EmmaG RN

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   Hospital Parking

   EmmaG replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Only because I work nights. Day and evening shift parking is similar to what you describe. While I was traveling, I quickly found that to be one of the questions I would ask during my phone...
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   Have you ever been a patient?

   EmmaG replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

   Oh yeah. And I will never downplay how awful an NG tube can be...
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   Do you start your own IVs?

   EmmaG replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   When I traveled to hospitals where there were IV teams, I still started my own. Faster, and the IV nurses appreciated the help. (of course, I cleared with them first that it was ok that I do
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   Medical Terms Patients Have Misunderstood

   EmmaG replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

   Your experience points out how we have to be very careful in what we say to patients, and make sure they understand the meaning too. Too often the lay (or common) definition doesn't equate to that of...
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   Are there any nurses who actually enjoy their jobs?

   EmmaG replied to hollyjolly's topic in General Nursing

   After what I've put up with over the last month or so...no, I'm not enjoying my job all that
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   Entire ER crew will go to mandatory retreat

   EmmaG replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   Just when I think I've heard it all... So they're going to force you all to get along Here. You'll be needing this:
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   Proof that Magnet Status is a farce (read this article!!)

   EmmaG replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

   Excellent. Thank you for posting
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   I'm so confused.

   EmmaG replied to Aimee03's topic in General Nursing

   Between the short-staffing and her comment to you, consider yourself lucky you no longer work for that ass. Good luck in whatever you choose to do. Please don't make any impulsive decisions... there...
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   Hippa - Wwyd?

   EmmaG replied to ilstu99's topic in General Nursing

   I've been on the receiving end too. If you don't feel comfortable going to the manager, you can make an anonymous report to your facility's compliance
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    Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    EmmaG replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    What the hospital is doing is wrong. What FauxNews did was ignorant beyond
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    What do you wish for in a break room?

    EmmaG replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    Hi!
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    What do you wish for in a break room?

    EmmaG replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    I know what I don't want: that damned call-light panel that alarms every time a patient calls out. I've only worked one unit in all these years that had a break room that was truly a break
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    Knowing what you know now about nursing, what other career would you have chosen?

    EmmaG replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    If I had to choose another path, I'd have gone into PT or OT or possibly
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    "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    EmmaG replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    You mean mostly
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    Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    EmmaG replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't ya just love that? I had one of those idiots just the other day. When they asked for my name, I took their pad and wrote out my full name in HUGE BLOCK