thisnurse

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1. Throw away your sterile gloves

   thisnurse replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   clean for wound care and sterile for central

2. Crazy, abusive patient? What do u do?

   thisnurse replied to Anagray's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   oh i am such the expert on this...lol this sounds like the kind of pt i seem to get ALL of the time. everyone, including the docs laff cos i ALWAYS get the whackos. went thru a similar situation...

3. Has anyone ever heard of this? Can you give me some information on it if you have.

   thisnurse replied to nursecheryl's topic in General Nursing

   i saw/heard of it too...it is just as isearl said. and it is

4. Do you approach patients or families about code status?

   thisnurse replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

   what a horrible way to lose your

5. Do you approach patients or families about code status?

   thisnurse replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

   nobody likes doing this. not us and not the docs. where i work it is the doc who discusses code status with the family. but i have done it as well. ill say something like "have you given any thought...

6. How do you feel about pain med refusal

   thisnurse replied to sandstormsdust's topic in General Nursing

   first i tell them how stupid they are. then i twist their arms or pinch them until they agree to take their meds. i offer other support too. if the pt is afraid of addiction i educate them. most...

7. 200 lb MONSTER!

   thisnurse replied to Furball's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for posting the article. this really is fascinating. for anyone who watched the show....how did they take it out of her? by using their hands or some kind of lift? i imagine that would be 200...

8. Terribly rude orientation

   thisnurse replied to Kayzee's topic in General Nursing

   good for you ortho! if you dont stand up to them they will walk all over you! i had one objective during orientation...learn to do my job they had one objective during my orientation....make me feel...

9. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

   thisnurse replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

   thing about using assistants is that since some of them never move anyway the pts never suspect they are

10. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

    thisnurse replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    LMFAO

11. Bossy Unit Clerks

    thisnurse replied to NancyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    we have a secretary that is absolutely AMAZING. she knows in her HEAD.. most of the phone extensions in the hospital. she knows policy and procedure better than any of us. she gets EVERYTHING done....

12. Bossy Unit Clerks

    thisnurse replied to NancyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    wow your unit clerks sound like a dream compared to one of ours. "if you dont put your admission orders right here (they were not RIGHT in front of her) i am not putting in your orders." if you dont...

13. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

    thisnurse replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    peeps...you mean you are supposed to do the iv pole thing BEFORE rigor? geez we always do it after...makes a sturdier pole. yeah most of the patients are wimps about sleeping with the new IV pole....

14. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

    thisnurse replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    wendy...its nurses like you who give the rest of us a bad name...we use the bucket treatment on our unit all the time. we all wear catheters too. if the budget allows they let us change them once a...

15. too much stress in Med -Surg?

    thisnurse replied to Kayzee's topic in General Nursing

    respect? not where i work. i think we are respected by the other nurses who say they wouldnt do med/surg for any money. but i dont think anyone else...suits...docs...respect us at all. its highly...