redhead_NURSE98! ADN, BSN

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    declining vaccines

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to rockappella's topic in General Nursing

    I know several nurses who don't believe in vaccines and refuse them if possible. I won't give my opinion about that
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    I am moving and need to quit my job!

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Rachey467's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what else anyone could say to make you understand that this varies by the job. It's usually in the employee
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    Occurence reporting to punish other nurses

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I dunno, why should I be responsible for 30 minutes of changing tubing every time I work, including doing the detective work on "was it changed last night and just not labeled and/or documented? When...
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    pay freezes

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Mrs Helleck's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I guess it's not a publicly traded company? I think they have to publish the salaries of their
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    Accused of withholding pain medication

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to trucol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Pssssh, really? It wouldn't be any sweat off ours' backs. Not like they're paying for any of it
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    Diploma nurses are worthless?!

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to stephdRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This is a Gen Y thing. Sorry to all the Gen Y's who would jump all over this. It's the
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    Accused of withholding pain medication

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to trucol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep. Tolerant of narcotics...needs EJ access....abscess...all signs point to high risk patient leaving the
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    Accused of withholding pain medication

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to trucol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Stepping off topic...what does your facility do when they want to come back in after that? Put them back through the ED? I would be ever so happy to AMA anyone who leaves the floor after we've told...
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    Why do people insist on coming to work sick?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to LTCNS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Must be some pretty stupid coworkers if they think they can catch a stuffy nose and headache, but by all means keep smokin' that red
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    Why do people insist on coming to work sick?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to LTCNS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm at the place in my learning curve where a) patients who have immune issues are on neutropenic precautions, and b) people who have immune issues and are currently not in need of medical care STAY...
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    Why do people insist on coming to work sick?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to LTCNS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Overdramatic
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    I have the time (to pee)

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I started thinking of the little old ladies who stand up to go to the bathroom and leave a trail of pee on the way. I don't want to be like that so I started peeing whenever I felt the need. That and...
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    Diploma nurses are worthless?!

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to stephdRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There is a place for all of us. Requiring a BSN for entry to the bedside is just plain silly and short sighted. People get mad when I say this, but if they keep this up they shouldn't be surprised...
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    Diploma nurses are worthless?!

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to stephdRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I know, just the other day I was discussing quantum physics with my alcoholic encephalopathic patient who was screaming and throwing things because we wouldn't let him go outside and smoke.... LOL...
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    Nurses Notes: Guidelines On What Not To Chart

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It'd be great if the patients said these things to every nurse caring for them, and I do not know of that, and interestingly, this particular nurse is the only person in whom EVERY one of her patients...
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    Diploma nurses are worthless?!

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to stephdRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You know what I think would be more ensuring of quality? Experience and a proven track record. But what do I
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    Nurses Notes: Guidelines On What Not To Chart

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It does, up to the point that you're in a deposition. "Documentation completed. What documents were you referring to?" Now your incident report is referred to anyway and subject to discovery, in the...
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    Nurses Notes: Guidelines On What Not To Chart

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It will also assist the patient's lawyer in sinking your ship. An incident report is not discoverable in litigation until someone who doesn't remember what they were taught in nursing school refers to...
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    Nurses Notes: Guidelines On What Not To Chart

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have a seasoned nurse who likes to write things like "pt complained of being turned so much. Says "you are the only one who makes me turn." "only nurse that cleaned my foley." Etc. That doesn't...
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    Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I used to take a blanket into the conference room and use it as a pillow and nap for my lunch on night shift. Falling asleep by accident wasn't really possible though - too much to do. The times that...
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    Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm. I was gonna tell you to go fish, because I assumed the statute of limitations had long passed. However there is a six year statute of limitations on the overtime law in New York. (I can hear my...
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    HELP! I'm being pressured to lie at work...

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Dana1969's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Typically I would stay after my shift to read P&P (I call them "read-and-sign's.") I stayed clocked in. No one blinked. So the time factor should not be an
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    Diploma nurses are worthless?!

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to stephdRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Keep looking. I see quite a few travel job ads for FL hospitals so they must need nurses (though I have not taken note of the actual cities the needs are in.) You will eventually run into a manager...
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    HELP! I'm being pressured to lie at work...

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Dana1969's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't understand what training is
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    WHY do I need a BSN?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I had no trouble getting a job as an ADN in a "rural" area (500 bed regional medical center in city of population 50,000.) I also had little trouble (3 months) getting a job as an ADN in Nashville....