Altra BSN, RN

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    Manipulative patients always get the best of me....

    Altra replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    This is ludicrously manipulative. Discharge? And can we stop using the equally ludicrous phrase "fired the nurse"? Except in private duty situations when a nurse is not represented by an agency ......
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Altra replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Emotional Sherpa ... now there's another phrase I'm going to have to
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    Altra replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    I must not be creative ... I never, ever would have thought of crushing Klonopin and injecting the crushed med with heroin. Is that the polysubstance abuse version of fusion
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    Being late to work...

    Altra replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    Are you referring to being an hour late because you didn't set your alarm or some other circumstance which causes major lateness ... or the chronic condition of clocking in at 7:04? No, this is not...
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    Pt refusals

    Altra replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    I recently observed an ortho surgeon comment to a patient, "It's unfortunate, but every once in a while a patient of mine doesn't do well ... not able to tolerate the standard things we do to minimize...
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    Altra replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    A rare victory for natural selection
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    What kind of pre-employment drug screen do most employers do?

    Altra replied to northw3's topic in Nursing Career

    OP, it doesn't really matter what anyone else here has experienced ... it only matters what hurdles you now face as an
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    Think Twice Before Becoming a "NURSE"

    Altra replied to mcrutRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    so as a nurse, which are you: glorified waitress step-in nanny resistant to change hesitant to allow others to succeed ok with stagnation and i'm curious how you have managed to be the "more than...
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    Thoroughness of your 1st assessment of the day

    Altra replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Nursing

    This may be acceptable - it was when I worked full-time in an ICU - but you'll need to check your unit's policies. Give yourself a little time to get acclimated. I bet it really doesn't take you a...
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    Asking for a Raise

    Altra replied to brucedragon's topic in General Nursing

    It is highly unlikely that your manager even has the ability to alter your particular salary structure out of line with others', even if s/he wanted to for some reason. Also consider -- as a nurse...
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    Socializing after work in your scrubs

    Altra replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Fomiting it up all over town" ... Oh man, I'm so gonna use this
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    Socializing after work in your scrubs

    Altra replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is it your assumption that non-scrub clothing is cleaner? I read a lot of anger in your post. You don't just make the point that they were wearing scrubs -- you go on to describe their activities in...
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    Odd question about site.

    Altra replied to On_the_on's topic in General Nursing

    Posts in certain forums (fora?) are reviewed by a moderator before becoming visible. It's not you personally, or your post in particular.
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    Depressed, or just "Life?"

    Altra replied to JDougRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    dirtyhippiegirl makes some good points ... but this oldster still sees much of it as an exaggerated emotional response. My threshhold for correct use of the term "battling depression" is a little...
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    which shift 3pm-3:30 AM or 11AM-11:00PM

    Altra replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    Those are typical ER
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    "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    Altra replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    It was an obviously inappropriate comment, and I'm not excusing it. But as a nurse, remember that the emergency department threshhold for "very sick" is ... not the same as what it is to laypeople....
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    Think Twice Before Becoming a "NURSE"

    Altra replied to mcrutRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The older I get, the more I see that there is a not-so-fine line between achievement goals and unrealistic grandiose expectations. You can, as a nurse, have quite an impact on another human being....
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    How do you approach your manager to make schedule adjustments for your second job

    Altra replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I'm not sure I see this as adjustable. Hospitals are required to have each new hire complete orientation requirements mandated by JCAHO, OSHA, and the state dept. of health ... and that's...
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    If you love being a nurse, and have good things to say,give some hope to the newbies!

    Altra replied to gottagetmyrn's topic in General Nursing

    I will chime in and say that I love my job 40% of the time, like it 55% of the time, and dislike it 5% of the time. I'm comfortable that I'm in the right specialty area for me. Nursing does change...
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    "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    Altra replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    OT but ... I have too, twice. Both patients alert, denied CP, SOB or any other s/s, carrying on calm conversations. And no, it wasn't monitor artifact
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    Advice - I'll need a meal tray too

    Altra replied to LalaJJB's topic in Emergency

    OK, you get one pass. Next time though ... it won't be
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    Credit checks and employment

    Altra replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you on that point, but it has zero to do with responsibility for or consequences of such poor decisions. And BTW, I only agree with this to a certain extent. Previous generations managed...
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    Peer interview, but probably will decline position

    Altra replied to psysn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you're sure you don't want the job, call and cancel now - there's no point in them leaving you in the potential candidate mix. Be polite and brief, just state simply that you've decided after...
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    How to transition an employee that was medic/LPN to RN?

    Altra replied to Trinurse11's topic in General Nursing

    That is so short-sighted it's hard to believe. You could try pointing out all that goes into acclimating new hires, not just to the specific duties of their particular job title at the moment, but to...
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    Advice - I'll need a meal tray too

    Altra replied to LalaJJB's topic in Emergency

    Incremental behavior modification, done with a smile. It takes some time, but it