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  1. Hours of sleep before work

    brownbook replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    Counting hours of sleep is as crazy making as a dieter obsessing over counting colories every meal. Both situations cause an useless obsession with numbers Losing site of what, if anything, is the...

  2. "Sharing Humour"

    brownbook replied to Dinatg's topic in General Students

    Ideally they admit the we're wrong and ask forgiveness. If for whatever reason they are not going to do that you forgive them and move on with your life. Hopefully a life they are not a part of....

  3. "Sharing Humour"

    brownbook replied to Dinatg's topic in General Students

    I have joked with patients dying of cancer. For anyone to comprehend or explain why laughing at death can be a good thing would take a 20 volume encyclopedia. Or simply someone with common sense and...

  4. Job Interview for CNA Float Pool, and advice

    brownbook replied to NTechTruth's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Put how to prepare for an interview in the Allnurses search bar. You will get a lot of responses. At the end of the interview usually the applicant is asked if they have any questions. Maybe pick the...

  5. Ambulatory Surgery Unit Closing Time

    brownbook replied to Suziei1701's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    First of all I don't understand, "we have called a number of regional facilities and found that most all have some sort of protocol for a closing time or PACU takes over discharge after a certain...

  6. nurse doesn't do her charting

    brownbook replied to NayNeyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Gosh, this sounds like the nurse I used to work with! I agree with what you are saying. It is very frustrating. If a patient needs to be narcaned an incident report could be, should be, made....

  7. nurse doesn't do her charting

    brownbook replied to NayNeyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked with a similar coworker. We all wondered why and how long management was going to put up with her. It did go on for several years but she was finally let go. I know it's not ideal, but I...

  8. Cna incident investigation

    brownbook replied to Nnb07's topic in General Nursing

    Great caring thoughtful advice. Good

  9. What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

    brownbook replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    Sure some nursing students through personal experience or by working as a CNA or tech know exactly what speciality they want. If you do not have some personal experience or exposeure such as that, a...

  10. 5 rights of patient medication administration, when you're self medicating

    brownbook replied to brownbook's topic in Nursing Humor

    Being an older female I am not up to date on viagra, I had no idea it was OTC. Not that I'm calling you a liar 🤥 but I did Google buying viagra. Thanks for your informative educational post...

  11. Imminent danger

    brownbook replied to fworkentin's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm confused. You're new to this facility and you're responsible for making the decision to call EMEDS? I only occasionally floated to a locked in-patient psych facility. I was never in charge of...

  12. What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

    brownbook replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. My best speciality is out patient surgery. No night shift, no weekends, closed on holidays. For the most part you're not dealing with acutely ill patients. (I paid my dues working...

  13. Delegation

    brownbook replied to nurse.n's topic in General Nursing

    I may have wrongly assumed this post meant checking that the bedside equipment was set up and working. Not fiddling with either as a part of patient care. That is an entirely different issue. I...

  14. Patient-Nurse Culture Matching

    brownbook replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    The elephant in the room is a patient screaming in pain when a Foley is emptied. Either the nurse is incompetent or something else is wrong with the patient. Emptying a Foley should not cause any...

  15. Dazed and Confused: Blurred Lines

    brownbook replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    Check with your charge nurse or supervisor befor this happens again. Tell her you are staying overtime is that okay. I hope, assume, she will say no unless it's pre-approved or an emergency, you...

  16. Delegation

    brownbook replied to nurse.n's topic in General Nursing

    Of course it depends on their training. Has someone taught them how? The almost life and death importance of O2 and suction equipment working properly. Changing cannisters and O2 tubing for...

  17. Blood Transfusion

    brownbook replied to Suzeee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    All I can think of is a pressure bag on a unit of blood that looks as if the bag is covered. But that makes no sense in regards to a

  18. Help! New nurse bored in critical access med-surg

    brownbook replied to ativanman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How old are you? If you're older, need to get acute care skills before you're to old, (not sure what that age is?) I can understand your concerns. If you're still young I'd wait a few more months....

  19. CNA During Nursing School Worth It?

    brownbook replied to GKursteiner1097's topic in General Specialties

    If you have no, or very little, exposure to what a CNA, MA, PCT, LVN, or RN does, or what working in a hospital or skilled nursing facility is like. Little exposure to patient care, etc. Then I...

  20. Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    brownbook replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only one who is thinking

  21. NG Tubes

    brownbook replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Great response, I completely agree with

  22. Transferring from a Community College to University/Private, ADN or BSN?

    brownbook replied to adolfo_1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know in your specific situation. I may be wrong. A nursing degree from a community college gets you an Associate Degree you will be a RN. (When you pass NCLEX.) A BSN from a private...

  23. Is this considered a restraint?

    brownbook replied to Firefly29's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm confused. But for a 1 - 2 minute blood draw it's considered a restraint if a coworker helps hold the arm steady, or a sheet is wrapped around the arm? As I said for maybe a whole 2...

  24. Narcotic missing

    brownbook replied to Mbarbour's topic in General Nursing

    That would be nice, I hope you're

  25. Tech falsified vitals

    brownbook replied to Presbynurse12345's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There is another thread on Allnurses, General Nursing, asking if nurses are enablers. The solutions offered here, for the poster to take the vitals herself, is a great example of enabling. Plus not...