northshore08

northshore08 specializes in Emergency, outpatient.

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1. How Nurses Cope with Death

   northshore08 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

   I so appreciated this article! I left ED nursing in 2012 after 27 years, and now am orienting as a hospice nurse. Next month I join the peds hospice side. In all my years of ED nursing I felt like...

2. So what's the one piece of advice you wish someone told you...

   northshore08 replied to vampiregirl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Three weeks into orientation, I really appreciate tips like these. After over 25 years as a nurse, I feel like a newbie again. I am alternately challenged and overwhelmed. I find the case management...

3. Sexual activity between dementia residents, (news article)

   northshore08 replied to *LadyJane*'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Thanks so much for your responses! In my experience, choices concerning patient care for those who are not able to consent for themselves rests with their health care proxies or with the next of kin....

4. Sexual activity between dementia residents, (news article)

   northshore08 replied to *LadyJane*'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I have a lot of questions about this issue, and I am probably wrong about a lot of my thoughts, so I came here for clarification. My experience is hospital based, ED and OP. If residents are in the...

5. Aloha....introduce yourself

   northshore08 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

   aloha, LL! Keep on trying; and sign up for multiple agencies if you need to. I used Altres and Island Nurses with success a couple of years ago; they both kept me busy and I could pick my own...

6. Gave My Notice, Now Told it Wasn't Enough

   northshore08 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

   "Unprofessional" is how your manager is acting. You are not the problem, and your manager is taking out frustrations on you. Make sure your departure date is okay with your union and enjoy your new...

7. Case Study

   northshore08 replied to CaseManager1947's topic in General Nursing

   Now that one gets my

8. Case Study

   northshore08 replied to CaseManager1947's topic in General Nursing

   I've never seen a patient fake nystagmus. Is it something to do with heavy

9. NPSG compliance

   northshore08 replied to wndblws's topic in Emergency

   From what I've read, this is not considered acceptable labeling. In my book it is, but according to JCAHO, this method is not what they want. A good example of what they want is posted on the last...

10. How do you deal with.....?

    northshore08 replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Network with other nurses, do a little travel nursing on the side, see other hospitals with their work environment and types of patients. It's not all like you are experiencing, and you know the old...

11. ENA shipping charges

    northshore08 replied to northshore08's topic in Emergency

    It's all kinda fishy. I even called ENA to make sure the email was authentic (that the sender really DID work for them.) Bad business to have no other shipping options but their choice (UPS ground.)...

12. A comic going to the ER

    northshore08 replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    Perfect! Someone finally understands the silliness of the pain scales/descriptions we have to use. And he didn't even get to the domestic violence screening or the tetorifice shot! The moaning had...

13. The Trauma after the Trauma

    northshore08 replied to ScrappyED's topic in Emergency

    :redbeathe You are a great nurse. And a wonderful writer. God bless you,

14. ENA shipping charges

    northshore08 posted a topic in Emergency

    I ordered a CEN review manual the other day from ENA, 50.00 (for ENA member) plus 12.50 shipping. Okay, expected all that. So today (two days later) I get an email requesting permission to INCREASE...

15. Good Old HIPAA Violation!

    northshore08 replied to shodobe's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for assumptions, but you could have clarified sooner than 4 pages into the posting. It's not what satisfies you. The hospital has to satisfy the