NannaNurse

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  1. How many of you married doctors?

    NannaNurse replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would have to be pretty desperate to marry somebody (profession) I really can't stand. Yes I work with ALOT of Doc's (hospital) and just a handful are really great PEOPLE.....the rest are...

  2. Question about calling Adult Protective Services...

    NannaNurse replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!!!! The daughter is POA...Medical and Financial....if this woman loves her mother, she needs to know that when she comes to visit her mother, she has the right to see her alone AND to ask that...

  3. letter of reprimand-help!!

    NannaNurse replied to prnlpn's topic in General Nursing

    PRNLPN.......PLEASE....protect yourself and your daughter. I don't want to read in the paper or hear on the news that a wacked out Pharm. went nuts and killed his ex-wife and child! PLEASE....get away...

  4. letter of reprimand-help!!

    NannaNurse replied to prnlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Dear prnlpn.......I know how difficult this must be....I have an ex from hades....(maybe they are brothers??) Anyway, unless there was some sort of hearing, the state board won't send out a letter of...

  5. Belly Piercing/Tattoo

    NannaNurse replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

    Some really good post here....hope we can keep the 'mud slinging' out of it????? As I stated, I have tattoos.....one visable on my right hand, between my thumb and index finger. An elephant (size of a...

  6. Nursing, No Longer A White Woman's Job?

    NannaNurse replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    Why do they call it race?? I don't remember entering the 'race'... People are people and I agree with all the others here...STOP MAKING COLOR AN ISSUE. It always seems to be somebody of ONE color...

  7. Belly Piercing/Tattoo

    NannaNurse replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

    shavsha.....I'm not trying to 'butt-in' here, but I would say......chill alittle.....in a nice way:cool: I have raised 5....2 boys and 3 girls. All of my girls wanted their belly-buttons pierced and...

  8. How do you deal with a patient slapping you?

    NannaNurse replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Just Smile........and fill our that darn incident report! Your really stupid if you don't. JennyP says it right! You never know if that ...'harmless little slap' injured you or not. You never know if...

  9. How do you deal with a patient slapping you?

    NannaNurse replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Been in the same boat.....slapped, bit, slugged and even stabbed. Did I fill out incident reports???? YOU BET I DID, even if I "wasn't hurt" or "they didn't mean it". Incident report means just...

  10. I snapped

    NannaNurse replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Your poor thing.....I think we have all had these types of days....or nights....or evenings!! I admire you for your honesty and desire to set the 'record' straight with 'Bertha'. Kudos to you dear....

  11. Liability Insurance for Nurses

    NannaNurse replied to ruffhouser's topic in General Nursing

    If you subscribe to any of the nursing mags.....'Nursing2002'...'RN"...you will find advertisements for some there. Mine is through NSO...have been for a number of years. Wouldn't be without it. I...

  12. Anyone involved in a lawsuit?

    NannaNurse replied to Jas honey's topic in General Nursing

    DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY EXCEPT YOUR OWN ATTORNEY!!! OMG...please don't call the attorneys that sent you the letter or discuss your 'thoughts'....'fears'.....'concerns'.....etc with ANYONE!! When...

  13. Getting stuck

    NannaNurse replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    FILL OUT THAT INCIDENT REPORT!!!!!!!!!! OMG..if your a nurse, you KNOW that taking precautions is a MUST!! It is better to know for sure than to wonder the rest of your life, possibly allowing a...

  14. Switching shifts with other nurses

    NannaNurse replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    Hi...Where I work, we have PTO (paid time off) We can trade shifts...we just have to let our Dir. know so they are aware of who's coming in. We also have PD and PRN nurses who come in when needed...we...

  15. Help! FIM scores..........................

    NannaNurse replied to kyjule's topic in Rehabilitation

    Do you have a 'cheat sheet' to go by? We use a scale....you know the ones where you answer yes or no??? If you answer yes, it takes you to another level...another yes or no....another level?? They...

  16. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    NannaNurse replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    I think what flopmingale was referring to was the recent 'recruitment' of Philipino and Korean nurses. We have a hospital here in the St.Louis area that sent a 'delegation' to the Phillipenes (spelled...

  17. What is your net take home pay every two weeks?

    NannaNurse replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    I think you've touched on a 'sin'sative subject here JMP. I noticed that alot of looked at your question, but no replies...I know that alot of nurses don't really want others to know what they are...

  18. Patient non-compliance

    NannaNurse replied to NH-Viking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Boy, I have to agree with you here. I've cared for so many patients, medicare patients who were in rehab for specific assistance and would not comply. The Director 'expected' us to make sure they did...

  19. what does TID mean?

    NannaNurse replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, TID is, as the others here have stated, Three times a day. If the drsg was to be changed as the other nurse stated, it should have read 'q shift'. I also agree that I would not wake a patient up...