tinnekke

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1. Corporate Policy Problems

   tinnekke posted a topic in Safety

   Part of me hesitates to bring this up, but I feel that I must. Today the 2nd shift nurse and I were informed by our DON that corporate was going to be initiating some new policies as part of some efficiency drive. Now I am all for ways to get work do...

2. Falsely Accused of a HIPAA Violation

   tinnekke replied to Mantibob's topic in HIPAA

   I hope you win, Tom. Sounds like you have been royally screwed. Many hugs and much encouragement from this baby nurse.:)

3. old skills that we do not use anymore

   tinnekke replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, my instructors must have been weird or something. I've only been out of school a little more than a year, but we had to learn 3 measurement standards and the conversions between them: Metric, Apothecary, and household. I can convert grains to mi...

4. 5 worse things a patient can do ...

   tinnekke replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

   You just described the day-to-day behaviors of one of our Residents. (I work LTC.) The woman is NOT demented. She is a little hard of hearing, but that's it. She will hit the call light say she needs a nurse NOW, and when I get there she wants her sl...

5. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

   tinnekke replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro

   I came back from a coma nine years ago. I was comatose for about a month, I guess. That's what I'm told. I can remember weirds bits of conversation that happened around me. It's very disjointed. And yes, I did check with the people I thought I heard,...

6. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   tinnekke replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   Oh man, this is my a-number one peeve right now. I work LTC, and most of my Residents are a delight. However... there is one that drives all the staff up a tree. She thinks that everyone is there for her sole benefit. We have a call light system that...

7. What patient phrase today made your day great?

   tinnekke replied to Rnn2003's topic in General Nursing

   I work in LTC, and I have several Residents who remind me frequently why it is that I love what I do so much. One actually told her son the first time that I got to meet him that I was her favorite nurse. That made me melt. :) I have another who call...

8. Bathing a 7 y/o

   tinnekke replied to Nurse2be's topic in General Nursing

   I am relieved to hear that. I've been reading all the replies before making mine, but this makes me feel much better. Thank you and bless you for being a proactive parent. :balloons:

9. Do you wear makeup?

   tinnekke replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

   Me neither. I went to Marshall Field's once to get a lipstick for a special occasion to wear with the foundation which is the only makeup I wear even on special occasions otherwise. I let myself get talked into having some eye makeup and such applied...

10. Mother-Infant Coupling

    tinnekke replied to niquern's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I feel your pain and also feel astonishment at those "convenience moms". I gave birth back in 2001, and the hospital where I had my son had all the rooms set up for couplets. They also have a class III NICU in its own area of the maternity floor. (Ba...

11. Religion's Place in Nursing

    tinnekke replied to CHIRN's topic in General Nursing

    That really has nothing to do with whether or not someone can find peace in her life without Jesus. She said to try findong peace without him and tell her how you do. So I told her that I am doing quite well. I am happy for those who have a fulfillin...

12. Religion's Place in Nursing

    tinnekke replied to CHIRN's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking as a non-Christian, I'm doing very well, thank you. I'm quite at peace, and my life is right where I want it to be. While I respect your right to your religious beliefs, it would behoove you to recognize that others have their own beliefs, a...

13. Discarded babies

    tinnekke replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Wow.... Thank you to everyone for their support. It's still a very emotional subject for me when I discuss Craig. I always feel like I am laying my heart bare. I just felt I needed to respond to someone who had honest questions about how someone coul...

14. Discarded babies

    tinnekke replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in General Nursing

    "I think one has to question a woman who can give a child she carried for 9 months away.... god knows pregnancy is hell and the protective bond is strong for most, so I have issues with the concept." Ok, I'll bite. When I was 24 I gave a child up for...

15. Why is the term client used instead of patient?

    tinnekke replied to LauraLou's topic in General Nursing

    "I still believe we would appear more professional and would make progress towards the public becoming more aware of how few R.N.s are on duty AND that there is a distinction between the professional licensure of the staff. " There are so many ways I...