eriksoln BSN, RN

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    How can nurses avoid burnout?

    eriksoln replied to nolamor's topic in General Nursing

    What are the symptoms you
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    Most ridiculous patient requests?

    eriksoln replied to AOx1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG. I want some. >_> Oh no, did I just do the same thing your pt. did? Ah well, I still want
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    How can nurses avoid burnout?

    eriksoln replied to nolamor's topic in General Nursing

    The Everything New Nurse Book: Gain ... - Google Books Dang thats a long link. Anyway: This book had a lot in it I still remember today. Describes a lot of things we can do to avoid bad habits in...
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    Help! I'm frustrated with the people I work with.

    eriksoln replied to RoseCity's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa. People are fighting today. I better get out whilst I still have my head attached to my neck. Me
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    Someone calling themself Nurse when not.Help please?

    eriksoln replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. I was thinking that. It reminds me of the clocks and remote controls with HUGE numbers on them. The one's grandparents get from grandchildren on Christmas a lot. I think OP thinks we are all...
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    Customer Service...........yay or nay?

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

    Never seen my manager take an assignment, but she could and she is very active on the unit going into rooms and helping. I've flagged her down because I have a modest female who needs T+P or...
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    Someone calling themself Nurse when not.Help please?

    eriksoln replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in General Nursing

    Well, he can call himself a nurse all he wants. That, although both odd and kinda cocky, in itself is not a crime. Now, if he practices as one, thats a whole other story. And you have to know what...
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    Help! I'm frustrated with the people I work with.

    eriksoln replied to RoseCity's topic in General Nursing

    Changing positions won't help as much as you'd probably like. Gossip and a "minimalistic" approach to nursing are going to exist pretty much anywhere you go. Granted, its to different degrees on...
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    Most ridiculous patient requests?

    eriksoln replied to AOx1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd have told them "You can't afford me as a cook. You think your medical bills are high, you have no idea what spending money is about until you've hired me as a professional cook. And the food...
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    Customer Service...........yay or nay?

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

    No. I was being to vague I guess. I liked your managements approach. Core measures and basic care (T+P etc) don't seem to have lost their focus with your leaders. Then, you landed in the 99th...
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    Customer Service...........yay or nay?

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

    Ah, see. IDK if I consider that a "customer service" thing. I guess it leads to poor customer service when a nurse acts in those ways, but I don't think its a customer service issue. Those things...
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    Med Pass Times

    eriksoln replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    I can't find where it says LTC. IDK. I'm lost now. Mind you, when I do this to help out, I don't rush and try to pass meds to the whole assignment. If I get 2 done, thats that. If I get 3, even...
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    Med Pass Times

    eriksoln replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    Hecks no. I believe they prefer that type of system (the phone recorded reports). They keep all reports on log for...........years. A lawsuit or complaint comes up.........they can listen. Pt....
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    Med Pass Times

    eriksoln replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I don't have a problem with this. My shift ends at 0730. We use "voicecare", the phone recording system of giving report. That half hour overlay we have between shifts, I'm watching the...
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    Got my Acceptance Letter!

    eriksoln replied to red2003xlt's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't even know the Fraternal Order of Elks was seeking new members. Wow Congrats. >_> Oh, you mean to nursing school.
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes, thats what I meant. I got that quote from a woodland creature on Friday night after drinking a few too many Miller Lights. He told me to burn the neighbor's house down too and all sorts of...
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    The End of Men

    eriksoln replied to Cul2's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto here. I also got two scholarships while in school. Both were set up so that X amt. of females got one and X amt. of males got one. Being a male nurse, IMO, got me those scholarships. One...
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    Most ridiculous patient requests?

    eriksoln replied to AOx1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually, it was a request made to my CNA, but the pt. was mine. The story is kinda two-fold: 32 yr old male, works at a local grocery store as a night stock person. In with cellulitis of the left...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm trying to find where someone said this. Can't find it. Can you direct me to it? No other dept. in any hospital has the "wildcard" job description nurses do. As far as what we are and are not...
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    Customer Service...........yay or nay?

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

    Anybody else see a distinct realtion here? I
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Which is EXACTLY why the whole "team" arguement has no bearing with me. "Teamwork" is ALWAYS interpreted as me picking up someone else's slack, NEVER as someone helping me when my pt. load is too...
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    Customer Service...........yay or nay?

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

    i've always though this was the case with a large percentage of my patients. you can just watch when family visits and see that there is a complete lack of communication and respect there. often,...
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    When did patients become "clients"?

    eriksoln replied to woahmelly's topic in General Nursing

    My diabetic pt. who thinks it's perfectly fine for her blood glucose to be in the 300's and in fact eats to maintain that is a good example of the difference between what we know and what the general...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Who is denying anyone any water? I think you are going to be shocked when you get into nursing. Your going to find out that team concept for the most part means you taking a bullet for everyone...
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    Thank You............I think.

    eriksoln posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    One of my favorite stories relating to nursing. This happened to me when I was a CNA for a LTC facility. It was my first exposure to the medical field ever. When I was a landscape laborer, I often...