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    Should I have accessed her port?

    NurseBlaq replied to guest947568's topic in General Nursing

    Many of you are saying you wouldn't have accessed the port because the patient said she gets the pain meds better. You're immediately assuming she's looking for a "high" but sickle cell is extremely...
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    NurseBlaq replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    I don't care why people become nurses. As long as they don't make my job harder than it has to be, hurt/kill patients with incompetent practice, or create unnecessary conflict on the unit, they can be...
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    I did this so in trouble

    NurseBlaq replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    Your rationale was right but your delivery was wrong.' You have to choose your battles and this is one where you used the wrong weapons. There was a better way to relay your point without offending...
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    Generation Z

    NurseBlaq replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    My only complaint is the need to put everything on social media, the need to tell all their business and get offended when you don't do the same, and the lack of life experience which I think plays a...
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    Does Hospital Leadership and Policy Promote Working When Sick?

    NurseBlaq replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't y'all heard? Nurses aren't allowed to do the following: get sick go to the bathroom and you better not say anything about UTIs have babies have life experiences (incl: death in the family,...
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    NurseBlaq replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I pictured this and LMAO! Were you speaking Spanglish?
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    Write Up's and Potential Termination for Pain Reassessments

    NurseBlaq replied to MiralaxOnIceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I despise number counting management who have no idea what bedside nursing is like. They're treating money and numbers, we're treating actual people based on acuity. Management never takes acuity into...
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    New nurse overutilizing ED tech

    NurseBlaq replied to thepitbull's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just taking up space so I can see the
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    What the hot fudge is going on here?!?!?

    NurseBlaq replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    Say what now? These people are
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    Vanderbilt doctors operated on wrong kidney, claims $25.5M lawsuit

    NurseBlaq posted a topic in Nursing News

    Abstract: A Tennessee woman sued Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Tuesday, alleging the hospital operated on her wrong kidney during a surgery — a mistake so rare and preventable that medical...
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    Vanderbilt doctors operated on wrong kidney, claims $25.5M lawsuit

    NurseBlaq replied to NurseBlaq's topic in Nursing News

    Agreed. However, the article states the tube was extended throughout her urinary system. They placed it on the wrong side and through the wrong side of her system, and somehow it caused the system to...
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    LGBT Nurses

    NurseBlaq replied to ShadowNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Over the years I've worked with many LGBTQ nurses and CNAs. We never treated them differently. I think nursing is the one profession where it's not judged harshly because we also have LGBTQ patients....
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    Vanderbilt doctors operated on wrong kidney, claims $25.5M lawsuit

    NurseBlaq replied to NurseBlaq's topic in Nursing News

    Her urinary system was damaged and her kidneys can't filter her blood, therefore
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    I was slapped by a patient

    NurseBlaq replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in General Nursing

    This! You can't smack anyone else at their place of employment and it be glossed over. Why are nurses always expected to accept this type of behavior? The way my reactions are set up due to my past...
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    Vanderbilt doctors operated on wrong kidney, claims $25.5M lawsuit

    NurseBlaq replied to NurseBlaq's topic in Nursing News

    Also, if you every have questions or feel uneasy about something, seek help from your peers or a supervisor. Always err on the side of caution! And always double, triple, etc etc etc check on 5 rights...
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    NurseBlaq replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I posted about this in the nursing news section the other day. 3 major incidents within a year of one another. What's going on at Vanderbilt? I was looking into their NP programs but nope! They're...
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    Is 54 too old to get hired as a new RN?

    NurseBlaq replied to OHRN2023's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. You're only as old as you feel, not when someone tells it to you. If you want to become a nurse, go right ahead. Good
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    Do I have to disclose mental illness

    NurseBlaq replied to NurseChaiPls's topic in General Nursing

    I read that in my friend's voice and started screaming. She says this all the time right before she starts cussing somebody out.
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    Written Up

    NurseBlaq replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    No ma'am! You do not take your patient's word for anything when narcs are involved. You check the order and if clarification is needed they will wait until they are clarified. Take this as a learning...
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    February 2019 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    Entering the break room 10 hrs into a 12 hr
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    February 2019 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    "If she rings the call bell one more
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    February 2019 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    "Another new
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    Anyone else regret becoming a nurse?

    NurseBlaq replied to Florida Sun RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. I love nursing. The only thing that makes it hard is the bridging over of administrators into supervisory positions and all they're worried about is money and filling beds, never staff...
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    NurseBlaq replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    In our case, we split the patients and passed meds and took turns doing PRN requests. We were not going to take report but the patients didn't get neglected. It was the point of liability. There was...
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    NurseBlaq replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    When I did it and refused to get on the phone, because she had the nerve to be calling and barking orders to accept these assignments from home, the other nurses on the unit said the same. She came...