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melz don't take it to heart, it happens sometimes. I like the suggestion of shutting the door, sitting down and having a chat with him. I don't know if he has other issues going on that make it not quite that simple but it often works wonders.

I think we all have worked with one of these! Ignore her until the next time she pulls it with you. Then call her on it. I bet she'll back down quickly. Lots of nurses act like this because actually, they are insecure and are missing social skills. S...

I see the point of arguing for the more formal letter, but your letter is nice and may foster some goodwill if you ever need to or decide to go back. I'd take out the "though" as highlighted in read in an earlier post. Make sure you add your intended...

Good job!

Amen to the soap and water for the stinky bits! I always throw the used cloths in the dirty linen bag instead of back in the water. I get grossed out seeing butt cloths thrown back in the basin.

When you've been married 40 years and your spouse is laying in a hospital bed, would YOU want to be kicked out when they could simply get you a recliner? They've been together all that time...most people enjoy having their spouse stay with them. They...

So are you going to ban the family from visiting ever, because of this ONE wife? Why would anyone go get a spouse a tray? Tell them where the vending machines are. I joke about ass kissing but I never said anywhere that anyone should be a doormat.

If you're not working in the field of medicine, I'm not sure what you're doing. I don't care what "model" you're looking at, that's just semantics at this point. I'm really glad I work with people who mainly feel like I do, that it's possible to do ...

Those bed in a bag things are great. You pop them in the microwave for however many seconds it says on the bag and they are warm and really convenient for those patients not allowed to shower. We don't have them where I work but had them at another j...

What virgo said.

No they don't bother me.

It's medicine AND customer service, sorry. Obviously there are times when things simply can't be allowed for their safety for medical reasons, but hell if a couple that's been married 40 years wants to stay together I say let them. Get the other half...

There are critical-care trained nurses in our CCL.

It might depend on the hospital. Where I work, it is listed as "critical care" when you look at job apps. They certainly tend to critical patients, flown in from outlying areas for emergency caths, as well as stable patients in for basically routine ...

Rah rah! Six months seems like forever but there is a light at the end of the tunnel... I love bedside nursing and wouldn't do anything else. Maybe you just need another specialty. I love cardiac, our staffing ratios are generally better than med-sur...

And you like doing them as a nurse in the "real world"? Because that's what I'm talking about. Utter waste of time. If I don't know how to fix the patient's constipation without a pre-written sheet of paper, I've got issues.

I guess I don't see the need for this to be forwarded too, other than to get the nurse in trouble because of her "attitude". If our pharmacy could not read something a nurse had written (it has happened) it simply would not be filled until it was re-...

Thanks leslie. I hope you were not offended by my response, zuzi. I was truly wondering if you are having problems getting your point across due to a language barrier. That's not a judgement against you but it can be an issue in the workplace. Of co...

Isn't there one for Altered Elimination, Constipation? I've never encountered a bigger waste of my time in my whole career than Care Plans. A pox on anyone who says otherwise--they're bound to be overpaid and far removed from the bedside.

I hate to admit it but I feel exactly like you do! The adrenaline starts pumping and I'm inwardly completely flipping out. I guess preventing them is more my forte, LOL. I am the only cardiac nurse I know who went a full EIGHT YEARS without having on...

I've never given Protonix over 15 minutes. Two minutes and have never had a problem.

I too have been per diem (PRN) for years and I love it. I usually work at least 32 hours a week so it's like I'm a regular employee, but if I need a week off, I have it. No more wasted weekends or holidays! It does wonders for the mind and soul! Thou...

I guess she'd be re-writing it when she didn't get the med, wouldn't she?

Any good nurse would know that in that case the anticoagulants should have been started right away. It's a question of knowing what you're giving and WHY. For anyone to say otherwise is just silly. Do you actually have co-workers that were unhappy th...

((not that we don't all get walked on a time or two...sometimes it's hard in the heat of the moment to stay calm enough to set them straight!!))