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  1. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    MAP1 replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a pt once while I was working in ICU - put his call light on to ask if Iwould call 911 because he was very sick - ya gotta love

  2. I'm a Medications Menace

    MAP1 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC - very difficult nursing - elderly pts, constant interruptions and way too many meds / Organization is key - prepouring is vital /I also found it very

  3. sexual harrassment

    MAP1 replied to ChristinaV's topic in General Nursing

    THe first thing I would do is let him know legal action is being started and let him sweat alittle - then If he touched me again I would call the

  4. Are you my waitress today?

    MAP1 replied to adria37's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses did not do as much technical stuff as now but in someways I think they were given more respect. With the price of medical care nowadays patients want to be waited on - They see us as...

  5. Questions????

    MAP1 replied to spiritbeing8992's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    HI, i have worked in LTC on occasion and have found it very difficult nursing. If one thing goes wrong (pt seizure ) it could throw your whole day off. The amount of medicines for each pt can be...

  6. Need help with IV technique

    MAP1 replied to Firemedic7's topic in Emergency

    Practice is what is necessary - also flick the length of the vein to get it to be more visible - and good

  7. Family not visiting? Common?

    MAP1 replied to -Midget-'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sometime you see the kind of parent the person was when no one shows up at the bedside. It's sad but

  8. staffing ratio

    MAP1 replied to reenti's topic in General Nursing

    ASPAN standards are just suggestions they should be rules. People never realize that the PACU is a very critical room. Even outpatient PACU and especially with children. I work in an outpatient...

  9. spooky spooky spooky

    MAP1 replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, while working in CCU I had a patient that I worked with for 10 hours. We swaned her, Aline , many IV drips etc. In the 11th hour she died. Her cardiologist came in and said we could disconnect...

  10. Start as Corrections R.N. Tomorrow

    MAP1 replied to RN IN KY's topic in Correctional

    Hi, my best advice for you is to not discuss anything personal to an inmate. You would be surprized how much you can accidentally allow out in conversation. Stay strictly professional. Watch where...

  11. Will I Find Another Nursing Job?

    MAP1 replied to needrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I think you should when you can give notice but when nursing is so bad that you feel your sanity is at stake - LEAVE - I found out the hard way that an institution holds no loyalty to it's...

  12. Ampules still being used, Ouch!

    MAP1 replied to NurseyPoo's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I was going to say also - everytime fill out an incident report and tell other nurses working there todo the same and maybe something will be done when they realize this could cost them (hospital...

  13. Fired from job

    MAP1 replied to goingnuts's topic in General Nursing

    Hi , you need an attorney = fast. you need to scare them alittle- this sounds way overboard for what happened - you were with a complicated situation there and that has to be taken into consideration...

  14. The Today Show

    MAP1 replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing - the biggest problem in our profession is the lack of respect - this is because no one understands our job. Shows such as Grey's Anatomy and House - never show nurses in critical roles. We...

  15. help! new grad...I hate my job...and want to quit

    MAP1 replied to RS0302's topic in General Nursing

    HI, I think what you are feeling is normal. Most nurses leave nursing in 5 yrs and right now the mean age of nurses is 47. This should tell you something. Nursing can be extremely difficult and not...

  16. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    MAP1 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lori, I feel very bad about what has happened to you. the problem with nurses is we always feel the strong responsibility to get to work no matter what and here is an example where you should have...