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    How do YOU organize lines/leads/cords/etc? And other make-do tricks of the trade?

    wooh posted a topic in General Nursing

    From a "us vs. them" thread that will surely soon be shut down, some interesting ways of organizing lines have been popping up. We use popsicle sticks, but we don't tuck the lines under the stick....
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    Succeed as a New Med-Surg Nurse: Part 1

    wooh posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So many new grads start off on a Med-Surg floor. Either they want to, they think they should, someone else thinks they should, or it's the only job in town. Being a Med-Surg nurse at heart, and having...
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    Nurses Week/Hospital Week

    wooh posted a topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only one that thinks whomever started hospital week purposefully made it the same week as nurses week to avoid having to recognize nurses? Or am I just a crazed conspiracy
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    Can a nurse refuse to participate in a code?

    wooh posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure many of us have had patients that we felt it was just torture to code the person, but for whatever reason, the patient wasn't DNR. We can refuse to hang blood for religious reasons. We can...
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    wooh posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Rule is: One sentence. Random thought. Silly is great. Funny would rock. If you're going to be judgmental, GO TO ANOTHER THREAD! FUN ONLY HERE! Fomite is my new favorite word because it sounds...
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    You know you've been a nurse too long when...

    wooh posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    You know you've been a nurse too long when you can't enjoy a movie because of the half minute of CPR compressions only being given at about 50 per minute, with bent arms and there's a flat line on...
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    Pay for parking?

    wooh replied to Paws2people's topic in General Nursing

    We don't, but those that work in the city rather than the suburbs get the joy of paying for parking. Strangely, I don't find that as bad as charging patients/visitors for parking. Which the bigger...
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    Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    wooh replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's a bit better than the hospital constantly hitting the staff up for donations. But not much.
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    Male patient refuses Female Nurse

    wooh replied to Pointofcareanalyst's topic in Men in Nursing

    One: You probably need to get that on a medic-alert bracelet. Because in a trauma, even if it's in your pocket, nobody is going to see that until after they've cut your clothes off and are looking at...
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    Male patient refuses Female Nurse

    wooh replied to Pointofcareanalyst's topic in Men in Nursing

    A billion years ago when I worked at a nursing home as a CNA, I had an awesome DON that happened to be male. We were short one day and he was working the floor with us lowly aides. Went to change...
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    CPAP on the unit

    wooh replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure why hospital CPAP can't be used on a med/surg unit. It really doesn't require more monitoring than I'd be doing anyway except for responding to the occasional
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    AT&T Will Keep Your Grandma Out of the Nursing Home

    wooh replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    You can at least close a
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    Press Release - allnurses Survey Says Nurses are Bullish on the Industry Outlook

    wooh replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Is there anything being said here that is being taken as "Perhaps next time we do a survey, we could do a better job," or is it all being taken as, "People here are too stubborn to realize what a...
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    All Men Shift

    wooh replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've got a few male coworkers that have their stuff together. Don't mind working with them. Perhaps I should rethink my desire of not allowing men to be hired at
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    Why are there no nursing jobs available for new grads? What is going on??

    wooh replied to vab229's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If one needs to stay in their area, then one needs to research the job market in THAT AREA before getting a degree. It's like saying, "I want to be an astronaut but can only work in Arizona, why...
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    Male patient refuses Female Nurse

    wooh replied to Pointofcareanalyst's topic in Men in Nursing

    Obnoxious doesn't equal lawsuit worthy. If it did, I'd be suing half the people that post on allnurses. (And I'm sure some would be suing
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    CPAP on the unit

    wooh replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Because as a billing department, they don't have to do anything without orders (and thus reimbursement). It's like, "Why does nursing have to troubleshoot instead of PT coming to do it?" Because...
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    Male patient refuses Female Nurse

    wooh replied to Pointofcareanalyst's topic in Men in Nursing

    Two staff in the room is for the protection of the provider. If the patient doesn't want that, as a provider, I'm going to be telling the patient to deal with it or go elsewhere. Whatever my gender...
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    Male patient refuses Female Nurse

    wooh replied to Pointofcareanalyst's topic in Men in Nursing

    Legal action for what? What shall his attorney put as the cause of
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    AT&T Will Keep Your Grandma Out of the Nursing Home

    wooh replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of that episode of That 70s Show where Eric saw his parents and was traumatized. Ewwwwww!!!!!!
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    CPAP on the unit

    wooh replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I had a family member with a home bipap machine. Was told something about a valve was different and thus why the hospital mask we brought home wouldn't work. I don't think every machine requires its...
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    Pyxis report question...being falsely accused!

    wooh replied to Jasper676's topic in Patient Medications

    If more than one nurse can access those patient drawers, you're screwed. Who is to say what's in those syringes when you go back is still what you put in originally? Who is to say it will still be...
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    Is nursing the best career to choose ?

    wooh replied to TamiamaRebel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No. Professional baseball would definitely be
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    Nurses being forced to go back to school

    wooh replied to hrtnsoul's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm sure if you asked our patients what was more important to them, they'd only care about which one brought them their drugs the
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    The DEU Model of Nursing Education

    wooh replied to kalycat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's great for students. For staff though, it's not so good. You won't get better staffing, so you get stuck with all of your regular duties, PLUS a student to teach all day. More work, same time,...