Tait MSN, RN

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    Patient rights v. Clinical instructor?

    Tait replied to studentnurse0383's topic in General Nursing

    I would be totally irritated if a student nurse came into my room and said "ok time for a bath now". If I don't have dementia then you had better not be demanding I do anything as though I do. I...
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    Thoughts on this new note taking method I just thought of?

    Tait replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    I say go for it! I am very visual and used to use anything from notebooks with colored flags and highlighters to note cards to drawing pads to get the information down. I think as long as you have...
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    Nervous about all the warnings regarding school work load

    Tait replied to jafferine's topic in General Students

    Don't let it scare you away before it happens! Yes there is a lot of work in nursing school, but I found it to be exciting. Learning the systems, breaking down a care plan to help a person get well...
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    A quick vent about APA

    Tait posted a topic in General Students

    Background: I am an ADN who, after five years of bedside nursing, is currently completing my RN-MSN Clinical Education bridge with . So far I have completed 9 undergrad classes and will start my MSN...
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    A quick vent about APA

    Tait replied to Tait's topic in General Students

    Three emails later and I STILL have not been able to get the physical paper back so I could see the mistakes. I am not even asking for the points back, I just want to know what I did
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    A quick vent about APA

    Tait replied to Tait's topic in General Students

    Thank you
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    A quick vent about APA

    Tait replied to Tait's topic in General Students

    And when you publish...it is why you have an editor!
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    what is the most beautiful thing in being a nurse?

    Tait replied to smily11's topic in General Nursing

    There are many things that are beautiful in nursing: 1. Seeing a very sick patient get well enough to go home and be with his family again. 2. Seeing the peace in an MS patient's eyes when you get...
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    Is this legal? What are the nurse's rights on privacy in the workplace?

    Tait replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a hot case for the Ethics Committee! The abuse is the most disturbing portion for
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    My horrible hospital stay. What would you do?

    Tait replied to Carebear77's topic in General Nursing

    Our PCT's (Patient Care Technicians) are allowed to remove IV's. They have around 8 months of training and only recently were restricted from placing/removing foleys as well as a history of placing...
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    Do you consider yourself a "highly sensitive person" ?

    Tait replied to Gentle Giant's topic in General Nursing

    I am an HSP as well as my husband. I have the majority of the books to read during my "baby break" starting after next week, including The Highly Sensitive Child since I am pretty sure I am growing...
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    What is procedure when patient is unable to take medicine?

    Tait replied to Marnie S's topic in General Nursing

    Someone might have said this already, but Coumadin is a tricky one. Especially if you are loading a patient so they can go home. One dose can often be the difference between going home the next day,...
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    Malpractice Insurance for New RN

    Tait replied to nulife4good's topic in General Nursing

    NSO here for years. Around $100 a
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    As a patient, is it okay to suggest a vein for IV?

    Tait replied to Lahryn04's topic in General Nursing

    That makes a lot of sense! I didn't even think about the damage over time issue and wanting those big blue ropes for later on. He has been on it for about two years now, so far his veins have held up...
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    Immunizations & nursing school

    Tait replied to determined09's topic in General Nursing

    My family is all covered (can't have an L&D nurse as a MIL and get away without it!). I was thinking more in reference to a care provider not having an up to date
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    As a patient, is it okay to suggest a vein for IV?

    Tait replied to Lahryn04's topic in General Nursing

    I have been telling my husband to start picking out his favorite veins for Remicaide. Lately they have been putting them in his hand or wrist, which sets off the pump non-stop as he tries to work on...
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    Newly pregnant...when to tell work?

    Tait replied to jmblair1's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently 36 weeks pregnant and my boss and charge nurses all knew when I knew, around 5 weeks. Yes I had two miscarriages, but it comes with the territory. After two years of TTC I wasn't taking...
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    help with dementia patient please!

    Tait replied to Tarabara's topic in General Nursing

    This is a little off topic, but we were discharging a dementia patient home a few weeks ago when she stopped her nurse and asked if she had let the dog out. The RN said "of course". Her daughter then...
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    Pyxis as the problem? You decide.

    Tait replied to vicarious's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't look at the date on the thread. As I was reading it I was like "hey that sounds like my place of work!" and then I realized it was my own response.
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    What to you think of UAP's representing themselves as RN's?

    Tait replied to sofla98's topic in General Nursing

    Even though a person isn't walking into a room and telling patients she is an RN, she is telling people online that. People who then trust her judgement and believe she a license to support any...
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    Immunizations & nursing school

    Tait replied to determined09's topic in General Nursing

    As my due date looms in mere weeks this makes me think of the risks to my baby Emma from whooping
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    I Feel Like a Bad Nurse: Alzheimer's/Combative Patients

    Tait posted a topic in General Nursing

    I feel like a bad nurse. I feel like I am not doing the best by my patients, those of confused/combative/Alzheimer's/dimentia status. I don't want to go into any details about my patient care, but I...
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    Has anyone dealt with a "Duval Drain"?

    Tait posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of my coworkers has one at the floor, it is an abodominal drain about an inch wide, and we aren't having much luck Googling it. Anyone in GI or elsewhere worked with one?
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    Nursing School Hazing Stories

    Tait posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know hazing isn't really a thing that happens all that much in nursing school (at least lets hope not, we have enough to deal with!) but does anyone remember the first time someone at clinical tried...
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    Patient's and Advance Directives

    Tait replied to almostthere2's topic in General Nursing

    Ethics committee and the MD would be my