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    Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

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

    this didn't involve medications, but it remeinded me of something funny that happened when I was a nursing student: I was doing a clinical at a physician's office and the doctor was looking up the...
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    Any transition RN's (or student's) out there?

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

    thanks for the
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    student nurse

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Nona Hoffhien's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    we have a fancy Hoyer lift on our M/S floor but no attachments to go with it!! (It looks very pretty sitting in the hallway, though :imbar
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    Whats The Best Way To Pass Boards!

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

    study, study, study and try to have some fun in
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    Whats The Best Way To Pass Boards!

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

    Haha, i like your answer the
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    Failed my drug screen!!!

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

    Just wondering exactly how you came to this conclusion about vaccines. How does it affect your role as a nurse in the healthcare field? Immunizations do play a big role in healthcare...do you...
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    Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    true, I have worked with nurses like that-but it is frustrating to me because I am not one of those
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    Is your place of employment offering you the flu vaccine?

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

    great! now you can educate your co-workers!!
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    Is your place of employment offering you the flu vaccine?

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

    public health nurse in me coming out...I just think if you are involved direct patient care it is your responsibilty to protect your patients. Many of them are immunocompromised or elderly and...
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    Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our hospital is a new building w/ doctors office's on one side and hospital on other-with a huge airy "mall" separating the two. It is truly beautiful, looks like it belongs in a magazine. There in...
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    Have anyone else heard of "basic care NURSES"?

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

    not to be rude, but what do physician's know about bedside
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    old skills that we do not use anymore

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

    I also remember MD's ordering triple H enema's, anyone else? (high, hot and helluva
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    old skills that we do not use anymore

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

    haha... i wonder that myself
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    Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When do nurses ever get to say "I don't have time" like the NA's do? Some of our nurse aides hide on the floor...avoiding the pt call lights. Or worse the secretary answering the light calls you...
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    Would you let your kid ride a MOTORCYCLE ???

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

    would i let my kid get a "donorcycle"? no
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    Is your place of employment offering you the flu vaccine?

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

    Our hospital has some flu vaccine (aka: liquid gold) and those who wanted the shot were immunized (thankfully). Those nurses who DECLINED the shot (unethical, in my opionion) are another thread!...
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    Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

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

    I have been an LVN for 15 years and we had a suspicious nurse working on our Med-Surg floor. Her terminology wasn't quite right. She would say things in report like, "the patient is in sinus...
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    Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

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

    The hospital where I work refuses to 'single' nurses out- we have to have "Happy Hospital Week" instead. I understand everyone's job at the hospital is important but still I was hoping...
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    What Freaks You Out?

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

    I could clean poop all day. I can't stand secretions from trachs or deep suctioning. I had a bad experience while pregnant. Guess it stuck with