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  1. A/O patients throwing things

    country mom replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    If they're behaving this way in public, in front of health care staff no less, what are they doing at home?

  2. Dealing With Insurbordinate/Arrogant Co-Workers

    country mom replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just give it time and he'll write his own walking papers. This type don't last. An annoyance and quite possibly a detriment to safety and productivity, for sure he bears watching. But it won't last...

  3. Obese children...my rant

    country mom replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    http://healthyamericans.org/report/88/ It's the RWJ Foundation annual report on obesity in America, if you're interested in reading up on the subject. They cover racial,ethnic disparities,...

  4. Ten Ways To Know You're Burning Out

    country mom replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Another good one, Viva. I love reading your posts- they add to the value of nurses everywhere. I was once a crispy critter myself, and it drove me to actions and words and lost opportunities that I...

  5. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    country mom replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Another value of NP's is that in critical shortage areas- for instance inner city and rural areas, midlevel providers are key to ensuring access to primary care. The federal governement actually keeps...

  6. management not sensitive to bullying present on unit

    country mom replied to sabatical's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good for you for standing up for yourself- you don't have to give permission to anyone to walk over you. The fact that she walked away says alot- this person lacks the skills to be able to discuss a...

  7. management not sensitive to bullying present on unit

    country mom replied to sabatical's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Cowpies, I say! When managers are equipped to be leaders, they certainly CAN influence the behaviors of the people they are leading. That's IF they have the skills and the desire to be leaders. Petty...

  8. Nurse:Patient Ratio on Med-Surg Floors?

    country mom replied to 3chicago3's topic in Michigan Nursing

    We need mandatory staffing ratios in Michigan. Also, we need some limits on hours-of-service. If a truck driver can only work for 14 hours, how come it's safe for nurses to work 16+, especially when...

  9. When enough is enough - attitudes on the floor

    country mom replied to amarilla's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you just described my first job following graduation- somehow, I made it 6 years there. I wonder if life would be better if everyone got a lifetime antidepressant order when they got their...

  10. looking for online diabetes training with CEUs

    country mom replied to starintn's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    https://www.mededtoday.com/ce-bin/owa/pkg_specialty_pages.specialty_page_w?ip_spotlight=1&v_company_code=MEDT&cookie=37721219&ip_component_seq=643 Lots of free ceu's on this one. Glad...

  11. HCAP scores - I can live without them

    country mom replied to FancypantsRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's not the fault of HCAHPS that the other places had bad morale- it was more likely a problem with leadership. HCAHPS is simply a measure of the patient's satisfaction on basic questions about their...

  12. Whee! The People

    country mom replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are a gifted and talented writer, I love how you describe each scene and character with such

  13. I hate what's happening to nursing...

    country mom replied to nyteshade's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the original poster, you sound like you're burned out. I say this because your comments very closely mirror thoughts I've had myself, especially at one particular time in my career, and it was...

  14. No gloves ever?!?

    country mom replied to dizzyray822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sorry, can't let this one go. Your line of reasoning makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. So if the docs are doing it, that makes it okay? I think the student did the right thing in discussing the...

  15. I tested positive for benzo and i do not take benzo help

    country mom replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    That is how chain of custody protocol is supposed to be done. Also, urine specimen's should never be delivered through a pass-through door, but must be observable to the donor from the time it leaves...

  16. I tested positive for benzo and i do not take benzo help

    country mom replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    If the test was being reviewed by a Certified Medical Review Officer, he/she would have contacted you as the donor initially before releasing results to the employer, and this would likely not be an...

  17. Vertical Violence on the floor

    country mom replied to lobianm's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.workplacebullying.org/

  18. ADA Launches Fight for Rights of Diabetic Children

    country mom posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/parents-and-kids/diabetes-care-at-school/safe-at-school/safe-at-school-updates.html I have to say, I'm with the American Diabetes Association on this one....

  19. ADA Launches Fight for Rights of Diabetic Children

    country mom replied to country mom's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thanks for sharing, MelanieND. What families and people with diabetes do every day just to stay alive is nothing short of

  20. What do you get from BSN?

    country mom replied to DC Collins's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I told my husband recently that I hoped our children would attend college because then they'll find out how much they don't know. I took classes in art, music, sociology, psychology, math, english,...

  21. good source for up to date info on diabetes meds

    country mom replied to actioncat's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Sorry, I see your post is a couple weeks old... but here is a link to a site that I use quite often: http://www.medscape.com/resource/diabetes-type2 You may have to create an account (which is free)...

  22. more on glucose monitoring

    country mom replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm pretty sure it's an OSHA requirement that lancets must have be safety-enabled, under the bloodborne pathogen standards. The lancets (like you described from CVS) do not have a protective needle...

  23. more on glucose monitoring

    country mom replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is not the lancet itself that is at issue here in regards to being reused, it is the lancing device. It has been the practice of some that a new lancet is loaded into a lancing device that is used...

  24. IS Gluttony a Disease or Choice?

    country mom replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Overeating and being overweight are two different things. Overeating is a behavior. Everyone does it now and again, and for different reasons. When that behavior begins to interfere with and...

  25. Bullies

    country mom replied to jbee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A bully is like a lion out on the prowl, seeking the weakest deer in the herd on which to prey. Does the deer turn around, and try to "make friends" with the lion? Certainly not! The lion is not...