Nurse Ratched RN

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    ER doctors resign

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

    We often forget about our brothers and sisters in other health care occupations. As much as we sometimes grouse about docs around here, the fact is that they are as overworked as nurses in many...
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    How prevalent is violence in the workplace for nurses?

    Nurse Ratched replied to ArcticNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Forgot to add: abuse is probably not reported because of the aforementioned "customer is always right" thing and that no one wants to report a doctor for inappropriate behavior. Abuse from co-workers...
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    How prevalent is violence in the workplace for nurses?

    Nurse Ratched replied to ArcticNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the abuse nurses take is from fellow nurses, in my experience. I haven't taken too much nonsense from doctors - just haven't seen too many really obnoxious ones. (Only one, really, who could...
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    Patient confidentiality and husbands

    Nurse Ratched replied to AndyLyn's topic in General Nursing

    Tough one! You did fine. You protected your patient's privacy. And it doesn't sound like there was enough of a personal relationship with the patient to recuse yourself from the care of her. In the...
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    How prevalent is violence in the workplace for nurses?

    Nurse Ratched replied to ArcticNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think of abuse as being both verbal and physical, altho verbal has certainly been the more common in my experience. I give the benefit of the doubt to the patient who isn't in his/her right mind. I...
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    Status

    Nurse Ratched replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you think there is a nursing shortage now, just take away any monetary incentive to perform the job. Make it a holy calling. I've read there's quite a priest shortage...apparently servitude ain't...
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    Are NMs privy to their staff's hourly wage?

    Nurse Ratched replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Our nurse manager at the hospital is responsible for critiquing our work performance and whether or not we qualify for the merit raise (as tho our NM has any clue what I do
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    Uniforms,etc...

    Nurse Ratched replied to trish820's topic in General Nursing

    My school was very specific about what you needed to have, right down to where exactly (2 inches from the bottom of the sleeve) and on which arm of our (must be) cranberry-colored scrubs the patch...
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    Left-handed nurses

    Nurse Ratched replied to Wuiteroz's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't notice I had anymore trouble than I did with any other mechanical task (which isn't saying much, my mechanical intelligence leaves something to be desired lol.) I am definitely one of those...
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    Who's wearing white?

    Nurse Ratched replied to RNBN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I wear white all the time at the hospital. I don't think it attracts any more bodily fluids than any other color . I am easy to identify by my patients. Even when they can't remember my name, they...
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    shortest notice ever given at a job

    Nurse Ratched replied to blueyes2004's topic in General Nursing

    I walked out halfway into the second day on a job as a CNA. I had worked as a CNA in another state at a great facility for 6 years. I worked the first day and found most everyone on the floor had...
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    Obesity

    Nurse Ratched replied to Redial's topic in General Nursing

    I will step in early to hopefully keep this thread from going the way of other "obesity" threads. (This is a pre-emptive strike, not aimed at anyone.) The question could just as easily be worded,...
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    Ultram cost me my new dream job

    Nurse Ratched replied to KELLYGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    We used to lock up Ultram at my old facility. At my current hospital, it is treated as any other non-narcotic med and used pretty freely on our pt's who have addictions issues. Supposedly the...
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    Rectal Mass

    Nurse Ratched replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Rectocele? http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3325.htm Don't you just love something interesting to show your students?
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    Patients Waiting for Pain & Nausea Meds

    Nurse Ratched replied to Doglover's topic in General Nursing

    We've checked out the thread and I feel the posters are doing an EXCELLENT job of showing things from the nurses' POV. I personally don't expect that we will convince anyone with such a clear chip on...
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    do rn's do office..or only lpn's or ma's

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

    I had to lol - you are correct about the pay, granny. One of my coworkers at the office was commenting on the pay difference between there and the local hospital. But as someone who still works at...
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    do rn's do office..or only lpn's or ma's

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

    I am an RN working in a doctors' office. We have one LPN (she's great!) who has been there since before the policy that they will now only hire RN's (specifically BSN's.) I worked in the hospital...
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    conversion courses

    Nurse Ratched replied to gnatercia's topic in General Nursing

    Could you be more specific as to which country you are referring? We can try to steer you in the right direction then
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    Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    Nurse Ratched replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I probably would have gone a step further and offered him an AMA form if he didn't want to be treated. (Nicely, of course. ) I am a big fan of being pretty matter-of-fact with folks - something...
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    Docs leaving sharps behind....again.

    Nurse Ratched replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    That is so frustrating. Are they aware of your protest (vis a vis not cleaning the instruments) or do they think the sterilization fairies are going to take care of everything? This is plain and...
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    Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

    Nurse Ratched replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    One doc continually insists on writing the order "continue home meds" no matter HOW many times I tell him that's not a legal order and it's not going to prevent me from calling him to give him the...
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    adult Acne?

    Nurse Ratched replied to nurseluv9's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that once you get into cystic stuff, most OTC products don't seem to do much. Get a medical opinion. Accutane has risks, but blood tests are done monthly to monitor the impact. It's worked...
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    Hospital Reputation vs. Geographic Location

    Nurse Ratched replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    I think as long as you have a license and a pulse, that's what the nurse recruiter is looking for . Go where you can get the best experience for your own benefit since where you will be working...
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    free cigs for psych patients

    Nurse Ratched replied to eak16's topic in General Nursing

    If patients leave cigs when they're discharged they go into the kitty for any patient. Our policy is: we don't purchase cigs. *IF* we happen to have unit cigs, they will be doled out one per hour...
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    Nurses and Blood

    Nurse Ratched replied to RN30years's topic in General Nursing

    I am passionate about *donating* blood. Such an easy thing to do for