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dec2007

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  1. Hmm...that's nice

    dec2007 replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Over the years I have discovered that most folks that say "I have a relative 'in healthcare' turn out to actually have a relative who works as a dietary aide or custodian in a long term care facility...

  2. Compression stockings for 12 hour shifts

    dec2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys! I've been wearing the pretty patterned compression stockings from the Uniform shop, but they always tear through the toes by the end of the shift. I put them on very carefully and correctly,...

  3. Preceptor burnout

    dec2007 replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have requested not to precept either. For several years I had only rare shifts without a preceptee. It totally burned more out, and I never want to precept again. I told my managerial staff this....

  4. Weight loss for nurses

    dec2007 replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding stress and the cortisol connection, other than meditation, mindfulmess, etc., are there any practical ways to reduce that cortisol

  5. Weight loss for nurses

    dec2007 replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    I sometimes feel that the over weight are the only group it is still politically correct to

  6. I have a real problem with ancillary staff and am at my wits end. I need help.

    dec2007 replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

  7. I have a real problem with ancillary staff and am at my wits end. I need help.

    dec2007 replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    How would I locate an ombudsmen? We had them in the Navy, but I haven't seen a civilian healthcare related person with this job title. Do all health care facilities have

  8. I have a real problem with ancillary staff and am at my wits end. I need help.

    dec2007 replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    I like this

  9. I have a real problem with ancillary staff and am at my wits end. I need help.

    dec2007 replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    No, we aren't unionized, but everything else you say is exactly true for us as well. And, sadly, our more professional ancillary staff do end up picking up the slack for the protected lazy

  10. I have a real problem with ancillary staff and am at my wits end. I need help.

    dec2007 replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! Most of our support staff act in a professional manner. They are self-directed. They do their jobs without prompting and see are a joy to work

  11. I have a real problem with ancillary staff and am at my wits end. I need help.

    dec2007 replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    Health Unit

  12. How do you feel about being a nurse?

    dec2007 replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    I love nursing...the actual act of nursing patients, the mental stimulation of technology and chemistry, the human interactions, the little kindnesses and comforts I can provide. What I hate is the...

  13. Be a Real Nurse: Compassion is the Key

    dec2007 replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I thought I was the only one that had noticed

  14. Be a Real Nurse: Compassion is the Key

    dec2007 replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    There has to be a balance somewhere between giving and giving yourself away. I haven't found it yet, but I'm working on it. Good point about burning out quicker. I'm trying to "recover" from that...

  15. Be a Real Nurse: Compassion is the Key

    dec2007 replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: Very nice! Lovely article. The Velveteen Rabbit always made me cry

  16. CRRT and mobility

    dec2007 replied to dec2007's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yep,

  17. Nurse Satisfaction comes before Patient Satisfaction

    dec2007 replied to JanineKelbach's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient once whose daughter literally told me to " her my mother some colder

  18. Nurse Satisfaction comes before Patient Satisfaction

    dec2007 replied to JanineKelbach's topic in General Nursing

    This!!!!! This is exactly what I wanted to say, but I'm not as eloquent!!! You are so right when you say that our current emphasis on "patient satisfaction" will be disastrous in the long run. I also...

  19. When do you reach your breaking point?

    dec2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone ever get to work only to find an utter mess (patient sitting in poo, critical labs not addressed by the previous shift, meds infusing that shouldn't be, you get the idea), and feel like...

  20. Do you huddle?

    dec2007 replied to SerenaBeana's topic in Emergency

    No, but it's a way better

  21. Hourly charting

    dec2007 replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

    Where I work in the ICU we chart vital signs, I & O, pain, RASS score, and drips hourly, but we don't have to chart other assessments hourly. We do, however, have little laminated "trees" we have...

  22. Just a small vent...

    dec2007 replied to Nurse_JackieVA's topic in School

    I hope your colleagues supported you at the meeting! Sadly, I doubt they did. If it were me, I would probably have to start looking elsewhere for a job. I don't think I could have stayed as calm and...

  23. Just a small vent...

    dec2007 replied to Nurse_JackieVA's topic in School

    So if your supervisors weren't there, who were the other disciplines represented? Is this the parent that thinks you don't know what a seizure looks like? It sounds like you were ambushed! And I...

  24. Anyone have nightmares?

    dec2007 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I was just curious if other nurses experience work-related nightmares on a frequent basis? Even after being on vacation for 10 days, I am still having nightmares that things go wrong at work. (I once...

  25. Discouragement

    dec2007 replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    To VA... I can't say how much the support you all offer helps!! Im glad it's not