eriksoln BSN, RN

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    A worn out topic

    eriksoln replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Its a tricky situation. One one hand, nothing is more fun that putting a "God syndrome" MD back in their place, providing a usually long overdue dose of reality. Even if you are simply being...
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    Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    eriksoln replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Again, the first lawsuit I see pertaining to refusing to participate in poor health decisions will be the first. It can't be prosecuted. There are loop holes galore in which a nurse can claim that...
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    Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    eriksoln replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in the heparing gtt. scenario. Both times this is exactly how it went: 1. FIRST document pt. refusing heparin, then turn it off. Mention alternatives that may be available to the pt. to...
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    Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    eriksoln replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The next lawsuit I see for not talking to someone/treating someone like an adult.......will be the first. Now, lawsuits for harm being brought to a pt. via a nursing decision abound. It's like they...
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    Why did you if you hate it ?

    eriksoln replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    i wouldn't even know how to iron mine. lol ironed scrubs won't do me a bit of good when my pt. starts going downhill on
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    Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    eriksoln replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is because, as I have said, when there is a poor outcome, they don't want us/doctors/anyone else using it as a defense. That, and the fact that ANA's policy is swiss cheese at best. When there...
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    Why did you if you hate it ?

    eriksoln replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    I was enamoured with nursing while a CNA and throughout school. I thought to myself "Surely, this is the place, if any, where good outcomes/performance takes priority over the bottom line and...
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    Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    eriksoln replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now you're grasping for straws. The issue at hand is a pt. not complying with fluid restrictins. Leave it at that. There are millions of unmentioned variables that can be brought into play to make on...
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    How is the job market?

    eriksoln posted a topic in Travel

    Sometime soon I may be considering going back into travel nursing if for nothing less than to get back to WA. Is it impossible to find work? It was VERY difficult to when I became a staff nurse....
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    Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    eriksoln replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I'm total cager for life then. I don't think people who ride motorcycles are bad or crazy, but its not for
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    Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    eriksoln replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unless the physician writes
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    Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    eriksoln replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    Whats a "cager"? Probably motorcycle speak hence IDK
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    Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    eriksoln replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    And thats the part that the people who consider a fluid restriction enforcement a violation of rights don't get. Ask any case manager............sitting in the hospital driving up costs and refusing...
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    I was a bad girl.

    eriksoln replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in General Nursing

    :jester:and i guess i'm going to have to be the first one to point out: this thread's title is very misleading. i came in here expecting............ummm............other stuff to be discussed. had...
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    Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    eriksoln replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    This question, of whether it is a violation of human rights or not, is a good reflection of book nursing vs. RL nursing too. If I were taking a test or answering an essay question, I'd say they are...
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    So ready to throw in the towel and it makes me sad...

    eriksoln replied to FiduciaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I learned during my time as a travel nurse that if you don't speak up about it at times like this, when its happening, then you'll become the donkey of the unit and find yourself in these situations...
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    Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    eriksoln replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I have a motorcycle phobia. Friends have tried to get me to overcome it, but, eh.......why? I like my car with windows to block all the stones kicked up by the semi-trucks and air conditioning and a...
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    I was a bad girl.

    eriksoln replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in General Nursing

    I had a situation with CT dept. once. I was the end of the day and the day shift CT people wanted to go home on time so they were calling everyone telling them their tests would have to wait till the...
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    Did I do something horribly wrong?

    eriksoln replied to Silverbird501's topic in General Nursing

    I asked this myself. I always wrote it off as ego, until a friend became a full time instructor and talked to me about the behind the scenes stuff that goes on. It's one of those things that starts...
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    Sandman hates me

    eriksoln replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. You're a nurse so no one has to explain to you how bad this is. You already know the dangers. Paying for the sleep study costs less than getting in a wreck on the way home (car damage, lost...
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    Nurse to Nurse Abuse (how do I fix this)

    eriksoln replied to PACURN27's topic in General Nursing

    LMAO. Sorry, I'm still waiting for the ending I was expecting.........."This message will self destruct in 10
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    Nurse to Nurse Abuse (how do I fix this)

    eriksoln replied to PACURN27's topic in General Nursing

    Well, to start with, I'll mirror what your manager said with a little story: When I was a travel nurse, I got to see lots of different management styles. All the managers I had approached things...
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    using a tape recorder at work?

    eriksoln replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Got mine at Best
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    nurses dating nurses?

    eriksoln replied to rnski's topic in Nursing Humor

    I found dating/being married to another nurse annoying as all heck. It made leaving work at work so much harder. It was nice at first to discuss this and that about our jobs, compare notes on what...
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    Has anyone obtained their RN while working full-time?

    eriksoln replied to mr.hustle's topic in General Nursing

    Worked 12 hour shifts every weekend, Sat and Sun daylight or Fri and Sat nights. Then, during the weekdays, I'd do school but also a workstudy position for 20 hours (one 4 hour shift and two 8's, all...