonsense. That IS how it is and how it's been for as long as I've been practicing. All RNs learned to do charge, and rotated through the position if there was more than one RN on the unit per shift. And what about the rest of us, who don'...

14. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    TakeOne replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like you have a problem with it, no matter how much you deny it. She's the RN. You're LPNs. She's in charge, even though she's a new grad with no experience (how much experience would you expect a new grad to have, anyway--let's be real her...

15. Nurse assaulted

    TakeOne replied to Nursebarebari's topic in General Nursing

    Management doesn't want this kind of thing to get draw the wrong kind of attention to the facility, lest it be perceived as an unsafe work environment. If something like that is identified, management is beholden by labor and occupational safety law ...