nikkole318

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1. I don’t fit in, and my coworkers think I’m an idiot

   nikkole318 replied to Newbie4567's topic in General Nursing

   OMG my heart goes out to you. I had a similar experience as a new nurse. I started off with a preceptor who clearly was not interested in helping me learn. As a brand new nurse, she told me to go...

2. Assault against nurses

   nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in General Nursing

   I disagree with your first sentence. I think that when people are in the hospital, there are very much out of their element and the stress of being there along with being ill or injured makes them...

3. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

   nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Great

4. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

   nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Omg, I'm SO sorry that happened to you. Yes, just drop the potato and walk

5. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

   nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   "I'll have an order of COPD, make that a value chronic illness. Hold the steroids, extra breathing treatments.". Illness forces them there, they want the illness to stop but in the grand scheme of...

6. Assault against nurses

   nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in General Nursing

   I would NEVER advocate pressing charges against a dementia patient who thinks we are invading his house and sticking him! I'm talking about policies and procedures for those who are either completely...

7. Assault against nurses

   nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe you can help, point me to some good

8. Assault against nurses

   nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, I guess it is. I work for a for-profit hospital and they really have done nothing as far as

9. Assault against nurses

   nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in General Nursing

   I've actually seen those commercials and they are great. I think that our hospital should have a policy regarding violence, such as incident reports, or at least a guideline that employees can refer...

10. Assault against nurses

    nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have taken care of too many ETOH patients to count and I've been lucky enough to not get assaulted (yet). I realize that it is part of our job to take care of patients, but it is not our job to...

11. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is so messed up. What is wrong with people?!?! That last part you said is an excellent

12. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    WOW! Yeah, that is rude. It seems like people forget that nurses are people too, with their own struggles. What did you

13. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree that there are some patients who just need to vent. Sometimes just asking them what's wrong goes a long way. Other times, patients are mad at you for providing care.

14. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    nikkole318 replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    People are always saying not to take your work home with you, but I think you def cannot help it at times, the good and the

15. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    nikkole318 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi Everyone! I've been SO exhausted lately! There are times where I know that I was meant to be a nurse, there's nothing I would rather be, and I feel that my job is SO rewarding!!! .....and then...