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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 bell, and if no one comes within ten seconds, she wil...

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 situations count as insubordination or just disrespectful...

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...

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 window to let the spirits out! When one of our pa...

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...

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

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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

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.

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...

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!

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...

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....

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 should at some point state something like "RNs pra...

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 the difference between preserving privacy and provid...

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 great workers, but they always have "nurse brain" whe...

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 Land.

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 record, you are not in violation. As for accessing ...

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 patient covered head to toe in the brown stuff. It's ...

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 said, there are cancellations and pick-ups. My frien...