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1. Fired By My Patients

   babynurse4u replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I also wonder if your quietness is being interpreted incorrectly by your patients or their families. Maybe you di not seem confident? That is one of the first things I teach my students-always appear confident. If you need assistance, seek it out but...

2. I just need some advice - or a hug. One or the other.

   babynurse4u replied to Doxie_loverRN's topic in General Nursing

   It sounds to me like a combination of reality shock and trying to adapt to night shift. I was a slow one to adapt, as another poster referred to in an earlier post-you may be as well. Having acknowledged that, night shift may not be for you. I worked...

3. July 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

   babynurse4u replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   I'm on retainer for Judge Judy!

4. Future Pediatric Nurse

   babynurse4u replied to KGay93's topic in Pediatric

   That is a great idea! Many nurses love to teach and /or mentor so buddy up with one or two and get some experience! You will also confirm that you truly want to work in pediatrics.

5. Not a Near Death Experience: A Shared Death Experience

   babynurse4u replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   What a beautiful account! It only reinforces the knowledge that there is no explaining the human soul. It is comforting to know you were able to help him pass over, and I believe that everyone has an angel that helps them cross over when it is time t...

6. pediatric HH, please help

   babynurse4u replied to tami2017's topic in Home Health

   Tami, I was a clinical manager for several pediatric HH agencies for over 16 years. This is my pet peeve: sending out nurses who have no pediatric experience on cases with no training (you did not indicate that they are training you). My former agenc...

7. Please help, this is complicated.

   babynurse4u replied to Cruella de ville's topic in General Nursing

   My mom passed away unexpectedly 4 years ago. I was sitting in the ICU waiting room for a week-I actually went back to work while she was hospitalized, thinking she was on the upswing only to be called back home . We took her off the vent and she went...

8. In desperate need of advice...being bullied at work.

   babynurse4u replied to HeatherRNLove's topic in Relations

   I think maybe there is a larger issue here, if the entire administrative team has turned over. It sounds maybe like inappropriate behaviors have been an issue in the past (ie the late days) and perhaps this new team is trying to "clean things up" and...

9. Family videotaping patient care

   babynurse4u replied to freckles23's topic in Relations

   freckles23, you did the right thing. Your feelings of guilt and and violation are normal, because you care about how you perform your duties. In my opinion, they lost the opportunity to have a compassionate and caring nurses at their side during what...

10. Office Nurse: What's It Like?

    babynurse4u replied to jeastridge's topic in Ambulatory

    I worked as an office nurse with two pediatricians and loved it! It was very rewarding to form those bonds with the parents and children as they came in regularly for check ups and then also sick visits. I always hoped I took away some of the fear fo...

11. To Tell or Not To Tell

    babynurse4u replied to MiAmorPickles's topic in General Nursing

    In the world of Medicaid and Medicare, there is legislation that requires that if a nurse (or other healthcare worker) has ANY knowledge of fraudulent or unethical activities they MUST report. This is a case of guilty by association-if you do not rep...

12. Falsifying documentation

    babynurse4u replied to jigi888's topic in General Nursing

    What mistake was made???????????????? The nurse did not follow physician's orders! The deterioration of the wound has nothing to do with whether a mistake was made. It has everything to do with consequences of the actions and proving injury should th...

13. Falsifying documentation

    babynurse4u replied to jigi888's topic in General Nursing

    I think many people are missing something important here: the licensure of the home care agency. I worked home care for many years and while it is always POSSIBLE that a patient is self injurious or being non-truthful, why would one assume this is tr...