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  1. Not staying on top of pain - confusing orders - myths?

    jzkfel replied to Biogirl4's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It sounds like pretty terrible care. Your pain threshold really isn't the issue. How well your pain is controlled, how well you are breathing, are there any complications that are causing the pain......

  2. Nursing or Teaching

    jzkfel replied to Blush000's topic in General Nursing

    I was a middle school teacher for 16 years before being a nurse. I did an entire year of student teaching for my graduate degree in education. Teachers I worked with with BAs in education did at least...

  3. One bad egg...

    jzkfel replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

  4. One bad egg...

    jzkfel replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    I personally could not care less if a student nurse wears a lab coat or not. Seriously, aren't there more important things to worry

  5. Those who get it - get it, Those who don't - Never Will.

    jzkfel replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry, Triquee, but I think the people who have been quick to judge are those who jump all over anyone expressing a different point of view. If you post something in a public forum, people will...

  6. Pre-Employment Physical Exams

    jzkfel replied to MMurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think hospitals should have a right to require it. Ever heard of herd immunity? If I were a cancer patient and I got the flu from my nurse I would be pretty upset.... And the OP isn't talking about...

  7. Pre-Employment Physical Exams

    jzkfel replied to MMurse's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you! I am totally needlephobic. Still, the worst thing that will happen is you will get anxious and pass out. Embarrassing, but you probably will never see the person again. Suck it up, ask to...

  8. Those who get it - get it, Those who don't - Never Will.

    jzkfel replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh,

  9. Those who get it - get it, Those who don't - Never Will.

    jzkfel replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think that if you post something in a public forum then you should be prepared to have someone disagree with you. And just because someone disagrees with you (or everyone) doesn't mean that they...

  10. Those who get it - get it, Those who don't - Never Will.

    jzkfel replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So let me see if I am getting all this right. - It's impolite to disagree with someone or post another point of view because someone is "venting"? - Nobody who is not a nurse can possibly empathize...

  11. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    jzkfel replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I loved my motorcycle, but got rid of it when I started working in a hospital. I saw too much, and I didn't want my kids to look up to it as they grew older. I still agree with the last poster,...

  12. Time to call a duck a duck?

    jzkfel replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Nice post, Eric! I don't agree with your entire argument that nursing isn't a profession - there are elements of nursing that I think make it a profession, but it when I think about why I love...

  13. Concerned About My Nursing Future

    jzkfel replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Nursing

    There will be jobs. Even people who have been in the field for a long time will need to be flexible, but it is a needed service. I think right now with the poor job market more nurses are holding onto...

  14. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

    jzkfel replied to Fribblet's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If I neglect ADL care of my patients I actually think that's pretty unprofessional - its neglecting my patient. If someone else chooses to see that facet as my job as unprofessional, that really...

  15. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

    jzkfel replied to Fribblet's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why would doing ADL care make you less of a

  16. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

    jzkfel replied to Fribblet's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you want to be taken seriously as a professional, you have to work in a professional manner. That includes documenting and communicating patient information in a way that is succinct and...

  17. Nursing Education, Not Training!!

    jzkfel replied to scoochy's topic in General Nursing

    You would have to try much harder than that to offend

  18. former architect . . .

    jzkfel replied to formerarch's topic in Nursing Career

    I think I was 40 when I finished nursing school. I was a middle school teacher, had three kids at home, amd my wife is a music teacher, so I think I know a little about where you are coming from. I...

  19. quit nursing after med errors?

    jzkfel replied to ris_03tdgz's topic in First Year After Licensure

  20. quit nursing after med errors?

    jzkfel replied to ris_03tdgz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wouldn't quit. I would ask for some help at work, though, maybe double checking your meds with a peer for a while before giving them. Like anything, its a learning process, but its better to catch a...

  21. When ill equipped students affect your grade...

    jzkfel replied to wahwahgerman's topic in General Students

    Ok, this has been an interesting thread. I am not sure from the posts that you are graded as a group, as a previous poster said. You stated in one of the first posts that "several students" were...

  22. When ill equipped students affect your grade...

    jzkfel replied to wahwahgerman's topic in General Students

    Back to your original post. I really don't have a good idea of why you were docked 5% of your grade. You may be totally in the right, or you may have lost your cool with the other student and acted...

  23. When ill equipped students affect your grade...

    jzkfel replied to wahwahgerman's topic in General Students

    Hey dudette, I guess I don't find venting to be very useful. Does that mean I'm not a "real

  24. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    jzkfel replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    I'd like to see all of the nursing diagnosises (?) go away. My understanding is that they were created to help establish nursing as its own profession, but they have the effect of introducing language...

  25. When ill equipped students affect your grade...

    jzkfel replied to wahwahgerman's topic in General Students

    It sounds like there is a lot of history to that story. If you think you were treated unfairly I would recommend that you ditch the sarcasm (stuff like "hold her hand", "silly me", and "do I just bend...