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  1. Call light misuse and abuse

    guest1048932 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have had patients who are ALWAYS on their call light despite multiple staff and attempts to dissuade them from inappropriate use, but this lady I have now takes the cake! She will press her call...

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

    guest1048932 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need advice on how to deal with a certain PSWs behavior. I've been following the advice of my director and the behavior is improving but it's not stopping. I'm also not sure if the following...

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

    guest1048932 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague 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...

  4. What's the funniest nursing superstition you've ever heard? Do you believe it?

    guest1048932 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    We've all heard "DON'T SAY THE Q WORD!" lest ye be cursed with a shift full of mishaps. What's the funniest, strangest, or maybe most true nursing superstition you've ever heard? Here's mine: Open the...

  5. 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,...

  6. 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

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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....

  10. 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....

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. How NOT to Write an Incident Report

    guest1048932 replied to CloverPark's topic in Nursing 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...

  17. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    guest1048932 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing 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...

  18. 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...

  19. Scope Of Practice Question

    guest1048932 replied to RN0313's topic in General Nursing

    It was my understanding that regardless of the role you are in, if you are an RN, you are held accountable as an RN. I would raise concerns with management over this "policy". Your nursing standards...

  20. HIPAA and "Hallway Patients"

    guest1048932 replied to HomeBound's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It is my understanding, and perhaps that understanding is wrong, that whenever possible, we are to give patients the most privacy we can under the circumstances. Unfortunately, that sometimes means...

  21. New job as NA

    guest1048932 replied to NewGradRN96's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I'm a charge nurse, and I can't tell you the number of nursing students who come through our doors to work at nurses' aides, health care aides, personal support workers, etc. Most of them are...

  22. February 2019 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    guest1048932 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Forty years Nurse Moses wandered the unit in search of a room which was rumoured to flow with coffee and donuts. One the eve of his retirement, he finally glimpsed the Promised

  23. Will I get in trouble?

    guest1048932 replied to Mousyrn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yep. You can get in deep trouble for that. You violated HIPPA by accessing your friend's chart! Yes, you accessed yourself but it is your own record and as long as you didn't change anything on said...

  24. Don't Say The "Q" word!

    guest1048932 replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    The two most important things nursing in an extended care facility has taught me: 1. Never say the Q word. Don't think the Q word. 2. If it's a full moon, be wary. Be prepared to find at least one...

  25. First job home health RN advice

    guest1048932 replied to Fnp9090's topic in Home Health

    My friends who work home health always have predictably unpredictable schedules! They know that they will be working certain hours, then have the option to pick up more patients as needed. Like you...