EmmaG RN

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    What does your head nurse need to know?

    EmmaG replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Please enforce hospital policy regarding tardiness --- and that includes making sure that the oncoming shift is ready to take report on time. They can drink their coffee and eat breakfast and visit...
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    protecting the rock!

    EmmaG replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with an LPN whose husband bought her a beautiful diamond for their silver anniversary. They'd been struggling along in the early years, and couldn't afford one when they were married. Her...
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    So what happens now?

    EmmaG replied to MedicalLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any way you could take some time off? Catch your breath, sit down and calmly look at your options. NO job is worth making yourself sick. You obviously need a change; if you can find a...
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    Belligerent Coworker

    EmmaG replied to texasfr's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck on your interview. Give your notice and work it out and then please request an exit interview with your hospital's HR rep and nurse recruiter. Tell them you do not want a phone interview...
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    This Was Truely Unexpected Event

    EmmaG replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    Thing is, if they DO fall, even with family present, we're still responsible. And I can't count the number of times I've had families in the room watching as the patient pulls out lines, crawls out of...
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    Being a Big Guy

    EmmaG replied to MurseHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Size and gender doesn't matter. Anyone can injure their back lifting any weight if it's done incorrectly (or simply by bending and turning 'wrong', as I noted in another post). Oh, and keep...
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    This Was Truely Unexpected Event

    EmmaG replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfirethat kind of ignorant attitude explains this: - nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants, had 49,480 days away from work cases and a rate of 526 per 10,000 workers, which was more than...
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    Smoking And Nurses

    EmmaG replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    A friend had quit after years of smoking, and several months later came down with the worst respiratory infection she'd ever experienced. She was on inhalers and prednisone out the wazoo and sick as...
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    This Was Truely Unexpected Event

    EmmaG replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. I injured my neck and back just grabbing for a patient who looked like they were going over. They didn't fall and I didn't actually support their weight or even get a hold on them, it was...
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    Is it possible to be allergic to my scrubs?

    EmmaG replied to edmia's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I agree with the above; perhaps the dye or detergent more so than the fiber itself. I had used a particular brand of detergent to wash my uniforms for years with no problem, and then developed an...
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    I don't want to come to work on my days off.

    EmmaG replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    When I'm in charge, I have to make those dreaded calls. I don't enjoy doing it, and if someone says 'no' I thank them and hang up. I've actually been counseled for telling new nurses that they don't...
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    Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences online BSN?

    EmmaG replied to LumpyLooRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    That's a shame. I looked into their program specifically because I'd read your posts and your experience seemed to be pretty good. There wasn't necessarily anything bad about their program, it just...
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    Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences online BSN?

    EmmaG replied to LumpyLooRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It sounds as if you're planning on going forward with attending, but just so you know... last year I requested information from them and after speaking with their rep, I told her I was not interested....
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    I don't want to come to work on my days off.

    EmmaG replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    Just say no. It's as simple as
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    Landau scrubs

    EmmaG replied to CNAinNeb's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    They are requiring a particular brand? I certainly hope they are paying for
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    Words You Hear In The Wonderful World of Nursing

    EmmaG replied to 43RN20's topic in Nursing Humor

    This can be a bit complicated. It's not illegal if there is an order for pain medicine. Of course, the nurse has to rely on his or her own judgment but sometimes that means relying on family members...
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    how to do 5 min assessment

    EmmaG replied to keishapound's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's weird. 99% of mine start to chatter away once I place the stethoscope in my ears...
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    Tired of being SICK!!!

    EmmaG replied to ERnewbieRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not only new nurses who experience this... with nearly every travel assignment, I come down with a nasty URI or GI thing. New and different bugs, I suppose. I remember one of my supervisors...
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    Question for "seasoned" nurses - how do you control your emotions?

    EmmaG replied to my3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind that sometimes death is not the worst thing that can happen to your patients; often it is a release from the suffering they've endured, and you take solace in the fact that they are...
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    Update: Why Emotions Matter: Age, Agitation, and Burnout among Registered Nurses

    EmmaG replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Nurses' negative feelings about their jobs, including their feelings of burnout, tend to be influenced more by the organizational practices governing the workplace than by the challenges inherent in...
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    ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    EmmaG replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    The hospital doesn't bill
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    how to do 5 min assessment

    EmmaG replied to keishapound's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah, they can be oriented but inappropriate. "It's Thursday, January 17th, I had surgery on Tuesday and I'm in ___ hospital... now go downstairs and let the cat in before you lock up."Then again,...
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    "VIP" Patients

    EmmaG replied to dopaminequeenRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    On one of my travel assignments the hospital had a VIP floor. I never worked there, but was taken on a tour one night. When you walked through the double-doors, it was like stepping into a 5 star...
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    Adults or Peds

    EmmaG replied to SAP2008's topic in General Nursing

    NCLEX is based on adults? Wow, things have really
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    Help Needed...Uniforms!! :D

    EmmaG replied to nurscestudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    $166 for 3 shirts????? That's