eriksoln BSN, RN

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    "I didn't want to go into nursing because I didn't want to be labled gay"

    eriksoln replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Men in Nursing

    Funny. I used to be a Landscape Supervior, and the landscaping business is absolutely infected with homophobia. When I went into nursing school, I remember hearing a lot of: "Oh dude, you're...
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    Nursing Student-to-be needs some recommendations

    eriksoln replied to andiems's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say (recommend)............................RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS. Guess thats not what you are looking for. :pSomeone had to say it
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    Looking for job - past job reference iffy - how can I check before using?

    eriksoln replied to tralalaRN's topic in General Nursing

    this biggest phorifice/urban legend/misconception of our time.............."your former employer can only give the dates you worked blah blah blah". wrong. hr people are a little bit of a cult....
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    Ding Dong the Witch is dead

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Now you have to guess at how I knew about Theresa.............................. Are you talking about me with her
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    Ding Dong the Witch is dead

    eriksoln posted a topic in General Nursing

    oh yeah. just in the nick of time. finished my ceus. all in one fell swoop, one test, one subject/module, all 30 ceus done. i liked the site i used (taylor college), i think it was set up nicely...
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    Is there a slower paced floor to work at in the hospital?

    eriksoln replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in Medical-Surgical

    See, I've worked at on "surgical only" unit, and it was hectic. Worse than a M/S unit. You'd walk in, D/C 4 of your 5 patients, get 4 new patients in 2-3 hours...........then that very...
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    Is there a slower paced floor to work at in the hospital?

    eriksoln replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was going to suggest this too, but feared backlash from the rehab nurses. But honestly, to the OP: I had a friend who had a terrible first experience coming out of school. Worked on a trauma unit...
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    Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

    eriksoln replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    i work m/s, always have in some way/shape/form. i work with too many nurses like the charge nurse you are describing, and you are right, its not laziness. it seems some people think nursing is simply...
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    Was told I don't make a difference in the lives of Alz pts....

    eriksoln replied to NurseBunny13's topic in General Nursing

    This was my first reaction. Supervisor probably having a bad day and forgot to "keep it to
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    nursing process & LTC...impossible?

    eriksoln replied to lesliel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I read your thread title and thought: "Nursing process & LTC & Acute Care & Homecare & OR care & Public Care & Rehab Care & Psych Care & OB Care & PEDs Care &...
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    Ding Dong the Witch is dead

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm, welll.............excuse me Ms. Presumptuous, but you don't know who you are talking to..............do you? "DeLanaHarvickWannabe, I AM YOUR MANAGER, search your feelings and you'll know it to...
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    Ding Dong the Witch is dead

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    They are accepted in every state.
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    Ding Dong the Witch is dead

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    You say tomato...............I say tomatoe, let's just call the whole thing off. lol I don't see it as "a way to increase my knowledge". I don't see it as a punishment. I see it as............the...
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    11-7 "No-Skills" Argument, Psych/Detox Nursing

    eriksoln replied to drmorton2b's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder about the "loss of skills" thing myself a lot actually. I believe I'd like to go to the OR, but something that has held me back is the perceived "loss of skills". What if I hate it and its...
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    I notified the wrong family of a death

    eriksoln replied to kcmRN's topic in General Nursing

    Five years from now, you'll be telling the story and laughing (laughing like I am now............sorry, I just can't stop
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    What HAVE you said to patients???

    eriksoln replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    Had one of those grandmothers who just relished being waited on one time. She was, one of those people that........the better they felt, the needier they got. She was being D/C'd in the AM so she...
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    What HAVE you said to patients???

    eriksoln replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    Had a guy riding the high horse once about "protecting" his mother and insuring she got "the best of care". She was post OP, and the CNA went in to begin the post op vitals. The family, mainly the...
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    Are BSN prepared Nurses having a tough time as well?

    eriksoln replied to pnmia10's topic in General Nursing

    Its like that at my hospital. I can get OT any week I want. When you go in for a shift, you just know they are going to ask you to stay. Yet, they refuse to hire anyone. Odd approach to saving...
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    Sigh. Is this really how we are graded?

    eriksoln posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, yes, I had another one of those days where............things just kept going wrong. None of my meds were in place to be given at the right times............but I dealt with it. There were some...
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    pt abandonment question

    eriksoln replied to sunshineyday's topic in General Nursing

    There is an exercise they do at management training sessions: Scene: People sitting at a round table with an instructor at a podium, each seat has a paper bag and a telephone with the numbers out of...
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    Sigh. Is this really how we are graded?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Thank You to everyone for hearing my rant and giving me support. It really got me down. I feel like no matter how well we do our jobs, there is something we can always tweak to improve things. I've...
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    Sigh. Is this really how we are graded?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    "If" the OP had documented? lol I've been around long enough to know, even if your documentation backs up your claims...........it doesn't help much. But yes, I had all her refusals documented, long...
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    Sigh. Is this really how we are graded?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. No I didn't try to give the heparin IV. She refused her heparin too, and I think she came up with that story in anticipation of me telling her daughter in law she refused
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    Sigh. Is this really how we are graded?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    You're asking water not to be
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    Is nursing "care" a thing of the past?

    eriksoln replied to AnneBlunnRN's topic in General Nursing

    you've almost taken it as far as me. as far as family members go, its their choice if they want to seek treatment or not. for me though...........eh, forget about it. i'll stay at home and suffer....