eriksoln BSN, RN

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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ah, but see that is my problem. In my view, it is insisting that we are professional that holds us back. In order for us to take the "pt. centered direction" you speak of, we must stop focusing on...
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    How do you handle delegating to PCA's?

    eriksoln replied to missdeevah's topic in General Nursing

    I was a CNA while I was in nursing school. Did a very large paper on just this subject.........well, more the "Legal aspects of Delegation" than anything but it had a lot in it about nurse/CNA...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ah. Political movements. Not my strong suit. I have to admit, I've spent the better part of my life being Apolitical. I have my reasons, stuff not appropriate for this board. I'm...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well put. Agree with every bit of it, except one part. I'd mirror your advice that the "grass is not always greener on the other side" to your friends who want to become nurses. No real...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Actually too, its important to point out I don't think bedside nurse = skilled labor nurse desk/administrative nurse = professional nurse. Nurse is nurse. regardless of where you practice. Its just...
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    Seriously...

    eriksoln replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. I was thinking about the forms you have to fill out when a pt. is transferred. Lots of stuff you described documenting that is on voice care (phone recorded shift/transfer reports). Time, date,...
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    OK, ummm............well...........

    eriksoln posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got out late from work today. Want to know why? I'm going to tell you anyway: End of the day, lots of things going on and its time to pass meds. Pt. calls me in his room to ask me a question....
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    Seriously...

    eriksoln replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Voicecare would solve a lot of this for you. Every report given on it it banked somewhere for............well, IDK the exact amt. of time but I've heard numbers as high as 3-5
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    OK, ummm............well...........

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. All kidding aside, as I mentioned before, although it is a funny story to laugh at, it is tragic at the same time. This may all be a cry for help. More than likely he has some disorder (eh,...
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    ICU vs. assist. nurse mgr......

    eriksoln replied to jesshopper12's topic in General Nursing

    FOR ME the answer would be ICU. But that is based on a lot of personal preferences that are mine alone. Has nothing to do with me thinking one is better than the other. I honestly don't know enough...
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    OK, ummm............well...........

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I am afraid that would be motivation for him, not a
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes. And No. lol Actually, IDK, I kinda thought I was making the point that it doesn't matter so much and that obsessing over "We are a profession" kills us. But, somehow, it got turned into me...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING ODD ABOUT YOU
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    Seriously...

    eriksoln replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say our manager makes changes daily...........they go in one ear and out the other. People have told her, she has to include what we are going to stop doing in replacement with all...
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    Longterm care nightmare job

    eriksoln replied to Vonique's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I didn't even notice that till you mentioned it. I'm refusing that assignment if they put me there again tonight. NO NO NO NO. Not doing it again. I shoulda called
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Eeek. Don't go there. I got yelled at in another thread for not having compassion for the gay. Besides, you said "I'm your gal" that where I go that UR female from. I tend to be the "rare"...
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    Longterm care nightmare job

    eriksoln replied to Vonique's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a guy so what I'd "do" is probably different that your's. Step one would be to insert boot into rectum of the "resentful desk nurses". Give me a break. Ah well, its like they say, "The less you...
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    OK, ummm............well...........

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yuck. I had an old lady demanding enema after enema from me. Yuck. Never in a million years would I have thought.............................that. Ok ummm...............
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    OK, ummm............well...........

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Pulmonary unit. He was admitted with COPD. I'm leaving that
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I actually was talking to someone about this and they said I had it backwards. That the BON made the decision not the hospitals. Eh, IDK now. There's an article on this site somewhere about it,...
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    OK, ummm............well...........

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    As far as the crush thing goes: When phlebotomy was drawing his labs, he was talking about the bleeding and how it started (cause he was concerned they'd take too much blood, eh?). It was a young...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I hate to say this, but if I were looking at this with a critical eye......................:Dlike a "professional nurse", I'd say I fell a little short with this guy. I don't think lack of...
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    Should my current employer harm my future job prospectives

    eriksoln replied to sukh :)'s topic in General Nursing

    I learned this when I got divorced. Talked to people I thought were friends when I was kicked out of the house and living out of my truck for awhile (paying for a hotel would have meant not being...
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    Laid off after 38 years

    eriksoln replied to Ckwil1948's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry this is happening to you. I hope something satisfactory does come up for you. In the meantime, please continue to be with us here and let us know how you are doing. There are a lot of...
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    Should my current employer harm my future job prospectives

    eriksoln replied to sukh :)'s topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say also that resigning on the spot is never good. One of those things that, at the moment seems like a wonderful idea then..............we have regrets. IDK if your boss can mess up...