eriksoln BSN, RN

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    Is lack of attention to "The primary purpose" killing the medical field?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    don't laugh............it could be coming down the road. my hospital kinda went this direction. they got a few people to come in on off days and do a community car wash. the emails said the...
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    Staff Meetings: What Are They Good For?

    eriksoln replied to steelydanfan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    our meetings tend to be worthless because we have a few nurses and cnas who have not mastered talking to the powers that be. they have the alpha female gene and..........well, sometimes it seems...
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    Staff Meetings: What Are They Good For?

    eriksoln replied to steelydanfan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Does anyone else have that song going through their head while they read anything in this post: "I say HUH..............GOOD GOD WAR..............what is it good
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    What should I do about the patient from hell?

    eriksoln replied to mountain_biker_88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was taught this. Leaving the room sends............so many messages that are necessary for a respectful/therapeutic relation. Mind you, its just leaving the room, not ignoring the patient. I've...
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    Is the nursing experience better or worse than when you started?

    eriksoln replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, U R freakin me out man!!!!!! I am used to playing devil's advocate and being (sometimes nicely, sometimes not) told to shut
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    Behavioral vs. Personality disorders and their implications.

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Psychiatric

    I think thats where I got it from...............my teacher explaining the difference between "behaviors" and true personality
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    Staff Meetings: What Are They Good For?

    eriksoln replied to steelydanfan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What was that old saying? I forget..................it had something to do with Mr. ED I believe......................... Oh, right, I remember:eek: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, even if...
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    Compassion required???

    eriksoln replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. What's the big deal about that? I once worked a 12hr shift with my arm hanging off, attached by only one single ligament.
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    Compassion required???

    eriksoln replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    Eh. Ummm.............. Well.......................I don't get it. What's an "extra
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    Staff Meetings: What Are They Good For?

    eriksoln replied to steelydanfan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What are they good for? They are an assigned task that the managers must complete, and doing them allows them to check off said task. Whether or not they serve any purpose outside of that...
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    Behavioral vs. Personality disorders and their implications.

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Psychiatric

    Kinda sounds like something I say: "The most powerful influence on human behavior often are natural consequences." Ah, so there really is no such thing as a "behavioral disorder." Hmmmm, odd, where...
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    The CEO said WHAT!!!!

    eriksoln replied to resumecpr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    lmao.............omg funny. you see: what they were sayingwas ifthere were moremen in nursing, nursingwould by default bemorerespected because you havetoconsider thatdoctors don't gettreatedthisway...
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    The CEO said WHAT!!!!

    eriksoln replied to resumecpr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You can blame Star Trek for this. Which one was it? I forget, I'm not a Treky. I do know one had, as its primary medical officer, an android that required no sleep, had prepared statements for...
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    The CEO said WHAT!!!!

    eriksoln replied to resumecpr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know, if you were really upset about this: Call a local news show or the local newspaper and tell them about the comment. They'll let you do it anonymously. Imagine his face when he gets the...
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    Compassion required???

    eriksoln replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, so my theory that, coming from a medical family may have slanted TC's view of illness is not completely without warrant. Or it could just be a sign that this thread has jumped the shark.
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    Compassion required???

    eriksoln replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm..........not that I am Freud or anything but: This is a possibility. TC comes from family in the medical field. Not hard to imagine mom coming home, while you have a cold and saying something...
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    LPN vs RN

    eriksoln replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in LPN to RN

    Mind you, this is the "classroom" definition I'm putting out there, not my personal view on the matter of assessments. We all know the ocean that lies between the book version of nursing and RL...
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    LPN vs RN

    eriksoln replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in LPN to RN

    You didn't know that? That the "book definition" difference between an RN and an LPN is "assessing"? Thats not news really, thats old. That's what's supposed to drive the scope of practice and...
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    Compassion required???

    eriksoln replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I put a lot of stock in having a "theraputic environment". I truly think nursing's understanding of this is one of the things that really sets us apart from other teams in the medical field....
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    LPN vs RN

    eriksoln replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in LPN to RN

    "The degree is heading more and more towards management." Eh? You mean BSNs and MSNs doing away from the bedside roles and LPNs being at the bedside? Hmmmm. For that to happen down here, the...
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    Compassion required???

    eriksoln replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    ah, i do see your point though. u r right there. tc did not make any reference to wanting to change this aspect of herself or improve in any way. kinda like the student who is not doing well with...
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    Compassion required???

    eriksoln replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    exactly my point. shesh, people are reacting as though tc came in here and said "i used to put the cat in the microwave when i was young, then as a teenager i plotted the deaths of all the...
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    Compassion required???

    eriksoln replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    Guess thats where I and the finger wagers don't agree. I think it is comparable. I have no problem listing "compassion" as a skill right along with time management/math and science...
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    Compassion required???

    eriksoln replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I do actually take the devil's advocate role a lot, but...................look at the difference between my post (early in the thread) and the finger wagging. Thats the part I...
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    Compassion required???

    eriksoln replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say, I'm a little surprised by all the high horsed finger wagging. Kinda juvenile really. Tell me this, I believe compassion is somewhat innate, you either radiate it or you don't. I...