GardenDove

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  1. Immunizations keep me from Columbia???

    GardenDove replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Tell them that you are a Christian

  2. Is there such a thing as "too positive"?

    GardenDove replied to TazziRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And one checker at Safeway told me that one gal who works at a Safeway elsewhere was suspended from her job for two weeks because a customer couldn't find something and asked for directions to the...

  3. Is there such a thing as "too positive"?

    GardenDove replied to TazziRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG, a fellow Safeway hater!!!! I hate Safeway. Why can't they let their customers shop in peace? Unfortunately they're the only store in my town, so I'm stuck. I wrote a letter to the editor of our...

  4. Teamplaying or Enabling?

    GardenDove posted a topic in General Nursing

    Lately there have been some holes left in my unit, with last minute calls appealling staff to fill them, by pulling on our heartstrings. It happened last night that I got to work (in two nurse, small...

  5. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    GardenDove posted a topic in General Nursing

    The current approach to pain control has been to believe the pt's self report of pain no matter what. Is this creating drug dependency, and or addiction, in emotionallly susceptible people? Should we...

  6. Sometimes I Miss Being a CNA

    GardenDove replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's a deal!:monkeydance:

  7. Teamplaying or Enabling?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    my manager stated that this had not been left to the last minute on purpose, but she had exhausted all avenues. However, the nursing supervisor seemed to be clueless about the whole thing. Yesterday I...

  8. Post-traumatic nurse disorder ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    GardenDove replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I've had that dream. It's very similar to the school dreams I used to have where I went a month into the school year before realizing that I was supposed to be in a certain

  9. Post-traumatic nurse disorder ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    GardenDove replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I've had numerous incidents. Recently had a whole slew of dreams where people I knew were being diagnosed as terminally

  10. Post-traumatic nurse disorder ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    GardenDove replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2:

  11. Phenergan IV changes in policy

    GardenDove replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm at work, and my little email did the trick. My manager forwarded it to pharmacy and there was reminder spiel on an IV phenergan order I have tonight saying " To prevent rare instance of tissue...

  12. Is there such a thing as "too positive"?

    GardenDove replied to TazziRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are some people that are so cheery as to A) come across as a syrupy phoney or B) as being on a mood altering medication, either legally prescribed or illegally

  13. Is there such a thing as "too positive"?

    GardenDove replied to TazziRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I also notice alot of groundless complaining at my workplace, which also has better working conditions than most hospitals. There are some people, however, that are so utterly cheery as to be...

  14. Phenergan IV changes in policy

    GardenDove replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see what's unsafe about it, as long as you label it. We don't have syringe infusers where I work, but I'll attach it to the secondery port and program in 10 cc's volume to go in at 40-60 cc's...

  15. Phenergan IV changes in policy

    GardenDove replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    I hadn't heard about not using prefilled syringes to dilute. Do you have a rationale for that? I've been using them lately because it's faster than drawing up saline. I'll eject unneeded saline and...

  16. What do you do when CNAs dont work and just take breaks and watch TV?

    GardenDove replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in LTC at one time. LTC is utterly dominated by CNAs and it is extremely challanging to get some of these people to upgrade their standards. There is an extreme shortage of these workers and...

  17. Help Imediatly!

    GardenDove replied to futgirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Check site, check solution, check rate. Inform pt to inform nurse of stinging or swelling at IV

  18. Patient Rights and Diabetic Diets

    GardenDove replied to SassyRedhead's topic in General Nursing

    Type 2 diabetes is universally recognized today to be associated with diet. Obviously, certain people have a genetic predisposition to respond to our western diet with this disorder, no different than...

  19. Patient Rights and Diabetic Diets

    GardenDove replied to SassyRedhead's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's because their bodies didn't have generations to adapt to our processed diet like Europeans. When I went to Scotland we did a tour of an ancient castle in Sterling, and they had one...

  20. Patient Rights and Diabetic Diets

    GardenDove replied to SassyRedhead's topic in General Nursing

    And yes, it's even more important for non-Caucasians to heed this advise. Did you know about the diabetes rates in the Native American population is through the roof? The Navahos have rates greater...

  21. Patient Rights and Diabetic Diets

    GardenDove replied to SassyRedhead's topic in General Nursing

    Did I say always ? No I did not. I'm pointing out, however, that the pts described in the opening post probably already have a lifelong relationship with food that is deeply imbedded and most likely...

  22. Patient Rights and Diabetic Diets

    GardenDove replied to SassyRedhead's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.eatlas.idf.org/Obesity_and_type_2_diabetes/ Analyses by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), undertaken for the World Health Report 2002 and associated WHO Global Burden of Disease...

  23. Patient Rights and Diabetic Diets

    GardenDove replied to SassyRedhead's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not doing that, I'm just stating a fact. Obviously the people who are the subject of this thread are those who aren't willing or able to control their eating. Re-read the opening post. It's about...

  24. Teamplaying or Enabling?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I emailed my manager to outline our concerns, she's pretty good at

  25. Sometimes I Miss Being a CNA

    GardenDove replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Angie, you're right. People misinterpret posts sometimes. I never meant to downgrade CNAs work. I just identify with your opening post, as how it relates to my own life. I AM tired of being a...