sjoe

sjoe

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  1. Elderly patients: First name or Mr/Mrs?

    sjoe replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    Except for children, I call ALL patients and co-workers by their last names, and I expect them to call me by my last name as well--just as they do their doctors. If they call me by my first name, I...

  2. Rude Relative, advise please

    sjoe replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    Ideally, your nurse manager would have a meeting with all the nurses who take care of this person and work out an appropriate plan of care, which might or might not involve strictly limiting this...

  3. pro's vs. con's of working in a teaching hospital

    sjoe replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    I liked it, since the whole facility was accustomed to people asking questions and learning stuff. I found the interns and residents, and attendings to be very helpful and supportive to each other...

  4. Sexual misconduct between nurse & patient.

    sjoe replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    I've encountered it mostly in psych facilities. Haven't seen any formal

  5. nyc=rude nurses?

    sjoe replied to raisinet's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm thinking of PA or Seattle--maybe nicer, friendlier atmosphere?" read some of the other posts (like those about "eating one's young") before you make a geographical move based on notions like...

  6. Low-Census and you......

    sjoe replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    "we are in a small town with not too many options available" And that, simply, is the main reason for your present situation. Unless there are a lot more auto wrecks every day or so, to keep your ER...

  7. Nursing, God's Work

    sjoe replied to Nurse Nevada's topic in General Nursing

    "Healing is mentioned 129 times in the Bible." Yeah? So how often are death and killing mentioned? Time to take a basic course in logic. All that sick people need is someone taking advantage of...

  8. Nurse Cuts Off Baby's Toe ?!

    sjoe replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Why are people so shocked about this when circumcision does not bother them at

  9. How Do You Manage To Clock Out On Time?

    sjoe replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    The quick way: Decide to say "NO" to those frequent additional tasks given you by one and all (most of which entail doing parts of someone else's job). Decide to say "NO" to excessive patient loads....

  10. PHS-Good ,Bad, Indifferent

    sjoe replied to r0113's topic in Correctional

    "I want to try this form of nursing without wasting my time " In that case, probably the most useful thing for you to do is to work for an agency/registry that has a contract with a nearby...

  11. An Over-population of nurses?

    sjoe replied to salvati08's topic in General Nursing

    blueeyes has it right, as usual. nursing has often swung between surpluses and "shortages" throughout its existence, which is one reason nursing schools are reluctant to ramp up

  12. HIV question

    sjoe replied to katgurl77's topic in General Nursing

    "Chances are you are over reacting but if you are that worried go to the doctor or clinic and get tested." Or get a self-test kit at your local pharmacy and use it. A

  13. bad eval

    sjoe replied to shrinkyrn's topic in General Nursing

    You can sign your eval "signature signifies receipt, and not agreement, with the above," and then take AS LONG AS YOU WANT to rebut it in writing, along with any relevant xeroxes. I received a...

  14. Nursing on Edge?

    sjoe replied to hbscott's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, I suppose that's' ONE way to get students to study for their

  15. Surgical consents

    sjoe replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. I particularly like it when the patient is already under pre-sedation, on his/her back on a gurney, confused and probably frightened--at which point the RN is supposed to cram a pen...

  16. Contemplating job change but, dang it, I'm scared! HELP!

    sjoe replied to Momto3RN's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to a registry or an agency or two and see what they have to say about your prospects and

  17. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    sjoe replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "The root cause of these problems is management." Let's call a spade a spade. In most cases, "management" is OTHER NURSES who got promoted simply by sticking around long

  18. Hospital sold!--Have to reapply for my job....

    sjoe replied to dachweiler's topic in General Nursing

    My suggestion: apply at at least 5 different places. Having your eggs in more than one basket is wise at times like this (and at all other times as

  19. Syringing ears, a question

    sjoe replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    Practice using one several times with no patient and learn how to avoid the problems you cite. If you still have problems, ask one of the docs to show you how to use it better. Nobody is born...

  20. How long does report take?

    sjoe replied to RNnites's topic in General Nursing

    4 or 5 minutes for 15 patients. What on earth are people talking about that would take 90 minutes? An MD visit wouldn't take nearly that long! A report is not a complete historical biography of each...

  21. Downsizing in a nursing shortage????

    sjoe replied to -jt's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    More reasons why healthcare services based on $$$ will not work. If police and fire services had to show a profit or go out of business, the same story would be

  22. Feeling threatened by your patients

    sjoe replied to rachel h's topic in General Nursing

    "always document whether verbal or physicial abuse no matter how insignificant it may seem to others you document. " Right. And if you don't know how to stand your ground without sounding apologetic...

  23. Being Charge

    sjoe replied to longforseaair's topic in General Nursing

    bbq writes: "I would love to take fewer patients but we are not allowed to do that." So you are a charge nurse, but are not "allowed" to decide on your own patient assignments? Here's a quote from...

  24. Do all surgeons think that they are Gods?

    sjoe replied to angiebaby's topic in General Nursing

    "Do all surgeons think that they are Gods?" No, but some of them do. Do all nurses think they are competent judges of docs and others? No, but some of them

  25. Class for treadmill testing

    sjoe replied to kush35's topic in General Nursing

    Training? All you have to do is hold on, run, and