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    Comfort Care

    Turtle in scrubs replied to byaya3's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nope... No vital signs, blood sugar checks, blood draws, etc. Medications only for comfort - pain, secretions, difficulty breathing, anxiety. Oxygen for comfort. Turning for comfort. Food/ice chips if...
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    A call to get involved.

    Turtle in scrubs replied to advocateforsafety's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I just sent
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    New, and have a question!

    Turtle in scrubs replied to exsnohs's topic in General Nursing

    While I didn't, my friends did, as have many here on the board. My friends had to get pretty creative at times. Sounds like you will have your hands full, but those little guys will come in handy when...
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    Newbie

    Turtle in scrubs replied to Meldey's topic in General Nursing

    Houston is pretty hot, but just down the road is Texas A&M University - Home of the fightin' Texas Aggies! I believe they now have a nursing department and the university is a whole lot of fun...
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    New, and have a question!

    Turtle in scrubs replied to exsnohs's topic in General Nursing

    Programs vary a bit. When you meet with your counselor they will be able to give you an outline of classes and the semesters it will take to complete them. Eat well, get enough sleep, exercise, try...
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    Just got rejection letter, what happened?

    Turtle in scrubs replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there crazystudent - They probably interviewed several people for the same position. Try not to think of it like they didn't choose you, but rather they chose someone else. They were obviously...
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    I am in trouble!!!

    Turtle in scrubs replied to YSB82's topic in General Nursing

    Be careful! Some of those student loans are highway robbery and will have you paying them back for decades. I would recommend spending some time with the financial aide department of the school you...
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    turning pts during sleep?

    Turtle in scrubs replied to girlr6RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes, I agree, and didn't mean to make it sound otherwise. I just couldn't help being curious what type of place had a policy like
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    Sexual relations with patients

    Turtle in scrubs replied to camille217's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that abuse should be ignored; it is that there was obviously considerably more to the story than we will ever know, and when a new member posts something this peculiar there is generally...
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    Sexual relations with patients

    Turtle in scrubs replied to camille217's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are sort of bored. Maybe you should consider doing some volunteer
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    turning pts during sleep?

    Turtle in scrubs replied to girlr6RN's topic in General Nursing

    I find this surprising. Was this at a hosp or LTC? This would never fly at my hospital. Q2 hrs 24/7. Having said that - I hate disturbing people when they are
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    A day in the life of an nurse in a Doctor office

    Turtle in scrubs replied to D&Ggirl's topic in General Nursing

    Good question. I only see the receptionists, the NP/MD, and MA's. When I called the office recently they put me through to a nurse and I thought 'ah, they do have them', and pictured her chained to a...
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    Cell Phones: Help or Hindrance?

    Turtle in scrubs replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just be careful. I had paged a doc about an hour before and just had to go. Sure enough there I was and "ring, ring". I reached over to the sink, grabbed my phone, clicked talk, and "WHOOOSH" - guess...
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    Precepting: One preceptor/2 orients?

    Turtle in scrubs replied to yogi2000's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine.
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    What do you wear to work?

    Turtle in scrubs posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hello fellow nurses across the pond! My better half keeps saying he wants to move back to the UK. I keep telling him I can't because I couldn't wear a dress to work. He says uniforms are changing and...
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    Unsafe Practices: What to do?

    Turtle in scrubs replied to NurseAimee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Unfortunately I don't know the answer to your question, but I sure wish I did. This would mean finding a person who both cares, and has the power to change things, and I don't know anyone who has...
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    My two least favorite words

    Turtle in scrubs replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    "not my job".... ok, that's 3 words, but I hate to hear
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    Cell Phones: Help or Hindrance?

    Turtle in scrubs replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    If we don't answer our phones it goes to another nurse. If they don't answer it goes to the clerk, who then forwards the call to ... yep, my
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    agism in nursing

    Turtle in scrubs replied to new51's topic in General Nursing

    My classmate was 46 when we graduated last year and she had no problem getting hired and says she does not experience ageism. On my unit there is a new grad this past week that is 45 and I don't think...
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    Charting

    Turtle in scrubs replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    We chart assessment and nursing dx in computer. I put an admission note, d/c note, telemetry strips and anything out of the ordinary in the chart. Some docs will check out what is written in the...
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    RN Student Help: MAR against MD's orders.

    Turtle in scrubs replied to Uncle Harold's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I can't read most MD's "handwriting" and find this to be not only frustrating but dangerous. I waste so much time trying to decipher progress notes and often only get a vague idea of what...
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    What did you do

    Turtle in scrubs replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my patients want to do as much as they can. For those that don't try I try to find out what is going on. Many of them don't realize they have "permission" to do many of these things for...
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    Experienced Preceptors - Dump Advice Here!

    Turtle in scrubs replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    I recently began precepting. Overall it is going well, but certainly challenging. I'm finding it difficult to be with my orientee every step of the way as she is caring for her patients and also take...
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    Falling through the cracks...

    Turtle in scrubs replied to missionnurse's topic in General Nursing

    This was the case with much of my orientation. I call it the divide and conquer technique - unsafe and of little benefit to the new employee. Now I'm precepting and trying diligently to avoid this....
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    The Wait is over!!!

    Turtle in scrubs replied to fawidonna's topic in General Nursing

    Those "select all that apply" were harsh! Congrats to you!!!! You deserve to be proud and enjoy the