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  1. Medical leave ending but no job yet. Accept another?

    Just me. replied to namaste111's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry about your spouse and current situation. Do you feel you are ready to go back to work? Mentally and physically? You don't have to answer on this site, but something to consider. Are you...

  2. AMA Looks to Retrain Doctors on Taking Blood Pressures

    Just me. replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    For years I only did b/p checks with a dinamap. I got confused listening to manual readings, the different korotcov/korotcoff sounds when I was required to start checking them this way. I did...

  3. Monday to Friday life... what's it like?

    Just me. replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I left the Hospital setting about a month ago. I only worked part- time, 8 hour days.. I got burned out for various reasons, including the commute. I am currently working in a primary care/clinic...

  4. Medication

    Just me. replied to Akam's topic in Patient Medications

    The employers response sound a little extreme. It seems straight forward, that you tell someone apply this cream to the patient's...I may have asked myself. Was there a barrier in the communication,...

  5. Terrible experience with nursing staff

    Just me. replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    I sympathize with your feelings. Having any surgery is scary and must have been a very emotional experience, no family around, etc. And having an unexpected hysterectomy, especially for someone of...

  6. HELP!! Experienced RN interview for ED

    Just me. replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    Is it a peer interview? Or one to

  7. How to count Narcotics?

    Just me. replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    The narcotics need to be tracked. If the signature is for ongoing/off going you would sign appropriately for where you are in the shift. Don't accidentally sign in slot that was left blank by...

  8. Ghosts of the ER (Clerks)

    Just me. replied to Cody1991's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I work in an ED, and have a good relationship with registration. We do annoy each other at times. And yes, they do collect co-pays and give the option to pay now or later. Overall, basically my...

  9. Stood up for a phone screen

    Just me. replied to bluescrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Not to me personally, but... I wouldn't take it personally. They may just forgotten the appointment. Or the person that was supposed to call got sick, who knows? Now, if they don't respond to your...

  10. Sign prescription for MD?

    Just me. replied to TXERRN84's topic in General Nursing

    One of our Doctors leaves the prescriptions on the printer. To get the discharge done and over with, I walk it over to provider to have them sign it. If the Doctor refuses to sign, leave it without a...

  11. Patient’s family threatening to report me to BNE

    Just me. replied to GilligansPlace's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I do believe the OP did their best. Sometimes when reading the Original post, you don't have all the facts. And it is easy to miss some details when they are revealed later in f/u posts....

  12. Patient’s family threatening to report me to BNE

    Just me. replied to GilligansPlace's topic in General Nursing

    @Tweety When I was on the floor the Hospitalist was part of the team, but teams vary at different facilities. Not sure now who is on our team, I'll have to

  13. Pathogenic Caption Contest

    Just me. replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    @Davey Do is their a self-portrait in this illustration? Like a Norman

  14. Patient’s family threatening to report me to BNE

    Just me. replied to GilligansPlace's topic in General Nursing

    @Susie2310: I have to agree with most of what you said (in the above post) I didn't think about it from the daughter's perspective. The daughter was way out line in how she communicated her concerns....

  15. I can’t get past orientation and want to be an aid instead

    Just me. replied to Bjessica's topic in General Nursing

    @RNperdiem I agree that tech help can make or break you

  16. I can’t get past orientation and want to be an aid instead

    Just me. replied to Bjessica's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the pain! I struggled on days with 5 or 6. It takes one thing not going right, a post op pt, "direct admit"...etc. I was a nurse for more than 7 years at my breaking point. Many times I had...

  17. Patient’s family threatening to report me to BNE

    Just me. replied to GilligansPlace's topic in General Nursing

    I once visited a friend in the hospital who was having a sudden onset of sob, sweating profusely and in obvious fluid overload. The nurse was not convinced she was deteriorating, I was. I asked the...

  18. Forced from RN to MA question

    Just me. replied to Jeannette's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like she wants to, but there are no jobs. OP, would you be willing to travel some distance to find that job? Op do you mean removing the stitches is the part that keeps you busy, another...

  19. I made a med error and feel so disappointed with myself

    Just me. replied to barbzRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    There are different online sites, for some reason the FDA one didn't give me much information. The hospital pharmacy should have the packaging insert for the drug. We have all made medication errors,...

  20. Tips for dealing with techs/pct’s as a new grad

    Just me. replied to Wright007's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that you need to ignore the comments. You know your own work ethic. I sometimes feel I have to justify why I'm asking for help, and that is wrong. We delegate not because we are lazy ( in...

  21. Forced from RN to MA question

    Just me. replied to Jeannette's topic in General Nursing

    I think I understand where you are coming from. You have a role as a Nurse: you were hired to do biologics. And now that the MA has left, they want you to do 2 jobs. And do you feel you are lacking...

  22. Do nurses make a difference?

    Just me. replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot remember if I was already a nurse or not, but I remember watching an episode of the Oprah show, and Dr Phil was being introduced. A long time ago. He was giving advice and a nurse was...

  23. Has anyone ever stepped down from a role?

    Just me. replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Do they have Soap suds enemas as part of the protocol at your facility? Could it be pt wasn't able to hold the solution long enough for it to work? Is the staff properly trained how to do them? I...

  24. Advise

    Just me. replied to Racheal's topic in General Nursing

    Is your home base where they do training? Will these nurses be asked to move after they have done training? Even though it is in your contract, it doesn't hurt to talk it over with the...

  25. Has anyone ever stepped down from a role?

    Just me. replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    We are not going to catch everything. And the other manager, as competent as she likely is, there is no way she does her job perfectly. When I worked in ltc, we had to chart qshift if patients had...