uperrnbc

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1. Nursing Uniforms: From Skirts to Scrubs and Beyond

   uperrnbc replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

   Less interested in what color hair is than having it pulled back, especially since one of my co-workers, who loved her flowing locks, ended up contaminating a freshly prepped lumbar puncture site when her hair flowed over her shoulder while she was p...

2. As seen on TV

   uperrnbc replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

   My favorite scene was a long, long time ago on Falcon Crest when Maggie needed a brain tumor removed from the left parietal lobe and she came out of surgery with her long blonde hair intact and flowing off the end of the cart. I worked Neurosurgery a...

3. Decision Fatigue-the Struggle is Real

   uperrnbc replied to Maureen Bonatch MSN's topic in General Nursing

   While I agree that batching chores can lighten your load, I absolutely do not agree with doing all of your charting at the same time. I saw it happen with paper charts and even more so with EHRs. I also see physicians doing a cut and paste of documen...