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    The Needy Patient

    Nurse Pompom replied to Nurse Pompom's topic in General Nursing

    I mean maybe the solution is for me to just 'suck it up' ? I will try to the contract idea though if I ever get another "needy" pt.
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    Gross Me Out ? Contest | Nurses Week

    Nurse Pompom replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Bahahaha
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    Med error

    Nurse Pompom replied to Firts ICu job's topic in Patient Medications

    Hello, I read your post last night and I was still thinking about you this morning so I thought I should answer your post. First let me tell you that I'm sorry that this happened to you,...
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    Shocked- I'm on CPS registry?!

    Nurse Pompom replied to SeeThruFaded's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Hello I don't know enough about it to really answer but after you get your record, I'm guessing your next stop should be an attorney. Nobody is perfect. I hope one bad choice won't follow...
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    The Needy Patient

    Nurse Pompom replied to Nurse Pompom's topic in General Nursing

    Nah sorry you all but.. nothing worked with that patient. She obviously had learned that her behavior would be rewarded and that's why she'd keep on doing.. what gets rewarded gets repeated..Someone...
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    Nurse Pompom replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    There you go. It's not about you, indeed. Don't ask your coworkers to feed into your "end of life wishes" grand plan dangling from a dirty lanyard. They are there to work, not to worry about your code...
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    The Needy Patient

    Nurse Pompom replied to Nurse Pompom's topic in General Nursing

    That's funny, because the exact opposite happened and that is why I am asking the original question. No matter the amount of attention/effort, these patients don't
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    Wearing a beard as a male nurse?

    Nurse Pompom replied to Jarl Redbeard's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yes, it's an issue. You need a tight fit. The helmet respirator are expensive and often break down. We are still knee deep in Covid, be responsible and shave your beard. Or choose another...
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    The Needy Patient

    Nurse Pompom replied to Nurse Pompom's topic in General Nursing

    I mean it doesn't seem like a good strategy then. And if you give them a ton of attention, you get them hooked asking for more. I was thinking about giving them a pen and piece of paper to write down...
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    "Thank you for your service"

    Nurse Pompom replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    uhm.. and regular violation of human rights as well as (non existent) animal rights? While I would love to visit China, I know it's no paradise
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    Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    Nurse Pompom replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    We can't open our windows. We get to enjoy poop smell longer than you all. Don't be jealous now, maybe one day you will know what it is
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    Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    Nurse Pompom replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Id close the window. I have a hard time believing you don't know who it is, just talk to them. If you really don't, talk about it at shift change so everybody is on the same page. Fresh air is...
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    Have you ever requested a patient be removed from your workload?

    Nurse Pompom replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    IDK.. sounds like you don't want to take care of the patient.. I don't blame you, I know it's hard when pt don't help themselves (keep drinking, keep eating, etc) but we all have to do it. If you...
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    Gross Me Out ? Contest | Nurses Week

    Nurse Pompom replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    So I am prepping a body with another nurse to go to the morgue. We have to turn the body to its side and for a min I forget it's a dead body and think "what the heck" because I hear...
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    Free test banks online

    Nurse Pompom replied to PathosMod's topic in General Students

    Sure, just type "free question banks" or "free NCLEX questions" and you should find them online. That should help you practice. You can also use "UWorld", it's not free but it's
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    "Addiction" Nursing is an outdated term.

    Nurse Pompom replied to havenrn's topic in Addictions

    I don't see it as a disease. "Substance Use Disorder" or "disease" implies that the person has no responsibility concerning his or her addiction. Does that mean that drunk drivers should get away with...
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    Systematic abuse of patient rights.

    Nurse Pompom replied to paul1980s's topic in Addictions

    I get what you are saying, however, the "dangerous" alcohol level you're talking about are levels these people are used to. What would send you into a coma is just another day for them. I used to work...
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    Racism in Nursing: Is It Real?

    Nurse Pompom replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Jeez that's racism 101 right there. By "here" I'm assuming you mean "America". America is where we all live, regardless of skin color, language, religion, and so on. I have to get out of this...
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    Is one week too soon to quit a new job?

    Nurse Pompom replied to fnptobe123's topic in Critical Care

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    Racism in Nursing: Is It Real?

    Nurse Pompom replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Racism is present in Africa, a continent with many countries and many different cultures, as well as in anywhere else. Racism is not about the color of your skin. It's about hostility and judgement...
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    Titrating Levophed

    Nurse Pompom replied to saz's topic in Critical Care

    You should have parameters in your emar for titration? If you don't, they have to add them to your order, how else you're going to know what to do? Usually it's about keeping the map >65. However I...
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    Anyone disliked ICU?

    Nurse Pompom replied to RNbubu's topic in Critical Care

    I would not do it. I would wait for a 2nd or 1st shift position. I used to work nights in ICU, manager would have me one day, on one day off, one day on... the flip-flopping was crazy... like I'd be...
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    ER to ICU?

    Nurse Pompom replied to iheartnursing91's topic in Critical Care

    She might have thought you developed bad habits from the ED. ICU isn't better than ED and vice versa, it's just a different kind of nursing. I would persevere. There's an ICU for you
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    Should have I called rapid response?

    Nurse Pompom replied to Nursing_excellence's topic in Critical Care

    Yes, imo you should have called a rapid. A rapid puts you in the clear. What do you do if the patient codes? "Well, the seasoned nurse told me not to even though the NP said to". Rapids aren't code....
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    "Thank you for your service"

    Nurse Pompom replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It happened to me and if I appreciate the gesture, I don't like the message it carries. This message implies that I am obligated to serve and I am not. Many older nurses in their 60s left when covid...