Virgo_RN BSN, RN

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    Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Virgo_RN replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Really? I hadn't thought of that one before. Explaining the plan of care.....hm. I'm going to have to try that one
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    NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    Virgo_RN replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I am union and have missed many breaks. This is an issue that affects the whole spectrum, not a union vs. non union issue. The only difference may be that if I miss my break, I cannot be retaliated...
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    Thinking outside the box.

    Virgo_RN replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    How about standup
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    Thinking outside the box.

    Virgo_RN replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered
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    Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    Virgo_RN replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Trauma, I can understand TiredMD's point of view as well, and still not agree with it. I agree that yelling actually makes nurses more hesitant to call doctors, and interferes with the working...
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    Thinking outside the box.

    Virgo_RN replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Getting sick of providing excellent customer
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    Forgetting to chart PRN narcotics or other PRN meds

    Virgo_RN replied to lolalolacherrycola's topic in General Nursing

    Yes to all
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    oxygen and vaseline

    Virgo_RN replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Once when I forgot my chapstick and my lips were killing me, I tried some of the water soluble lubricant. It was useless. Vaseline, on the other hand, works like a
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    Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    Virgo_RN replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you for the
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    nursingg

    Virgo_RN replied to TCLA's topic in General Nursing

    You never know what you're capable of until you
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    Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    Virgo_RN replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The PCP probably thought he was being paged in the middle of the night for some urgent emergency, only to find out that it was a small thing that could easily have waited until morning. I can...
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    Do you think removing an NG tube is "killing someone"?

    Virgo_RN replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for your loss. Don't beat yourself up. I don't think he would want you to, do
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    Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    Virgo_RN replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's how I read it
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    BAC of .55!!!!

    Virgo_RN replied to RochesterRN-BSN's topic in General Nursing

    He lived. He was a chronic
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    oxygen and vaseline

    Virgo_RN replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. That seems plausible. Anybody have any references to this actually
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    Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Virgo_RN replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    thank you. a couple of things. we don't have one cna per nurse either. we have three to four who split the unit, so one cna will work with two or three nurses. i wish i had a personal cna! also,...
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    oxygen and vaseline

    Virgo_RN replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Your equation is missing the spark. What I'm looking for is evidence that vaseline in the presence of oxygen will spontaneously
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    oxygen and vaseline

    Virgo_RN replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Still waiting for the
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    Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Virgo_RN replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love those shifts where I have time to cater to the patients' every need. It means my patient load is manageable, everybody's stable, I'm actually going to be able to sit down and analyze my...
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    oxygen and vaseline

    Virgo_RN replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be interested in knowing what evidence there is to support this as
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    Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Virgo_RN replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the point here is that this trend toward "customer service" is hurting patient care. Our brand new hospital is gorgeous. It looks like a resort. In fact, our brand new state of the art...
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    Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    Virgo_RN replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If he's mean at 11pm, I'd call him at 10:30. :chuckle J/K.... But seriously, it is not at all uncommon when doing the med rec that patients cannot remember what meds they are on, let alone the...
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    Hospital broke contract and now wants ME to pay 20,000!

    Virgo_RN replied to imalilteapott's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still confused about how the hospital broke the contract. Did anyone from HR ever actually tell you that they would not be able to give you a position, or did you assume from their lack of timely...
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    CNA vs. RN

    Virgo_RN replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

    I worked full time as a CNA while in nursing school full time. It is doable, though I wouldn't recommend it. For me, it was a matter of necessity. As to the original question, my stress levels have...
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    Do you think removing an NG tube is "killing someone"?

    Virgo_RN replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    No, not killing. An act of compassion is what it is. I would have been honored to remove that