rngolfer53

rngolfer53

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  1. I just cannot take care of her.

    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. Yikes:eek: And I thought the old practice of "bleeding" was bad
  3. 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. 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

    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

    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....

    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

    Well, he hasn't had much success in teaching you written
  9. How to resign while still on orientation?

    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...

    Sure they do, just not on your
  11. I am very worried

    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??

    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. 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??

    Certainly, I would gladly call him at home..........at, say, 0312. Should make for an interesting conversation.
  15. New to Hospice - Continuous Care

    Great ideas. Thanks for your generosity in sharing
  16. Have U ever left a job after a short Period? Why?

    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?

    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?

    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?

    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

    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?

    So, does this mean you don't wake up or shower on your days off?
  22. Telling it how it is.

    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

    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!

    Just who is going to keep the monitors
  25. Your patient fell? You need to be disciplined!

    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...