Scrubby

Scrubby

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  1. Help,...a passive-aggressive bully at work,...

    Scrubby replied to momthenRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have had to do this as well with a certain person who would not stop harrassing me even after talking with management. This particular nurse is well known for screaming at people who say 'hello' to...

  2. Workplace Issues. How do I deal with this nonsense? (Long post)

    Scrubby replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    When the other LPN is trying to micro manage you by asking you if everything is done, just ignore her. If she starts repeating just tell her that you appreciate their concerns but you don't need...

  3. Changing Careers to Nursing. Advice needed

    Scrubby replied to amoslieber's topic in General Nursing

    I don't live in the US but there has been a lot of discussion here for a few months about new grads having difficulties finding employment. You might want to look at some previous

  4. Changing Careers to Nursing. Advice needed

    Scrubby replied to amoslieber's topic in General Nursing

    The responses made on this thread are an unfortunate reflection of the horizontal violence that is rampant in this

  5. I am tired of this attitude

    Scrubby replied to PostOpPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing NEEDS fresh minds. It is a professional stuck in a time warp. Some nurses seriously believe that we shouldn't want decent pay, we should be there solely because it's a calling blah blah. We...

  6. Changing Careers to Nursing. Advice needed

    Scrubby replied to amoslieber's topic in General Nursing

    The OP has asked us a fairly specific question. There was no need for them to disclose all their reasons for getting into nursing, they just wanted some advice on a specific pathway. Making a fairly...

  7. I am tired of this attitude

    Scrubby replied to PostOpPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm sometimes the nurses that come in and talk to their patients are not the ones who are going to get the meds given on time because they spend far too much time

  8. Medical staff rude to my brother;complicated;advice please

    Scrubby replied to burberrylover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How awful it is that a person has to suffer because someone is too wrapped up in their own selfishness to listen to reason. As an operating room nurse I see so many patients who are terminal, elderly...

  9. I am tired of this attitude

    Scrubby replied to PostOpPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe there is anything wrong with ambition. I'm very ambitious but I'm realistic enough to know that nursing involves a lot of hard work, you start at the bottom and work your way up, and...

  10. Told to clean room

    Scrubby replied to cargalrn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe nurses should be cleaning rooms, that's the cleaners job. The more non nursing duties we are bullied into doing to save money, the more work we end up doing which takes us away from...

  11. grey area abuse and a homecare worker

    Scrubby replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    It makes me so mad when I hear about people taking advantage of disabled people :angryfire Kudos to you for caring. If there are no legal avenues because he did this willingly then as an advocate the...

  12. Help! Admitted patient and he died 30 hours later...

    Scrubby replied to loveLA824901's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely with the Tewdles and Leslie. By giving him the sandwich he asked for you honoured his last request. Not every patient is going to have a happy

  13. I am allergic to...

    Scrubby replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient the other day who wore a medic alert bracelet that they were allergic to adrenaline (epinephrine) and we were wondering how this could be possible, I looked it up online and...

  14. I made a injection error... Please help me....

    Scrubby replied to yatyu's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest it is a concern if your giving patients an IV push with no dilution or anything without even checking the prescription first. Does your clinical area have some sort of medical reference...

  15. Which Field of Nursing Do You Love and Why?

    Scrubby replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    I love working in the operating room because I get to see so many different surgical procedures performed and I get to see some awesome anatomy. As a scrub nurse I get to play with all sorts of...

  16. Overwhelmed at my LTC job...is this a normal workload for LTC?

    Scrubby replied to lilaclover's topic in General Nursing

    My advice-Find another job even if it's not nursing. This place sounds dangerous to the patients and to your liscence. Can your report these concerns to anyone? Is there some sort of state board that...

  17. Are these grounds for termination legitimate

    Scrubby replied to jrhillsboro's topic in General Nursing

    My advice-Get on a plane/boat whatever and move to Australia. Seriously. We don't fire people over stupid crap like this. In fact, it's incredibly hard to fire any nurse. I've never even heard of...

  18. I'm *really* worried about my job... Need advice (long)

    Scrubby replied to WalkieTalkie's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a similar experience recently with gossiping. My friend and I recently had this new nurse to the area. He could hardly speak English at all despite working in another English speaking country...

  19. pro life to work in ER OR OB

    Scrubby replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work in the OR we don't allow nurses to refuse caring for patients having terminations. If you decide to work in the OR then you have chosen the responsibility in providing non judgemental...

  20. Doctor was yelling...told me I was negligent....am I?

    Scrubby replied to rich5clark's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like your manager is trying to gather enough information from others before she asks you. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Just give the basic facts and try not to get emotional (yes this...

  21. Checking wrapped trays and instruments

    Scrubby replied to WarmBlanket's topic in Operating Room

    Our instrument trays usually come in gensis tins: http://swmedical.com/view_category.php?category=851 But sometimes we have trays and other single instruments wrapped in the blue kymguard. I always...

  22. Question about gowning.

    Scrubby replied to pghfoxfan's topic in Operating Room

    You should not tie your own gown by reaching behind your back. If I don't have another scrubbed person with me and I want to tie my gown I clip the gown tie to a sponge holder, the circulating nurse...

  23. Do people really look up at nurses?

    Scrubby replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    It's my own personal hypothesis that those who tend to 'look up at nurses' do so for the very reasons why I sometimes despise the profession. I've come across many people who are non nurses who seem...

  24. Doctor was yelling...told me I was negligent....am I?

    Scrubby replied to rich5clark's topic in General Nursing

    If you have documented everything including informing the MD then hopefully this will show that you are competent. I would file a complain about this doctors unprofessional behaviour as

  25. Is it a sin to want a day off?

    Scrubby replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as a PCA they started calling me on my days off and at first I didn't mind coming in to help out. Then it became a bit of a nuisance so I started saying that I had consumed alcohol and...