SunnyPupRN

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Very, very common. I've seen prosecutors who refuse to charge a DV suspect because they say 90% of the survivors will just recant.

Maybe, maybe not. "Unexplained" could just mean the pt doesn't want to disclose. But it's too far a leap to suspect DV based on STIs that don't have a known source.

I know. I was actually going to say the same thing. But domestic violence reports are not black and white. If there are children in the home, that changes the duty.

I'll also add that you must weigh your decision to report carefully. If your facility is not going to be involved any further than turning it over to LE and sending the patient home, you might be writing a death certificate the next day. Exiting the ...

Ask when not in the presence of family/partner/friends.

I'm late to the party, but pesticide exposure?

What hacks do you have for assessing kids who don't want to be assessed? We have orders for full assessment of all systems q shift of preteen with heart defects, gtube, trach, OCD, and undiagnosed developmental disabilities. These are long standing o...

I often see certain promotions for "first responders" but the examples listed include police, firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs. Last night there was one at a restaurant where people could buy a FR a drink. At the county fair there was a discount fo...

"Steal?" Little heavy there!

You are working under unreasonable conditions [not unusual but still unreasonable.] The environment in which you work has become the harbinger of floor nursing. Hospitals will throw you under the bus while ignoring that there needs to be a RCA [root ...

There was the thing where the nurses on this site were sued for naming certain companies in their posts and remarking about them, as it were. Better to PM.

I called off last week. My child's father died on Tuesday in the middle east, and although we were divorced, I felt I needed to stay with her.

Hi. Sorry you are going through this. I have tremendous anxiety, sometimes to the point that I feel I cannot clearly convey what I want to say, or cannot stand up for myself. I got sick of feeling regret after every conversation because I was too anx...

I worked for the county animal shelter. When people were bitten by mammals without a known vaccination history or wild mammals, I had to euthanize them, remove their heads, and prepare the head for transportation and examination by the Health Dept, s...

I hope to gain some clarification from some of you, as my agency is not very helpful, and I generally get the impression to keep my head down and stop approaching them with questionable procedures. I am one of several nurses on duty for a peds p...

I totally agree with you. And I think it is counter-intuitive to the truth that people must be ready for treatment and willing to go. On our part, that means being supportive and encouraging, but "forcing" patients breaks down relationships and trust...

Exactly. That's why you don't get to make those calls. It's unprofessional and belittling to those who suffer from them.

I refuse to use it. I've had people I don't even know offer to vouch for me and ask me to vouch for them. It is fraudulent in those situations and I think it's a very slippery slope.

Why not medical research? You've identified what makes you miserable, and nursing is full of it.Try something where you'll be in a room crunching numbers and tabulating trends in medical research.

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We have to be careful about our assumptions of why people are slender, too. Slenderness can have just as pathological causes as obesity, not 'poor personal hygiene.' I've said it elsewhere, but I'll repeat: I'm slender, and have kidney failure. The u...

Skip that shower – a daily wash is doing you more harm than good - BT There are multiple studies reporting that Americans overbathe, and it opens the skin up to dryness, cracks, and reception for bacteria. Odour is largely a cultural phenomenon. A 'b...

" Rough night?" "Let's just say: 12 Santas sniffling, 11 in the ER, 10 babies bawling, 9 fakers faking, 8 just want a waitress, 7 people punching, 6 code browns -FIVE HAVE C-DIFF - 4 techs called out, 3 went home, 2 docs went dinner, and 1 nurse f...

I hope you enjoy it! One of the pros with PSA is that you really do get to spend time with your patients.