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  1. Camera over each pts bed on the M/S unit.

    wearingmanyhats replied to jlog.j's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I will be a patient in the next few weeks... I would be VERY upset if I found out that they were taping me... What if I decided to scratch somewhere that one would NEVER scratch in public??? WRONG.......

  2. Advice requested

    wearingmanyhats posted a topic in Oncology

    I know we cannot ask for medical advice here, but what I am asking is for general advice you would give to any patient who is recently diagnosed with cancer... I have recently gotten the diagnosis of...

  3. Advice requested

    wearingmanyhats replied to wearingmanyhats's topic in Oncology

    Thanks! Any info is a step in the right

  4. Anyone CHOOSE to work 2 different places?

    wearingmanyhats replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked a variety of places, all at the same time, for the past 24 yrs... several agencies at the same time, and currently, part time in a school, part time teaching nursing assistants, agency,...

  5. is this a nursing trick you would use?

    wearingmanyhats replied to onthejourney's topic in General Nursing

    BRILLIANT!!! I would have never thought to do

  6. what do you like and don't like about your nurse manager?

    wearingmanyhats replied to lily1289's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate someone who understands where we are coming from... and as the previous posters have said, someone who isn't afraid to get their hands dirty if the need arises. I like working for someone...

  7. First Med Error Blues...

    wearingmanyhats replied to cyb3rRN's topic in General Nursing

    take a big breath... there is not a nurse alive, that hasn't made some sort of med error in their career. You reported it... that is the most important thing... accepting responsibility!!! We do get...

  8. Are LPN's being phased out?

    wearingmanyhats replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Here in south east PA, many (most) of the hospitals have started phasing out LPNs... as another poster mentioned, they are looking for Magnet

  9. Rant: I will SHOW you where it is

    wearingmanyhats replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Ooooooh... that makes me want to scream as well... So many don't want to take a minute and think about themselves, or the next person to be in that position... Keep smiling... it will make everyone...

  10. "That's where they keep big needles to stick bad little boys."

    wearingmanyhats replied to raianne's topic in General Nursing

    I work part time doing flu clinics and hear this... makes me want to stop what I am doing, and explain that I am the good guy... and educate the parents that they are only instilling fear in their...

  11. Why do you do what you do and DON'T do what you don't do?

    wearingmanyhats replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse educator (teaching CNA's in clinicals) I love being able to watch them find their wings... they only see me for 5 days... but in those 5 days, they grow more confident every day. I love...

  12. Computarized Med Pass in a LTC facility????????

    wearingmanyhats replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I LOVE IT!! the system I use when I work as an agency nurse, has barcodes... it is a real joy to do the medpass

  13. Work for a mass immunization company?

    wearingmanyhats replied to cappuccinoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone who wants to email me privately may... This is my 3rd year with the company I believe you are talking about... and I LOVE IT!! There have been glitches along the way, but nothing that wasn't...

  14. Seasonal flu shot clinics

    wearingmanyhats replied to NurseLil-lea's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for one the past 2 yrs... they took care of my taxes. There were a few glitches, but that is pretty much par for the course no matter what you do in life. I really enjoyed it, and have...

  15. Clothing protection ideas

    wearingmanyhats replied to vampiregirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work with learning support students, and several of them drool... they wear "bandana" type scarfs tied around their

  16. more than nursing professionals wearing scrubs

    wearingmanyhats posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been more aware lately that there are all sorts of people wearing scrubs.... dietary, housekeeping, and just recently, I noticed the hairdresser at the LTC where I do agency staffing wearing...

  17. Help with Major CNA Problems

    wearingmanyhats replied to JSBoston's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would also write up EVERY thing that needed addressed... AND KEEP A COPY for yourself!!! Good

  18. Giving injections question....

    wearingmanyhats replied to AprilRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have been giving flu vaccines for a major company... and we have syringes that we cannot change the needle, and 90%+ of my patients say they hardly felt it at all... we are using small needles (I...

  19. Did you get anything?

    wearingmanyhats replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    We were advised not to have any thing on our car that identifies us as a

  20. Clinical instructor/student 10:1?

    wearingmanyhats replied to sammy412's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was hired (as an LPN) last August to be the Clinical Supervisor for CNA students... Our state (PA) allows me to have 10 students out in the clinical setting. I am expected to be there WATCHING when...

  21. Do you wear your engagement rings at work?

    wearingmanyhats replied to SarahBerah's topic in General Nursing

    I wear both my wedding band, and my diamond, and on my right hand, a birthstone ring... always have, always will (I ALWAYS wear gloves, wash my hands WELL, and use alcohol wipes on my rings) Even if I...

  22. Cant keep a watch working!

    wearingmanyhats replied to CNA2day's topic in General Nursing

    I am wearing a Pulsar -- don't know the model number, but it is WATERPROOF (I wear it all the time except to shower... including swimming, fishing, and jetsking...) I never have any problem with

  23. Need comments and support for hysterectomy

    wearingmanyhats replied to supernatural's topic in General Nursing

    I had a hyst 6 yrs ago (still have both ovaries) and I am ever so happy I did... I had fibroids so bad that I couldn't get thru a med pass without a trip to the "little girl's room" I had a TAH -- had...

  24. Impaired nursing not cool

    wearingmanyhats replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think I would call the BON... this person is an accident looking to

  25. What shoes do you wear at work?

    wearingmanyhats replied to mappers's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I LIVE in my Birkies... clogs in winter (or in summer if I am wearing socks) -- Always clogs for work... or sandals. I have plantar fascitis and since I started wearing them.... much less pain. I...