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  1. Taking care of patient with C.Diff?

    jeffrey_rn replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    This is THE definition of a nurse's worst

  2. How many residents is too many for one nurse?

    jeffrey_rn replied to arabstarRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There's the rub... when you're responsible for the health and safety of a ridiculous number of human beings (and living in a lawsuit-happy world), you can't know enough fast enough. If it feels wrong,...

  3. So now I'm a QDDP?

    jeffrey_rn replied to Evalina's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    This reply comes a year late and probably a dollar short but for those who do read this and are in a similar set of circumstances, I want to refer you to The National Association of Qualified...

  4. Most Humorous Call-In Excuses

    jeffrey_rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just the other day, an employee decided to call-in on his last day of employment with our hospital. His brother is a nurse on my floor so that's how I know he called in with the following excuse:...

  5. Most Humorous Call-In Excuses

    jeffrey_rn replied to jeffrey_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully, those were two different husbands! I've seen that last excuse used by a nurse to leave

  6. Most Humorous Call-In Excuses

    jeffrey_rn replied to jeffrey_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I was discussing this topic with some nurses at work today. One nurse had a contribution. She said she had recently called in and was asked for the reason: Nurse: "I'm sick." Nursing Services: "What...

  7. Ban together & change nursing?

    jeffrey_rn replied to inspire's topic in General Nursing

    We certainly are a diverse group. But unable to unite for that diversity? I don't know. I'm a pretty skeptical guy but I think we will. Maybe not now, but it will happen in time. Nursing is a unique...

  8. Tomorrow is my first day!!!

    jeffrey_rn replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    you're gonna be a great nurse. i can just tell from your comments! i hope today is a memorable one (in a good way!) and i wish you the best. i also hope you will keep us updated on your progress and...

  9. Most Humorous Call-In Excuses

    jeffrey_rn replied to jeffrey_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Now that's

  10. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    jeffrey_rn replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I suggested those who want socialized medicine move to a place where there is a system which supports it. I never ever told anyone to leave because their opinions were different from mine. I love the...

  11. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    jeffrey_rn replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Everybody loves Canada,

  12. Most Humorous Call-In Excuses

    jeffrey_rn replied to jeffrey_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Well, those aren't very humorous but they are all very good excuses. My dog passed and I was out of commission for several weeks! But back to

  13. Most Humorous Call-In Excuses

    jeffrey_rn replied to jeffrey_rn's topic in General Nursing

    There's two answers: 1. Your hospital most certainly has a time frame (ours is 2 hours before work). 2. As a charge nurse, the appropriate amount of warning is AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE! If you are...

  14. Ban together & change nursing?

    jeffrey_rn replied to inspire's topic in General Nursing

    My initial instinct is to stay away from the union. However, because Texas does not have much experience overall with unions, I have to be honest and admit that I don't really understand everything...

  15. Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    jeffrey_rn replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    ...or your

  16. Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    jeffrey_rn replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    yikes!

  17. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    jeffrey_rn replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You make relevant points. I certainly don't want my opinions to suggest that I don't want others to speak out for their own perspectives. My suggestion that religion and universal healthcare are...

  18. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    jeffrey_rn replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There's no need to apologize. We are here to opine! Important topics bring out the passion in us all. Sometimes we cross the line but we are not china dolls and those who can't take the heat generated...

  19. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    jeffrey_rn replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Universal health care is a right..." Who says? You? That's an opinion not a fact. Interestingly, I have the opposite opinion. In fact, I don't believe health care is a right at all. No one has a...

  20. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    jeffrey_rn replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    With all due respect, I don't want someone's religion involved with my paycheck. I'll decide who I want to help with it. I don't need the government or what Jesus did in the past deciding how to best...

  21. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    jeffrey_rn replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Envy" for Canada's socialism? Move. Go there and work and give your money to the government and let them redistribute it as they see fit. Please go

  22. Not allowed to say "I was busy w/ another pt"

    jeffrey_rn replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The only necessary response to a patient who is upset with your lack of a timely response: "I apologize. How can I help you?" Anything else you say will be taken as "excuse making" and it won't make a...

  23. Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    jeffrey_rn replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    I know I wouldn't want a nurse caring for me, especially if giving me IV medications, if she or he hadn't gotten any sleep the night before. And as a nurse, I wouldn't want to be caring for patients,...

  24. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    jeffrey_rn replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    It may be a bit perverse, but I think a crisis will be the best thing for nurses. If it gets bad enough, perhaps that will be the fuel that drives the motor for change. When hospitals have no more...

  25. Where's my thank-you card?

    jeffrey_rn replied to SierraN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A veteran nurse on our unit gets a relatively large amount of positive feedback from her patients. It perplexed us all for a long time; that is, until one shift when a coworker overheard her (for what...