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barbyann

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  1. You Might Be An "old" School Nurse

    barbyann replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    you remember smoking in the nurses

  2. coping mechanisms?

    barbyann replied to KaksRN's topic in General Nursing

    When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S.

  3. Refused my first assignment today.

    barbyann replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I am proud of you and thank you for your bravery. It is a mess out there on the front lines. We need more nurses like

  4. Thoughts on improving caring

    barbyann replied to mstev001's topic in General Nursing

    Caring is a systemic issue, from the top down. I would like to see the staff script the things they would like TPTB to say to them. Caring is contagious....catch

  5. Do Adn/Rn's ever get to be a charge nurse?

    barbyann replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused. Wiki says: A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is an advanced-level postgraduate degree for registered nurses and is considered an entry-level degree for nurse educators and managers....

  6. Do Adn/Rn's ever get to be a charge nurse?

    barbyann replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I am surprised that when charge role is determined it does not automatically go to the highest educational level RN on shift. I, an ADN, was always charging and found it strange that the nurses with...

  7. Spouses/Visitors In Patient's Beds

    barbyann replied to jpmrt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    but where does the RN liability start/end on these situations? I have had young trauma pts with "visitors" that appeared under consenting age and found them in the hospital bed. Do I have to check ID...

  8. failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    barbyann replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had to do a lift test for my new job last September. It was a 15 lb weight from off of the floor. It seemed as though they were looking for proper body mechanics/style more so than the weight amount...

  9. Suture/Staple removal in NYC

    barbyann replied to RNpaula's topic in General Nursing

    I recently moved to AZ from NY and here in AZ we are removing sutures/staples, in NY we never did. I don't believe it is in our scope or else we would have been taught it in nursing school. I never...

  10. Time to call a duck a duck, part II

    barbyann replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

  11. Have you CYA if you make a "note" that a patient won't follow policy?

    barbyann replied to peeweedelivery's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have been in your shoes before, sigh. You try to enforce hospital policy and get no support from those who create and approve it. Your manager's response should have been "I understand you were...

  12. E-cigarettes

    barbyann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a post-surgical patient last night who was smoking one of those electronic cigarettes. He had been on another floor for a week using it and no one commented on it. Could not find a policy on...

  13. What does "+++" mean in narrative charting?

    barbyann replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    I have only seen it used in reference to edema 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ / +, ++, +++,

  14. Pre-Employment Physical

    barbyann posted a topic in Occupational Health

    I have a friend who is concerned about a pre-employment physical. Does she have to tell them she has cardiomyopathy? What about medications? Do you need to give the complete list? How would a...

  15. Other nurses signing my initials

    barbyann replied to stelarRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    by leaving those two holes in the MAR you have now created a situation that forces the next nurse to react. They could do anything from call the MD, make an incident report, call you to come in, call...

  16. The chance they'll touch you is inversely proportionate to their hygiene level...

    barbyann replied to ByTheLake's topic in Emergency

    love the title ...... ty for the

  17. Why are so many nursing related things childish?

    barbyann replied to DeeAngel's topic in General Nursing

    Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself. As opposed to impartially providing...

  18. "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

    barbyann replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    unfreakin believable........your NM gets STUPID award, gold

  19. Do you bag your bodies naked?

    barbyann replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    I will never send one of my pts out without a gown.........if money is the issue then take the $2 out of my check....it is about the type of care I want to give and my emotional

  20. application of the following to nursing?

    barbyann replied to akelboy2's topic in General Nursing

    ok i giggled @

  21. No handwashing equals fines?

    barbyann replied to sara42105's topic in General Nursing

    omg...yes, yes, yes I'll help. If I'm charge I'll call staffing and say I just sent home "Pat" after she violated the strict handwashing policy. OMG love

  22. Caring for the Chart or the Patient?

    barbyann replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    In my eyes there are two kinds of documentation....one type is required to keep your job and the other is required to keep your license. I will not leave until the latter is completed. The former I am...

  23. Are you going to work tommorow in the big storm?

    barbyann replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I propose mandatory hazardous duty pay for anyone who drives to work in bad

  24. What do you fear most on the job?

    barbyann replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    I fear the yet to be named bacteria and

  25. Nursing - Qwiki Style

    barbyann replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I was expecting speech-to-text and it appears to be text-to-speech? I am waiting patiently for the day I can just dictate my charting,