susieqlvn

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1. breast mutilation via dialysis catheter placement

   susieqlvn posted a topic in Safety

   I've never seen anything written about this, so maybe it is just a few certain doctors at my hospital. I work in an acute dialysis unit in a major hospital in Houston. We frequently initiate dialysis on patients with newly inserted dialysis cathete...

2. Dealing with a patient who verbally threatens you

   susieqlvn replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in General Nursing

   What the a**hole patient wanted to do was intimidate you. I don't blame you for being nervous and withdrawing from the situation, but from an old granny nurse, if you are ever intimidated like that again, you could casually reply that he is free to ...

3. Has anyone here ever put a doctor in their place?

   susieqlvn replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

   My hero of all time in the nursing profession was an LVN that I worked with. I only wish I could think so fast on my feet as she did, when one of the neurologists, who had to have been the Valedictorian in his arrogance class in med school, asked he...