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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    martymoose replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    haha, I had an elderly guy ( like 90's)once who did that as he got up from sitting at the side of the bed- he yelled "Blast-off!!!! while passing gas. I had to walk out after to
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    martymoose replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "Hey, can you hand me that phone? I have to call 911 and have them take me to the hospital", says the elderly admitted
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    Please help, need to go back to work now! Have missed 1.5 months +

    martymoose replied to Mustkeepjob32's topic in General Nursing

    Is it just work you cant go out to, or is it other things too, like shopping, going to other places, etc. That insight might clue you in to the urgency of needing to see MH specialist. If it's just...
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    Forget financial aid if youre an adult over 50

    martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I guess Ill figure it out somehow. I just dont remember this being a problem when I got my student loans 10 yrs ago. It is what it
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    Forget financial aid if youre an adult over 50

    martymoose posted a topic in General Nursing

    Pretty upset- found out from my college that I dont qualify for any financial aid- only private loans, which I don't qualify for either. They go by household income, and because my spouses income is...
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    Flexible acuity beds?

    martymoose posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone heard of this
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    Flexible acuity beds?

    martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    so how do they schedule staff for this? have people on call for when acuity
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    Don't do the physicians work!

    martymoose replied to ModernRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    we may not be doing their work, but we sure are the first to be blamed when they flub
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    Don't do the physicians work!

    martymoose replied to ModernRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I never had a problem with the orders for > 10 years, but now, since we're being spanked, and the doc are being more DB's about things, is why we wont take V.O from them any more. Too bad, as pt...
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    Don't do the physicians work!

    martymoose replied to ModernRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    well , this post couldn't be more timelier. We've had docs who " forgot" about the verbal orders they gave, and then they refuse to sign them later. Then "we " have to research it and prove...
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    Anyone leave over money/salary issue?

    martymoose replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    are they
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    Frustrating

    martymoose replied to nursebeth77's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi , yes , we only go by sbar. Sometimes the pt is brought up by only a tech, not on tele( but should have been). I'm over it. I'll just do it on the fly. Although I like the fact that pt usually...
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    Need some advice from experienced nurses.

    martymoose replied to ItsYourJourney's topic in General Nursing

    Go straight to psych. A fellow student with me went straight into it, no problems. Different skillset. Not that m/s is wrong, but I'd say if you can get into the psych, then go for the psych/mental...
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    How much did your nursing education cost you? Worth it?

    martymoose replied to resilientnurse's topic in General Nursing

    3 colleges in my town charge that. Sorry, I'll go to the state college,
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    Weight loss for nurses

    martymoose replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    I love this idea. I wish I could do it. But I'm talking my son into this, and he is starting to make a habit of it . Good one
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    Weight loss for nurses

    martymoose replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    One does have to wonder how much heredity plays into these things. I mean, we see it in our pt families alot. All the women relatives on my fathers side were all huge- along with huge chests! ( gee,...
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    My new nurse manager is driving me crazy

    martymoose replied to Lilone20's topic in General Nursing

    It's quite clear. No one cares if we have lives. Or families. Or elderly parents. Or babies. Or pets.You SHOULD feel guilty that you aren't there 24/7:sour: I believe upper management hires these...
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    Forget financial aid if youre an adult over 50

    martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Have had 3 jobs my whole life- so it isnt that. Things have just gotten too expensive to keep up with ie: repairs as in MAJOR. Wont consider 2nd mtg as house is not worth putting any money into....
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    Weight loss for nurses

    martymoose replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't lost any weight as a nurse for 10 plus years . You think I would , since I dont have time to eat much, and I am so exhausted after a shift that I go straight to bed. I carry all my weight...
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    I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    martymoose replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, OT, but who would wear flipflops anywhere near a hospital/health care facility- Yuck! Carry
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    Finally Leaving Nursing...For Good!

    martymoose replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    Best wishes to you! You wrote everything I feel too, as I am in a similar setting and so regretful of the choice in "profession" I hope to have the guts to move on some day too- I'm glad to hear that...
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    Why are nurse managers jerks?

    martymoose replied to Cola89's topic in Nurse Management

    This is reality in some
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    Why are nurse managers jerks?

    martymoose replied to Cola89's topic in Nurse Management

    Umm, isnt this how most of corporate america is? Ive had other jobs in other settings, not health care at all. Middle management was the same, attracted the same type of "personality" you describe. If...
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    Nursing Arrogance

    martymoose replied to Flowerchild6065's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    mmmmmm frosted
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    I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

    martymoose replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is what she wants. My opinion, but a lot of these " drug seekers" want a way to not know reality. If we are snowed into oblivion, we dont care what is going on in the world, life, etc. I swear...