GardenDove

GardenDove

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  1. Working with the gossip queens.....

    GardenDove replied to Elaine_RN's topic in General Nursing

    How about if you 'feel' someone is the lowest form of life on the planet?

  2. Working with the gossip queens.....

    GardenDove replied to Elaine_RN's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, it sounds like this is the culture of this new unit and probably it's going to cause you grief. I personally would try to eventually find a healthier enviornment to work it, I doubt if one...

  3. Working with the gossip queens.....

    GardenDove replied to Elaine_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is rather funny, but nevertheless I think it's irresponsible to start wild rumors like

  4. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    GardenDove replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it was the tone of somebody's delivery of their opinion. I've noticed before on other threads that one person will have a 'self rightous' tone in their post, then everyone else who shares their...

  5. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    GardenDove replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think

  6. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with this post. It's much simpler to be humble and honest about any skills we lack. Much less stressful than trying to fake

  7. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Did I appear 'up in arms'? I most certainly was not, and I don't think either of my posts on the thread reflected that in any way. I was just asking a

  8. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    GardenDove replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think we, as health care workers, should do our best to role model good health habits and that the hospital should support us in our efforts. I remember, years ago, one of my sons was tranfered to...

  9. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I'm back now, I see there are alot of responses to my opening post. This fellow was 27 and had been a nurse for a few years, and in ICU for 1 year, and his primary job is in a hospital with an IV...

  10. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    GardenDove replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I find that my workplace only pays lip service to healthy living, unfortunately. They keep a candy drawer well stocked and the employee development nurse who does all the inservice ed stuff, who is...

  11. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    GardenDove replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi again. I just made a bunch of fresh carrot juice and am drinking some instead of a second cup of coffee. I have a quart set to take to work, along with spirulina. I happen to like the taste of...

  12. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    GardenDove replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Good morning everyone. I have been on an end of winter, Lenten clean up my act health program here and thought I should join this thread. I have cut out beer and wine, fatty foods, and snacks. I've...

  13. Giving Baths At Night. Agree Or Disagree?

    GardenDove replied to kmwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not in a nursing home, where people are considered residents and are supposed to have a semblance of a normal life. A nursing home is different than the

  14. Giving Baths At Night. Agree Or Disagree?

    GardenDove replied to kmwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's purely an ICU thing, or so I thought. It otherwise sounds disrespectful and

  15. How Would You Handle Pt Anger r/t Wait?

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

    That's a great story, I really could visualized the whole thing!

  16. Nurses Week: what makes you feel appreciated?

    GardenDove replied to douglask's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, a $10 gift certificate to the hospital espresso stand would be welcome, or gift certificate to some other desirable retail

  17. Nurses Week: what makes you feel appreciated?

    GardenDove replied to douglask's topic in General Nursing

    ditto! Personally, I find nurses week gestures hollow and

  18. Washington State Requirements

    GardenDove replied to DeLySh's topic in Washington Nursing

    I don't know, but they

  19. Washington State Requirements

    GardenDove replied to DeLySh's topic in Washington Nursing

    Washington also doesn't require

  20. How Would You Handle Pt Anger r/t Wait?

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

    That's great!!!! :lol2: LOL, that's so

  21. Did we fluid overload her?

    GardenDove replied to Megsd's topic in General Nursing

    Between the renal failure and the CHF, she's toast. Hypertension is a side effect of renal failure, and it's sometimes the cause of it as well. You could have found out alot about her renal status by...

  22. Self inflicted

    GardenDove replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    These are

  23. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    GardenDove replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  24. Phenergan IV changes in policy

    GardenDove replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    Critter lover, that edict sounds like it was issued by someone who spends their day behind a desk dissecting data not working at the bedside. It's totally ridiculous. By the time you give the med and...

  25. I have patient gown dyslexia

    GardenDove replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    The overhead food tray is almost as mysterious as the secret hidden vanity in it. Why don't they have some instructions on there somewhere? You somehow push the main tray back, I can't explain it, it...