roser13

roser13 ASN, RN

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  1. Need advice

    Just don't think that nursing has anything to do with your
  2. Need advice

    Take this somewhere else. Not a nursing forum. A therapist? Your pastor? Judge Judy? Just not
  3. We only have OP's perception of the charge nurse's behavior. I'm not willing to trust
  4. What's Rude?

    Rude is a family member who continually speaks for the patient, sometimes even speaking over the awake, alert & oriented patient's voice. Including but not limited to: demanding pain meds for...
  5. Perhaps your EAP department can help you with dealing with change? I found my EAP counsellor very helpful at one
  6. Classes that helped pave the way

    Take classes that are required by your program. Avoid classes that are not required. It's pretty
  7. Perhaps your Tylenol#3 is causing some issues in your
  8. You are not getting my drift. Truly, I don't need to do any research. You and you alone must deal with these issues in order to be successful as a nurse. A med error is a med error. Regardless of the...
  9. scab nursing

    This thread is 5 years
  10. Just curious. What constitutes a "small" med error? Is there justification for a "small" med error as opposed to a "medium" or "large" error? Is there justification for an error if it did not harm...
  11. People think nursing is overpaid?!

    Why dredge up a 4 year old thread to complain that you're
  12. Lovenox administration

    Guessing that we're answering homework
  13. Lovenox administration

    What are your thoughts about this? And have you been following your patients' wishes and using their preferred sites? What are your "claims" that you're asking us to support with "something...
  14. Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    People, it's a bleb! [h=1]bleb[/h] Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to bleb: pulmonary bleb[h=2]bulla[/h] [bul´ah] (pl. bul´lae) (L.) 1. a...
  15. Can I transfer with an AAS in medical assistant

    Not sure where my previous post went, but will say again. Paying good dollars for any type of medical assistant training is a total waste of your time and money. Whether you want to be a PA or a...
  16. i want to quit after just one shift

    And please do not ever pass meds or chart under anyone else's name/ID
  17. Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    Only to the
  18. Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    The refusal to vaccinate, while aggravating, doesn't really affect me personally until.....UNTIL a newborn (too young to vaccinate) is infected with whooping cough by a 5 year old purposely...
  19. Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    Progress will one day make its way to your hospital. Never say
  20. Critical Thinking

    never mind. I'm using my critical thinking skills and choosing not to
  21. Please remember that we are dealing with a new grad LPN. Her "deflection" skills and "zingers"may not be quite up to speed. Give a new nurse a
  22. Pre Kidney transplant

    I don't know what the "usual routine" for a kidney transplant is, so cannot speak to what else might be needed/required. Your new co-workers will likely be your best
  23. Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    Thanks. I've been teetering on the edge of blocking your posts and this one just tipped the
  24. In my opinion, 2 weeks' orientation for a new grad nurse to learn to function independently is criminally wrong, and just asking for failure. LTC's are hard, hard work and require many organizational...
  25. Past grades

    You need to ask the school to which you are planning to apply. Some schools allow the good grade to knock the bad grade off. Others just add the good grade to the total. We can't answer for your...