PancakeSaturdays

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1. Who do I contact? Seeking your advice....

   PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks meanmaryjean, DNP, RN! Super-helpful!

2. Who do I contact? Seeking your advice....

   PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks Davey Do! As an aside, I had to look up "Wrongway Regional Medical Center," and found a link to a post you made after meeting the CNO. Thass some good stuff. Pics and all. The title "The Hypocritical Superfluous Dog & Pony Show Safety Revi...

3. Who do I contact? Seeking your advice....

   PancakeSaturdays posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone! I've got a question I'd love to get your input about. Do healthcare facilities ever offer nurses online trainings? Like for nurses' own personal development? If so, I was wondering who organizes such trainings? HR? Director of Nursing?...

4. If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

   PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Relations

   Sure, Ceesmom. The training helps stressed out nurses who hate conflict learn skills that make them feel confident and calm -- even around difficult people or conflict. I'm not sure whether or not it fits the forum protocol to post a link here, so j...

5. If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

   PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Relations

   Of course I wish you never had to be accosted by verbally abusive folks in the first place (!), but since there's no changing others -- those would be fabulous skills to have!

6. If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

   PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Relations

   Thanks, Marisette, for your response. I think when individuals themselves aren't rude, it's often difficult for them to know how to respond to those who are because (on top of the rudeness) -- the behavior is so unexpected. Not what we're taught abo...

7. If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

   PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Relations

   Honest, self-aware answers like this are my faves! Most folks who engage in passive-aggressive communication aren't aware that they are doing it. Love that you know it! Thanks for your candor, KiusLady.

8. If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

   PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Relations

   That makes sense. Thanks for your input!

9. If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

   PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Relations

   a better, more subtle influencer is how I see it

10. If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

    PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Relations

    Ya, that makes sense. Feeling too much is difficult in any job, but I think especially in a vocation like nursing. So much pain and discontent in the room. Too much if one is absorbing it all.

11. If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

    PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Relations

    I'd love to hear how it goes!

12. If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

    PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Relations

    Julius Seizure, hello! I remember you from an emotionally-in-touch comment you made on a different post of mine. And here you are again.... with another self-aware comment! I wonder if guided visualization would help create a different outcome in con...

13. If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

    PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Relations

    Hmmm…. Well, let's see where we're at. Sounds like you don't want withhold giving them the time, though that clearly would solve the problem by creating consistency. But you don't want to do that because you really value providing the reprieve (th...

14. If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

    PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Relations

    Thanks so much for your honest and candid response, RNexplorer. I wish I had a magic wand you could wave that would make the bullies disappear. Or that would instantly give you the assertiveness you want.

15. Results from What You Hate Most about Your Job Post (5/25/16)

    PancakeSaturdays replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Sure thing! When you're a bit of a research nerd, charting stuff like that is actually kinda fun! :)