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  1. confrontation in the workplace

    jemb replied to fluffybear's topic in General Nursing

    I have made it a personal policy to have witnesses around when speaking with one particular coworker. If she approaches me when I am out of earshot of anyone else, I walk away. (Seems to help keep...

  2. utility pack/fanny pack

    jemb replied to flibble's topic in General Nursing

    Is this it? This is a 'scrubpoc" made by S.C.R.U.B.S. You can find them online at

  3. Too close?

    jemb replied to florry's topic in Oncology

    Bless you for being such a caring nurse for your young patient. Go to www.onconurse.com/ . Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you will find a link to " Wish Fulfillment Organizations". Some...

  4. Clogs <dansko?>

    jemb replied to joyflnoyz's topic in General Nursing

    Danskos are the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn. I recommend their closed back clogs, though-- less likely to twist an ankle. My back actually quit hurting after I started wearing those shoes...

  5. Yippy I went back to work after 11 weeks med leave

    jemb replied to angelbear's topic in General Nursing

    Wupedy dupedy, hooray for

  6. Being on the other side of US health care

    jemb replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    Zumalong, sorry to hear about your family's misfortunes, especially your health problems. My thoughts are with you. Bless your dh for his hard work to keep the family going. None of us know when...

  7. King/Drew nurses were ordered to lie and key drugs weren't given. Criminal inquiries

    jemb replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I worked at a Los Angeles County hospital for a short time during the 1980's. The nurses then (and still, I believe) were not part of a nurses' union. They were under the umbrella of the County...

  8. Rectal Mass

    jemb replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Rectocele. And you decscribed it perfectly,

  9. Low Na diet???

    jemb replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in General Nursing

    I probably would have just told her that salt can make her retain fluid, which in turn can cause hypertension and put strain on the heart, in which case she would end up back on telemetry. Simple, to...

  10. subtly abusive co-workers

    jemb replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Miserable to work with such folks, isn't it? I've been dealing with such a coworker for several years now. For the subtle little things, I ask pointedly, "And just what did you mean by that?', or...

  11. Questions about working weekends...

    jemb replied to jetta1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Never had a weekend differential except through

  12. What are Ca salaries really like?

    jemb replied to creeves's topic in California Nursing

    I was contacted some time back by a scab agency that claimed to pay $800-$1400 per shift, depending on specialty. Was that possibly what he was doing? Where I work, the top pay right now for a...

  13. No lift policy

    jemb replied to PaulG's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Paul, I think you've gotten no replies because the question is not clear. Are you referring to weight limits that nurses are allowed to lift, patients' lifting things after abd surgery, etc, Hoyer...

  14. insufficient care

    jemb replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    a two-year investigation conducted by the state attorney general's office found the biggest failure was in meeting a state mandate requiring that caregivers provide at least 3.2 hours of care each...

  15. being squeezed out

    jemb replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think I understood your post, and I believe that I was in a similar situation at a hospital once. It sucked big time! They eliminated most of the full time positions, and replaced them with a...

  16. Lockers at work

    jemb replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in General Nursing

    My answer should acturally be a "yes, but..." There are not enough lockers for everyone, so they have been on a first come, first serve basis. Until somone relinguishes a locker, a newcomer doesn't...

  17. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    jemb replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you, Tweety! Isn't it amazing that people come to a hospital for treatment and then refuse the treatment but won't leave? Oh, yeah, I forgot -- it's just the magical atmosphere of the...

  18. reentry nurse needs help!!!!!

    jemb replied to krisssy's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Most of the bags that I see now are numbered with the larger # at the top, but I have seen other bags that have both ascending and descending #'s opposite each other. (Just think of it as 'amount...

  19. reentry nurse needs help!!!!!

    jemb replied to krisssy's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    If you are not familiar with IV bags, I can understand how you would be confused. IV bags have volume 'hatch marks' on them. Many hospitals have "time tapes" that you use to label IV bags so that...

  20. Taking boards pre-computerization

    jemb replied to LydiaNN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh, yeah... We had to go for two days straight for testing. I forget how many hours a day we were there each day, but it was a gruelling experience. And, as you said, we didn't get our results for a...

  21. Amphotericin B

    jemb replied to bellehill's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Another thought now that you say the ampho was in a glass bottle... Was the piggytback tubing vented or did you need to place an additional vented spike between the tubing and the bottle? Not...

  22. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    jemb replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow! If we weeded out all the nurses currently working that were going through changes in their lives, had 'emotional problems', or looked slightly different from the stereotypical gender that they...

  23. Amphotericin B

    jemb replied to bellehill's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I use primary tubing for Ampho, and hook it to the primary D5W line via the port closest to the patient. That way the Ampho tubing goes through the pump. When the Ampho has infused, the pump alarm...

  24. Great Expectations?!

    jemb replied to SarahCeleste's topic in General Nursing

    One seldom mentioned advantage of working med-surg for awhile before specializing is the exposure to other possibilities. You might just find a field of nursing that you never considered by seeing...

  25. Patients and medical terminology....What the heck?!?!

    jemb replied to Big Bab's's topic in General Nursing

    Heard many times, and not as a joke: "My mother/father has old-timers."