GardenDove

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  1. Hilton Head Hospital uniforms

    GardenDove replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't read it correctly, I see the middle one is the new uniform and the other two are

  2. Hilton Head Hospital uniforms

    GardenDove replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt if anyone is dumb enough to be interviewed for the paper and saying that the uniforms suck. Not a smart career move, that.

  3. Hilton Head Hospital uniforms

    GardenDove replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like wearing blue, it's not my color. Other than that, they don't look terrible. They look like ordinary scrubs. I wonder who chose the

  4. IV starts

    GardenDove replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    They require using a saline wheal? We are allowed to use lidocaine where I work, but I find it interferes and causes more trouble than it's worth. On older pts I often don't use a tourniquit, that...

  5. Pts abusing "cultural/religious" practices to manipulate RNs

    GardenDove replied to HvnSntRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The elevator thing is a little over the top, IMO. People do have to take a little responsibility for their own beliefs. For instance, I were as a practising Catholic wanted someone to bring Holy...

  6. Mormon Undergarment

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I think we can be totally professional and respectful with pts regarding their beliefs, yet still do a google search on the side to find out about their religion from different points of view. Before...

  7. Pts abusing "cultural/religious" practices to manipulate RNs

    GardenDove replied to HvnSntRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I still am not seeing what's so bad about what this pt did. Maybe she is a very sensitive soul with limited ability to articulate her needs openly. I doubt if it had anything to do with her religious...

  8. Pts abusing "cultural/religious" practices to manipulate RNs

    GardenDove replied to HvnSntRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ---I agree, it's a little perturbing that folks here want to call CPS because this woman was trying to trick the nursing staff into taking her baby for the night. For some reason she felt like she...

  9. Help ...I'm not a team player

    GardenDove replied to firegenie's topic in Nursing Career

    You can have a cliquish, negative culture anywhere. I work in a small community hospital and yes, I think it's important to try to fit in in a small hospital. You need to keep up on the latest, and be...

  10. Pts abusing "cultural/religious" practices to manipulate RNs

    GardenDove replied to HvnSntRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Uh, wouldn't the Jewish people have died out a long time ago if women weren't allowed to breastfeed on the Sabbath??? Obviously, this woman has some problems that have nothing to do with religion....

  11. Mormon Undergarment

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info. Now I

  12. New Grads - Rotten Shifts?

    GardenDove replied to MililaniMom's topic in General Nursing

    He he, here I am right now, loving the rotten shift. The night people are

  13. New Grads - Rotten Shifts?

    GardenDove replied to MililaniMom's topic in General Nursing

    Just to chime in, some of us prefer the 'rotten graveyard shift' Most places have a seniority system, so yes, new grads are on the bottom of that

  14. ICU Staffing?

    GardenDove replied to RNforLongTime's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I also work in an ICU/CCU with 6 beds in a small hospital. Your first scenario with 4 pts and a new to the hospital nurse sounds absolutely unsafe and would never happen where I work. Your second...

  15. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    GardenDove replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I really disagree with theory that hospitals allow bullying in order to control their employees. I don't think every situation is the same, and there are some nurses that claim they are picked on when...

  16. OMGosh...she wrote me up! Update about the Narcan!

    GardenDove replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely hate this kind of shift to shift BS. This gal sounds immature, childish, and immature. I cannot believe anyone would trash the previous shift in writing! Good

  17. Hospital vs Nursing Home for new RN grads.

    GardenDove replied to maximaxi's topic in General Nursing

    I think there's too much snobbery in nursing towards nursing home nurses. I got my start in one, then got into acute care later, and now work in ICU. I learned a lot of skills in the nursing home,...

  18. Hospital vs Nursing Home for new RN grads.

    GardenDove replied to maximaxi's topic in General Nursing

    If he wants to stay in the nursing home, more power to him. I don't see why every RN has to work in acute care. Every person is different, and God Bless us

  19. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    GardenDove replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I sympathize with someone not into precepting though. I totally don't enjoy it, it disrupts my flow. I also don't like checking other people's charting. I'm too easygoing to be a good

  20. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    GardenDove replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    An MI can manifest in a multitide of ways anyways, even with no

  21. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    GardenDove replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, along with the more negative traits of the female gender, are some pretty great ones, don't forget! Women are great nurturers, which is why we are such great nurses. (And, according to Gallup,...

  22. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    GardenDove replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    There is a technique called 'mobbing' which is basically what junior high school girls do all the time. You can end up on a unit that supports this culture. Evening shift on Med-Surg where I work is...

  23. Did I over react??

    GardenDove replied to donegal1's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I admire you. You were able to call her on her bad attitude. It sounds like you'll be a great pt advocate. Yes, you'll run into plenty of burnt out nurses like that, that's why I had homebirths I...

  24. Patient complaints

    GardenDove replied to am4182's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, documentation is vital. I want to point out that every study indicates, however, that bedside manner is the best way to avoid complaints and lawsuits. I can speak personally from the...

  25. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    GardenDove replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    As far as the topic at hand, the nursing field is populated by many different personality types. There is also a great variety in the student nurses. I agree, it's very hard to confront an aggressive...