aura_of_laura

aura_of_laura

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  1. Jumping through AF hoops...

    aura_of_laura posted a topic in Government, Military

    My husband and I have been in the process of joining the USAF for the last three months. Or at least we're trying to join. Who knew the military is so darn particular? We're still waiting for the MEPS...

  2. how to be a great supervisor?

    aura_of_laura replied to *bettie*'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Be willing to pitch in and get your hands dirty helping the CNAs - and don't brag about how unlike some nurses you are because you help out. Treat your coworkers with respect, but also let them know...

  3. Hardest part of nursing school

    aura_of_laura replied to ITALY123's topic in General Students

    Intelligence is helpful in nursing school, true, but dedication and the ability to perform on little sleep and no free time are the real attributes that will bring you

  4. Is it ok for your work to call you after you called in sick?

    aura_of_laura replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    It's a terrible practice, but I know desperate supervisors at my hospital have called employees who had already called off due to illness. I try to squash that practice pretty quickly, since the last...

  5. Question on the use of restraints

    aura_of_laura replied to Wicked Wahine's topic in General Nursing

    I realize that it's not supposed to be an ironic term, but honestly, how free can one be without the use of one's elbows? You can't get a drink, scratch an itch (unless it hits midthigh), or do much...

  6. Question on the use of restraints

    aura_of_laura replied to Wicked Wahine's topic in General Nursing

    Freedom splints? That's

  7. Depressed about nursing

    aura_of_laura replied to StudentOnceAgain's topic in General Nursing

    On the job injuries are unfortunate. My mum's a GI nurse - she was helping during a scope, and the patient began thrashing. She had to have surgery on her wrist to repair torn ligaments. One of my...

  8. Depressed about nursing

    aura_of_laura replied to StudentOnceAgain's topic in General Nursing

    Physical assault is physical assault. You CAN press charges on your patient. However, if no damage was done (as in this situation), what kind of repercussions do you want for this patient? The man is...

  9. Depressed about nursing

    aura_of_laura replied to StudentOnceAgain's topic in General Nursing

    If a nurse is truly injured by a patient, you can press charges. Happens all the time at my work, especially if one can show it was done with malicious intent, i.e. the time a nurse got punched in the...

  10. Depressed about nursing

    aura_of_laura replied to StudentOnceAgain's topic in General Nursing

    Get over it. The patient (especially psych or dual diagnosis) is not there to treat you well. Not only is addiction a condition frought with behavioral problems, but if the guy is detoxing, he's...

  11. Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body

    aura_of_laura replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

    There's not a lot of use for Gray's as a nurse... You'll probably get a much better text book for your Health Assessment class and A & P classes. It looks cool,

  12. Nursing Procedures/Duties

    aura_of_laura replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't go that far. Nursing is a profession, not a religious vocation. Plus, many nurses work outside of direct patient care. Honestly, OP, nursing is too varied to list responsibilities - it...

  13. I'm very disturbed by this

    aura_of_laura replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    It implies that not using gloves was good enough, as she didn't suffer any ill effects. Meanwhile, thousands of other healthcare workers were exposed to Hepatitis B & C (and God knows what else)...

  14. Parents of High School Students

    aura_of_laura replied to ICAN!'s topic in General Nursing

    What's the demographic of the school? I'd tailor the presentation to the needs of the population. If it's an urban school, largely minority students, or in a low-income/high-crime area, the needs will...

  15. Nurse with potty mouth.

    aura_of_laura replied to Born2BWild's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think that, in general, we all need to lighten up a bit. Unless you work in peds, we're all adults, and swearing is just part of the vernacular. When swearing hinders communication (or shows up in...

  16. Can some one develop an allergy to PPD?

    aura_of_laura replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people develop a sensitivity to PPD tests, especially if they've had a lot of them. Usually it doesn't contraindicate future tests, unless you have a severe reaction. For one of my employees,...

  17. Help with Presentation ASAP PLEASE

    aura_of_laura replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    I'd have some sources to back that up, too. Of course an increase in temperature can have that effect, but what kind of increase are you talking about? Going from 60 to 64 degrees? Or 60 to 80...

  18. I'm very disturbed by this

    aura_of_laura replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I would be more concerned with the patient's health - if he's immunosuppressed, she just put him at risk (without any added benefit to the code process). It's not like 15 seconds makes that big of a...

  19. what can i do at clinical?

    aura_of_laura replied to sprintin08's topic in General Nursing

    Do not just sit back and wait for the nurse to tell you what to do - half the time the nurse you're working with will forget you're even there (sometimes intentionally). Be proactive - if there aren't...

  20. So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    aura_of_laura replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Come to think of it, my brother-in-law is a cop (though has an engineering degree) and his wife is a nurse. Weird how that

  21. Clinical Craze!!!

    aura_of_laura replied to SweetNetta10's topic in General Nursing

    What you need, my dear, is an

  22. Hopeless elders

    aura_of_laura replied to tewdles's topic in General Nursing

    This strikes me as a bittersweet sort of tragedy. This is a conversation my husband and I had when we were first dating, how we would react to this sort of loss (morbid, yes, but aren't we all)......

  23. Food is my Drug of Choice

    aura_of_laura replied to Nurs0706's topic in General Nursing

    Food can absolutely be an addictive substance. Studies have shown that, for many people, your pleasure sensors (technical term) light up with a donut the exact same way a junkie's light up with...

  24. I Have a Bad Feeling About This Student - Am I Over-reacting?

    aura_of_laura replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work with situations like this all of the time (I work for a pediatric psych hospital, formerly as the nursing supervisor)... Don't be too quick to pin the kid as psychotic - meds don't help...

  25. Can I sign off on my own immunizations?

    aura_of_laura replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    I gave myself my TB test this year. It helps that I'm the employee health nurse, so I'm the only one who sees the records Sometimes its an issue of practicality. Are the vaccines mandatory for...