TakeTwoAspirin

TakeTwoAspirin MSN, RN, APRN

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  1. When is it ok to make waves at work?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to CrystalSSA's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I tend to only pick fights I think I can win. I do not think you will win this fight. These new computer programs are going to infiltrate every part of our practice, and the lawyers rule on this...

  2. Be careful with FACEBOOK

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Stephieee's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This problem is not so much fb but the fact that you appear not to have any privacy settings turned on. How is it that someone you are not a "friend" with can look at your fb page in so much detail?...

  3. Can I be mandated in NYS under these circumstances?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Acton's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me, if the staff is being used and abused they will likely be happy to tell you ALL about it. I wouldn't go about this like you were completing a survey. Be discrete and bring it up in casual...

  4. Can I be mandated in NYS under these circumstances?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Acton's topic in General Nursing

    If I were in your shoes I would be concerned about how often this is likely to happen. That would be the deciding factor on whether to stay or not for me. If this was a "one off" that rarely...

  5. How to deal with surgeons that treat you like ****

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to rncoco's topic in Operating Room

    Write them up, every time. Your employer has a responsibility to provide a professional environment, free from abuse. If this is truly abusive behavior and everyone writes it up, every time, the...

  6. Read this email my NM sent to all the nurses.

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to GummibearsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I really do resent communications like this one. Deal with the people who are the problem, I don't want to hear it. Do your job as a manager and stop threatening the whole department when you really...

  7. leaving my job gave a 2 weeks manager very rude.

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to purpleRN6163's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You may never want to work at this place again, but you will have to depend on them for a reference at some point or another. If your HR file is tagged "not eligible for re-employment" (which it...

  8. Physically Asssulted at work

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to theview's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Nobody intervened to help you because of lack of training in self-defense! What? I don't have any training but I would have jumped in and done what I could to help a friend/colleague (heck, I...

  9. Discrimination & Whistle blowing - Would you hire this nurse again?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to SunshineSmile's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If all the Christians demanded "accommodation" to take off every Sunday (and holidays like Christmas, Easter, etc) it would be a scheduling nightmare! Everyone who goes into healthcare knows this...

  10. Bones Shows.....

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to mizaf's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't it just be simpler to ask one of the people who are talking about it to let you have the

  11. HELP! Elective surgery & malignant hyperthermia

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to tram523's topic in Operating Room

    Why are you fighting this alone? What does the anesthesia provider have to say about this? Ultimately, it is their decision whether or not this patient has the

  12. I am now too expensive and too experience to get a new job!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so tired of hearing all of this rubbish from employers. We're afraid you'll leave for this, we're afraid you'll leave for that. How about they just pay us what we are worth, treat us with...

  13. Part time realistic?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to mrspolly's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that a hospital will hire a new grad on for PRN or part time. New grad nurses generally have to go through an extensive orientation on a full time basis for at least a month to six...

  14. Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Because the OP said the family member knew the difference. So why ask if you already

  15. Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry, but if the family member knew the difference then why did they ask in the first place? Were they baiting to see what the response would be? And in reality, this person did not say they...

  16. Where to go from here

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to dhibler's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, most schools are not $20K a year! I didn't pay $20k for my BSN and my local community college is a fraction of that. My advice is to do some more courses and get your GPA up so that you are...

  17. Waitressing as a pre-req?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I once had a surgeon compare my job to that of a waitress. When I didn't respond to his "joke" he asked me why I had nothing to say. I told him I was busy calculating how much he owed me in...

  18. Cardio-Thoracic Differential Pay

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to GarretSTL's topic in Operating Room

    So my ruptured AAA isn't critical? To answer your question, in the facilities I have worked where there has been a cardio team they received the same base pay as everyone else. The extra call the...

  19. That little voice in the back of your head...

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The only regrets I have ever had with regard to patient care have been when I listened to somebody else who was supposed to know more (in spite of what I KNEW to be the right thing). Always do what...

  20. A backbreaking patient...

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to GrodeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would explain to her very carefully why you will not be getting her out of bed without the appropriate equipment and offer the bedpan. When she starts to pitch a fit I would then explain very...

  21. is it possible to bring a trauma pt in the OR without an OR nurse?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to cyrene1125's topic in Operating Room

    That would somewhat depend on the trauma. I've worked trauma and I have to say that there are trauma cases, and then there are TRAUMA cases. The bottom line is that if the patient can't wait to come...

  22. Bayada Nursing Benefits--a mystery even when hired?!?!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to donnad3's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm sorry, but I find it difficult to believe this is such a caring company if they don't care enough about employees to avail them of the pay scale and benefits package! Having said that, you hold...

  23. 2 glove technique? HUHH?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to RN1822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think the language he was using is what is confusing. There is no such thing as "extra sterile". As a long-time operating room nurse and CST I can tell you that something is either sterile, or it...

  24. Does anyone know if the Inova Hospitals in VA test hair or urine for their drug test?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Maria17's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Yes, you are way over thinking this. No, I don't believe INOVA does hair testing - I don't know of any hospital in the DC metro area that does (not that I know the policies of all the hospitals in...

  25. NP preceptorship

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to charlie1234's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Myelin, I would be really interested to see the data on this. What is your