Not_A_Hat_Person

Not_A_Hat_Person RN

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  1. Making Reservations for the ER

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to kaliRN's topic in Emergency

    I usd to live in Boston, whcih has a huge shortage of PCPs and very few urgent care centers (thanks to the Massachusetts Medical Society). When I was an ER volunteer, a lot of non-emergent patients...

  2. The frightening ignorance of teens having babies

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to ShariDCST's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Teens have been having babies a long as teens have been around. Paul Anka was blamed for teen pregnancy in the 1970s. When my parents were growing up, rock and roll music caused teen pregnancy. When...

  3. ethical issue

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to lovelie29's topic in General Nursing

    How about cancer patients whose families don't want them to know they have

  4. Bullying--The Other "B" Word

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to rn/writer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know. it sound like you're saying "witchiness" is okay. In my experience, people who pride themselves on being blunt and to-the-point take extreme offense when other people do the same to...

  5. Behaviors you've learned to lose when at work.

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    Talking politics. Off-the-cuff jokes. My odd sense of humor has gotten me in trouble more than once. I still joke around, but I'm very careful about

  6. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's not very smart to admit coming to work "slightly hung-over," especially if you work with disabled teens. If the student didn't tell you why he got arrested, why do you think I'll tell

  7. How well does misogyny work out in your facility?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to UserG's topic in General Nursing

    I can see a debate like this happening at a Catholic or Baptist college, but not a state

  8. California Sympathy Strike

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    with municipal employees, it's the town, city, or county paying the lavish salaries. constantly pushing for more and more money and benefits, leading to higher and higher property tax bills for a...

  9. How do you cope with work and co-workers:(

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to lifein08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I found myself in a job with co-workers I couldn't stand, I reminded myself that I was there for the customers, not my

  10. todays rant

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to LevitateMe's topic in Private Duty

    I can commiserate. I'm also seriously reconsidering getting an Android

  11. I can't believe co-worker took my venting complaints to boss!

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to lifein08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was in the same situation. I once vented to my charge nurse (evenings) about the med cart not being stocked for the umpteenth time. She told the day charge nurse. The next time I came for report,...

  12. First interview went great...and then this happened.

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to HelpMeNewGradRN's topic in General Nursing

    A bag of heroin. A bag of meth. A loaded pistol. A human head. A fake ID. Someone else's SS

  13. Is your health insurance affordable?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    I pay $700/month for 2 adults, with a $1500 deductible per person. It's the second-cheapest plan my job offers. The catastrophic plan was $60 month cheaper. Throughout my nursing career, I've held...

  14. California Sympathy Strike

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    In some places, unions have given themselves bad names, by providing very lavish benefits and salaries (ex. many, many big-city municipal unions) or covering up abuses (ex. the Ohio nursing home union...

  15. What's the meanest/nicest thing another nurse or coworker has done for you?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to sasha2lady's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Meanest: At the Nursing Home from Hell, one co-worker told me numerous times "If you need any help, just ask me." One day, I asked her to give a very demanding patient a neti-pot while I gave another,...

  16. What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to xtxrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated from an ADN program in May 2008. It was heavy on theory, but light on skills. First semester, skills lab included bed making, transferring, and a lot of procedures on dummies, but very...

  17. Would you be insulted if.....

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I make a point of washing my hands in front of the patient, so they can see me washing my hands. If a patient asks "Did you wash your hands" after watching me wash my hands, then yes, I would be...

  18. drug shortage ?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Do Canada, the UK, or other countries with single-payer health systems have similar problems with drug

  19. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you leave your cell phone on for your entire shift, don't set your text message alert to The World's Longest Ringtone, especially if you're getting texts every 5 minutes. It's a brand new phone, so...

  20. wow! the laziness!

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most of the lazy aides I encountered were far beyond their teen years. Older lazy aides are even harder to deal with, because they've been allowed to be so lazy for so

  21. Obese children...my rant

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    Kids are bullied for a lot of reasons. How do you know that they aren't fat because of emotional problems caused by bullying? Do fat kids deserve to be bullied? As you can probably tell, this struck...

  22. Do you answer your phone on your day off?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    I always answer my phone. If I want to pick up a shift, I say yes. If not, I say

  23. Ridiculous "House Rules"

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Home Health

    I worked a similar case last winter. No shoes in the house, don't drive more than 10 mph down the long dirt driveway, don't use our cutlery or dishes, don't park on the lawn (which was buried under a...

  24. For those who don't wear scrubs, what do you wear to work?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    I work home health. I wear a lot of t-shirts, casual pants, jeans that aren't blue, and skirts. I figure that we're not in a hospital, so why dress like I work in one? it can be hard to find skirts...

  25. and everyone's... OK with this?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to tater.jake's topic in General Nursing

    The scale is about average for my area (COLI score