GardenDove

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  1. Where would you go for two family suicide attempts?

    GardenDove replied to redwinggirlie's topic in General Nursing

    You don't give many details, such as how old is your son? I wouldn't consider your son 'fine' if he attempted his own life. I think your first priority should be to go to your son and let other family...

  2. Is this a med error?

    GardenDove replied to nessa77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It should have been caught by the next shift, and they should have called you up at home. It's a very understandable omission on a busy day. I've made the opposite mistake, given a PO med when the pt...

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

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I don't quite get your sarcastic response. I think I bring up a valid point. Humans have been altering their conciousness for thousands of years. Why are some ways stigmatized and others not? I hold...

  4. A step towards "universal health care" run by the government?

    GardenDove replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    I was uninsured for most of my life, even after becoming a nurse. I'll never forget, after my 2d husband died in 1997, I still had two teenagers home from my first marriage and two girls from 2d...

  5. A step towards "universal health care" run by the government?

    GardenDove replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    YOu need to run for office, Chaya, well

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

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    People do use drugs to cope with life. I wonder what the difference between drinking a couple of glasses of wine is and taking a pain pill? Really, what's the difference, other than that wine has been...

  7. Proper way to write title?

    GardenDove replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

  8. A step towards "universal health care" run by the government?

    GardenDove replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but our government is hardly a failure. We are a successful country with excellent infrastructure. We hand power over every 4 years peacefully, our senetors and representatives behave...

  9. Proper way to write title?

    GardenDove replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I should be CNA SN RN

  10. They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    GardenDove replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    LOL:lol2:

  11. Proper way to write title?

    GardenDove replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I was a CNA, then an SN, and now am an RN! So, would my title be GardenDove CNA SN

  12. Difficulty with a CNA

    GardenDove replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    I love working with a CNA with a great attitude, who works independently, and acts like an adult. Otherwise, they are a PITA and it's not worth it. I hate checking up on people. I hate babysitting...

  13. They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    GardenDove replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Can you get online at work and update

  14. Hospitals vs. Nursing Homes

    GardenDove replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    Around here we don't have LPNs in our hospitals, unless they are left over from older policies when they were used in acute care more. We have one LPN left at ours, we don't hire LPNs

  15. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

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

    You have a point there. I'll admit, I prefer working with

  16. They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    GardenDove replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Have I ever mentioned that I hate Safeway, I hate the Safeway Club Card, I hate the way their employees all bug me while I shop with robotic questions, I hate the way the clerk announces my name when...

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

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Sahara, Yes, you describe perfectly the dark side to our current approach, and it's cost to the healthcare system. These types of people are also a drain on our Emergency Depts. I think part of the...

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

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of great contributions to this discussion. I absolutely agree that the acute care setting isn't the place to address someone's dependence on pain meds. I think ER does deal with the fall out from...

  19. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

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

    I work with several men and they seem to enjoy hearing happenings at work just as much as the women. I hear lots of gossip from

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

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    We had a pain seminar a few years back. It was run by a nurse in a nearby town. She espoused a similar spiel such as nursemary does. She runs a pain clinic. I asked a nurse friend of mine about her...

  21. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    GardenDove replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    I entered my ADN program at age 34 and exited it at

  22. What part of pt care gets overlooked most often

    GardenDove replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I think you might be correct on that. These used to be the basics, but get neglected these days due to other

  23. They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    GardenDove replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Your employer is unreasonable. This wouldn't happen where I work. You are not a whiner. I was originally sheduled Christmas eve 7P-7A, Christmas day 7p-7a, and day after Christmas 7p-7a. I'm not sure...

  24. Difficulty with a CNA

    GardenDove replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    This is a common problem. There is a CNA who comes to mind that does the same. There's no cure for it, you just have to get bossy. Just keep bossing her around, don't let up on her. It's a pain, I...

  25. The Circumcision Discussion

    GardenDove replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ebay is a great source for these old Medical advisor