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1. Fluff my pillow! How do you handle people who need a shadow?

   guest1048932 posted a topic in Relations

   Without going into too much detail, we are convalescing a patient from the hospital for the next few weeks at my care facility, and she wants someone to be by her side 24/7 and attending to her every whim. Her family does not want to pay for a privat...

2. Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

   guest1048932 replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

   She doesn't have access to the medical charts, thank God, beyond what is on a flow sheet in the kardex. All of the charts are electronic, and she doesn't have a passcode. She has access to the Kardex, and that is not a HIPPA violation as it gives her...

3. Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

   guest1048932 replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

   Oh nursing gods. The thought crossed my mind, but the PSW I work with has much better grammar and online etiquette.

4. Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

   guest1048932 replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

   Woah woah woah! I'm not showing someone the ropes here. This PSW is asking me to teach her tasks that cannot be taught to a PSW because they are protected actions. It doesn't matter if the PSW can do them competently or not, what matters is that the ...

5. Vent

   guest1048932 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

   It really grinds my gears when I have to do inservices. The worst one I had was when we had someone come in an do an inservice on teamwork and they spent half the day handing out giant gold star stickers and saying things like, "Look who's a team PLA...

6. Obsessive resident/Please help.

   guest1048932 replied to NJEN's topic in General Nursing

   First, you need to tell the resident that her behavior is inappropriate. If she is making inappropriate comments or saying things that make you uncomfortable, tell her to stop as soon as she does it. Tell her it's inappropriate and that it is making ...

7. Trigger Warning!

   guest1048932 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   Hear hear! Part of recovering from a trauma is learning to resume your everyday life with those triggers present, but you are always working to eventually be able to cope with those triggers present. This may take weeks, or decades, but you're always...

8. A year and a half into ICU nursing and still not feeling like I'm getting it

   guest1048932 replied to salexandra's topic in General Nursing

   Excellent point Bearcat-RN! I've worked with some really unpleasant people, but sometimes you need to step back and look at it from a different view. Just because it hurts to hear doesn't mean that someone is being mean. I was pulled aside as a new R...

9. A year and a half into ICU nursing and still not feeling like I'm getting it

   guest1048932 replied to salexandra's topic in General Nursing

   I see that you're very frustrated with this, and that has come out strongly on your replies. Here's something to consider: Read things over a few times before replying. It's ok to feel offended, or like someone is rude, but emotion does not come out ...

10. Trigger Warning!

    guest1048932 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I think in our struggle to make people aware of triggers, it has lost its merit. This is very unfortunate.

11. Trigger Warning!

    guest1048932 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I've been "triggered" at work, if that's an appropriate use of the word. It sucks, yes, but you have to learn how to identify your feelings, address them, and not let that carry over into your patient care.

12. Trigger Warning!

    guest1048932 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I think the issue here isn't being sensitive nor is it saying a single sentence. As you can see by reading the comments, there is a time and place for saying "trigger warning". I have no problem accommodating someone who genuinely needs this, but the...

13. How NOT to Write an Incident Report

    guest1048932 replied to CloverPark's topic in Humor

    Ah yes, I think someone has to talk with her and remind her that one should never use sex positions when filling out incident reports! Otherwise, reading her incident reports might become a bit like reading the Kamasutra!

14. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    guest1048932 replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

    1. Don't remove your 24f foley (with a 50cc balloon still inflated....YIKES!) yourself. It will hurt. There will be blood, and painful surgery to repair your shredded urethra. 2. Don't chew up pills and inject them into your sore arm. It does not "g...

15. Trigger Warning!

    guest1048932 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Really? What is the world coming to that we have to give trigger warnings before we say something that might hurt someone's feelings? I think it's great that we are being sensitive to others, but having to say "Trigger warning" is taking it too far....