Weeping Willow

Weeping Willow

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  1. Help Please!!!

    Weeping Willow replied to jpswife's topic in General Nursing

    2 hours' of sticking her? They caused a pneumothorax? Sounds like malpractice to me, Maisy, although I don't know how you could have prevented their torture, short of throwing yourself between her...

  2. Help Please!!!

    Weeping Willow replied to jpswife's topic in General Nursing

    In the case Maisy cited above, I want to say that it just isn't possible to prevent all pain for all patients. Life is filled with pain. Not her

  3. Help Please!!!

    Weeping Willow replied to jpswife's topic in General Nursing

    Should we concern ourselves about the comfort of a person receiving the death penalty? That is, when someone is getting a lethal injection and the meds used to kill cause paralysis of resp muscles,...

  4. I am in an absolute state of panic right now... need help

    Weeping Willow replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    telling a husband or anyone else something does not always mean they are going to be able or willing to do what we ask of them, even when put the way you suggest. i know this from experience....

  5. I am in an absolute state of panic right now... need help

    Weeping Willow replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, RealNurseWitch, I hope you are doing better. I'm glad you switched to an area that's better for you and hope it works out long term. It is not the safest area but it is probably slower than...

  6. What Does This Supervisor's Behavior Mean?

    Weeping Willow replied to Weeping Willow's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, thank you all for replying. I thooght of those choices, too, but could not draw a conclusion. I guess I'll just push it to the side and keep on going. Like the bunny with the drum, you know,...

  7. Walking off in the middle of report?

    Weeping Willow replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the nurses who relieves me has to stop first and call her child to get up for school. I understand and really don't mind, except that she never excuses herself and almost always is already...

  8. Staff "refusing" to work a schedule

    Weeping Willow replied to twarlik's topic in Nurse Management

    I'm glad it worked out, Todd. She needs to know, though, that you are very happy to try to give everyone everything they want but the needs of the facility come first. End of story. You hope she stays...

  9. Need advice..fast!

    Weeping Willow replied to travelcrazyRN's topic in Emergency

    First try listening to what the interviewer says. Your questions could very well be answered in her spiel. I think I'd steer away from any questions that would indicate your fear of being overworked...

  10. Condition H

    Weeping Willow replied to LaNorteBellaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a great idea. There are mostly wonderful nurses, doctors, aides, therapists, etc. out there. But we are all prone to error and can miss things, too, being human. Also, there are a few...

  11. Absolute No-No's

    Weeping Willow replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    This is not always possible in unit dose situations, where only exactly enough pills for a certain time period have been provided by the pharmacist and there is no pharmacist on duty and no way to get...

  12. We all hate overtime!!!!

    Weeping Willow replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    These are the nurses who make it bad for those of us who figure we've donated enough charity to our employers, in the form of our breaks, meal times, and after-hours free work off the clock, and...

  13. Would You do the same thing I did?

    Weeping Willow replied to vnsam's topic in General Nursing

    The whole problem is that he didn't know how his child would be if he didn't get her some help. And the problem was seriously compounded by his cruel supervisor and her selfish disregard for the...

  14. Would You do the same thing I did?

    Weeping Willow replied to vnsam's topic in General Nursing

    I would not want to upset or anger anyone or inconvenience anyone but I might use 911 if I feared for my loved one's wellbeing or very life and I was absolutely stuck at work and couldn't get to his...

  15. What keeps you motivated?

    Weeping Willow replied to Sassy5d's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, if you are certain that the nurse is not passing her meds, if you are certain that the aides are not dong their work, you have an ethical and possibly legal requirement to report these...

  16. Your Specialty: Do You Have Regrets?

    Weeping Willow replied to Weeping Willow's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear that, RNW. What makes you regret it? Do you have plans to change your job or specialty? And being nosy - are you really a nurse witch? As in Wiccan? That sounds pretty...

  17. Your Specialty: Do You Have Regrets?

    Weeping Willow replied to Weeping Willow's topic in General Nursing

    where do they think cabg patients belong if not in icu for at least a couple or 3 days? and are vents supposed to be on a ms floor or in a specialty hospital or

  18. Your Specialty: Do You Have Regrets?

    Weeping Willow replied to Weeping Willow's topic in General Nursing

    You're still young and there are lots of scholarships and loan forgiveness programs. I hope you will try to explore these avenues. If you're going to be working anyway, you might find it a good thing...

  19. Ethical Physician Self-Referral

    Weeping Willow replied to nservice's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So who else can you report him to? the TKO part really bothers me and the having to drag to an ER for problems. Ooh, and there's the answer! Insurance complanies probably don't like having to pay...

  20. Frustrated w/night shift aides

    Weeping Willow replied to davidndenise2001's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    do not wait for it to happen again. be proactive. first, you need to realize that you are the nurse. you're the boss. this does not necessarily mean your boss has given you the authority you need...

  21. Does anyone think nursing diagnoses are just plain silly?

    Weeping Willow replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    I agree it's an insult to our intelligence. God forbid we should just say, "He's having an asthma

  22. Open letter from a Paramedic

    Weeping Willow replied to NativeSundance's topic in Emergency

    Dirty tricks? Like? Most of what you say is right on. However, please try to remember that the long-lasting abd pain or leg pain might not be so minor. Also, even if the victim isn't our child and...

  23. holiday pay

    Weeping Willow replied to Peppermintmocha's topic in General Nursing

    That's interesting that your employer actally calls the Eve's holidays. Anywhere I've ever worked, including religious hospitals, never called Christmas EVE a holiday, and definitely never NY EVE....

  24. Learning From the Ancients: The Nurse Becomes a Shaman

    Weeping Willow replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! This is so

  25. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    Weeping Willow replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    These are so scary. I have always tried very hard to avoid surgery at all costs. Now here is another good reason to avoid it.