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  1. Holding Hands at Work

    maxthecat replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really surprised by some of the responses. It would never cross my mind that a patient waking up in PACU would use asking for a hand-hold as a form of manipulation. Now, "sit here and hold my...

  2. Adequacy of orientation

    maxthecat replied to Photofosterrn's topic in General Nursing

    I have to wonder what the patients thought of being guinea pigs in the programs that took a "sink or swim"

  3. But you're a nurse, you could've done this....

    maxthecat replied to Madras's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think that I or anyone else has chastised the OP for her decision. If that's how it came across, I apologize. I'm not saying don't get an assessment, just that I wouldn't have called an...

  4. But you're a nurse, you could've done this....

    maxthecat replied to Madras's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree that you should not have been expected to do an objective nursing assessment on your own family, but I disagree with your choice to tie up an ambulance and its crew for this. You could have...

  5. Not a Nursing Question, but Has to Do with Work, So...

    maxthecat replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Based on your descriptions of the behaviors of these individuals, if you choose to stop providing rides for them, these are the likely outcomes. 1. They will find another way to get to work, but they...

  6. "He wants his Ativan? Well I'm not giving it to him"

    maxthecat replied to learnfromthis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  7. what is CDL

    maxthecat replied to spring00's topic in General Nursing

    Your institution probably has a list of approved abbreviations. I'd make a copy of that for future reference. Some places also have a list of departmental abbreviations--might want to check that,...

  8. Working the same unit you were once hospitalized (psych)

    maxthecat replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    So, are there some professions that should be banned to people who have a mental health history? Does amount of time stable after hospitalization matter? Does diagnosis matter? Who will police this?...

  9. What to do when your manager is the bully.....

    maxthecat replied to travkitty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Depending on the institution, EAP is not always as confidential as one would

  10. Is this a VALID reason to terminate someone?

    maxthecat replied to lllenjolll's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What I can't understand is how you could get through nursing school with no education about IV care. Why would you ever think it would be OK to leave the assembly and dressing unchanged for a...

  11. Wear gloves during assessment?

    maxthecat replied to future_nurse11's topic in General Nursing

    The World Health Organization Guidelines make sense to me. Note especially their pyramid of what type of glove use is appropriate and when....

  12. Regarding chronic tardiness

    maxthecat replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    If some people have no sense of time or how long it takes to do something, how are they able to overcome this well enough to do nursing, which in my experience requires one to have excellent time...

  13. Feeling dumped on as new PRN

    maxthecat replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get it. Why on earth were you even there if the unit had more than one nurse without patients? In my experience PRN is first to be cancelled or floated if census is low. And even on a unit...

  14. Do you carry around your stethoscope?

    maxthecat replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    I had never really thought about it until this thread, but when I have been in ER I do not remember getting any sort of physical assessment by a nurse, other than vitals. It was vitals, quick history...

  15. Certification : I Did it For the Money.

    maxthecat replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Nursing Career

    Just remember that not all organizations pay extra for certification. The last two places I've worked did reimburse the cost of getting the initial certification, but it made absolutely no difference...

  16. A Nursing Student with Epilepsy?

    maxthecat replied to GlitterFaerie's topic in General Nursing

    I think it may vary with different specialties. I am aware of a nurse who worked in neonatal ICU who was let go after having a seizure because it was thought the risk of injury to an infant if she...

  17. Employment Status: Withdrawn?

    maxthecat replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why your manager did not mention this as a possibility? Surely HR must have notified her before

  18. Problems nurses face that no other professions understand

    maxthecat replied to alcal's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Nothing on your list is unique to nursing. Other careers have these same issues. It's just how the work world operates these

  19. Interventions for Auditory Hallucinations

    maxthecat replied to Isastorm's topic in Psychiatric

    Viva, do you have hearing loss? I ask because what you are describing sounds like something that can occur when people have hearing loss. It is not related to mental illness. If you Google "hearing...

  20. Kudos board

    maxthecat replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've never liked Kudos Boards. In theory, every nurse who goes out of her way to help a patient should get a Kudo. But it doesn't work that way. The same people get Kudos frequently and other,...

  21. Did I violate HIPAA?

    maxthecat replied to nursing_student93's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    In Illinois the Mental Health Code prohibits giving out any information about a psych patient. Cannot acknowledge whether or not someone is even a patient, let alone give any info about condition...

  22. Tension between Nurse and Doctor

    maxthecat replied to kelz88's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You don't have to be a "favorite." You just have to do your job to the best of your ability. I think the tension is there because you think there should be something you can do to overcome his...

  23. Being pulled to medical

    maxthecat replied to Sissybee1's topic in Psychiatric

    "Another thing to consider is that if there were a patient injury or death of a patient you were caring for as a patient-care tech or nursing assistant, and the allegations against you were that you...

  24. New Grad, New Mom, & ICU Offer?

    maxthecat replied to cp2012's topic in Nursing Career

    I think that now isn't the right time to be taking on the challenges of a new job of any kind. Enjoy your

  25. New Grad, New Mom, & ICU Offer?

    maxthecat replied to cp2012's topic in Nursing Career

    From my perspective....I think the timing is all wrong. You have a 6-week-old baby and a stable Monday-Friday day job. Now is not the time to search for challenging work opportunities! Your current...