canigraduate

canigraduate

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  1. Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    canigraduate replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Any other

  2. Critical Thinking

    canigraduate replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, good grief. 5 pages and nobody bothered to look it up? Here: "Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,...

  3. Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    canigraduate replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Jeez, KK, you are a bit of a control freak. This is a stupid situation. A) The doc shouldn't have made a mess, B) if the off-going nurse was just then charting, then the oncoming nurse didn't need to...

  4. Yep. Nurses do "eat their young"

    canigraduate replied to Dianna11's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I bolded that part for emphasis, but there were like 17 different definitions of respect. I personally treat everyone as part of the privileged class of humanity, but I was also raised in a very...

  5. Yep. Nurses do "eat their young"

    canigraduate replied to Dianna11's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I was talking about earlier. What you are describing is basic courtesy, which is different from respect. Some people just have no manners, and have to be taught how to interact with...

  6. What Kind of Threads Do You ENJOY Reading?

    canigraduate replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I like the funny threads, the ones that catch you right in the feels, and the "why don't the floor nurses do my clinical instructor's job, plus cater to my every whim" threads. I also love reality...

  7. Yep. Nurses do "eat their young"

    canigraduate replied to Dianna11's topic in General Nursing

    I think a large part of the problem is that most people don't know what the word "respect" means. Most people who are upset about not being respected want other people to be courteous and/or...

  8. Self harm situation

    canigraduate replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    Sounds like kiddie PTSD, almost. I used to do a lot of the same things as a form of ineffective coping when I was younger. Totally agree with Hppy. This child needs an evaluation,

  9. Which AN Poster Has the Job that You Think Is Most Interesting?

    canigraduate replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    MunoRN. But that's mostly because of the ginormous knowledge base and elevated snark factor. Farawyn, 'cause she's Farawyn. AcuteHD, he seems to know scads and have a good sense of humor. I guess I...

  10. How low would you go?

    canigraduate replied to Goldenfox's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yikes. Typos in the ad, insulting salary, inconsistent requirements. Run

  11. Feeling so Bummed

    canigraduate replied to nursingforme2's topic in General Students

    Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) Make new friends. 2) Stop it with the soap opera drama. This is real life, not TV. 3) Hang out with other people. 4) Develop some outside interests. 5) Stop...

  12. What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

    canigraduate replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    Odd. Most places have rules about that sort of thing. My current place requires 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule period and schedules you every other weekend. They also require two Mondays and two...

  13. I Think I Messed Up =(

    canigraduate replied to Subvers658's topic in General Students

    Thank you for you service! I don't have any practical advice that you haven't already heard, but I do have some mindset advice. Don't make nursing the end-all and be-all of your existence, or you will...

  14. Are Five Alternatives to ADHD Medication Right For You Or Your Child?

    canigraduate replied to brenanpeak's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever. You keep on pontificating if it makes you feel better. Here's the link to my article, which has FACTS:...

  15. Was this workplace violence? What should I do?

    canigraduate replied to Irving's topic in General Nursing

    In what universe is it OK for a guy to physically threaten you and get away with because of a pension?!?!? Reality check time. How will you feel when he comes to work angry and assaults a patient for...

  16. Are Five Alternatives to ADHD Medication Right For You Or Your Child?

    canigraduate replied to brenanpeak's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not conflating ADHD with schizophrenia. Jeez. I am stating they are both disorders with a biological basis. Any other words you want to put in my

  17. Are Five Alternatives to ADHD Medication Right For You Or Your Child?

    canigraduate replied to brenanpeak's topic in General Nursing

    I gotta work tonight. Look for an article coming soon. One with

  18. Unconventional hair colors

    canigraduate replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the culture of the area you're in and the unit you're on. When I worked in Colorado, I worked with an aide who had rainbow dreads, gauged ears, various facial piercings, and tattoos. She...

  19. Are Five Alternatives to ADHD Medication Right For You Or Your Child?

    canigraduate replied to brenanpeak's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not trying to be ugly, but I need to address this. This IS a professional nursing site and this type of inaccurate info does not need to be disseminated. I can write you a whole series of articles...

  20. Are Five Alternatives to ADHD Medication Right For You Or Your Child?

    canigraduate replied to brenanpeak's topic in General Nursing

    ADHD is a neurobiological disorder, like schizophrenia. Stimulants have been tested and used in treating ADHD for many decades. The addiction problem comes when a person with ADHD attempts to...

  21. Are Five Alternatives to ADHD Medication Right For You Or Your Child?

    canigraduate replied to brenanpeak's topic in General Nursing

    What is this dreck? It's embarrassing, inaccurate, and downright dangerous. There is an obvious anti-stimulant bias and the alternatives listed are... "we'll" say misleading. As an adult sufferer of...

  22. New nurse: I get no respect

    canigraduate replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, not a big fan of the "retire immediately" remark. That was mean. You seem smart, OP. You also seem like you tend to question what doesn't line up neatly with your worldview. There's nothing...

  23. Lifestyle of a Nurse

    canigraduate replied to contemplations's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently looking for a new job. I stayed at this one so long because I was depressed and didn't think I could do any better. I have heard of a few good places that treat their nurses with...

  24. Lifestyle of a Nurse

    canigraduate replied to contemplations's topic in General Nursing

    How often would you consider your work life to be stressful? How stressful? Always. Very. [*]Do you believe you have a healthy family life? I'm a family-oriented person and wouldn't to completely...

  25. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    canigraduate replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mixing up itch and scratch drives me nuts. Itch is a sensation, scratch is an action, therefore you scratch what itches. You don't itch a scratch. **screeeeeeeee** Nails on chalkboard, every time!!...