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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...

  16. letter of reprimand-help!!

    thisnurse replied to prnlpn's topic in General Nursing

    im sure you are aware that your ex is a ****ing asshole. i mean this is HIS kid too why wouldnt he want to take care of her? sheesh it was just phengran...not even a narcotic. you have NO choice but...

  17. Belly Piercing/Tattoo

    thisnurse replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

    some piercings are really nice. if the person has a nice flat belly, the piercings look great. infection is common. my belly is anything but flat so thats out for me. its just the belly button, not...

  18. letter of reprimand-help!!

    thisnurse replied to prnlpn's topic in General Nursing

    so did you call the script in unauthorized by the MD or is your ex just saying you did? i dunno...id remind the ex in the meantime, without a job he is going to have to pay so much more in

  19. I snapped

    thisnurse replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    ok so you got a little out of hand and acted by instinct. since she is going to tell on you anyway and you are already in trouble why not just go in and beat the shyt out of

  20. "Bad" Evaluation..I'm So Frustrated and ready to quit!!

    thisnurse replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    our jobs are not difficult enough, we need to look at our sisters to make things worse. they teach us to work on defense. the best thing you can do is stand your ground. you know you are a good...

  21. Rude Colleague??

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

    is it really up to you to make it stop? it will surely catch up with her in time. no doubt that family will report her and if they dont another surely will. before you drive a wedge between the two...

  22. Admissions at shift change

    thisnurse replied to kahann's topic in General Nursing

    i wish we would hold them at change of shift...at least give us some time to change over without the added "insanity" but we

  23. obituaries

    thisnurse replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    heather....that had to be the WORST! when i get the paper i guess i usually go thru the list but seldom read them. we just had a pt die and her family was a PIA. in her obit her son listed all her...

  24. Night shift nurses are lazy and NICU isn't real nursing!

    thisnurse replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    well gee folks where i work et night we alls sits arownd skratchin owr bellies and eatin vittiles and drinkin joe. iffin de ER kawls and sez we are fixin to git an admission we justs tells em to hold...

  25. Pity Floating CNA's :-(

    thisnurse replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    i want to learn to crochet! sitting has to be the worst. ive never had to do it a full shift but i have relieved for breaks and i hated every second of it. get a medical terminology book....might even...