canigraduate

canigraduate

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  1. Complaints only, please!

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Aaargh. No secretary last night. Stroke Alert... Incident report... Positive influenza B from swab order that ED didn't do and I saw after she coughed at me... 90 YO dementia patient and ED tries to...

  2. Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    canigraduate replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    You're pretty upset over the fact that no one else feels that the word Associate has a positive meaning. It is a reality. As a former Wal-Mart associate, I know that the word was used to make us feel...

  3. 0200 BP's - Dealing with Tired Rude Doctors

    canigraduate replied to Jennifer in Cali's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Jennifer in Cali, I'm sorry that you feel worse after coming here. If you only want a specific kind of response, it is helpful to note it in your original post. I hope you understand that this is a...

  4. Nursing is my passion but I feel like I am too dumb.

    canigraduate replied to Katlin1315's topic in General Nursing

    Did somebody mention the coloring books? Go on Amazon and order the Anatomy Coloring Book and the Physiology Coloring Book. Also, it sounds like you are a kinesthetic learner, so you need to DO...

  5. I harmed my first patient today.

    canigraduate replied to starwarrior's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am saying this for your own good and please take it as intended. You cannot freak out anytime you hurt a patient. It is our job to hurt them to make them better. You have to stab them to start an IV...

  6. Should I leave this racist town?

    canigraduate replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Antiquated and sad in your perspective or not, it is the prevalent view in many places of the South. Most are so ignorant that they don't know the slavery aspect of the Confederacy, they are taught...

  7. Complaints only, please!

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Awww. **sad

  8. Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    canigraduate replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    See previous post. **suppresses another gag** **flushes after suppression didn't work**

  9. Should I leave this racist town?

    canigraduate replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hope this doesn't come across wrong, but what I understand from your post is that you want to move because your preceptor is racist and you have seen Confederate flags on a couple of trucks? It's a...

  10. Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    canigraduate replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    Eeeeewwww, no!!! No! No! No!

  11. Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    canigraduate replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    Is this a true post or is it product placement? Enquiring minds want to

  12. Tube Feeding on Hold

    canigraduate replied to grace08's topic in Critical Care

    Yeah, that's what I was thinking. If your patient's dead, aspiration isn't going to matter. I would probably automatically turn the pump off when laying the patient down to do compressions, though....

  13. Unsafe ICU staffing/ patient ratios! Please help!

    canigraduate replied to sophiern1's topic in Critical Care

    Hmmm... it sounds like you work for the same people I do. All I hear is "productivity." The only thing that will bring about change is national exposure or

  14. How to handle rude doctor

    canigraduate replied to Rnfortuna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Having worked post-op, I see the surgeon's point of view. He could have handled it better, though. Being civil takes far less energy than does taking offense. Once the surgery is done and a...

  15. When a pt "gets" to you

    canigraduate replied to mmc51264's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When people say that to me, I just give them the blank stare and move on. Manipulative a-holes get no response from me. I had to get out of ICU for a while because it reminded me of my Mama's death,...

  16. Need feedback ASAP

    canigraduate replied to mkz_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ethically, you should tell your manager. If you have a decent relationship, maybe you could disclose and not get burned. Personally, I wouldn't. No harm, no foul. But I would never drink with the...

  17. 0200 BP's - Dealing with Tired Rude Doctors

    canigraduate replied to Jennifer in Cali's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't understand why you're asking this question at all. It didn't happen to you. You only have the word of someone else to go on. How do you know what the doc said? Maybe the nurse was upset at the...

  18. Complaints only, please!

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    YES!!!! I sent a nasty gram to our managers the other day because I went through three computers and two point of care devices before I could get anything to work. I am not the IT

  19. Obesity; The "Second Hand Smoke" of Modern American Society

    canigraduate replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    You just described my childhood diet. The only difference is that we would have a little extra sometimes and could get a Chef Boyardee pizza kit. Mmmmm.... We drank water or tea (southern, y'all), got...

  20. Complaints only, please!

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Man, I had two back-to-back shifts from hell. I can't even remember what all happened on the first, but I didn't leave until an hour after my shift ended. The second, I followed an arrogant...

  21. Is LinkedIn Necessary?

    canigraduate replied to bete-noire's topic in General Nursing

    Necessary? Not a bit. Useful? You betcha. Does it make a difference? Only if the person hiring you cares whether or not you are on

  22. What do you do when a pt goes into anaphylactic shock?

    canigraduate replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    This has the feel of a troll post. Where'd you go, OP? If you're that worried about an anaphylactic reaction, look up how to deal with it. Knowledge is power. Based on your own studies, what are the...

  23. How to handle back to back admissions within 1 hours of each other while having 4 other pt

    canigraduate replied to new.grad.rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You have 24 hours to do the admission paperwork in most places. Get your patient stable first. If they're coming in with chest pain, you need to look at the H&P and see if it's cardiac, GERD,...

  24. PO vs IV Medication Question

    canigraduate replied to smithma5's topic in General Nursing

    A quick look through a drug book would give you the answers you are looking

  25. Another reason unions suck!

    canigraduate replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    **facepalm** Did you even read what you wrote? How can you say there ISN'T a shortage when data indicates there WILL BE IN A NUMBER OF YEARS? So, there is a shortage, or there will be a shortage?...