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finn11707

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  1. How soon is too soon?

    finn11707 replied to southernbelle08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd say, stay a

  2. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    finn11707 replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    "As for the nurses union I am a member but this nurse isn't. I will go to this meeting without a rep but if this turns into a disciplinary meeting against me then I will be getting them involved...

  3. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    finn11707 replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    raging bullies a disturbing number of nurses face verbal abuse, mostly from physicians, and some hospitals are taking steps to improve...

  4. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    finn11707 replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Go prepared with examples of what other studies/focuses are doing to fight workplace violence--including specific noted verbal abuse of MDs towards nurses! I found the above study when I googled--and...

  5. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    finn11707 replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    UMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Volume 15: Issue 2 Editorial Regular Papers Practitioner Perspective Research Note Review Highlight, copy & paste to cite: Martin, A., Gray, C. & Adam, A....

  6. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    [color=#3366ff]re:("he kept repeating to me that he "wanted out of this contract". i didn't understand what he meant so i questioned him. i asked him if he wanted to go back to the hospital and he...

  7. Pancreatic Ca and Nausea

    finn11707 replied to SCgirl1962's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Have you tried decadron? It work for some when other meds

  8. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    "he kept repeating to me that he "wanted out of this contract". i didn't understand what he meant so i questioned him. i asked him if he wanted to go back to the hospital and he said no. i asked him...

  9. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My mom died when my daughter was 3 1/2. My daughter only knew grandma as a rather ill person, but she received lots of cuddles and "I love yous" each time we went for our turn helping to care for...

  10. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    req red--"much of what is said by dying people, by poets and in religious literature is enigmatic… allegorical… metaphor. one has to intuit the meaning behind it. but one thing is not metaphor at...

  11. What makes you love hospice?

    finn11707 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    GloryB--could't help respond to your name! as my mom was Gloria -always 'Glory' to dad and last name begins with B!----- You are finding what most of us find in the home setting nursing---often lots...

  12. Is There a Support Group Out There For Us?

    finn11707 replied to seasonedlpn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Look within and find what your heart is telling you. There is something to heal. You have a kind and gentle nature, it sounds--perhaps you are especially sensitive to feeling other's suffering. I...

  13. 4 months and already "burned out' any ideas?

    finn11707 replied to kk2000's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    kk2000---why not try visits in the home to hospice patients? Perhaps that would feel better and distance from some of the added politics inherent in an inpatient setting. I am not sure that I could...

  14. Comfort / E-Kit Contents

    finn11707 replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    standard--but if a patient is prone to seizures we are to check with the primary MD about deleting the Haloperidol. Meds are only inhome--NOT activaterd until time of need and then each dose order is...

  15. What is your stress relief during nursing school?

    finn11707 replied to mzjennx's topic in General Students

    RE Quinze "- My fellow students think I'm crazy, but I'll go to the gym twice a day if I can. - Sometimes, especially on weekends but also on class days, I like to wake up crazy early and make coffee...

  16. Welcome to the Stress Management Forum!

    finn11707 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i am dismayed to find this forum now and see that it has been around for some time with only an occasional post...go figure. as i read through posts in other threads, i note lots of comments that...

  17. I cry all the time.......what next??????

    finn11707 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i have gone through a couple 'existential crisis' periods in my time as a nurse. i call them this because, each time, i realized i was feeling down when i needed to find more meaning in my life....

  18. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i want to share another conscious death experience. j-- was a scholarly man who came from a well educated family. he was dying from advanced liver disease. his questions were few, but his wife had...

  19. Can I do this?

    finn11707 replied to Darwinsthumb's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    darwinsthumb--I must say, I do not have the hardened nurses RyanSofie describes. Of course, I have only worked for 30 years and in 5 orgainzations. Nursing is rewarding career. There are many...

  20. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes, ALLOW MYSTERY, you are so right--it is much about forgiving and moving on. Not just for those we attend in their final weeks, but ourselves also. Those of us drawn to this work knew, even in the...

  21. Full-time student. Is there time for a part-time job?

    finn11707 replied to vovo1978's topic in General Students

    I thought I read somewhere that there are some of the old ammortizable nursing loans out there again, due to the nursing shortage...which we all know doesn't really exist except in that nurses leave...

  22. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    finn11707 replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    Aren't we being pretty dismissive of some of the tenants of Eastern Medicine? I always hesitate to think that we Western Medicine people have all the answers...Doesn't it come close to also taking out...

  23. Full-time student. Is there time for a part-time job?

    finn11707 replied to vovo1978's topic in General Students

    It is hard, but you can do it. Stay organized and on top. I went to school fulltime and worked 3 evening shifts per week in an open psych unit and a medsurg unit. I did it with 30 min exercise each...

  24. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That's the thing about heaven, afterlife beliefs, religious beliefs---we carry these in our hearts--all, decifired by our hearts, intrepreted by our hearts. It affects who we are and how we see and...

  25. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    finn11707 replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Scrubby--It does sound like you are starting from scratch - so the goal might have to be one of making a loud point out of this as best you can. But just because the protections aren't in place now,...