GardenDove

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  1. experienced nurses with professionalism advice

    GardenDove replied to Pinkyk868's topic in General Nursing

    Just kidding on number three, of course it's unprofessional to date a client. Wait until he's

  2. experienced nurses with professionalism advice

    GardenDove replied to Pinkyk868's topic in General Nursing

    1) By following the golden rule 2)When the fellow professional has a meltdown at the nurses' station 3)Yes, it's a bad idea unless the client is rich and

  3. How do you treat home birth transfers??

    GardenDove replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've heard from the home birth community that they at time encounter hostility from some staff when they transfer. Very unfortunate, but probably unavoidable. I had my 6 at home and am thankful I...

  4. Medicine: Have we gone too far? And, is our system ethical as a whole?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    The world is basically an imperfect and unfair place all around. I was adopted myself, it's a complicated situation even when you were adopted as a newborn. Nowadays, it's even more so, with open...

  5. Medicine: Have we gone too far? And, is our system ethical as a whole?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, it's not fair to judge. Some people also value being related by DNA to their child, it has nothing to do with the color of their hair and eyes. Not everyone wants a child who has gone through...

  6. I'm trying really hard NOT to be the type of relative we all complain about.....

    GardenDove replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    You'll never regret being an advocate for your Dad, but you might regret not having said enough, in my opinion and based on my experience in the past where I had

  7. Senario Help

    GardenDove replied to paradise22's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, she really over reacted. No point in

  8. Senario Help

    GardenDove replied to paradise22's topic in General Nursing

    I would be curious about her labs, I would want to check her lung sounds, color of her urine, and look for any increase in edema or signs of third spacing. I'd be worried about her

  9. Senario Help

    GardenDove replied to paradise22's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of Hartmans. What's in

  10. Medicine: Have we gone too far? And, is our system ethical as a whole?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Huscar, you need to join the optimist's

  11. What's your favorite type of patient?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Foleys are nice too. They are awfully convenient, esp in the middle of the

  12. IV Lopressor on the med/surg ward?

    GardenDove replied to country bumkin's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility the Med-Surg nurses can give it for an NPO pt who is normally on it. They can't give it as part of the Lopressor protocol or if the pt has never been on

  13. How do I control my nerves / Help

    GardenDove replied to Larry in Florida's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to your doctor perhaps? You might try

  14. What's your favorite type of patient?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, earle, I've had some saucy little old ladies confide some very interesting intimate details of their

  15. How do I tactfully say this on an interview?

    GardenDove replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sick of the utter B#@l$h!t I had to put up with as a bedside nurse and was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, so I thought I'd better see if I could keep my sanity by trying something new. just...

  16. What's your favorite type of patient?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    DNR is always a plus, I

  17. What's your favorite type of patient?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, a pt with a thoughtful, interesting, and appreciative family is a

  18. What's your favorite type of patient?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, some of the pleasantly confused pts are extremely

  19. "I'll 'NEVER' work that dept!"

    GardenDove replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    I always said that I'd never work in CCU/ICU, but I made that change one year ago and I love the people I work with, the culture of the unit, the challenge, and I think I'll

  20. online speech class

    GardenDove replied to magz80's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Excuse me, but isn't the whole point of taking a speech class to improve one's abilities to speak in front of people? I, too, have severe speech giving anxiety, but I'm glad that I took speech as a...

  21. Medicine: Have we gone too far? And, is our system ethical as a whole?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    The babyboomers are starting to be retirement age right now and have incredible clout, economically and in the ballotbox. I think that generation, of which I'm a part of, will break the

  22. Medicine: Have we gone too far? And, is our system ethical as a whole?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting post,with many good points. You're right on the mark, I think, in your assessment of the media portrayal of medical miracles and the publics unrealistic expectations of immortality...

  23. piercings at work

    GardenDove replied to iamcool's topic in General Nursing

    You haven't seen this style? It's usually found on gothish type girls with dyed hair that is black or henna, blackish type clothes, dark nail polish, and accompanied by facial piercing. The girl at...

  24. piercings at work

    GardenDove replied to iamcool's topic in General Nursing

    If I were a pt, I would probably find large holes in the ears of my nurse disconcerting. I think it's even more of a stretch for a pt in their 60s or 70s to feel a sense of trust with someone with...

  25. TPN and ABX

    GardenDove replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Why wasn't the abx put on the secondary port of the NS with secondary tubing? I assume the pt had a triple lumen central line, correct? And a triple pump? Therefore the abx should have been run on the...