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dec2007

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  1. Self Harm

    dec2007 replied to mom to many's topic in School

    This child's needs are WAY beyond the scope of the public school system! There is NO WAY a public school system can keep this child safe. She needs to be in a residential treatment program. If her...

  2. Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    dec2007 replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    Just a thought: if you are going on the NP route you could do Family P and work in an urgent care center or clinic. I have a friend who did that, and says she has minimal stress and gets paid very...

  3. Should I intervene?

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

    I agree with paramedicRN about talking with the socially inept coworker. She may very well have Aspergers or be a neuro-atypical individual who would benefit from gentle coaching. Unfortunately, the...

  4. 9-11 - Where were You? What were You Doing?

    dec2007 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    Yes, it did! Unfortunately, many of the people who lived thru it seem to have very short memories. When we don't remember our history we are likely to relive

  5. Husband became a RN

    dec2007 replied to NurseLady1210's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read the whole thread, so figure me if I am echoing someone else here. Friend, your feelings are real and they are valid. No one gets to invalidate you. Take the above career advice of...

  6. What is your work routine?

    dec2007 replied to Tomrn2128's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The report you receive from the off-going nurse at the beginning of your shift should include a basic systems review including neuro, cardiac, respiratory, GI, GU, skin and wounds, musculoskeletal....

  7. What's Rude?

    dec2007 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I could "like" ALL of these ten thousand

  8. What's Rude?

    dec2007 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    AutumnApple-The buzzword thing makes me crazy too!!! We have administrative personnel who can us "it is what it is," "skill set," and "employee engagement " all in one

  9. What's Rude?

    dec2007 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow! You couldn't have said it better!! You covered all the things I was

  10. Low census--what do you do?

    dec2007 replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing

    This is our situation also. For quite awhile we were working mandatory overtime. Now we have "incentive shifts" for people to sign up for. It's working pretty well from the standpoint of staff...

  11. Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    dec2007 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Nice!

  12. Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    dec2007 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah...does that really happen where you work? It sure doesn't happen where I

  13. Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    dec2007 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    This! In so many

  14. Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    dec2007 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    In the given circumstances, I would expect to clean up on evening shift. It is everyone's job around the clock. Nursing is a 24/7 business, and no one shift can do everything. That's why we have more...

  15. "I work in the medical field"

    dec2007 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Long ago we had a patient who was a vent-dependent quadriplegic and his family member was his long term caregiver. He would come in periodically with respiratory complications. She would frequently...

  16. "I work in the medical field"

    dec2007 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    ...... Or they have relative who is a nurse or a nurses aide and they want to impress you or intimidate

  17. "I work in the medical field"

    dec2007 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Usually this is an attempt to

  18. What's Rude?

    dec2007 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our unit has a different variation on this. Our unit secretary, who has worked there for 20 years, is usually engaged in flirting shamelessly with any male doctor, family member, visitor and cannot...

  19. 9-11 - Where were You? What were You Doing?

    dec2007 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    Thank you! That means a

  20. 9-11 - Where were You? What were You Doing?

    dec2007 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    I was at work giving report to the oncoming shift. Someone came out to the desk and said a plane had hit one of the twin towers. Our heart surgeon looked up and said "what a horrible accident!"...

  21. Fake Nurse?

    dec2007 replied to RN1994#'s topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Step away from the drama. Never give money---especially to a relative--- with strings attached. Either give and forget it, or don't give at all. If you learn to minimize your involvement in family...

  22. Lifestyle of a Nurse

    dec2007 replied to contemplations's topic in General Nursing

    I':grumpy:m

  23. Back talk

    dec2007 replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Been there, done that! Two of our so-called "Clinical Resource Nurses" have been RNs for less than 5 years, and neither one has a clue how to handle crisis situations. They are, however, both very...

  24. What Nurses really Want to Say When They Chart

    dec2007 replied to SICUshortCait's topic in General Nursing

    I think what makes me most crazy is when a patient and their family expect us to "fix" their loved one, yet refuse or defy every medical intervention proposed to them. Yet it is still the hospital's...

  25. If you could speak your mind...

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

    My thought is that this all relates back to our "customer service" model of patient care, and the family has been lead to believe the nurses are essentially random