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canigraduate

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  1. How would you react?

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

    I think an acknowledgment is in order, but one that doesn't admit culpability. Something like, "Thank you for bringing this to my attention. In the future, I hope you will bring any perceived issues...

  2. Calling in for no sleep

    canigraduate replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    Ick. The martyr brigade came out in full force on this one. As someone who knew people who fell asleep on the drive home and died, don't you dare go to work when you are too tired to function!!! There...

  3. Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    canigraduate replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

  4. Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    canigraduate replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    I have never been so embarrassed to be from NC in all my life as I am right now. This is such a non-issue. It has been blown out of proportion by the governor, Pat McCrory, who used to be the mayor of...

  5. Need standard response response suggestions

    canigraduate replied to lavenderskies's topic in General Nursing

    Judging from your replies, you have a snark problem yourself and may be unwittingly inviting it. Make sure you aren't the problem before you start blaming other people. The best way to deal with other...

  6. Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    canigraduate replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an extremely busy unit and our CNAs are being trained to place and remove saline locks and foleys. It takes some tasks away from the nurse and gives us a smidge more time to do the things...

  7. Eliminating Physicians/Medical Schools

    canigraduate replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Fair enough. I concede that word choice was poor. Collaborative is

  8. Someone in my charts....

    canigraduate replied to Maevish's topic in General Nursing

    Let me say it one more time. The law states that you can be in a chart if you need to to complete your job duties. If you have no job duties that require you to be in the chart, then that is illegal...

  9. "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

    canigraduate replied to srercg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    LOL!! This has been a thing since before Google. I had it in the early part of the millenium. Back then, it was thought that it was a local tic, like a twitch, that was thought to be caused by...

  10. Shift work and dating

    canigraduate replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! Announce that you are open to PMs on here. You have a fan club, y'know. You'll at least have AN in

  11. Shift work and dating

    canigraduate replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Met the hubs and a long term BF on Match.com. We've been together 9 years! That's a really long frickin' time for me. High maintenance, y'all. Pre-internet dating, I met people at church, at college,...

  12. Eliminating Physicians/Medical Schools

    canigraduate replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't think the OP understands the disparity between physician level education and NP level education, or the differences in the treatment models. Or the difference in scopes of practice. Doing away...

  13. Fired from first job..."not eligible for re-hire"

    canigraduate replied to run.for.the.roses's topic in General Nursing

    Most places I have worked have had different attendance policies for orientation than for established employees. It was pretty much, "Screw up once and you're out." I think you are lucky you made it...

  14. Someone in my charts....

    canigraduate replied to Maevish's topic in General Nursing

    That is a glaring HIPAA violation. Chart surfing is illegal. Full stop. If he has no need to know to complete his job duties, then he has no business being in that chart. Part of the HIPAA laws...

  15. AMA discharges

    canigraduate replied to jdub6's topic in General Nursing

    In my unit, we don't give people prescriptions if they leave AMA because they are out of there before the doc sees them. If they are using the threat to leave AMA as manipulation, that doesn't work on...

  16. 5/14 WILTW: Healthcare Gymnastics and Revolving Doors

    canigraduate replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Not bad at all! Here are my thoughts: 1) Ditch the GPAs. Never put in a GPA unless its OMG good. Like, 3.9 or higher. If they really want to know, they can ask you in your interview. 2) Like NAWWRN...

  17. Being blamed for fall after shift

    canigraduate replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking that they are laying down a paper trail so they can fire you. Start looking for another job. As to the incident itself: A) You tried to get an alarm. There was no alarm available. B)...

  18. 5/14 WILTW: Healthcare Gymnastics and Revolving Doors

    canigraduate replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Post it somewhere and I will look at it for

  19. 5/14 WILTW: Healthcare Gymnastics and Revolving Doors

    canigraduate replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to say something about adult bed mates. It really depends on how much they thrash and if they hog the covers. My hubs, bless his heart, is relegated to his side of the bed and we are almost...

  20. 5/14 WILTW: Healthcare Gymnastics and Revolving Doors

    canigraduate replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I grew up with smaller cousins, brothers, pets, etc., sleeping with me. As you know, little ones have no personal boundaries. I still don't sleep as well alone, so I let my fur babies sleep in the bed...

  21. 5/14 WILTW: Healthcare Gymnastics and Revolving Doors

    canigraduate replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I sleep best with someone laying on me. Weird,

  22. 5/14 WILTW: Healthcare Gymnastics and Revolving Doors

    canigraduate replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I wish that was a thing (and that I had been diagnosed) when I was a kid. I pulled my first all nighter in the 1st grade,

  23. Nursing School Essay

    canigraduate replied to samnwill23's topic in Nursing Career

    I just can't handle it. No reflection on you, I am a bit OCD. Here it is, mostly fixed: When I was sixteen years old, I started volunteering at my local nursing home. I felt like contributing to the...

  24. I'm pretty certain I can't be a nurse

    canigraduate replied to menot's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    That's pretty awesome that you want to learn and improve. You can go to school just for the education. A few states will let you use that to get a CNA certification and you could work as a CNA....

  25. Is it okay for RN to ask recovery patients not to swear?

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

    If it bothers you, sure, you can ask the patient to stop. No biggie. If the patient isn't completely lucid and can't stop, I'm sure you don't hold that against them. There are a lot of cultural...