ladyandthetiger

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1. Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

   ladyandthetiger replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

   No. I hate and despise having to put up with other people's music at work. I don't want the hassle of having to tell a coworker that their music is to loud or distracting and end up looking like a kill joy. If you must have music on use headphones- j...

2. What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

   ladyandthetiger replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

   Research shows that using cola actually makes blockages reoccur more quickly and worse. Current best practice is hot (not boiling) water and patience. Hold tube up, sryinge in hot water, lower end and drain, repeat until cleared.

3. New Grad deciding between two positions.

   ladyandthetiger replied to missjessicag's topic in Critical

   Cardiac ICU all the way. I work in a lvl 1 ICU which does Med/surg and Cardiac and the Cardiac work loads are almost always better. They can be complex enough to be interesting upto and including the occasional reopen in the ICU. Med/surg is often th...

4. Getting kicked out of program

   ladyandthetiger replied to Shailat's topic in General Students

   An over 30 year old post is hardly convincing evidence base. Maybe something from this century?

5. Getting kicked out of program

   ladyandthetiger replied to Shailat's topic in General Students

   Ok so you are a "not my fault, it just happened" type of student. Maybe nursing isn't for you if you find it so dull you can't stop yawning.

6. Getting kicked out of program

   ladyandthetiger replied to Shailat's topic in General Students

   Yawning isn't a good look. It implies that you are; 1) Bored 2) impolite 3) Bad at time management 4) Lack attention span 5) disinterested 6) Not a team player So it's a pretty unprofessional thing to do. Now meet the nurses best friend caffeine....

7. Reference from patient's family

   ladyandthetiger replied to ImmaRNnow's topic in Professionalism

   I have a portfolio which I take to interviews with me. Inside it has my resume, current registration certificate, current ALS certification, degrees, academic transcripts, academic awards, letters of reference categorised by type (employer, patients...

8. Bringing infant on job search...

   ladyandthetiger replied to katie1twin's topic in Professionalism

   Absolutely NEVER bring a child of any age to any kind of job seeking activities. Just no. It clearly states that your judgement about what is okay in the work place is suspect and you might even be silly enough to show up with your infant in tow to a...

9. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

   ladyandthetiger replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

   The bottom line is Doctors are at the top of the food chain because they ALWAYS back each other up. That is why it is so hard to successfully sue for malpractice - because Doctors stick together, they demand high pay as a group and they (except under...

10. Syringe driver terror

    ladyandthetiger replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    Adequate pain relief is not euthanasia. This debate was settled in the 1970 -1980's thankfully! Would you prefer the era when Drs withheld adequate pain relief from the terminally ill because "they might get addicted" or the drugs might lead to their...

11. Syringe driver terror

    ladyandthetiger replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    Consider this - a bad way to die in medical hands is an all in, full heroic measures advanced life support resuscitation attempt. The patient lives there while person after person punch them in the chest, while others stab them repeatedly with sharp ...

12. Violence in Nursing

    ladyandthetiger replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever even heard of a patient being able to switch doctors once they are an inpatient? Once they are admitted they are pretty much stuck - much like you must have been the day you had 27 mammograms (I'll take you at your word about that). The...

13. Violence in Nursing

    ladyandthetiger replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Anonymously report the CEO to the IRS. This kind of douche is inevitably cheating on his taxes. Use a public library computer so it can't be traced back to you.

14. Violence in Nursing

    ladyandthetiger replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    OMG That whole thing made me want to punch those staff. The arrogant, superior, condescending attitudes of those healthcare staff were the main cause for the problem. How about acknowledging how stressful the situation must be for the patient? If a ...

15. Violence in Nursing

    ladyandthetiger replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    "You are paid for me to treat you like garbage? " My response would be "actually I'm paid to decide if you get the good pain meds or the Advil."