Nurse Ratched RN

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    Men's sexualality in Nursing

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

    It's called professionalism, pure and simple. It's a job, nothing
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    Christopher Reeve--did decubiti kill him?

    Nurse Ratched replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like we need to take a deep breath on this one.... I've removed some posts that were purely personal attacks (and edited some where those posts were quoted.) I ask everyone to be mindful of the...
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    Need a good cancer reference book

    Nurse Ratched replied to MikeLPN's topic in Oncology

    You might also think about a local college's library - or is there a medical school near you? Most hospitals also have a medical library for staff and public use and can help you. This would give...
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    Working off the clock??

    Nurse Ratched replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is one of those situations you might just have to experience for yourself. Hospital mgt must be viewed in the "give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile" light. The more you are willing...
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    Working off the clock??

    Nurse Ratched replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Common doesn't equal right. In a hospital setting, there is very little room for advancement because of hard work. Martyrdom is a quick road to burnout. The best you can hope for in terms of...
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    Peds office nurse - keep getting sick :(

    Nurse Ratched replied to indynurse#2's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    You're probably gonna catch most bugs that come down the pike for the next year - takes at least that to develop immunity . I'm a big fan now of heavy doses of C as a preventative. I'm generally...
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    I'm starting to hate ICU nurses

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

    Thread closed for cooling off. Attacking posts are not appreciated and will not be tolerated. As always, please be mindful of how the written word can be perceived without benefit of facial cues as...
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    Where Do Residents Rights End? Long, Sorry.

    Nurse Ratched replied to Cheez-It!'s topic in General Nursing

    I will tell you that the problem is that this person no longer fits criteria to be in an assisted living facility. It is *not* for the severely demented or those unable to primarily self-care. Check...
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    Oregon strike

    Nurse Ratched replied to vmburg's topic in General Nursing

    Thread degenerated into personal attacks.
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    Death Test

    Nurse Ratched replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Guys, this is really an off-topic
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    Psych BSN

    Nurse Ratched replied to ZZTopRN's topic in Psychiatric

    True, one is somewhat more limited to staff nursing without a BSN, but that's not to imply that staff nursing isn't a perfectly fine long term option for nursing, especially if you're good at it and...
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    overdose in a nursing home/document falsification=need advice

    Nurse Ratched replied to Nikko's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt the patient actually received the double dose of Dilaudid.... Your friend did the right thing. She needs to get out of this facility before she is put in a position of getting fired rather...
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    If you're sick...please just call in...please...

    Nurse Ratched replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    OMG - the night nurse last noc was puking in between admissions. She looked like death warmed over. Sounded like she had TB in report this morning - couldn't get two words out without a cough. I...
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    Banning smoking for psychiatric patients

    Nurse Ratched replied to Bjo's topic in Psychiatric

    Ours isn't a long term facility, but we have had no problems at all since a no-smoking policy was instituted. In fact, things are much better from staff's standpoint that detoxers don't get their...
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    Good leadership qualities

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

    Someone who understands the difference between being liked and being respected, and can live with the latter at the expense of the
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    Interviewing for Corrections

    Nurse Ratched replied to littleplaynurse's topic in Correctional

    Littleplaynurse, I split off your question so it didn't get lost in the other thread. Hope you get some answers
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    Psych BSN

    Nurse Ratched replied to ZZTopRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Nobody that I noticed
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    Do you use Spanish on the job????

    Nurse Ratched replied to mchup's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I use my imperfect Spanish on the psych ward. It's fascinating to try and do with someone who is psychotic and/or
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    sad; cna job about to end....

    Nurse Ratched replied to Purple Princess's topic in Nursing Career

    Sorry for the changes happening. Nursing school certainly requires a lot of sacrifices. May I suggest making sure that you get some sort of insurance policy? I'll bet there is a cheap student health...
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    Visitor Assaults ER RN

    Nurse Ratched replied to PalmettoRN's topic in Emergency

    Palmetto - more power to you - because that helps ALL of us. I wish you all the best in showing administration and the public that assault on health care workers *is* a crime and cannot be permitted....
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    Heart murmurs - what is PND?

    Nurse Ratched replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Again, just goes to show you the variuos specialties we deal in - I get a lot of PostNasal Drip
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    Question about crystal meth

    Nurse Ratched replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/photos/gallery.ssf?cgi-bin/view_gallery.cgi/olive/view_gallery.ata?g_id=2927 You want to see something that will educate - check out this article (you enter...
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    Web sites for medical information?

    Nurse Ratched replied to luv4nursing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    webmd.com
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    Fasciitis AKA Flesh-Eating Bacteria

    Nurse Ratched replied to Marcee_29's topic in Infectious Disease

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=necrotizing+fasciitis Lots o' stuff here. I've never seen it personally, but friends have cared for patients with it. Apparently scarily impressive to
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    Should Surgical Technicians Circulate

    Nurse Ratched replied to Rnn2003's topic in Operating Room

    Closed for cooling off/clean