lamazeteacher

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    Pulse Oximeter

    lamazeteacher replied to RiverNurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's interesting to see that this thread has attracted at least 5 ads for pulse oximeters...... I suppose that having them unavailable at worksites enhances the wealth of the manufacturer(s), and...
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    Performance Based Development System (PBDS)

    lamazeteacher replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    In nursing practice, you never have all the time you need for everything, which is why quick prioritization and hence drills on fast rationale and response to situations are
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    Finally understand the Facebook no-no's

    lamazeteacher replied to raebabelvn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nursing professionals need to develop good judgement, due to their expanded knowledge of diseases and human behavior. When many people know your background as a nurse, you enhance our profession by...
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    Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    lamazeteacher replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    It's so sad to see posts by nurses who endured insults and abuse for as long as 20 years! We need to support each other by finding a positive outlet for our pent up emotions. When I worked at a...
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    Bad Flu Shot?

    lamazeteacher replied to daisybaby's topic in Infectious Disease

    Your doctor may have taken the mention that you "cannot" move your arm to various directions, as an exaggeration, as it seems that you could move it and suffer more pain... He/she needed to be...
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    Flu shot issue

    lamazeteacher replied to coolpeach's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Coolpeach, you have a right to be warmer than "cool" about your recent experiences post vaccination. While I've found your posts interesting, I don't believe the pattern (?) of your symptoms is...
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    Adventist and Agnostics?

    lamazeteacher replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in Oregon Nursing

    First of all, it seems odd to me that the OP is so open about being agnostic. If he/she chooses not to be involved in organized religion, that's his/her business and his/hers alone. As students,...
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    Spin off: how do you deal with DNP haters.

    lamazeteacher replied to linearthinker's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Advanced degree(s) conferred upon anyone, doesn't/don't make them superior to anyone, unless they utilize them thoughtfully and contribute something more than those without them. By more, I mean...
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    Flu shot issue

    lamazeteacher replied to coolpeach's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That system for recording absences at the facility where coolpeach works, is absolute wrongheaded tyranny! We all know that going to work while "sick" is inadvisable, especially if we have something...
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    Flu shot issue

    lamazeteacher replied to coolpeach's topic in Disaster Preparation

    this is an opportunity to take a close look at values that have been established for a long time, and the results occasioned by following protocol too closely. the question being addressed seems to,...
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    Flu shot issue

    lamazeteacher replied to coolpeach's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You need to report your reaction to the manufacturer of the vaccine you received (I sure hope you kept your consent copy with the manufacturer's name and lot# on it, although the department at the...
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    LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    lamazeteacher replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What is the reason, do you think for your state's nursing board to want to diminish the number of working, experienced nurses? I read that you think the actions they've taken are due abuse of the...
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    Affordable Care Act: Get the right facts on health care reform

    lamazeteacher replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In response to the first reply, I'm not convinced that appropriate treatment following suspicious mammography has ever been refused, except for insurer claims that there was a preexisting condition....
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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    lamazeteacher replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Miss Julie: You are right to have been incensed, but not by the NP examining a patient's lymph nodes without gloves. As long as the patient's skin and her hands' skin is intact, gloves aren't...
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    Is 50+ pages of reading a week "normal?"

    lamazeteacher replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Students

    It might help to take a "speed reading course", and try to get a few scholarships, so that you can work
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    Attacking a Doctor Makes News; Attacking a Nurse is Business As Usual

    lamazeteacher replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "fierce practice management" (a website i appreciate) reported this from a study: "in 39 percent of the cases, the patient had no support person present when receiving the news" (about having cancer)....
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    Attacking a Doctor Makes News; Attacking a Nurse is Business As Usual

    lamazeteacher replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know if younger generations have heard the old saw regarding what's news. "When a dog bites a MAN, it's not news. When a MAN bites a dog, it is news." Threats aren't newsworthy, shootings are....
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    Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    lamazeteacher replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    Whenever I hoist a large bottle with a ring for a finger, I do it by whipping the thing over my shoulder as we did 50 years ago, pouring liquid medications from a many gallon container that was used...
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    Nurse with bipolar disorder or adhd?

    lamazeteacher replied to nursedudekl's topic in General Nursing

    If you change the word "stigma" to fear, it's more accurate about those who seem phobic about mental diseases. They seem to have am awareness of people who were not predictable and scared them at some...
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    Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    lamazeteacher replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a blood drawn from my hand today, and found myself discussing the situation with the phlebotomist, as if I was a nurse discussing a patient's lack of available large veins in my arm..... The...
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    Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    lamazeteacher replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    "I used to have the insurance that was available for $67/year, but it really never gave me peace of mind." quote from lamazeteacher's post # 122 Whew! Yes, it was a past
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    Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    lamazeteacher replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    Elkpark and YaYa 21; That amount of $67. was many years ago, in CA; and hopefully I wrote about paying that in the past. I believe that "you (definitely) get what you pay for". When comparing rates,...
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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    lamazeteacher replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Post # 780 is about a nurse who never medicated a patient who didn't ask for it, truly an example of lack of compassion and communication skills. I once heard of one who would only medicate a patient...
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    Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    lamazeteacher replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I believe in the old saw: "What goes around, comes around". I wish that I could be around, when those who hurt me, get theirs. Just knowing that they will, is reassuring. As far as going back in time,...
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    Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    lamazeteacher replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    It's important that many nurses who were victims of similar unlawful firings, write about that in local newspapers, as one report can indicate that one malcontent who possibly deserved it, was...