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  1. I just cannot take care of her.

    rngolfer53 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Shay, I think you have to ask yourself if you can be an effective nurse, not only to this patient, but to your other caseload. There is nothing shameful or non-professional in recognizing that this...

  2. A really good example of children in the USA still dying from childhood diseases.

    rngolfer53 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes:eek: And I thought the old practice of "bleeding" was bad

  3. A really good example of children in the USA still dying from childhood diseases.

    rngolfer53 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    You can bet when some of these unvax kids start contracting these illnesses, the parents will suddenly start looking for someone to blame............."no one told me my kid could get sick and...

  4. A really good example of children in the USA still dying from childhood diseases.

    rngolfer53 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    By not vaccinating, these people are putting many others at risk..........so, yes, I am going to be very judgmental if one of my family or friends is harmed by that

  5. Nursing schools with SANE policies

    rngolfer53 replied to carolanivey's topic in General Nursing

    The difficulty is that there must be a standard of what is passing and what isn't. If the standard is breached over a half point, then the standard is effectively lowered....until the next time...

  6. Best way to get rid of visitors

    rngolfer53 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't know about visitors, but this nurse does his level best to quickly get out of those nursing homes that he visits that reek of urine. :angryfire Sorry, I know this isn't responsive, and I...

  7. New CoPs....

    rngolfer53 replied to andre's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hardly a surprise. Government is the biggest bureaucracy of all, and bureaucracies thrive and grow on paperwork, not patient care. Expect this trend to continue and accelerate as Medicare, et al get...

  8. Know-it-all Professor

    rngolfer53 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Well, he hasn't had much success in teaching you written

  9. How to resign while still on orientation?

    rngolfer53 replied to Ilovelucy2's topic in General Nursing

    Anytime you quit a job, give written notice according to agency policy, or custom. Since you are orienting, they will likely tell you to leave right away. BTW, what do you know about the employee...

  10. The patient who wouldn't stop screaming...

    rngolfer53 replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

    Sure they do, just not on your

  11. I am very worried

    rngolfer53 replied to Ms.Migraine's topic in General Nursing

    Looks to me less an issue of compassion than just plain laziness. I make visits to homes, LTCs, and assisted living facilities at night. I'm amazed at the number of staff members at some, make that...

  12. Study Techniques??

    rngolfer53 replied to purpleglitt3r's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the case study approach. You have to look at all the facts.......which is hard at first, but as you get used to it, you learn what's important. That will make a difference in eventually...

  13. my perception of nursing...correct? incorrect? want to add anything?

    rngolfer53 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Like the old Roman god Jorifice, I believe, who had two faces and looked both ways, depending on the people involved, every facet of a job can be a boon or a bomb. Working three days a week can be...

  14. Doctors getting angry??

    rngolfer53 replied to emtj's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Certainly, I would gladly call him at home..........at, say, 0312. Should make for an interesting conversation.

  15. New to Hospice - Continuous Care

    rngolfer53 replied to kat7ap's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Great ideas. Thanks for your generosity in sharing

  16. Have U ever left a job after a short Period? Why?

    rngolfer53 replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it these sorts of people are never the ones who try to beat the train across the

  17. Have U ever left a job after a short Period? Why?

    rngolfer53 replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm of an age where you stayed at a job for quite a while, and before I graduated nursing school in 2006, the shortest I had been in a job was 7 years.......and I left that on good terms r/t long term...

  18. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    rngolfer53 replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    The difference is that there are usually choices of which private company you use, while there is only one government, and no alternatives. At this time, government, thru Medicare, is rather the de...

  19. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    rngolfer53 replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    The answer to the question likely depends on what area of nursing, shift, etc. For instance, where I work, in hospice, there is always a problem finding staffing for continuous care cases on nights...

  20. New to Hospice - Continuous Care

    rngolfer53 replied to kat7ap's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm with you. I hate being asked how long, etc. I've proven to myself that I have hardly a clue. When families ask--usually a few minutes after I tell them that I can't predict--I just suggest that if...

  21. Is it time to get rid of 12 hour shifts?

    rngolfer53 replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    So, does this mean you don't wake up or shower on your days off?

  22. Telling it how it is.

    rngolfer53 replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that any competent adult needs accurate, complete information to make decisions about how to conduct himself, in health care matters as in other areas of life. Different approaches are...

  23. Frustrated CNA - for (some) nurses

    rngolfer53 replied to Flatbelly's topic in General Nursing

    Flat, you raise excellent points about how not to treat any fellow employee. I can tell you from experience in other industries that this is not a condition unique to hospitals or health care. For...

  24. Your patient fell? You need to be disciplined!

    rngolfer53 replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    Just who is going to keep the monitors

  25. Your patient fell? You need to be disciplined!

    rngolfer53 replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    There's another group of people who should be required to do bedside nursing, and that's Medicare folks who are the ones who drive reimbursement, and thus staffing. Not to speak of they are among the...