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  1. Another "OMG i can't believe you did that!" family member story

    cardsRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    i have actually had a pt yell at me for refusing to discuss roommate's dx, treatment plan etc. our hospital policy is no overnoc visitors unless pt has a private, then it's supposed to be staff...

  2. precepting nursing students?

    cardsRN replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    haveing a nursing student is a big responsability- your charge should def. have asked you first (or at least given you a heads up!) and filled you in on the student's experience/competencies. that...

  3. Please be nice to medical students

    cardsRN replied to cantor2537's topic in General Nursing

    sooo... echo all the previous posts with one addition: if being asked to transpo a chart and someone being a little rude (in your perception) was enough to send you running for your attending (who...

  4. How Do You Brush a Toddler's Teeth?

    cardsRN replied to Meerkat's topic in Pediatric

    what does your pediatrician say? i don't know what age dentist trips should start at, but i think i'd start with the pedi. my guess is that if she doesn't want to brush the best approach is not to...

  5. Rant: Loopy narcissistic patients

    cardsRN replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    i simply cannot believe the s**t that people will do! i've had people follow me into another pt's room before too and i reacted in much the same way! you're protecting the other pt's privacy. how...

  6. clincal decision unit

    cardsRN replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in Emergency

    i floated down to my hospital's CDU once. they use it for both people who will be d/c'd (r/o MI but needs one more set of enzymes) and ppl who will eventually be admitted but no bed avail. yet. in my...

  7. Family member complaints

    cardsRN replied to Nurse1966's topic in General Nursing

    i've started to see patient satisfaction scores posted on my unit lately. the scores seem low w/r/t my perception of pt care and how satisfied pt's are. but then again, pt and family member...

  8. MD's writing orders for "variance reports"

    cardsRN replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    is a variance report like an incident report that's not part of the medical record? just curious 'cuz we don't use that term at my facility...

  9. Calling in Sick

    cardsRN replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    i was just trying to point out that this is supposed to be a forum for discussion, expression of opinions, and seeking the support of other professionals- not the playground where we call each other...

  10. Calling in Sick

    cardsRN replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    hey tex- did you notice how everyone else who posted to this thread has managed to express thier opinion without insulting others? just

  11. Calling in Sick

    cardsRN replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    wow, thanks for the suggestion on future employment... i think you misunderstood what i'm saying. first, as another person pointed out, yes our vaca, sick and personal days all come from the same...

  12. The patient's family members

    cardsRN replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    while i agree that people in times of stress deserve a little slack- we all snap sometimes or have a bad day, i must differentiate that from pt family members who are habitually abusive/obstructive to...

  13. Calling in Sick

    cardsRN replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    what about this- my time is my time and my work has no right to ask me how i'm using it. esp in hospitals like mine with earned time. i've worked for that time! it's already mine! it is my...

  14. Boston Hospital Nursing Culture

    cardsRN replied to Want2B_RNBoston's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    could not disagree more. i have worked in a harvard teaching affiliate in bos for 4 yrs and the thing i love about my hospital is that RN's are listened to. i think most of the interns and residents...

  15. First Code Blue

    cardsRN replied to danigirl58's topic in General Nursing

    just one thing- no, it never gets any easier when they die. you keep expecting it to but it just