TazziRN RN

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    Tired of people commenting on my salary

    Joe Blow Citizen thinks that we are nothing but bedpan/pill pushers and are overpaid. They have absolutely no idea just how much we do and that, in reality, we are underpaid and that we have bills...
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    my foot!

    You call your mom and have her take you to the
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    Should I be a Nurse??

    We are not trying to bash you. You said you wanted our opinions on whether or not you would make a good nurse based on your self description. We are all telling you that you probably would not....
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    Tegaderm, Medipore and blisters

    Okay, makes sense, your post made it sound like it was the only
  5. WHAAAAAT?!?!?
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    Tegaderm, Medipore and blisters

    Then how do you explain my home care pts getting them when I am the first person to apply them, and the house is warm? Your explanation makes sense but it not the only
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    Should I be a Nurse??

    Okay, you say you don't want to be caught up in the emotions of your pts and their families, yet you claim to be a compassionate person. You don't want to "hand-hold" but you claim to be a...
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    working 3rd shift for the first time

    Keep busy all night, don't sit for too long.....especially after
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    Should I be a Nurse??

    Not to be cruel but if your personality is the way you describe it then I would not want to work with you, and you will find it difficult to keep a job. I have worked with travelers who think like you...
  10. Oh, I see........the way I read it I thought you meant nurses had to have unrestricted licenses before service was provided, and I couldn't understand why Medicare would be interested in the status of...
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    Tegaderm, Medipore and blisters

    It's not what the second nurse said. I've had a few pts react to both tegaderm and medipore tape, and it's as you described: just under the edge of the dressing. These were pts who were nowhere near...
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    Old acquaintances showing up at work

    Generally these tests pop up when God thinks we need a little reminder about who's in
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    Hi, MS here and I AM an Alcoholic

    Yes, we can understand. We can't do much to help other than be here for you when you want to talk, and we will be here when you get out. You can do it. Jail won't be nearly as bad as drinking, because...
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    How do DUI's effect getting a job?

    Employers will look at how long it's been since the DUI, how many there were, and what's been done since. They will check to see if the BON was involved at all and what the outcome of that was. It's...
  15. Karen, I read this part several times and I still don't get it.......I guess I'm more tired than I
  16. In CA a chemically dependent nurse who completes the Diversion program successfully has no record of a complaint against the license. Your state could have the same type of
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    Writing Telephone Orders/without calling doctor

    You mentioned home health as an example, but in home health it's almost standard to do so. The docs order us to go in and we develop the treatment plan. We write it up as an order and fax it to the...
  18. Oh............and :wlcmggrp:to our
  19. Why are you failure, because you want out? There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, and it's great that you recognize that fact before you burn out totally, which is what happened to me. And the...
  20. What is your facility's policy on visitors? If you have a limit of two people or whatever, or it's over at a certain time, you could definitely have enforced that. During the daytime, when people are...
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    Paranoid of getting sued/license taken away!

    No, and if you're that terrified then you will make a serious
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    viper bites

    Can't help you but
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    Reprimanded for NOT giving IV Push Medicine

    It sounds like she does know, but the bottom line is that the "shut up and listen to your superiors" line is dead
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    hemoccult stool

    It means three in a row, however long it may take to get the
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    Reprimanded for NOT giving IV Push Medicine

    And in some states LVNs can't push IV meds at