VegRN

VegRN

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  1. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    hahhahahaha:rotfl: I am going to have to have to use that one on the inmates at
  2. PLEASE don't do it!

    OK, I had to go on this website to see it with my own two eyes. After reading some of the profiles I felt like I was at work. There was a lot of: "I have been convicted of a crime I didn't commit...
  3. I would like to know what you all think about this issue. I have been a nurse for 5 years, on one of my shifts, a pt requested pain medication. I brought 4 tabs in the room and the pt stated they...
  4. Can a passive nurse survive corrections?

    hahahhaha:rotfl:
  5. Can a passive nurse survive corrections?

    First of all, there are far easier ways to make more money, get used to taking more than one pt and build your skills. Correctional nursing is hard work and your skills should be solid before you...
  6. This is not nearly as disgusting as some of your stories but both of these situations nearly made me vomit. ...A pt hits his call light, his nurse is on lunch so I got to answer the call light. Pt...
  7. Just Plain Nasty Mean. What Would You Do?

    hahhahahaaaha...so
  8. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Well, pts should not be required to disclose that they are victims of abuse. Their reason they give you probably will be refusing because you are male. You are drastically underestimating the amount...
  9. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Psgrd....have you even considered the FACT that many women are survivors of sexual and physical abuse/assault committed by men? Not all men abuse women by any means however the vast majority of...
  10. Psych nurse needs advice please

    don't worry about what other people think. At my facility I hear that some of the critical care nurses feel they are better than us general care nurses. Who cares, general care nurses have skills...
  11. Career Change .. can't do nursing anymore :(

    fakebee, you are too
  12. Too many attempts at a spinal tap?

    Actually, as a student or new nurse, If I tried a procedure 5 times to get it right, I would likely be written up. Reason? It isn't fair to the pt and if you don't get it on the second try, the 3rd,...
  13. Too many attempts at a spinal tap?

    We seem to disagree on whether it is a reportable incident, that was what I was referring to. I feel the incident should be reported, you do not seem to feel that it should be reported as you did not...
  14. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    At my hospital a female staff member must be present for all pelvic exams where there is a male doctor and a female pt. And on the psych unit most male doctors request a female staff member to be...
  15. Too many attempts at a spinal tap?

    5 is far too much. I would report it. I am not sure if there is a rule at my facility but I don't think I have ever seen a pt being poked 5 times for an LP. 3 times is the most I have seen...
  16. Too many attempts at a spinal tap?

    5 is far too much. I would report it. I am not sure if there is a rule at my facility but I don't think residents try at an LP more than 3 times before calling the attending. 3 times is the most I...
  17. Just Plain Nasty Mean. What Would You Do?

    Ignore it unless it is directed at you. People that are mean and nasty at work are likely mean and nasty in the rest of their life too. Imagine how miserable their lives are?? If it is directed at...
  18. days vs. evenings vs. nights

    What it is like at my workplace. Days- nurses with midlevel senority, many "super-excellent-professional" nurses. Pm's- many new grads, some lifers. Let more stuff slide, more laid back, some more...
  19. text messaging med orders

    wow, what an amazing system. Did not know this existed. My hospital is fairly high tech but we don't have
  20. question for correctional nurses about TB

    I work acute care for inmates. I know that in my state, inmates get a PPD when they arrive to prison and every 6 months. At our acute care facility, doc's go waaay overboard on ruling out TB. If the...
  21. Nursing 10 years ago

    Lucky you, we have a pyxis and we still have to do it every shift.
  22. Nursing 10 years ago

    What? They don't? I guess I am out of the times, our whole floor does this and new grads say they are still being taught this. Never heard of "check the
  23. Chest Tube Air Leak

    Karen, that was VERY informative. Thank
  24. Concerns

    They will eventually get themselves into a heap of trouble. I mean, not allowing the I/M to question their meds/doses, not discontinuing a med, no filling prescriptions? What the heck is wrong with...
  25. Nursing in the middle east

    I have heard that it isn't the huge money maker that it used to be. I did contact a company a few years ago to get a feel for what a nursing contracting in Saudi Arabia might make. This is the...