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  1. "Please" and "Thank You"

    brownbook replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    I thought Miss Manners had a good point, or just a reminder. See no harm in

  2. Testifying against someone- this took place before I was technically a nurse

    brownbook replied to bear94's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    No you don't want to lose your license or job over this, BUT I refuse to believe that giving a statement to a judge and lawyers about bringing a friend's wife to the ER when you were not a even a...

  3. HIPPA

    brownbook replied to Chubbard3547's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Good question and good answers. It is HIPAA, not HIPPA, I know I always had a hard time remembering. Now I remember it by thinking, "I need to go to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meetings because I...

  4. Sleep-night shift

    brownbook replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt it. I was occasionally, to too frequently, taking various sleeping pills. Got home from a vacation and could not find my sleeping pills that I had taken with me anywhere! I stopped taking...

  5. Confused

    brownbook replied to nerdynurse22's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, yes, yes, to what Ruby said. I was never bullied but knew, felt, I never fit in. So I labeled myself as an introvert, self fulfilling prophecy! A nurse new to our unit but closer to my age was...

  6. Nurses and bullies...

    brownbook replied to nightingale4me's topic in General Nursing

    Uh oh pixierose, black book is the secret password that awakens the robots. Now I will have to think up another password gosh darn you! Pixierose is a pretty good password. Uh oh, now I've told you....

  7. Nurses and bullies...

    brownbook replied to nightingale4me's topic in General Nursing

    Uh oh, you have identified me. I am nick named the Terminator, most nurses who work on my unit a few days or weeks run screaming from the unit. Then they lose their license due to patient...

  8. Newbie Nurse wanting to be an OR nurse

    brownbook replied to romahito.senshi's topic in Operating Room

    Your thinking is correct. You have thought it through very well. I really can't add any

  9. How do you"float" IV catheter while starting?

    brownbook replied to BoxFish's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, floating an IV in is hard to do one handed or alone. I have done it on adults and it isn't easy. I think it would be doubly hard on an infant. I have even simply waited ad called co-workers...

  10. Techs don't listen

    brownbook replied to LittleRN5678's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't ask "nicely", say in a firm voice, "I need Mr X changed now." or "I need you to take Mrs. S to the bathroom now." Or "I need you to answer the call light in room 218 now." It isn't a magic...

  11. Nasotracheal Suctioning

    brownbook replied to hazyblue's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still confused. I need to know why, what type of, patient you're suctioning. Frail elderly, severely developmentally delayed, severely medically incapacitated? I have never heard that reaching...

  12. Nasotracheal Suctioning

    brownbook replied to hazyblue's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very confused. It sounds like your patients have dysphagia and shouldn't be eating or drinking? How do you prevent swallowing? Don't give them food or water. How do you get disoriented people...

  13. Ambulatory vs. Acute Care

    brownbook replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

    Geeze...... your job description intimidates me! I did the usual med/surg, ICU, route. I couldn't do what you do. Plus I could leave work and another nurse would take over the patient's care. You...

  14. Can't hear Systolic :(, Help??

    brownbook replied to oscarthecat3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am not being facetious......have your hearing checked. After toooo many years as a nurse always having a hard time with stethoscopes, it finally dawned on me that I KNEW I had mild....to...

  15. Tired of jumping jobs, does anyone like her job?

    brownbook replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    Ambulatory surgery or gastroenterology

  16. Tired of jumping jobs, does anyone like her job?

    brownbook replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    Ambulatory

  17. Do Hospitals Get Prestigious National Awards for Poor Nursing?

    brownbook replied to d'cm's topic in General Nursing

    I have been out of acute care beside nursing since 2000. Worked in ambulatory care surgical center, one connected to an acute care hospital. The other an independent ambulatory clinic. Didn't see...

  18. Suggestions for direction

    brownbook replied to midgetfeet81's topic in General Nursing

    PixieRN1 has great ideas. As she said, working Mon. to Fri. 8 - 5 ain't so great either. When my kids were school age I worked 4 nights (I'm talking 11:00 pm to 7:am), a week. It worked great for...

  19. Tele tech notification of leads off

    brownbook replied to onerntish's topic in General Nursing

    It is not a requirement. It may be a unit or hospital policy where you work? You would have to find your unit's procedure and policy manual to answer that. Assuming (I know, dangerous to assume),...

  20. Can't Smell-Can I be a Nurse?

    brownbook replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    My nursing instructor had the exact same "defect" cause by a concussion as a teenager. I can't even remember why she told us, but I am certain it was NOT to say she couldn't do floor nursing because...

  21. Ethical issue regarding antipsychotic

    brownbook replied to ksusn's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah...do you think! Was she doing clinical with her nursing school? Tooooo many questions about this part of the post. I hoped, assumed, maybe she was working at that time in the hospital as a CNA or...

  22. NG insertion fail..anyone else?

    brownbook replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    You be crazy man! Yeah, maybe if you inserted NG tubes every day you would feel badly. Any skill you do "some in your career" you are not going to be successful at every time! I have had problems. I...

  23. How to be a good supervisor?

    brownbook replied to sepruiz's topic in General Nursing

    Believe in and trust your staff. They are all mature adults who know how to do their job. You are new to the facility, they have worked there months to years. Y You don't need to boss or supervise...

  24. Tell me about your nurse manager

    brownbook replied to Ra3liana's topic in General Nursing

    She is an idiot. Have another (hopefully good or great) job lined up then go to your manager's boss and tell her you are quitting and the reasons why. I hope, assume, an experienced oncology nurse...

  25. Nervous about starting nursing school

    brownbook replied to Shai1010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Remember you just have to remember the information to pass the test. í ½í¸‚. Honestly it does seem overwhelming. And honestly studies show the best and brightest students forget much of what...