noyesno MSN, APRN, NP

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    Slapped across the face by male patient

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No offense taken.
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    Slapped across the face by male patient

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good question. I don't know. Had I been slapped by a woman I probably would not have been as upset as I was. Something about being a man hitting me really, really infuriated me. I felt it was...
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    Slapped across the face by male patient

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nursing home residents aren't responsible for their actions? Totally agree,
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    Slapped across the face by male patient

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    nurse ollie, I am so sorry for you loss. I could not even imagine. Your former employer was completely out of
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    Slapped across the face by male patient

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I forgot to update my profile, I just relocated to
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    Slapped across the face by male patient

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    By the way, the side of my face he smacked me on is swollen today. According to my eyebrow lady (you know, the lady who waxes my eyebrows), it looks like I had a dental
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    Slapped across the face by male patient

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I did not put my hands on the patient, at all. Didn't even pull the bedding. I tried to communicate my intent to boost him nonverbally through motioning. Had he not understood, I would have called the...
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    Slapped across the face by male patient

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You rock nurse156. XOXO. Thanks for your posts. I know, after it happened everyone was acting like this is just part of the game. I think I'm going to do a police report. I'm nervous it might...
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    Slapped across the face by male patient

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The patient speaks Punjabi. We have a language line and I agree 100% that patients have the right to communication in their native language. I had not even touched him or tried to assess him. Simply...
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    Patients who come in with night bags packed....

    noyesno replied to Malanya's topic in Emergency

    We admitted a patient to the floor who brought a coffee table with her. I could not beleive
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    Stupid things that nurses say

    noyesno replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    One time I was spelling a patient's name to a MD over the phone and he wasn't able to understand me. I proceeding with the whole, "C, as in cat," thing. When I got to "D" I said, "D, as in darn it."...
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    The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

    noyesno replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

    #5 is what I like least about my manager. It drives me
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    Working evening (3-11) shift - what do you do with your day?

    noyesno replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Wake up. Eat breakfast. Workout. Go to
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    What is your nurse-patient ratio?

    noyesno replied to Starfish, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Day's and PM's the max is 1:6. Night's the max is 1:7. I work on an ortho/neuro/trauma/general surgical
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    Particular Patient Populations - Do You Struggle?

    noyesno replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    90-100+ year old hip fractures. Weren't walking well before and now their families expect
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    phentermine/drug test

    noyesno replied to pacific23's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it would be in your system after 2 weeks but I'd google
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    How far do you travel to get to work?

    noyesno replied to born2circulateRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    0.9 miles. I drive because I work the 3-11:30 pm shift and don't want to get kidnapped after work. Plus, I have a heavy bag. Also, I workout 5-6 days a week so I get enough
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    Is this appropriate behaviour when placing a condom catheter?

    noyesno replied to canned_bread's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    K, good because both this thread and the one I posted freak me out a bit. As far as I'm concerned, erections and condoms (in combination) have no place in the
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    Is this appropriate behaviour when placing a condom catheter?

    noyesno replied to canned_bread's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Forgot to
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    Pros or cons?

    noyesno replied to netglow's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Step up from the other scenario where the doc's wife was the manager. How many nurses are there in the office? If it's just you and the wife it could be wierd. If there are a few nurses it wouldn't...
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    Is this appropriate behaviour when placing a condom catheter?

    noyesno replied to canned_bread's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I should clarify, heard=read it on allnurses. Here is the thread I'm referring to:
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    hourly rounding

    noyesno replied to iwashere's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, PCT's round on the odd hours and nurses round on the even
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    These just seems so gross to me

    noyesno replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Gross. I'd rather poop into a plastic
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    This made me mad when I saw it.

    noyesno replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    I'll co-sign your nasty
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    The War On Fat

    noyesno replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with your friends. I don't like taking care of obese people because transferring and repositioning these patients is