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  1. Influenza vaccine

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in Patient Education

    It seems to me that there is this stigma and misconceptions when it comes to the flu vaccine. Many people seem to be jaded by getting the vaccine when they believe that the flu shot makes them sick....

  2. Visitors never wear gowns, gloves

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    So I constantly find that families, visitors or whatever pretty much ignore isolation signs 90% of the time. I understand that our policies may be overcautious but we do draw the line since patients...

  3. Question for you retired RNs

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    Hello. Question for all you retirees. How many years did you put in before you retired? Or how many of you are planning to retire and how many years do you have? What age? I have 10 years and I'm...

  4. End of Life Research

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello Nurses! I'm conducting a study with regard to nurses' comfort level regarding end of life care. This is a 32 question survey that will only take 4-6 minutes to complete. I would really like to...

  5. End of Life Research

    Grobyc82 replied to Grobyc82's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Survey is closed, thank you for your

  6. Unions vs Non Union Hospitals

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I spoke to various people regarding working for union hospitals vs non-union. Some nurses have actually left union hospitals to go work in non union hospitals and even reported better work...

  7. Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    Grobyc82 replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the nurse was paranoid and probably a bit uneducated. I know sometimes it hard to remove certain stigmas when it comes to things like infectious disease when it comes close to home. Just...

  8. Failed dosage calc test and feeling like a failure.

    Grobyc82 replied to jessang16's topic in General Students

    I have not applied for CRNA but I'm not new to the struggles of dealing with exams. Just keep your head up high and not let it bog you down. If the will power is there, you'll find a way to get...

  9. Any of you have side jobs other than nursing

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Hey guys. I personally work nursing only and go to school part time. So I'm limited as to what I can do outside of work enough as it is. Some of the nurses I work with have side gigs where they own...

  10. Obnoxious bed alarms and falls

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You guys find it ironic that patients trip over their own bed alarms. I feel that half the time they're a distraction and set off very easily when patients shift the slightest. They're great don't...

  11. Whats your favorite part of nursing?

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I won't repeat the title but what do you guys think? Help during codes... Patients education... Assist in families during the grieving process... I'll tell you mine...I like catching things that...

  12. What do you wish you were told prior to graduating nursing school

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in General Students

    If you can travel back in time and tell yourself something prior to graduating, what would you tell yourself? Do you tell yourself to continue nursing? How about telling yourself about pursuing that...

  13. Do any of you belong to any counsels

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in General Nursing

    With school and other obligations, I do not have the time to put in to any counsels, committees or any associations. I know a few in our hospital that participated in a magnet counsel. I know more...

  14. Why do you smoke?

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hey, for all the nurses and even staff, how come you still smoke? I work on a cardiac wing in the hospital and to this day I'm surprised at how some nurses and ancilllary staff try to make time to go...

  15. Big grey areas

    Grobyc82 replied to Grobyc82's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yeah, I always ask the patient if its okay to give the results to tests now if they're within capacity. I remember sometimes I would ask the relative to hold on the phone while I put the patient on...

  16. Big grey areas

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    So I was speaking to a friend of mine about how to deal with phone calls from relatives of patients. What exactly constitutes a violation of HIPAA privacy? Generally I give people status updates and...

  17. Education and end-of-life care

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I remember that I didn't really have to much in terms of education about end of life care in nursing school. And if it was, it was probably covered in a lecture that was 5 minutes. I know this can...

  18. How confident are you with reading tele

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys. I was wondering how confident are you in reading telemetry rhythm strips for those that work in critical/stepdown/tele floors in the hospital. Personally I work on a tele floor and feel...

  19. Nursing supervisors

    Grobyc82 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Whats your general opinion of them? Are they helpful? Do they general tend to blow you off when you need them for something? My experience various as to some are good and some are really awful. You...

  20. Unions vs Non Union Hospitals

    Grobyc82 replied to Grobyc82's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Thats a great point. When you work for management that is fair then the union is not really necessary and seems kind of superfluous. Ive worked in a unionized hospital for many years and it seems like...

  21. Education and end-of-life care

    Grobyc82 replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    Home hospice seems like a great thing based on the idea and what i've heard. My experience is only limited to the hospital. I would think if you had a terminal illness and you didn't require much...

  22. What do you wish you were told prior to graduating nursing school

    Grobyc82 replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Students

    A lot of us are hard on ourselves when we get out of graduation. We expect the training we receive to be sufficient and sometimes even management expects us to operate at a level we may or may not be...

  23. Whats your favorite part of nursing?

    Grobyc82 replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot of healing comes with just listening to people. People have to vent and that includes patients. They are probably at the worst and most scared. There is a sort of therapy by just sitting...

  24. Whats your favorite part of nursing?

    Grobyc82 replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    You definitely get a lot of stories from being in this line of work. How many stories do you hear about performing CPR on someone in the bathroom and having to assist in an intubation on the women...

  25. Nurses replaced by robots

    Grobyc82 replied to Grobyc82's topic in Nursing News

    How would you even design a robot that would be able to differentiate signs and symptoms of things going on like a hypoglycemic attack, even a guy in respiratory distress? How would you have sensors...