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    Post Partum Depression and trying to get over it?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to RENAISSANCE RN's topic in Nursing Career

    I had difficulty with the role changes that occur with motherhood, too. Not the partner but the mother. I agree that an effort needs to be made to keep the relationship alive (by both husband and...
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    Post Partum Depression and trying to get over it?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to RENAISSANCE RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Don't give up...keep fighting...it will get better!! Try some internet support/resources:
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    Need help with time mgnt/organization on med/surg floor

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Schweetnsazzy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I keep a homemade report sheet in my pocket (looks like hell after 12 hrs) aka "my brain". This has really helped me to stay organized. On my report sheet I write down the usual graphics plus the...
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    what should I learn NOW-before Nursing school?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to michele08540's topic in Nursing Career

    how about practicing enlarging your bladder (to the size of a RV gas tank) or practice eating your lunch standing up in 5 min. flat or this year celebrate Xmas on December 23rd?? :chuckle sorry,...
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    Another TV show villifying Nursing

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    i was looking in the yellow pages to get a pizza delivered today and what did i see on the opposite add? a cartoon pic of a nurse with enormous boobs advertising a costume shop that also carries...
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    What do you think of throwing away "soiled" items in regular trash?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to NewbieNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I have been nursing for 15 years and red-bagging soiled material was drilled into my head. A few days ago I was in the soiled utility room and guess what was crammed down in the red bag trash can???...
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    Post Partum Depression and trying to get over it?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to RENAISSANCE RN's topic in Nursing Career

    my heart goes out to you! I had pp depression 12 yrs ago after my daughter was born. It basically blind-sided me...I had been around a lot of babies before and never expected to feel that way....
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    Ouestion about Blood Transfusion

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to nursemary9's topic in General Nursing

    we do VS before, then 15 min later, then 30 min after that, then hourly until complete, with a set of VS directly after the blood is
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    Press-Ganey

    General E. Speaking, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone heard of Press-Ganey (after discharge hospital survey)? We get WEEKLY scores of "things we need to improve on" posted in our bathroom!!! I feel like we are in kindergarten, getting a daily...
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    Press-Ganey

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    yes, those nurses who are there only to collect a paycheck make the saying "it only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch"
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    Press-Ganey

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    i
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    Press-Ganey

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the response- i, too, place everything at the patient's reach and ask if they are okay, need anything...then follow up with the standard ,"if you do need something, please put on your call...
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    Press-Ganey

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    "I just want to tell you that we are busy today,..." imenid37 we are not allowed to tell the patients that we are "busy" or "short
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    What was your first LPN job? Was it difficult to find after grad?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to luckymichelle's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think LVN's are "real nurses". perhaps, "Go back to school and have your dream of furthering your education" would have been more
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    Press-Ganey

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree customer satisfaction is important but feel the the Press-Ganey goes overboard. I wish the hospital would put "nursing satisfaction" under the same microscope week after week and then bend...
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    Baxter PCA Pump Questions

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

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    Student Loan Debt

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Sweetpea00's topic in General Nursing

    Here's how I look at it: when else are you going to be able to borrow money at 3% interest? It's not like you are taking a trip around the world- you are getting an education. I am in school and...
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    Team nursing is causing many good nurses to leave any suggestions

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to fight fatigue's topic in General Nursing

    team nursing is only as good as your team. depends on who u work
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    Whats The Best Way To Pass Boards!

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Guest26407's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    :balloons: congrats...welcome to the wonderful world of
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    Whats The Best Way To Pass Boards!

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Guest26407's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    :balloons: congrats...welcome to the wonderful world of
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    I think nursing school is getting to me...

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, just you wait...that was only the beginning....some other things you will notice on TV is: They never pull up the siderails on soap opera hospital patients. They have those hospital green sheets...
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    I think nursing school is getting to me...

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, just you wait...that was only the beginning....some other things you will notice on TV is: They never pull up the siderails on soap opera hospital patients. They have those hospital green sheets...
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    Scared of "Code" situation...how to prepare?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to RGrif's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I remember in the "old days" having to check the crash cart every shift ( or day?). I mean actually breaking the seal and looking at each drug for expiration dates...very helpful! I knew exactly...
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    When did you first feel like a nurse?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I DON"T feel like a nurse when: I'm fetching coffee for my ambulatory patient. I'm warming up breakfast for the patient who preferred to "sleep in". I'm cleaning the majority of body fluids...
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    Atkin's Diet patients

    General E. Speaking, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone had any Atkin's Diet patients? We had a guy with astronomical triglycerides (3,000, I think) He ended up in the ICU for a few days with pancreatitis. Was wondering if anyone else had seen...