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    Bait and Switch

    clemmm78 replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like such a hick asking these questions. What is an
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    Bait and Switch

    clemmm78 replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry Indy, but that ratio, although not ideal, doesn't sound all that out of the ordinary. I don;t know what a tech is though and what he or she does. I realize that you won't have this tech any...
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    Do you really want work with foreign nurses?

    clemmm78 replied to lucinka's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I'm in Canada but we do get many nurses from Europe. Personally, I love working with foreign nurses because we can really learn from each other. I know that here in Canada though, many European...
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    Another insulin question...

    clemmm78 replied to RNfromMN's topic in General Nursing

    It's been a while since I worked on a medical floor, be we changed shift at 4, got out of report and into pts' rooms by 4:30, which is when I did my blood sugars and gave my insulins. The dinner trays...
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    Son of a bad patient

    clemmm78 replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    I think it was a med error that was not detected. Or was but covered up. She literally woke up completely lucid one morning - she said it was like there was a switch. It was very odd. Also, when she...
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    Son of a bad patient

    clemmm78 replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard, isn't it? When my mother was in the hospital three years ago, something happened and she became one of "those patients." She was confused, disoriented and a danger to herself by trying to...
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    I made a boo boo!!!

    clemmm78 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others - your role was signing off for the waste. I'm surprised that you can't give Versed on your floor. I give so much versed in one shift on our floor that it's a stock
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    If you are drunk, don't drive!

    clemmm78 replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    But people are arguing whether or not it is ok for a BON to take your license away. As far as I'm concerned, since it's something that should not be done because it's illegal and stupid, I don't even...
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    If you are drunk, don't drive!

    clemmm78 replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    I just can't understand why this discussion is even ongoing. What part of DRINKING AND DRIVING KILLS do people not
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    graveyard shift?

    clemmm78 replied to greenr06's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights by choice (hate the the expression "graveyard shift"). I never understood why people think nights is easier than any other shift - if anything it can be harder. Emergencies happen and...
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    Shift change, ding, ding --Doc's here !.!.!

    clemmm78 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I just say "sorry, I just got here and can't really tell you anything yet." End of
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    Back injury: stories & support for an injured RN

    clemmm78 replied to christie_0307's topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy, can I identify with you. I hurt my back early in my career and now, at 45, it still haunts me. I do, however, have a funny back injury story for you. At 23, I had been dating my boyfriend (now...
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    Nursing in Quebec

    clemmm78 replied to noon's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Marguerite, Did you keep your french up? You don't have to be completely fluent in French to pass the French exams, but you do need a working knowledge. Understandable since many of our patients...
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    "You're a nurse...how wonderful!" (rant)

    clemmm78 replied to arizonanurse's topic in General Nursing

    While I can understand what you mean (being a nurse is important, just as being a teacher is sort of thing), I'd never imagine getting upset over someone thinking that way. I do downplay it, saying...
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    If you are drunk, don't drive!

    clemmm78 replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    How about if you are drunk, don't drive because it is stupid, dangerous and illegal. Not to mention you can kill people. It always amazes me when people say things like this, implying that losing your...
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    Thoughts on being a nurse

    clemmm78 replied to moyz's topic in General Nursing

    There are very few jobs in this world where you can make a real difference in someone's life. I work in palliative care and I make a big difference. I help my patients and I help their families and...
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    Why are paper towel dispensers locked?

    clemmm78 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    what is an electric paper towel
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    making enemies

    clemmm78 replied to loridoo's topic in General Nursing

    See, and I was a supervisor at one time, and my response would have been, "did you ask Jane about this?" if it was a first time thing. Now, if "Jane" had a lot of complaints or a history of some sort,...
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    PAR Charting

    clemmm78 replied to ladytopaz's topic in General Nursing

    We never had it called anything officially, it's just the way I chart, much like ParrotheadRN said. "Heard sound in patient's room, found him trying to get out of bed. Syringe driver dislodged and...
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    making enemies

    clemmm78 replied to loridoo's topic in General Nursing

    I feel that you jumped the gun. If a patient complains about me or my care, I would rather hear from it from my peer first, so that I can either explain what happened or get a heads up if, indeed, I...
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    Getting called to work an extra day because of short staffing...

    clemmm78 replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. One thing it took me too long to learn is that it wasn't my fault if they didn't have the proper staffing. It's hard not to feel badly for the staff on the floor, but it would be foolish for us...
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    Rounds - hourly or q 2 hours?

    clemmm78 replied to pbrown921's topic in General Nursing

    Everywhere I've worked, it's been a mandated 2-hour round, but I always (or as often as is possible) do a quick round the other hour, peeking in the doors to make sure people are still breathing,...
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    Hospice Calls when I'm NOT on Call

    clemmm78 replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I can't offer advice, other than I wouldn't have called them back if I was working in another place. The place where I am is the one that gets my full
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    moody nurses

    clemmm78 replied to dali92's topic in General Nursing

    You could be talking about me today. Usually I'm upbeat and postive, past few days I am barely grunting to my coworker. I'm trying to ignore the pain in my back and be a "good" coworker, but sometimes...
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    If you won the lottery, would you still do your job?

    clemmm78 replied to SK-222's topic in General Nursing

    OUtta here.... ALthough I'm good at what I do and I enjoy it while I'm doing it, if I had the means to live without working as an RN, I would. I would then concentrate on my writing if I felt the...