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  1. Use of cell phone apps on the job?

    GM2RN replied to SanDiegoCaliRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even take my cell phone into the building with me. My family knows how to reach me in the department at work in case of an emergency. However, I would think that cell phone use in whatever...

  2. pt. called in narcotics under MY name...now what

    GM2RN replied to Yulie's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I have to second (or third) this. I'm not one to leave my fate totally in the hands of others if I can help

  3. Thick skin

    GM2RN replied to Chixie's topic in General Nursing

    I think you show maturity and potential to even ask this question. You are listening to constructive criticism and are attempting to apply it. Good for

  4. Thick skin

    GM2RN replied to Chixie's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I would have said had I thought of

  5. pt. called in narcotics under MY name...now what

    GM2RN replied to Yulie's topic in General Nursing

    Critical thinking includes imagining the worst possible scenarios and doing what you can to prevent them from happening. Better this than to say, "I wish I would

  6. MORAL DILEMA

    GM2RN replied to TonyaM73's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone over 18 and of sound mind can refuse any treatment that they want to, and if a patient signs documentation stating that he refuses oxygen after the consequences have been thoroughly explained...

  7. pt. called in narcotics under MY name...now what

    GM2RN replied to Yulie's topic in General Nursing

    xtxrn, I agree that it's not likely that the OPs license is in jeopardy, but I do see this as identity theft. Think about the anonymous person who uses a credit card belonging to someone else without...

  8. Does it bother CRNA's that MDA's get so much more...?

    GM2RN replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It doesn't matter that much to me to bother reading a book on the history of anesthesia. Again, I know nothing of the history of anesthesia or CRNAs, but I do know that there is much about history in...

  9. Does it bother CRNA's that MDA's get so much more...?

    GM2RN replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i have no idea if there really ever was such a position as "assistant anesthesia rn," but you can't assume that there wasn't just because you never heard of it. you own post states that crnas have...

  10. Discrimination Against Relocaters

    GM2RN replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While this is true to some degree, I think that if the attitude that comes across from the OP is, "I have high standards and you have to prove to me that you are worthy of me," I think she will have a...

  11. Discrimination Against Relocaters

    GM2RN replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with all of the above. I also think there is a difference between assuming something IS true, and being suspicious that something MIGHT be true. You fall into the category of people for...

  12. The Right Way to Collect a Urine Specimen from a Patients with an Indwelling Catheter

    GM2RN replied to thehipcrip's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, definitely an overreaction on the part of the OP. There is way too much to know to learn it all in nursing school, so NS teaches the basics. Much of what a nurse learns about nursing is on the...

  13. Patient smokers!!

    GM2RN replied to Lahryn04's topic in General Nursing

    Patients at my hospital are required to sign our non-smoking policy upon registration and told they will be AMA if they leave to

  14. Patient smokers!!

    GM2RN replied to Lahryn04's topic in General Nursing

    If you do let them go you are assuming responsibility for whatever they do while off the floor. If patients leave my hospital they have effectively discharged themselves, per our

  15. Patient smokers!!

    GM2RN replied to Lahryn04's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ED too. They are free to walk out and smoke it they want, but if they do, they have effectively gone AMA and we will not continue to treat them unless they go through triage again....

  16. .9 = Nine 8-hour night shifts in two weeks. Too much?

    GM2RN replied to EmmieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised that anyone is even complaining about this. Before 36-hour work weeks became common, 40-hour, 5-day work weeks were the norm and nobody thought that working 5 days per week was too...

  17. new grad problems adjusting to big hospital- help!

    GM2RN replied to APatriganiRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I gave kudos to this but felt it important enough to warrant it's own post. Finding a good/supportive work environment is worth its weight in

  18. VISA SCREEN Request for license verification

    GM2RN replied to astrojuan's topic in International Nursing

    I doubt anyone here is going to know the answer to your question. I'm not even sure where to tell you to find the answer, but it looks like you might check with the California BON to

  19. Critique my resignation letter

    GM2RN replied to Mrs.RN85's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, this could be an option. I may be doing the same thing and have already discussed it with

  20. Critique my resignation letter

    GM2RN replied to Mrs.RN85's topic in General Nursing

    I vote for this one too, even down to the way the paragraphs are

  21. new grad problems adjusting to big hospital- help!

    GM2RN replied to APatriganiRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I get what you mean about struggling. I was used to excelling at pretty much everything I tried in life, but I struggled some when I first graduated from NS. What you need to do now is stop worrying...

  22. Realist vs Optimist

    GM2RN replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think either word is a bad descriptor. I find nothing wrong with the examples you provided. It's really impossible to know what to think about that comment without know the context which...

  23. new grad problems adjusting to big hospital- help!

    GM2RN replied to APatriganiRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with all of this, and in particular the part in bold. When you identify your weak areas, formulate a plan to work on them and put in ON PAPER. Writing it down is important. Don't try to...

  24. Online NP vs Traditional NP

    GM2RN replied to Robin B.'s topic in General Nursing

    Then it would seem that if there's no problem with the University of Phoenix, there shouldn't be one with schools that have traditionally been brick and

  25. The Oversensitive... Vent!

    GM2RN replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    If that very old saying was total BS, you would see many more nasty arguments here than you do. Words CAN hurt, when you let them. You can't honestly tell me that you take offense to every single...