Nurse Ratched RN

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    Need advice on $$ Xmas bonus for nurse?

    Nurse Ratched replied to doctorwife's topic in General Nursing

    Aren't you and hubby sweet :). (My bet is a manicure or pedicure certificate would be appreciated .) Personally, I love the cards that I receive most of all - my docs and NPs are so sweet and take the...
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    Reiki and healing touch for pain management

    Nurse Ratched replied to tgsnipe's topic in Holistic

    PLEASE everyone, avoid turning this into a debate over religion. As always, keeping comments respectful is
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    cell phones

    Nurse Ratched replied to jenna_rn's topic in General Nursing

    It drove me batty on psych. Pt families would whip them out. One even took a picture of me without my permission to "document who you are." Had security bounce
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    Unanswered Questions Pleas Help Delaware

    Nurse Ratched replied to brezyblaze's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you do it the way I did, you decide it's time to be a nurse, you don't realize that there are several different points of entry, so you apply to the nearest school's BSN program, get in, take your...
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    So she go after the sabotaging nurses's license or job?

    Nurse Ratched replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    This thread needs to be closed for a moderator
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    NCLEX Strategies for Those Who Failed the First Time

    Nurse Ratched replied to TheCommuter's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Great article - thanks for posting!
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    Guys in Support Hose?

    Nurse Ratched replied to mcknis's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey, if it's good enough for Joe Namath.... - Ratched (who is not a guy, but who realizes they get varicose veins,
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    Ft. Lauderdale Nursing Question

    Nurse Ratched replied to anmlnrs's topic in Florida Nursing

    Moving this to the Florida forum
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    Hep C needlestick injury - please help!

    Nurse Ratched replied to gilda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bbp/ Here is some additional
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    Hep C needlestick injury - please help!

    Nurse Ratched replied to gilda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Gilda, we're not qualified to give you medical advice re: herbs and the like. Given the potential toxic liver effects of some "natural" remedies, I strongly encourage you not to seek advice on the...
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    Is it legal/ethical for preceptor to sabotage student?

    Nurse Ratched replied to Roland's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I find it extraordinarily difficult to believe that any nurse would intentionally disconnect a chest tube from a patient for any period of time, let alone four hours, just to see if their orientee...
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    Meds you hate to give....

    Nurse Ratched replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Mucomyst....ick.
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    Front page USA Today article

    Nurse Ratched replied to bergren's topic in School

    I was just about to post that - glad you found it, Martha!
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    Re: Blowing The Whistle On Deliberate Understaffing & Toxic Managerial Practices

    Nurse Ratched replied to TsunamiKim's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    A link was removed per TOS - thanks
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    please help me..

    Nurse Ratched replied to odobodoko's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Can you check your results online? The suspense is killing me!
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    WHat floors are more fun/social??

    Nurse Ratched replied to ER1010's topic in General Nursing

    Night shift is generally populated by the more interesting people :). There has been, in my experience, at least one crusty seasoned night nurse available on most units to bring the green new grads...
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    4 year old needs HELP please

    Nurse Ratched replied to dawn112's topic in Pediatric

    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007134.htm See the article above re: anemia in children. We can't provide medical or legal advice, but I will suggest that there are causes of this...
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    Money Hungry Patients

    Nurse Ratched replied to OliveVinesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Especially on psych . Document, document, document, as others have said. Narrative note until your fingers bleed - what you saw, what he said, what he did, not your interpretation of
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    SON HAS STOLEN MY MEDS

    Nurse Ratched replied to edna wood's topic in Pain Management

    I have nothing to add to this great
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    Physician assistant versus Nurse practitioner

    Nurse Ratched replied to xng's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi there, Scope of practice varies according to individual state law. To know the exact difference in the state you wished to ultimately practice in, you could review that state's specific laws....
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    What does a Respiratory Therapist Do That An RN Can't?

    Nurse Ratched replied to steve0123's topic in MICU, SICU

    Reopening this thread. Asking everyone to refrain from personal attacks. Thank
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    intentional overdose

    Nurse Ratched replied to anonymous207's topic in Emergency

    How would you handle it? What would be the patient's most immediate needs in such a case (think Maslow)? Help us brainstorm and we'll see where your thinking takes us
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    Another Filipino NCLEX-RN passer

    Nurse Ratched replied to Cntw82BanRN's topic in International Nursing

    Folks, even though this is a Filipino forum, we ask that per our terms of service, everyone use English. Thank you.
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    Sweating Bullets

    Nurse Ratched replied to stutl2ep's topic in Psychiatric

    Congratulations!!!
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    Do you know guys, we ARE an action figure!

    Nurse Ratched replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just spent $80 there this weekend . I love Archie for the holidays lol. Everybody needs a chicken chucker. Considered getting my big bro one, but figured he's got enough "stuff" with all his...