AOx1

AOx1

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  1. Is it okay/appropriate to make a home-cooked gift to instructors?

    AOx1 replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    I am an instructor and my favorite gifts are always homemade! I had a group make me a canvas bag with a picture of their clinical group on it; they then signed the bag. I love things like that and...

  2. Name Tags

    AOx1 replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That site is great! Thanks for the post. Wanting a cute name tag doesn't indicate an inability to function well as a nurse or a lack of knowledge. Cruelty to others for no apparent reason other than a...

  3. rotating shifts

    AOx1 replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    The manager is not particularly bright. Instead of doing the obvious and putting some of the new grads on days only and some on nights only, the manager instead prefers to lose several potentially...

  4. Should I tattle?

    AOx1 replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    It's interesting to me that instead of directly confronting the issue we seem to prefer gossip and backstabbing. Why did the older nurses not go to Janet with these concerns directly when these...

  5. IM injections

    AOx1 replied to Hotnurse06's topic in General Nursing

    Neither the CDC nor the Immunization Action Coalition recommend aspirating when giving a vaccine. http://www.immunize.org/askexperts/experts_general.asp

  6. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    AOx1 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mmmm, Lifepak waffles. Would go even better with a centrifuged Mimosa! Nom,

  7. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    AOx1 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wonder if you can make toast with a Lifepak, and if so, would one charge to 360 J ? Would one vary the joules for light/medium/dark toast? I advise that management should study this at

  8. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    AOx1 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    You should page dietary to the next code blue. Be sure risk management is near. Tell the dietary aide they will need to run the code since apparently a dietary aide and a nurse are now...

  9. SIM lab - Do you like it?

    AOx1 posted a topic in General Students

    I am a nurse educator and our school is considering the use of simulators such as SIM man and would like your opinions. What are your thoughts on the use of simulations?Do you gain anything from...

  10. Dealing with rude doctors..

    AOx1 replied to TNgirl2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I thought this post was pretty clear. The topic of physician behavior is of interest to many here. Too bad we can't stay on the

  11. Underwear and patients

    AOx1 replied to twinkerrs's topic in General Nursing

    Does the facility refuse to treat someone in drag if they came in through the ER? Would they refuse a cross-dresser? This seems clear to me that you were right. The patient has a right to dress...

  12. Tell me if you think this is fair.

    AOx1 replied to SPN-RC's topic in General Students

    The most important thing is to call immediately, preferably prior to being late. If a staff nurse did this, it would force the unit to possibly work with unsafe ratios if a replacement couldn't be...

  13. Dealing with rude doctors..

    AOx1 replied to TNgirl2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is there a point to insulting someone else's post instead of responding to the OP? If so, I must have missed it. Op, I tend to try to evaluate why the doc is acting that way. For example, one of my...

  14. Is this what I should expect in the nursing field...?

    AOx1 replied to frostcross's topic in General Nursing

    When they said there was no need to leave because it wasn't a private conversation, I would have told them it would have to remain private as I don't listen to that type of talk. What encourages these...

  15. What's your favorite lip product for work?

    AOx1 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Forgot to say....if your lips are severely dry, try lanolin nipple cream like lansinoh. My husband made fun of me without mercy and said I used "boobie balm"....until our last ski trip when he begged...

  16. What's your favorite lip product for work?

    AOx1 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I love Korres lip balms. I think the name is plum? They have many colors, and makeupalley.com has reviews and color

  17. OB/PEDI question

    AOx1 replied to utadahikaru's topic in General Students

    Ridiculous and discriminatory! My male students are treated exactly the same as my female students: both are future professionals and allowed in the room unless the patient refuses. The nurses and...

  18. "Shot-blockers"

    AOx1 replied to rck213's topic in Pediatric

    Have you considered a Buzzy? It looks like a bee and uses mild vibration instead of steady pressure.It is at

  19. One bad egg...

    AOx1 replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    Is it no longer possible to agree to disagree

  20. One bad egg...

    AOx1 replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    There is not enough information to tell. Our students are allowed to wear lab coats. The NM should have made the dress expectations clear to the clinical instructor; it sounds like this was a recent...

  21. Chewing Gum

    AOx1 replied to Otessa's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I can't stand the sound of open- mouthed food chewing or of gum chewing. The sound of spit swishing about!!!!

  22. Just got my BSN, but I don't feel any smarter

    AOx1 replied to Le-Lee_FNP's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I guess I didn't realize I was "cloistered" and only knew the world of academia. In fact, I take great pains to make sure that while I am teaching full time I am also working a shift each...

  23. Precepting in H***

    AOx1 replied to myviefolle07's topic in General Students

    As an instructor, I would want to know about this. The nurse who told you to falsify documentation is not a good example, and I would not want a student placed with that nurse. The proper way to chart...

  24. Something a nurse said to me at clinicals...

    AOx1 replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing instructor. If one of my students reported an incident of emotional abuse of a patient to me, I would report this to the manager or liaison for student relations. In fact, I have...

  25. Something a nurse said to me at clinicals...

    AOx1 replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    Please let your instructor know. This nurse needs to be reported. This is far beyond "dark humor." This nurse should not have patients or students assigned. There is a big difference between humor...