FireStarterRN BSN, RN

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    Please date all food items in refrigerator or it will be tossed, after 3 days

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if this same assistant charge nurse would sign off medication orders that she wasn't clear about? I hope not. Why the lack of communication about the cleaning of the fridge. At the last place...
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    Please date all food items in refrigerator or it will be tossed, after 3 days

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    To me, it was the height of disrespect to not check with the people who were working that day before throwing out their food and containers. That is just unacceptable. Finally I got the tech who was...
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    Pt's wife patted my butt

    FireStarterRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I spent today running around like a mad woman, putting out fires and watching the shift escalate in intensity throughout the day. This one elderly man had a wife who strongly resembled Tammy Faye...
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    Gender descriptions in my MSN text

    FireStarterRN replied to nursesail's topic in General Nursing

    What language does have a gender neutral pronoun that can be used to replace he or she? I don't remember that from Spanish or
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    Gender descriptions in my MSN text

    FireStarterRN replied to nursesail's topic in General Nursing

    We do have gender neutral pronouns. 'It' is a gender neutral one. That would be charming writing, refering to patients as
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    Gender descriptions in my MSN text

    FireStarterRN replied to nursesail's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't make for literary greatness, but that's one
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    Pt's wife patted my butt

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know what bothers me about this? I didn't feel free to tell this woman to stop it! I felt helpless because she held the power in the relationship because she was being demanding and faultfinding,...
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    Gender descriptions in my MSN text

    FireStarterRN replied to nursesail's topic in General Nursing

    Frankly, most carpenters, roofers, etc are men. So, why not use a male pronoun? It makes the writing more realistic. I hate it when writers of textbooks purposely try to go against demographic...
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    Pt's wife patted my butt

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmmm, maybe he told her about it, she wasn't there at the time. I think her daughter was, she was bubbly, saccharin, pushy too, she must have been offended. Regarding the pat on the butt, it was a...
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    Pt's wife patted my butt

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    That would be an affirmative on that,
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    Pt's wife patted my butt

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    After that shift, a 'kick me' sign would have been a perfect crowning
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    Pt's wife patted my butt

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I ignored it. I was too busy to worry too much about it, much less ask her to kindly keep her hands off my butt! But truly, we meet the oddest situations and people in nursing. Why in the name of...
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    Disorganized nursing supervisors

    FireStarterRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just got off the phone with the nursing supervisor to make sure that I am actually working for the person who asked me to work today. Since I wouldn't be in to work to fill out a slip and this was all...
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    IV starts help!

    FireStarterRN replied to DIVA_NURSE405's topic in General Nursing

    I often don't use a tourniquet at all, it really helps on the old folks. All the other above advise is great! Also, take your time finding a site. Plus warming up the vein ahead of time helps relax...
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    Violating a Code Status...

    FireStarterRN replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I would write that up, that's outrageous. The whole point of hospice is to accept end of life care with no
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    Violating a Code Status...

    FireStarterRN replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    If you are in hospice you are supposed to be a no code. You need to notify your supervisor, obviously there was a misunderstanding here when the patient
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    Our unit clerk

    FireStarterRN replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I would NOT work at a place that had a dress code like
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    Our unit clerk

    FireStarterRN replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I just can't get over that any respectable place would require that ridiculous outfit. What kind of unit is
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    Our unit clerk

    FireStarterRN replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Red tops with white pants? What dingbat picked out those colors?
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    "You take the BUS to work!"

    FireStarterRN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It can be irritating when coworkers repeat the same theme or comment over and over, I agree. Try to let it go or else tell him that he's mentioned that 20 times and counting and that it's sounding...
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    my husband....the jerk......sorry this is a rant :)

    FireStarterRN replied to HeatherTN's topic in General Students

    Hey Heather, it sounds very, very trying. Men can make us women and our children suffer in life, it's just not fair. Boy oh boy, I'd like to knock some sense into that husband of yours! I don't have...
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    Unethical Hiring Practices

    FireStarterRN replied to sophie12's topic in General Nursing

    Sophie- if you have the time and energy to confront these unscrupulous people, go for
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    Unethical Hiring Practices

    FireStarterRN replied to sophie12's topic in General Nursing

    Smart advise. I would go back to my old employer and tell them that you quit to work closer to home based on the initial wage promise offered and signed for, but then your new employer did not honor...
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    Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    FireStarterRN replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    No soup for
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    Drug testing in nursing school

    FireStarterRN replied to OC85's topic in General Students

    I think nursing schools have you by the proverbial balls, that's what I