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    confused...legal to not feed patients?

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay so I am confused. A family friend has a parent in the hospital. The patient is in a coma and was on a ventilator. They pulled the ventilator out and the patient was able to breathe on his/her...
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    confused...legal to not feed patients?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for educating me. I was really confused. I still don't know how I feel about this topic. No wonder it is so heavily
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    confused...legal to not feed patients?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    so is this what the whole terri shavo case was about? or was that about taking her off the
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    confused...legal to not feed patients?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    I just didn't know that was legal and I don't really understand how it is. there is a difference between "not saving a person" (DNR) and speeding up the process of death. By not feeding someone,...
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    confused...legal to not feed patients?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I thought? I thought that the only way his life could "stop" was if he/she stopped it on their own...I didn't think anyone could do anything to "speed" the process up...which isn't...
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    Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I do not think the OP meant that at all. I would be surprised, for example, if I found out that a staff nurse was making more money than a nurse practioner. The staff nurse may (or may not) have...
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    I know this may sound rediculous but....

    IHeartPeds87 replied to ERsn's topic in General Students

    Don't walk in with a bad attitude! Always keep an open mind and TRY to see the good in people...you never know, you could end up lifelong friends. There are going to be good and bad people...
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    Closed Unit cliques ...how do I deal with it ????

    IHeartPeds87 replied to coffee4metech's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just another tip. I am only going from the initial post, and really am just offerring another suggestion. I find this occurs a lot with my friends that are shy. I have a really good friend that is...
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    Am I crazy because I love med surg???

    IHeartPeds87 replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    Many people do not like medsurg because they feel like they cannot do everything for each patient. It comes down to a personality thing...would you rather be doing fifteen things at once and not be...
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    How can I beef up my resume over the next year?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to ephiemarie's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I forgot to add....you could always learn a new language. If you live in a densely populated hispanic region, spanish is always a plus. If you plan on working in rehab, sign language could
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    How can I beef up my resume over the next year?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to ephiemarie's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what the previous poster stated. Find things related to the specialty of your interest. You'd be suprised at some of the connections people have made. I posted awhile back on things I...
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    Got a minute? I could use some advice, please.

    IHeartPeds87 replied to skyjunky's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to you. I hope you are able to enjoy your holidays. Please realize that it was a mistake...personally I think you are getting too harsh of a punishment for it. Like you said, in the long...
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    I screwed up, and everyone working with me got written up!!!

    IHeartPeds87 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    If that is what you did then i'm sorry but you are lucky that all that happenned was a write up. That means that you KNEW the patient had urinated in bed and didn't change the patient. That is really...
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    I screwed up, and everyone working with me got written up!!!

    IHeartPeds87 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    where do the towels come into
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    Reprimand

    IHeartPeds87 replied to suey421's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to a lawyer. Believe me, it is expensive but far cheaper than your piece of
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    Taking a break from Nursing

    IHeartPeds87 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to take a break and try something else then do it. I'd suggest staying with nursing PRN and picking up shifts every once in awhile.....that way you aren't truly "leaving" it. As for what...
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    Would you switch to nights for alot more money?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    15 more an hour?
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    Why would I NOT help? I'm confused.

    IHeartPeds87 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said, you are expected to help when you are able to adequately take care of your duties and when other nurses are overwhelemed. It's the same issue with nurses and nurse aides/PCT's. No one...
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    LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    IHeartPeds87 replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Okay, so if you don't HAVE to teach, then say no! Don't be passive about it and then take it out on your
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    LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    IHeartPeds87 replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think there is anything wrong with people who do not want to teach. I was very much under the impression, however, that when one works at a teaching hospital it is part of the job description...
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    What do you nurses think of these allied health professionals?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, healthcare is a team effort. Everyone comes from a unique angle to benefit the patient. What made me choose nursing and not one of the other careers as you mentioned? The focus on patient...
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    Soooooooooooooo Confused!!! Please help!!!

    IHeartPeds87 replied to acubed's topic in General Nursing

    No one can tell you if all the disadvantages that are associated with being a nurse outweigh the advantages....for some people it is, for others it isn't. Here is the truth: Being a nurse is the...
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    so eager to report coworkers!

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a prenursing student, hoping to gain admittance to a nursing school in my area this year. I have to say, that one of the "worst" things to me, about the field of nursing is the punitive culture...
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    so eager to report coworkers!

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Incident reports don't equal the same thing as being written up, atleast in the facility I used to work for. An incident report was for special things like patient's falling, patient's trying to...
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    Is there a difference between East and West Coast nurses?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to Hawaiian's topic in General Nursing

    There are differences between East and West coast people, so naturally there are differences between east and west coast nurses (speaking generally and across the board, of