MAISY, RN-ER BSN, RN

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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

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    Die Hard Nurse

    Would not take a pay cut, in fact, I think my department is overdue for a payraise! When you go to work in an environment that has you dancing a jig on the head of a pin....you deserve to be paid for...
  3. I received a patient via ambulance from home....elderly....covered in feces from head to toe....dx: Ams according to family. Patient had bruises all over her body, rash across her back, nodules on...
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    I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    I ran a service division for a subsidiary of Ricoh corporation, coordinating: customer service, service agreements, technical training, customer dispatch, inventory control, deliveries, computer...
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    What would you do if this was your patient?

    The family tried to pass her off as not wanting interference or help...it was hard to believe after speaking to the emts....they said it wasn't her first time with them in poor condition! Obviously,...
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    Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    DITTO!
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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    This has been a great thread to read! I'd hope for any of you to be my nurse if my end was near and I was in pain-you are all thoughtful and caring nurses. Recently I had an 96 yo vented ICU...
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    4 weeks with preceptor?!?!

    ER Orientation 16-20 weeks. Four weeks! Yikes! Tell them you want the full time, especially for 6-7 patients! In NJ Orientees make full salary, preceptors in my hospital make a couple of dollars...
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    She did not just say that . . .

    While it's true we need orders to treat patients, we also have power not to give medicines to patients based on Our assessments. Discharge patients from care. And in many cases(at least ER)to put up...
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    From Hippocrates to Hypocrisy

    Should be required reading for all healthcare professionals, especially some nurses logged onto our website. It's back to "there but for the Grace of God go I...." some people seem to be luckier...
  11. I feel two ways about travelers, one they should be competent and ready to work....and two, they are usually given the worst assignments and are hung out to dry... OFTEN. No one should be doing...
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    Nursing as We Age.....

    My hope is to have a private venture involving my family. I have a business background and am an RN(second career), my daughter is in school for nursing and business, my son is a pharmacy major with...
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    PA School

    Yikes...I am not sure I'd want a PA or NP that had no hands on experience. Our PA's know how to do alot! Do all of them help? Nope. But most do, starting lines, doing urine dips, giving injections,...
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    You gotta be kidding me!

    I checked for the heck of it....Texas is like NJ...only one person needs to be informed of taping. In this case, it would be the employee. All you can do is to keep it professional, and document to...
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    Calling out Sick on a Holiday

    Sorry you're sick...don't stress over it, like everyone else said you are only human...humans get sick. Rest today....enjoy your family...eat some turkey....get better to work another day!
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    Bed & Chair Alarms

    We don't need an order for falls precautions, therefore, I wouldn't think we'd need one for alarms. Personally, I don't see dignity playing a part of not using alarms. I am sorry, safety should be...
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    You gotta be kidding me!

    Recording conversations is a tricky thing. First, it has to be legal in your state, and second it usually has to be done by one of the participants in the conversation. In NJ I could record a...
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    Gobble, Gobble; Happy Thanksgiving, Nurses!

    HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Hope the Holidays are everything you want them to be. Lucky enough to be off today...turkey's in the oven. From my heart to yours...health, wealth and all the happiness life can...
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    Families from Hell

    Can you say YUCK! I don't understand ever having children in a hospital! Not safe, sounds like a hassle, don't think I could work there. I believe in having open visiting hours in oncology,...
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    Families from Hell

    I love those families who have the legal pad, NOT!!! Usually if someone is in the room for the night I will ask what they will be doing for the patient, put the entire onus on them to come and get me...
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    Families from Hell

    Stress is no reason to be abusive....yesterday, I relieved a nurse who was about to crack from family pressure so she could have a break. The minute I got there, they started. Why, why, why, why...?...
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    Who took the NURSE out of Nursing?

    Sorry to hear about your husband and the treatment he received during his care. Thank goodness he had you! However, I am not sure "humble beginnings" are indicative of how a nurse will behave...
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    Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

    I have not read all of the posts, but personally I hope that I do not end my life like those who visit my ER daily. What are we keeping alive? I don't understand families who code, code, code, vent,...
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    Some one please tell me

    So sorry for your loss. Patients after codes are usually not a pretty sight...if the family is there and wants to go right in, it's almost impossible to make the patient appear normal. Usually, we...
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    Externship Ideas

    St Barnabas has summer externships-you need to go to the website and check out dates. It's a great experience and again will add to your healthcare resume. I did it and loved it! Make sure you hve...