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    Verbally abusive patient, worried I could have handled the situation better

    NurseCard replied to NurseMom2016's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly probably would have handled the whole situation exactly the way you did, though like others have said, that probably wasn't the best way to handle it. I'm in agreement with those who say,...
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    What is your Nursing Super Power?

    NurseCard replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I can get a foley catheter into just about ANY female's hoo-ha. All I do is aim up. Aim High, like the Air Force. Now, males are my kryptonite. I swear I have more trouble cathing males than I do...
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    How do I find Per Diem work without part time employer finding out?

    NurseCard replied to RNDude16's topic in General Nursing

    Why in the world would it really matter whether or not your part time job finds out that you picked up another job? As long as you don't let the second job interfere with your duties at the first...
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    Relationship with patient?

    NurseCard replied to Nurse2bklingon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Don't do it. Don't ever do it. Not now, not
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    Nursing Director removed my pts restraints

    NurseCard replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how else you could have handled it. If the patient truly demonstrated the need to be in restraints for 2 straight days, and had the proper orders and documentation in place, then it...
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    I'm loving Community Health nursing

    NurseCard replied to thelittleRNwhocould's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats again on finding an area of nursing and a job that you love! I was under the impression that Community Health Nursing is covered under a BSN program but not as part of an ASN program,...
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    Obtaining Consent and Confrontation With Physician

    NurseCard replied to rn21191's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly just say, keep doing exactly what you are doing. EXACTLY. I mean, you make sure the surgeon has explained the procedure and the risk, you make sure that the patient understands... you...
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    If your school isn't all free/reduced meals...

    NurseCard replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    My kids' school distict uses "MySchoolBucks.com". I love it. I go online and put money in their lunch accounts. Easy peasy. Saves me from having to walk into the office and take money, or them...
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    Not feeling good enough to be a nurse

    NurseCard replied to Tammy90's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have certainly had overwhelming moments!! I once had a job as a shift supervisor in an LTC, and honestly not one time during that brief stint, did I ever feel like I knew what the heck I was doing....
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    Ped Psych RN

    NurseCard replied to lmb117's topic in General Specialties

    Bless. Your. Heart. I did pediatric psych for a year and a half. That's all I could stand. And I even worked nights. They slept most of the time but for that short time that they were awake......
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    Sleep schedule

    NurseCard replied to Natrose12's topic in General Nursing

    Wish I had better advice than... it's going to be awfully hard to spend time with anyone/do anything other than sleep, with a schedule like that. That's brutal. Seriously. I mean, if it were me,...
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    What to do? New nurse feels like she's drowning. Please help.

    NurseCard replied to texasnurs's topic in General Nursing

    Couple of options that I am thinking of, off the top of my head: :) I have heard of larger hospitals actually having in-house daycares for the employees. I know of one close to where I live, that at...
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    Sleep schedule

    NurseCard replied to Natrose12's topic in General Nursing

    What is your question?
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    That's not a bad nurse

    NurseCard replied to stephen1219's topic in General Nursing

    Lord.... if missing IV sticks makes one a bad nurse, then consider me Annie
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    Is this a good deal for a home health position I've been offered??

    NurseCard replied to mlynn70's topic in Home Health

    Yes, I do feel that you would likely often work past 8 hours. If this is a huge problem for you, I would not take the position. Personally, when I was doing HH, I would often spend two hours JUST...
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    YOUR Childhood School Nurse memories

    NurseCard replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Lol, to be honest I don't have any memories of actual school nurses. I am thinking that none of the schools where I grew up had full time nurses for each school, that they kinda traveled around doing...
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    How do YOU deal with criticism outside of work?

    NurseCard replied to misskayy's topic in General Nursing

    I think that outside of work, just as much as inside of work, we are all deserving of respect. Further, I think that insults and such both outside and inside of work should be dealt with similarly....
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    Job Satisfaction for RNs?

    NurseCard replied to callicarpa's topic in General Nursing

    I think in every field, you are going to have people who are overworked, regretful of their life choice, etc.. I for one was a graphic artist before I became a nurse. I hated the one graphics job...
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    The things we put up with as part of the job

    NurseCard replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I know I don't. Like the commercial, I think ours are "security monitors". Seriously, I think they are just there to alert us to any trouble. I guess it's at least nice to have their eyes and...
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    Socially needy coworkers

    NurseCard replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, but it works. Unfortunately sometimes it is the ONLY approach that works for dealing with a coworker such as
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    Dumb question...How do you clean up poop?

    NurseCard replied to NEMurse95's topic in General Nursing

    Cleaning up poop is NOT an easy task. :) I concur with using warm, wet washcloths. Shaving cream also works wonders to clean the patient and leave a nice smell. For smaller messes, warm wet wipes...
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    Patient Rights and POA

    NurseCard replied to shannonh17's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    A patient can be alert, oriented, know where they are, what day it is, but still believe that the blood they are given is going to turn them into a vampire. In which case, they would need a POA to...
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    Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    NurseCard replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    Geez... OP, the bottom line is, if your child's safety is at risk, do what you can to get your child to safety, even if it means missing work and possibly losing your job. You can get another job. May...
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    Administering infant retrovirals without dads knowledge

    NurseCard replied to Lesley34's topic in United Kingdom

    I'm thinking, if dad doesn't even know that mom is HIV+, then dad probably also is not listed as someone who has the right to the baby's health information. Therefore, you likely would not be able to...
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    Feeling unliked and unrespected at work

    NurseCard replied to Juniper83's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, I can relate. I have had issues fitting in, my whole life. I'm a natural introvert and sometimes don't even remember to make "small talk" or remember to ask "Oh hey, how was your weekend!".....