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    Question... and please don't fight!

    TazziRN replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Nursing

    Lord save us from doctors who don't know how to laugh...........or even cry, for that matter. I don't know anyone who "expects" a doctor to be serious all the
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    Question... and please don't fight!

    TazziRN replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Nursing

    Wow........and they say that nurses are hard on each other, don't support each other,
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    Question... and please don't fight!

    TazziRN replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Nursing

    Doosier, I like you! You said it better than any of
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    Question... and please don't fight!

    TazziRN replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Nursing

    Umm............what's
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    Question... and please don't fight!

    TazziRN replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't talking about you. This has been a hot topic on here before, and it has been said before. Sorry if you thought it was directed at you, it
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    Question... and please don't fight!

    TazziRN replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Nursing

    We don't get huffy when the statement is made that "some people" get into it for the money. We get huffy when someone makes the statement that "everybody" does it for the money and "nobody" has a true...
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    Question... and please don't fight!

    TazziRN replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Nursing

    Speak for yourself. I've wanted to be a nurse for as long as I can remember. I can't even tell you why, because I was never exposed to any nurses growing up except in the clinics when my parents took...
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    Deposition and what do I expect?

    TazziRN replied to nursalicious's topic in General Nursing

    If you can, go to med rec and ask to review the pt's chart. Above all, RELAX!!! Just because you were called to a deposition, it doesn't mean that the negative part involves you. Just answer the...
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    My pt died, lab results question?

    TazziRN replied to BinkieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Elderly people who are septic often have subnormal temps, rather than high. I've seen whites over 100,000 before, rarely but I have seen it. Did she quit breathing because she was lying flat, or...
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    My pt died, lab results question?

    TazziRN replied to BinkieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lying flat can make it harder to breathe. Yes, she sounds like she was septic. Yes, sepsis can cause an
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    I charted that he died!

    TazziRN replied to mgababyko's topic in General Nursing

    EVERYONE, every single one of us, at one time or another, has made an entry on the wrong chart. It's perfectly acceptable to cross out an entry and write "Wrong patient" or "wrong chart" and initial...
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    childcare and nursing

    TazziRN replied to Heath82371's topic in General Nursing

    Or you find a very accommodating daycare who will take your child early and would be willing to keep him/her/them late. I'm not being sarcastic, they are few and far between but they do exist. I have...
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    whoops!

    TazziRN replied to bird girl's topic in General Nursing

    If the check has been received, you're current. At least, in CA you would be. If you expired at the end of April and the check has not cleared, you are not current and cannot
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    Can I follow up on a QRR?

    TazziRN replied to pinoy_guy's topic in General Nursing

    My experience has been that the hospital is responsible for being able to show that QRRs are taken seriously, hence the sequential numbers. And all of them have to be accounted for. Sounds like you...
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    Can I follow up on a QRR?

    TazziRN replied to pinoy_guy's topic in General Nursing

    QRR forms are numbered, and they are supposed to be kept in one place and used sequentially. If any are missing they are supposed to be accounted for. You can follow up to see if it was received by...
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    My D.o.n. Is So Unprofessional!!!!

    TazziRN replied to RNFROMTHEHILL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Another way to stop her in her tracks: hang up on her. She will call back. Tell her "When you can speak to me in a professional manner, I'll be here", and hang up
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    I know a CNA who's name badge says nurse!

    TazziRN replied to RNFROMTHEHILL's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that her badge says "Nurse" would ring klaxons to most people. Badges have titles on them but not one will say "Nancy, Nurse." It would say "Nancy,
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    My D.o.n. Is So Unprofessional!!!!

    TazziRN replied to RNFROMTHEHILL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with JBudd. You need to meet with her, but you need a third party present. Be matter of fact, state your feelings about the phone call, and make it clear that you expect to be treated...
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    No blood return

    TazziRN replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    No blood return does not mean that the line isn't patent. Even with periph IV's that's true. If you can flush easily (carefully, of course!!) then it's safe to infuse. Still inform the doc, but it's...
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    is it considered abandonment if no call no show?

    TazziRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    It might not be abandonment since you don't show up to accept the assignment, but it's grounds for termination. Do you really want that on your record? Better to resign effective
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    Poll: Hand Washing

    TazziRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I carry a bottle of sanitizer in my bag. I use it before doing anything with my pt, then again afterwards. I don't wash my hands because some of those houses I go into I have absolutely no desire to...
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    Advice on New Grad job choice

    TazziRN replied to AHUFF's topic in General Nursing

    No, you're not cutting your own throat, but make sure that, if you decide to change to another unit in the future, you get more than the usual 3-day-to-2-week orientation.......you should get a full...
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    two questions

    TazziRN replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in General Nursing

    1. ANY employer has the right to monitor email use. As long as that information is provided to you, there is no privacy violation. You know it going it. 2. There is no HIPAA violation unless your...
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    Anyone work at San Quentin Prison?

    TazziRN replied to psychonurse771's topic in Correctional

    Ginger, SQ is where the people on Death Row go here in CA. I live near two state prisons, and I have no desire to work in the system......mostly because I don't think I have the personality for it. I...
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    Deciding between ASN or BSN

    TazziRN replied to Backflip's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You will hear from both sides. Some will say to go for the BSN now because it's "better". Others will say to get your ADN first. I don't think that having a BSN is better unless you want to go into...