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I think the write up came from a place where you thought as the charge nurse you needed to take stronger action. when something makes you feel uncomfortable, tell the person. if it happens again, report it. that seems more like the standard.

Make your own using a 12 box lined paper to represent each hour, on the top add your start of shift vitals or any other findings you can give in verbal report at change of shift. the big boxes over time will contain just the essentials, and then you ...

Sometimes an ED trip to a hospital you don't work out may help lessen the public embarrassment, but if you have to go, remind your family member in a nice way not to "poop where you eat". I like the other advise about calling your mom out as she stat...

My Stand Back story was a bad idea of unspiking a blood bag, and the crime scenc of splatter all the way up the family, wall and ceiling. You look good in red, was the only thing to come out of my mouth, and then I AM SORRY. Very forgiving family.

One of the most important questions relates to telling your own story. This is a large barrier for some, as you are now selling yourself. But look at it as an opportunity to paint a picture for the hiring manager so it explains why you are applying a...

In any of these examples the only test is to ask yourself, were you uncomfortable? can you speak directly to the person? or then take it to your supervisor and be ready to write down what happened.

WAH (work at home) nursing jobs offer as much flexibility as they do constraints. For phone based RN's your stats will be analyzed from every angle and if you were ever a call center customer service rep, the job is similar (talk time, hold time, non...

Always nice to know where the wind of nursing blowing from one minute to the next..... Some of this is revealing, thinking that nurses believe they are too dumb to be a nurse, and being a repeat NCLEX taker, somehow prevents you from being a nurse, w...

Seems likes just asking about gtts is not enough information, the clinical criteria includes gtts but also other interventions such as those with neurochecks beyond what can be done with 1:4 ratios and require 1:2 or 1:1. Reimbursement is one perspec...

I keep medicine at home just in case I get a psychological case of scabies!! LOL. I protect myself with the appropriate gear, and block out the worry. the patient comes first, and I strip down and toss my scrubs in the dirty hamper and not even bring...

I am feeling grateful for not having to go through this self-rigger of worry. My hope is that everybody who meets the minimum, passes!! good luck and to those with thoughts of failing, try some positive self talk for longer than your negative talk. y...

.Oh lord, I feel so used, though I do see bubbly soft drinks for surgical patients food tray. Is this for bowel activity? [/QOTE]

If there is enough draw for you to be interested in this field, GO FOR IT! (I did bedside 1.5 years then did CM). I say write down a pro and con list of what you like about nursing and your ideal job. once I saw, that I loved paperwork, talking with ...

pre approved time off is yours 100%, and though the job may lack boundaries in calling people, you are in control of not answering the phone or returning the message. Sometimes the desperate calling person, is not the same person as the one who knows...

Just because they are treating this more casual, does not mean you need to accept it, or stop you from asking the right questions (job description, pay, hours, ect). seems like they had your information for three months, so ask, what was the process ...

I have worked there, and please allow your self a generous learning curve before jumping ship. The flow as you say, is totally different and your nursing skills need to adapt to this change in role. Yes, there is a strong business side with the numbe...

This seems like one of the worst days possible in nursing, and though I can't imagine your pain, I give you props from moving forward and doing one of the best things you can do, talk about it with your peers. Your peers, both local and online, have ...

Always remember how valuable you are in your position, and that you need to rest/recharge to stay excellent in your position. If it is less than a year, I say create a new attitude that will get you through your days with pride. If they have a lot of...

I love this conversation, any objection to having a male nurse falls apart with a male doctor in the room. What are we really revealing with our attitudes and feelings? Is this modesty? are we afraid a male nurse would cross a boundary? Embarassment...

Just like most of our society emphasis on youth is everywhere. pity, because with age come INTELLIGENCE

what do you mean we now have to assess for how happy:eek: patients are with their doctor?!?!?

As a male, I know I have unjustly received many perks in life, simply because I was male. The ob world seems to turn this notion over, which is good, except it remains a situation of where you must be exclusively female. The big exception are all the...

Since we are all nurses, you do not need to bring in a male nurse to solve this problem. come prepared, with your firm response, and another employee for your own safety.

Then who in the real world's job is to give the rx to the patient whethere they are happy or unhappy about it? At your clinic, it is the MD's job to placate/deal with irate patients?

You mean an MD would leave the RN to do the dirty work?? there are many situations that will require the RN to take the lead, when the MD has left behind holes. I guess I did not feel that the MD was not "forthright" and we do not know that the conve...