Rapheal

Rapheal

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  1. CNA's...complaining constantly...

    Rapheal replied to StephMSeattle's topic in General Nursing

    If the other nurses don't complain and let her get away with it then I think you are fighting a losing battle. I would try to garner her cooperation in the nicest, most professional way. If she...

  2. Who's wearing white?

    Rapheal replied to RNBN2B's topic in General Nursing

    One of my co-workers wears a white dress and hose quite often. For some reason it looks so much worse to see blood, and fecal smear on a white dress IMHO. I don't know why but it just seems to draw...

  3. Straight to ICU or Tele First

    Rapheal replied to CarVsTree's topic in MICU, SICU

    One of my friends went straight to ICU after graduation. She loves it. Best of luck in your

  4. 107.1!

    Rapheal replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    106.0. Nursing home patient admitted with respiratory failure, aspiration pneumonia and a very long and involved medical

  5. Has any Nursng organization considered doing away with Nursing Diagnoses in favor...

    Rapheal replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Very interesting thread. I feel that sometimes medical diagnoses (for lack of a better term) "fit" better. Not so much to increase nursing credibility but to be more accurate in indentifying a...

  6. Discarded babies

    Rapheal replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I too want to hear the whole story. After the shock of hearing such a terrible thing I wonder what went so wrong for the baby's mother to do such a thing. Was she young without a clue about what to...

  7. Tele transports from the ER

    Rapheal replied to Surfnurse's topic in Emergency

    Check with your hospital's policies and procedures. Usually a tele patient needs to be transported by someone ACLS

  8. Healing Old Wounds

    Rapheal replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    hbscott, I am so sorry that you encountered such lousy attitudes and mean spirited people in nursing. I have observed this and have some small problems with co-workers who seemed to believe that...

  9. STR8 vs Gay Male RN

    Rapheal replied to Ah life!'s topic in General Nursing

    Amen! My sentiments

  10. Desperately need help

    Rapheal replied to Nurse Pebbles's topic in General Nursing

    How terrible! My sympathies to you. I agree with the other posters that you should stick to the truth, and hire a lawyer. I wish that the pyxis would include a camera with the date and time so that...

  11. A fond farewell

    Rapheal replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck in your new adventures. I hope everything is better than you can dream of.

  12. I got all of the test questions

    Rapheal replied to whinnymay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    John, Your answer explains this test in the most accurate way I have ever seen. Please save this answer for future threads that will ask this question again. :)

  13. Rectal Mass

    Rapheal replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have cared for 2 patients with this and one patient called it a prolapsed rectum. I asked the doctor what to do on the first person I saw it on and she told me to do nothing but keep it clean. I...

  14. Another vent!

    Rapheal replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    Sometimes no matter what you do it is not good enough. You know you are working your hardest to give good patient care. If you need more staff to perform feeding assistance then she should provide a...

  15. Patients We Love to Hate

    Rapheal replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Patient complain form Please check appropriate box as your complaint is important to us. 1. Nurse perfomed procedure that was uncomfortable. Please specify if this was a ng tube, foley placement,...

  16. subtly abusive co-workers

    Rapheal replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Just like you I am having this problem, but with a nurse who always tends to follow me the next shift. It is really hard when you are working your hardest to do the best job that you can and then the...

  17. Patients We Love to Hate

    Rapheal replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    In a perfect world it would be "Then her legs were numb, so she couldn't speak".

  18. Help; Glass stuck in foot

    Rapheal replied to Dave1024's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Dave, see your doctor, You might need an x-ray. My hubby stepped on a glass baby bottle when he was 12 and 25 years later he started experiencing pain. The glass worked itself out (became infected...

  19. How to stick with your gutt

    Rapheal replied to JacelRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Stop worrying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We all had the same problem in my graduating class. We all obsessed about how to stop this. We all passed the NCLEX. Now get some sleep and pat yourself on the...

  20. Need advice about sticky practicum situation- long but please HELP!!!

    Rapheal replied to bluesky's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry that your schedule is so tough. How long is the preceptorship? As a med/surg nurse I take no offense at you wanting to go where your heart desires. If your heart desires to work at this...

  21. how have you dealt with flirting doctors.

    Rapheal replied to kimmicoobug's topic in General Nursing

    Ask for a credit report first, student loans can run into the triple digits.

  22. Things Med students/residents have taught me

    Rapheal replied to harry Krishna's topic in General Nursing

    That an order for PO tylenol is not a good idea for a yellow patient, with a temp of 104.0 who is unresponsive. That some need to be convinced that a maintenance IV of 150 cc/hr is not a good idea...

  23. Ever feel like a prostitute?

    Rapheal replied to pinkscrubs's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What you describe is a normal day on my unit. At least you can refuse a new admit after 6. I thought the California law specified that the hospitals could not cut ancillary staff. How did your...

  24. Patient's Suicide

    Rapheal replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    If you truly KNEW what he was thinking, you would have intervened. It is very difficult to look into someone's heart and mind to see their true intentions. You did the best you could with the...

  25. Can someone tell me what all the uproar

    Rapheal replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    I too couldn't understand it. The reporters acted like he was violent and on crack or something. Talk about making a mountain out of a moehill. Just my opinion, no flames