kadokin

kadokin ASN, RN

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  1. :yeahthat:
  2. How very kind and selfless of you. By golly you should get THIS xmas off just on general principles. God bless your good-hearted
  3. Your co-worker needs to grow up. I see so much of this and I still can't believe it. It is a hospital(or whatever), it is open 24/7. You KNOW that when you agree to WORK there. If the possibility...
  4. Emdr

    What is
  5. Dealing with borderline

    I hope you don't take offense, but, are the rns you speak of rewarding rude behavior or attempting to be therapeutic? Just had to ask. I know from experience that some rns really don't handle these...
  6. Dealing with borderline

    Amen to that brother (I'm assuming your gender from your avatar picture)! I will never understand the fellow clinicians I see who actually do this. l am an RN working in an inpatient psych. unit....
  7. What do you live for?

    I don't know if it's available in your area, but we have an organization here in IL called GROW. People w/mood disorders who provide support for each other. Ask your therapist, psychiatrist, local...
  8. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

    yeah! that's exactly
  9. Is this new grad a nut or what? Opinions please !

    I don't mean to be harsh and judgmental, but it sounds like she might be really psychotic as well a really smart. These 2 characteristics can sometimes go hand in hand. You need to get someone else...
  10. help me stop making med errors!

    Personally, I wonder who is taking care of your co-worker's pt load while she is busy breathing down your throat????? Keep looking up. Don't let them get you down,
  11. Nursing as maid of all trades

    I'm all for teamwork and doing what it takes to get the job done. I'm not too good to empty the trash or clean something (I've done it many times). But . . . do the bean counters who make these...
  12. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Thnx for the clarification, canoehead. BTW, why do you call yrslf
  13. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    Keep
  14. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    what does barcode and emar it
  15. I think I know this guy. He was my patient,
  16. Share Your Saying

    You can't scare me, I have
  17. Share Your Saying

    i love these: clothes make the man. naked people have little to no influence on society. outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. inside of a dog, it's too dark to
  18. Would volunteer experience be accepted? Do you have any? Just a
  19. Would volunteer experience be accepted? Do you have any? Just a
  20. RN who wouldn't be CNA

    This is an excellent description of what a cna does and you sound like a great one. I have often wished that I had had cna experience before becoming an RN >10 yrs ago. As for the assistants that...
  21. In charge with NO trianing?

    Your local bon and public health board need to be notified IMMEDI ATELY! The people making these decisions need to be set straight ASAP! How dare
  22. Emotionally drained at the end of 8 hours

    Just so you know, thunderwolf, the psych unit I work on has both worries, the jumpin off the bridge AND over the bed rail. We get way too many pt's that are frail elderly/medically compromised AND on...
  23. Meds. off floor taste YUMMY!

    You're funny! I like
  24. Annoyed that public doesn't know what nurses do?

    Yeah, really. In nsg school I was taught that a foley insertion is a sterile procedure and can be perfomed only by a licensed(educated in sterile procedure according to state standards) individual....
  25. Annoyed that public doesn't know what nurses do?

    AMEN TO THAT!!!! Most especially that "look in the mirror" business. Actions really do speak louder than words. And they are remembered far longer (See my previous post for my gonzo approach to...