K+MgSO4 BSN

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    Profanity in the workplace

    K+MgSO4 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My level of F bombs at work dropped exponentially when my problem employee resigned....amazing
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    Supportive gym shoes

    K+MgSO4 replied to nurseontheway's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Agree, Every brand accommodates every foot type now. Get a gait assessment. It's a bit like asking us what glasses are best for
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    As seen on TV

    K+MgSO4 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    C collars and pillows ED doctors visiting patients on wards Not a single ID band check for ANY med or blood products Executive visable on the wards
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    Night Shift to Day Clinic - Circadian Rhythm Reset Tips?

    K+MgSO4 replied to NervousNurse45's topic in General Nursing

    Your issue is in your first line...24hrs is not enough time to flip from night shift to a full week of days at a new job. As well as the physical tiredness you are battling information overload in a...
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    Tired of managing children

    K+MgSO4 replied to xoemmylouox's topic in Nurse Management

    Same, I employed a nurse as an internal transfer and I did her 6 month evaluation. She literally was shaking and wringing her hands. Her previous NM had a record book of every minutiae error,...
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    Adon selection criteria help

    K+MgSO4 replied to Sydtvm1's topic in General Nursing

    Use your words...copying and pasting the job advert is of no help to you or us. What do you already have and what are you looking for help
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    Burning out

    K+MgSO4 replied to VergoRN's topic in General Nursing

    This time of year if you have been studying and working all year and no proper break then you are probably getting crispy. Have you any leave available that you can take and NOT be using it to study?...
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    The Grinch of allnurses.com

    K+MgSO4 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I am single and my family is OS so I can avoid most of it. My biggest issue is that I have 3 Christmas mad staff who have made me enter the ward in the Christmas decorating competition and they have...
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    How Much Junk do you Keep?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Accolay's topic in General Nursing

    Check your local recycling centres and dumps they often have free collection days. I managed to dispose of paint cans, my local Aldi has a free battery recycling bin. Maybe a pet store would have a...
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    Which areas in hospital least physically demanding?

    K+MgSO4 replied to TinyDancer01's topic in General Nursing

    Quality? Risk management? Nursing education office? EMR? Policy? Access and patient flow? Preadmissions? Nursing workforce? Strategy and planning?
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    How Much Junk do you Keep?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Accolay's topic in General Nursing

    Yep I found prize bonds from the UK that I am trying to unravel
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    How Much Junk do you Keep?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Accolay's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my nursing related junk was at my father's in Ireland. I was back in July and he had pulled it all down from the loft as he had it reinsulated. I was given the task of going through it all...
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    financial donation to a needy patient

    K+MgSO4 replied to bounjour's topic in General Nursing

    Why on earth would you think it was OK? Hospitals have policies about this and it should of been taught at school. I have had to counsel staff on friending ex patients on social media who are...
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    I didn't wake up on time and was too late to come for AM shift?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Surgonconurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work M-F, had the week from hell. Friday morning I woke up when the school to the back of my house started playing "Advance Australia Fair'...as they do at start of school at 9AM. Had to call the...
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    Roll Call - Who's Been Around the Longest and Your Accomplishments

    K+MgSO4 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on the new role, how exciting for
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    C diff room downtime

    K+MgSO4 replied to rubyred1014's topic in Gastroenterology

    There are other products out there that don't require such a "down time". That time is for the chemical smells to dissipate so that it is safe for the staff to be
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    Are you a "Sister?"

    K+MgSO4 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I found patients in those countries (and the UK) to be much more appreciative and less demanding than americans. Also, it was almost mandatory for patients to leave the nurses a box of chocolates when...
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    Med error...need to vent!/suppoet

    K+MgSO4 replied to clh8987's topic in General Nursing

    There is still places on paper! Not everywhere has an EMR. OP better that than giving PR medication ophthalmic :) We have all made mistakes, take your learnings from it and don't make it
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    What in hades.

    K+MgSO4 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Lets look at the flip side 3 bed rooms, so blooming small I can only swing a kitten not a cat 90cm between beds, no natural light on one side of the ward, no overhead hoist, wonky procedure lights...
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    Are you a "Sister?"

    K+MgSO4 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    A ward sister manages a unit (commonly referred to as a ward). A matron is similar to a DON i.e. responsible for a number of wards - there may be a number of matrons in a hospital, one for each...
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    Increase in Ehlers-Danlos (especially hypermobility type) patients?

    K+MgSO4 replied to ArtClassRN's topic in General Nursing

    No offence was meant by any means. I know actual idiopathic gastroparisis exists and one of the struggles with my team is trying to weed out those who have obvious mental health / trauma issues that...
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    What is a sentinel event?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    RCA would show that it was maintenance staff fault. All RCA should look outside of 1 craft group i.e. Swiss cheese model of
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    Increase in Ehlers-Danlos (especially hypermobility type) patients?

    K+MgSO4 replied to ArtClassRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not EDS so much as idiopathic gastroparisis. Always young women, white, middle class backgrounds but also history of sexual abuse, parental divorce that was poorly dealt with or bullying. They all...
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    What is a sentinel event?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    Not exactly. A sentinal event is one that is extremely unexpected such as a 30y/o stroking on a gastroscope, while one of the risks of any procedure it is a lot less likely than in a 90y/o with a hip...
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    Are you a "Sister?"

    K+MgSO4 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I can comment on the international perspective. UK and Ireland- where nursing was the remit of religious orders for hundreds of years. The tradition of the ward / unit manager being referred to as...