Nurse Ratched RN

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    I just received SPAM in my pm box

    Nurse Ratched replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Please feel free to pm me or any of the other mods or admins with it as well :). Sorry someone is spamming
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    Question Please

    Nurse Ratched replied to tnrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    Peristalsis most likely. :) Perfectly normal if that's what it is - in fact, way problematic if he doesn't have it .
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    How would you handle this?

    Nurse Ratched replied to babybel's topic in School

    I'm sure there are exemptions in every state - medical contraindications and the like. The idea that her admin wants to cave (without seeing if the person meets the exemption, but because they are...
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    Need Advice

    Nurse Ratched replied to Vailgang's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I hope this doesn't stop you from getting your RN. Do your best to leave on good terms and don't burn any bridges, if for no more reason than the reference. I know this is difficult right now....
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    Any Success with Dr. Budwig tx for cancer

    Nurse Ratched replied to wenron's topic in General Nursing

    Great advice, Kevin! Hearty agreement - any treatment offering a real 95% cure rate for cancer would be mainstream news no matter how wacky it
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    How would you handle this?

    Nurse Ratched replied to babybel's topic in School

    I'm not sure what part of "required" is unclear to that parent :). We get a lot of crap from parents, too (the kids are just older.) Fortunately, we also get a lot of support from our administration....
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    Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

    Nurse Ratched replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    At the office - 95% of the time. At the hospital, the vast majority of the time as long as the next shift gets out of report on time
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    Question about rectal exam

    Nurse Ratched replied to rachel18us's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've gone to PP for years in three different clinics in two states. Rectal exam was a standard part of it. I would try and impress upon you, as I did another (male) poster who was concerned whether...
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    Is this correct?

    Nurse Ratched replied to Future_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Stop - you're terrible!
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    Physical exam question

    Nurse Ratched replied to pat29's topic in Public, Community Health

    Be grateful she was being thorough. Believe me, no one enjoys doing that, least of all the doc. She cared that you got a complete
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    Trimspa?

    Nurse Ratched replied to stephera's topic in General Nursing

    You read my mind :). What a bimbo. I can't IMAGINE wanting her to endorse my
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    Finding it hard to get head around the US way

    Nurse Ratched replied to eirthjona's topic in International Nursing

    I was not offended by your question :). It's true that most lay people and people considering entering nursing in the US don't really understand all the points of entry. It would be helpful if there...
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    My poor sister-can yall help?

    Nurse Ratched replied to tsu_girl82's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, Kevin - it's the old adage - "When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail
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    personal belongings of patients

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

    On psych, pt's come in in all manner of messed up mental states, in all sorts of diarray up to and including frequently naked. I don't know how they come into the ED, but I don't hold the ED staff...
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    Okay, I'm not a nursing instructor yet but...

    Nurse Ratched replied to orrnlori's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm sorry your students weren't as prepared as it sounds like they could have been. I can't speak to what they should or shouldn't know since I've been out long enough to forget how stupid I was when...
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    Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    Nurse Ratched replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Lol! :chuckle. We had a gal come thru the clinic who was swearing she left a tampon in and couldn't get it out. "I pull on it and I almost have it out and then it snaps back in." You guess it - she...
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    Doing away with Restraints?

    Nurse Ratched replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    Not to be flip, but the use of restraints is such a complete pain in the butt paper-work wise, no one goes out of their way to do so. It requires a whole helluva lot of staff time to initiate, a...
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    Good news

    Nurse Ratched replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! :) For those of us in the US, could you tell us a little more about what a health visitors course is and how sponsorship is
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    Do you have Malpractice Insurance?

    Nurse Ratched replied to S.Lunsford RN's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't have said it better
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    Problem with husband and nursing

    Nurse Ratched replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Another nurse/engineer pairing! :) There are several of us here. The important thing is to understand 2 things - about men and about the engineering mind. He is in an identity crisis right now...
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    Can you believe this?

    Nurse Ratched replied to LolaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've gone around and around about this at my work. We have a smoke room on our locked psych unit and I gently but firmly refuse to assist pt's in there. If they can't have someone from the outside...
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    Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    Nurse Ratched replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Preach it, sister! ? We need to foster the understanding that it is no more acceptable to abuse/assault/harass nursing staff than it would be to do the same to a stranger on the street. And the...
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    I need a nursing debate topic, any suggestions?

    Nurse Ratched replied to patches's topic in General Nursing

    Or the rights of prisoners re: health
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    New job! No more hospital for me!

    Nurse Ratched replied to CherryRN's topic in General Nursing

    You seem to be conflicted in your feelings regarding this change. Are you sure you want to leave your current job? :chuckle Congrats - I hope your new position is everything you hope for
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    please help

    Nurse Ratched replied to shllby1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you pulled it out of a clean lancet box, in theory it ought to be clean. I do disagree with the manager's mentality that "everyone here is clean because they're old (or well-off, or whatever her...