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DeepFriedRN

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  1. What Was The Most Difficult Patient You Ever Had?

    DeepFriedRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Young wife of a pt, (he was older than dirt), tell me the name of her law firm, ("Well, I retain Crook, Shyster, and Ambulancechaser, money is not an issue"). She had them on speed-dial on her cell....

  2. Read the thread before you post!!!!!

    DeepFriedRN replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, I stopped reading the yelling doc thread after it got to be about 3 pages, pretty much for the same reason-I figured--how much more is there to say about that subject? And I have never even...

  3. My husband said something that got me to thinking.

    DeepFriedRN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I currently work with one that does nothing, or as close to it as possible-for example if her pt doesn't have a cna, they for sure won't get a bath. EVER. But she certainly has time to sit on her a$$...

  4. PICCs

    DeepFriedRN replied to 75au78's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  5. health insurance

    DeepFriedRN replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

    oh wow, I didn't realize how lucky I really am. I have an HMO; for me, my husband and 2 kiddos, I pay a grand total of...nothing!! My employer pays for all of it..I pay about 25 bucks a pay period for...

  6. Should I give up and just get my masters?

    DeepFriedRN replied to newgrad82's topic in California Nursing

    It shouldn't hurt your credit. And even with a masters any job in case management or whatever will require you to have acute care experience..so I'd do the forbearance and just keep looking..Good...

  7. How To Deal With My Fear of Confrontation

    DeepFriedRN replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    yeesh I know how you feel. I was raised by the same type of parents (not physical, but..) So I had the tendency to get teary when I was worked up about something and had to confront it, even if I...

  8. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    DeepFriedRN replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i see what you're saying, but a huge part of the problem is the whole "one voice" part. as you can see, evidenced by this thread, there is a huge chasm among nurses as a profession. we have an entire...

  9. Care Plans - What does the Experienced Nurse Think of Them?

    DeepFriedRN replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Valerie, They are great for learning to put the whole picture together, but once you get past a certain point in your pratice, they're just more busywork. I guess I can see the point of...

  10. Tech saying they are a nurse

    DeepFriedRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, you can be prosecuted just for saying you are one, (at least in CA, anyway) because you are misrepresenting yourself as a licensed professional, to someone who may not know

  11. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    DeepFriedRN replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    this is exactly the kind of thing i'm talking about, ruby!! i totally agree.. look, i have been a pt, had a child that has been a pt, so yes, i am aware of what it's like. but i swear there are some...

  12. got shouted at yesterday night

    DeepFriedRN replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    Think the only thing you can do is just remind the kid that if he wants to be treated with respect, he needs to show it to others. He's a kid. They act creepy sometimes. My mom told me that when they...

  13. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    DeepFriedRN replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  14. Failed Orientation- Fired- Now What? Not for Me?

    DeepFriedRN replied to NuBee2's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm left wondering what your expectations are from a preceptor? I precept fairly often. I'm definitely not a hoverer, because I personally don't like to be hovered over. But that doesn't mean...

  15. Vent re: Charging and staff being "Pulled" or Floated

    DeepFriedRN replied to mjjlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Stop letting her rent space in your head. You did the right thing. It's a bummer that the book wasn't updated, but if the ultimate responsibilty is hers to be certain it was right and she didn't do...

  16. Things you would love to tell your management and get away with

    DeepFriedRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Stop trying to punish me for doing my job well! "Sorry, we don't have a unit bed, the pt (the one who's crashing!!) is just going to have to stay put for a FEW HOURS..but we know that you can handle...

  17. Long shifts---how long is too long?

    DeepFriedRN replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've done 16 hrs, but felt the same way as most people here, kind of zombie-like and double and triple checking everything..I've also done 5 12hr shifts in a row, and that is nuts.. by the last day I...

  18. Than who's fault is it?

    DeepFriedRN replied to iriska_meller's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think we can "crucify" anyone. But there are TONS of things and people that contribute to skyrocketing healthcare costs. A short list? People who abuse EMS; people who don't take care of...

  19. "What would you do" continued....

    DeepFriedRN replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    Based just on the written orders, I'm thinking you'd only give the metoprolol. That said, if the patient hadn't taken the q am meds, I also think I'd call to MD to see what he wanted to do. Because...

  20. A family so nasty, I feel like quitting

    DeepFriedRN replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    Yep. This (bullying and/or passive aggressive family) is probably the only reason that I genuinely and truly hate my job at times. (and normally I like what I do, though other things can make me...

  21. "Fired for NO Reason"

    DeepFriedRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Just like Trauma said, we all know that nurse that, despite the constant mistakes, complaining, reminders etc, continues working in whatever manner they choose, and STILL manages to stay...

  22. Is Health Care Rationing Needed in the USA?

    DeepFriedRN replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    This is the 21st century, healthcare version of "let them eat cake!", don't you think? Aside from poor reimbursement rates, and people expecting that they and their loved ones will/should live...

  23. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    DeepFriedRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Living in a rural area, I've often looked up at the airplanes dusting the crops, and thought, "hmmm, if we filled that bad boy up with ativan...."

  24. So, tell me again why you suddenly want to be a nurse...?

    DeepFriedRN replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK so I'm probably gonna get beat on for this, but in all actuality, ( and I think that every working nurse here could concur, were they honest) I don't care about every patient that I take care...

  25. New CMS payment, what Hospitals are not reimbursed for:

    DeepFriedRN replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    I understand what you're saying here, but the problem is this: as working nurses we know that the brunt of the negative return from these brilliant rules will fall on our laps--hospital admin will...