callnurse45

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1. Doctors comments about not trusting his Nurses

   callnurse45 replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I would not approach the doctor, but report this to your nurse manager, as verbatim as possible. Leave emotions out of it, and just state the situation as you recall. Most important would be the patient's comments to you, which is the outcome of th...

2. African American Care

   callnurse45 replied to CametoitlateTexan's topic in General Nursing

   To multicollinarity After reading your input to this post, I was surprised that you id'd yourself as AA. I am an AA, and twice your age, and have never heard of any of those items attributed to AA's, except as myths stated by some other race. From ...

3. Would you have called the doc? (LONG)

   callnurse45 replied to SierraN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   You absolutely did the right thing in calling the doctor. Your judgement was excellent. I do not understand the oncoming shifts problem with what you did. Unfortunately, that's nursing for you. This stuff does happen. Please do not let them mak...

4. Tell us what makes your location great for a nurse!

   callnurse45 replied to military spouse's topic in General Nursing

   I relocated from New York City in 1987, and moved to North Carolina. The pay varies and depends on where you work. The scenery is beautiful. I live in a nice college town, very close to UNC-Chapel Hill, and not far from Durham, which of course, ha...

5. New Nurse BULLIED/UNDERMINED/DRIVEN OUT

   callnurse45 replied to Bindy's topic in Career Support

   Dear Bindy I can appreciate your feeling bullied. I realize that you are a new nurse, and that can be a stressful situation all by itself. Let me see if I understand this situation with the blood transfusion. Most hospitals have a protocol to fol...

6. 1)Feeling picked on, 2) How much is too much? A vent of a nurse/mom loosing her mind.

   callnurse45 replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Estrogen Yes, you have had a rough week. However, after reading your vent, it seems to me that a lot of this stress can be eliminated. You, and you alone are in control of how you handle this stress. You made the errors because you are burned...

7. Stress in Nursing

   callnurse45 replied to rmcgrog's topic in General Nursing

   that aspect of nursing is probably the most disappointing, nurses backstabbing each other. it was one of the first lessons i learned after graduating from nursing school. that was one aspect of reality that was not taught, nor discussed. i found ...

8. Stress in Nursing

   callnurse45 replied to rmcgrog's topic in General Nursing

   I finally had to remove myself from the situation, especially, since I was not able to change the situation, and was not supported. Removing myself from the situation allowed me to take a better look at it, and make better choices in my next job. I...

9. Stress in Nursing

   callnurse45 replied to rmcgrog's topic in General Nursing

   I have read the posts related to nursing stress, and agree with all of them. However, now there is an added stressor to this mix. Previously, I worked at an outpatient facility, and the majority of the patients were illegal immigrants from Mexico. ...

10. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    callnurse45 replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    It is really great to read the about the different experiences we all have had with the religious beliefs of, not only our patients, but with co-workers as well. I have not run into the problem so much when I worked in a hospital setting, but now th...

11. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    callnurse45 replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that I'm offended by the question, but want to avoid a discussion about it at the workplace. It's like discussing politics, it always turns into a debate. I personally believe that there are no rights or wrongs. Each religion possesses a ...

12. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    callnurse45 replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, relocated to the southeast from NYC, and have had that question asked of me many times. It took awhile to get used to the "in your face" way in which the question is posed, as if daring you to respond in any way other than "yes". I am very ...