EmmaG RN

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    Professionalism in nursing

    EmmaG replied to yayat's topic in General Nursing

    I love
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    Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    EmmaG replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    Patience,
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    Professionalism in nursing

    EmmaG replied to yayat's topic in General Nursing

    [banana]Hellllllo Nurse is my hero[/banana] That post should be required reading in every nursing program. For
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    Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    EmmaG replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    Give him some time. It looks like he works nights, it's only been two days, and he lives in a different state than his Mom. We'll find out soon enough
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    Giving the Manager my Brains

    EmmaG replied to rb101's topic in General Nursing

    Good point. We were told that notes kept at home or away from work were still considered 'fair
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    Giving the Manager my Brains

    EmmaG replied to rb101's topic in General Nursing

    You might want to talk to your hospital's legal department and risk management. Many of our nurses were keeping notebooks and saving computer-report sheets; we were told that even though these notes...
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    Nurses and Mental Illness

    EmmaG replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Nursing

    This is something you should take up with the SBON. They will have the final say as to whether you are considered safe to practice. I don't know of any state that doesn't address this issue in some...
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    Patient or Client??? Which do you say?

    EmmaG replied to Olive Oyl's topic in General Nursing

    Quote them my sig
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    Patient or Client??? Which do you say?

    EmmaG replied to Olive Oyl's topic in General Nursing

    Until I get to bill them separately for the care I provide, they're
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    Do you ever offer to shave female patients?

    EmmaG replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Strange, huh?I've offered to help patients shave their legs. Not sure why helping with facial hair would be so
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    Allnurses Hospital

    EmmaG replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    On one of my assignments, I developed an ear infection with wicked vertigo and N/V. I called our insurance carrier as there were no urgent cares in the vicinity and I was unable to get into a regular...
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    Allnurses Hospital

    EmmaG replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    And what doesn't. Ya know how they used to make you wash dishes if you couldn't pay your restaurant bill? Maybe something along those lines... come in for something stupid, and get handed a
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    Allnurses Hospital

    EmmaG replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2:
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    Allnurses Hospital

    EmmaG replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    NoVA. I moved on not because of the staff (wonderful staff) or the supervisors/managers (some of the best I've worked with) or their set-up (awesome-- see above post) but because of their docs. They...
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    Do you ever offer to shave female patients?

    EmmaG replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I admit I've thought about it, but I've never had the nerve to go there either lol. I suppose if they
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    EmmaG replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    But that's no fun! :angryfire *sipping on my
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    Allnurses Hospital

    EmmaG replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    One of the hospitals I traveled to had just recently opened a new patient care building. They didn't renovate the old, but instead built on to the existing facility. When they were in the planning...
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    Checking placement on a PEG tube?

    EmmaG replied to Skwidward's topic in General Nursing

    Because PEGs can become dislodged, leading to some nasty
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    Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    EmmaG replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    I think those who've experienced it are more than aware of the problem. Like stevie said, you're not going to change them. Don't allow it to happen, leave and be sure to express why you're leaving in...
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    Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    EmmaG replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    I've not personally experienced it, but I've worked for managers who employed a "divide and conquer" mentality among their staff. Leslie is right; life is too short to be miserable. Put your energies...
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    Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    EmmaG replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    If you've progressed to the point where you're experiencing physical symptoms, you just need to
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    help written a rebuttal

    EmmaG replied to 2005grad's topic in General Nursing

    I've found many a dislodged line of one sort or another in the poo. I've even had them insert the line into their nether regions if the poo wasn't
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    help written a rebuttal

    EmmaG replied to 2005grad's topic in General Nursing

    I read it as the patient had been incontinent, and the dislodged CT was lying in the
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    EmmaG replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't get the Demerol until waaaay later in the day (daughter born by emergency c/s at 2am). The little old lady nun came by and asked how I was doing; I told her ok, except I really hurt. She...
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    EmmaG replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    The title had me LMAO. That's why my response was a bit facetious. The