Rapheal

Rapheal

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  1. how do YOU deal with unruly patients?

    Rapheal replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    I set limits in a firm monotone voice. Last week I really surprised myself when a patient started to yell at me and I said "Stop yelling at me- I will not tolerate that." He apologized and was nice...

  2. Families (May Be Offensive)

    Rapheal replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    You can bet your last dollar that this guy treats EVERYONE badly. This type of language and attitude just doesn't develop when a loved one is sick in the hospital. A pity that you had to deal with...

  3. Drug seeking or real pain? How do you tell?

    Rapheal replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain Management

    I always have my suspicions about some patients. But to keep things simple- and to perform my duties without value judgements I just accept the concept that pain is what the patient states it is and...

  4. Nursing Related comic

    Rapheal replied to mhenze's topic in Nursing Humor

    I liked it.

  5. I hate it when people say this...

    Rapheal replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    I really hate this question. "What type of nurse are you, an LPN or an RN?" Especially from people who don't know our roles in nursing and are only interested if you are the nurse that they think...

  6. Kids and violent computer games

    Rapheal replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Psychiatric

    I do not have evidence if these games are harmful, but I suspect they are. If you are worried about your son playing them- do you think your mother's intuition is telling you something? I knew a very...

  7. oldtimer has modern problem

    Rapheal replied to oramar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    After two days of working in a row my hands are terrible. Swollen, numb, shooting pains. I use Ibruprofen and or apirin and limit use for awhile. It is terrible when your hands hurt. My...

  8. Funniest thing the nurse FORGOT to tell you in report

    Rapheal replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    These stories are great. It would be funny to have seen the look on our faces (candid camera style) when we encountered missing limbs, missing appendages, missing skull bones and drip rates that...

  9. I hate it when people say this...

    Rapheal replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    Last week I had a new admit tell me that his sister is a nurse and has the typical nurse "%itch attitude". I had just met him and was kind of floored by that

  10. That is it, I am becoming a Walmart greeter!

    Rapheal replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    Does this staff member not realize that they work in a hospital? If you can't handle blood, vomit, feces, sputum and urine- then why even apply? Somehow, somewhere, we ALL have to deal with it and...

  11. Pay to park?

    Rapheal replied to uamsrn's topic in General Nursing

    Another example of applying those critical thinking

  12. Physician/Nurse relationship

    Rapheal replied to Moho's topic in General Nursing

    What is really scarey is that some of these obnoxious docs have children. I can just imagine the years of therapy these poor tykes will have to

  13. flu and staffing

    Rapheal replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    The flu has hit us hard as well. Many of the patients look healthier then the staff right now. Don't think the flu shots helped us

  14. i'm quitting my my job, i've had enough!

    Rapheal replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    What a nightmare. I hope you find a safer place to

  15. That is it, I am becoming a Walmart greeter!

    Rapheal replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    Our housekeeping has surprisingly gotten very lax as well. They used to be excellent. So many times I go in to put linens in a "clean room" and find used tissues, straws, ect., under the bed. Let's...

  16. Thank you to all who have prayed for me......blackballed NO MORE!

    Rapheal replied to cindyrn1's topic in General Nursing

    This is great news.

  17. Being a nurse for all the wrong reasons.

    Rapheal replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    Usually my sour face is from sucking on those little candies called Lemon Heads. They give you a good pucker, but they are so good. I recommend

  18. Flu Prevention in Hospitals

    Rapheal replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I too find visitors blatantly ignoring our sings. And some patients are not ashamed to cough in your face. It is interesting too that the staff is not supposed to report to work if they exhibit s/s...

  19. in luv at work

    Rapheal replied to tortisshellcat's topic in General Nursing

    Well we are human and sometimes our emotions get the best of us. Do you think you put your preceptor on a pedastal because you are a new nurse and may be insecure right now? Either way it would...

  20. LPN really screamed at patient.

    Rapheal replied to oramar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oramar, sorry if my post sounded harsh- I know you are a caring person. Very emotional thing for me. Sorry this happened to her and sorry that you had to deal with

  21. LPN really screamed at patient.

    Rapheal replied to oramar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Post removed because my response should have been PM'd to

  22. Attention all clinical instructors, would you do this??

    Rapheal replied to RN_2_B_5/2004's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    When I was in school we had no prep time and we had alternating clinicals. This way we all learned am to pm nursing and at the end we had night shift clinicals. We got a well rounded clinical...

  23. Daughter #1 becomes RN - the torch is passed!

    Rapheal replied to MarkHammerschmidt's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You must be proud. She is lucky to have a trusted resource person- her dad. Hope she finds nursing to be very

  24. How Do You Choose?

    Rapheal replied to rn_in_05's topic in General Nursing

    Some of my former classmates were so sure of where they wanted to go, but not me. I am currently in med/surg but feel that I would like to go into NICU. Sometimes it just takes time to figure out...

  25. Doing away with agency nurses. Interesting article.

    Rapheal replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital relies heavily on agency who make twice what I make. If they used this money to keep more nurses on staff- and used these nurses so that we would have better nurse to patient ratios- I...