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    Nurses that don't work holidays?

    monkeybug replied to kegardne's topic in General Students

    I come from a very close, religious family. I have a small child, also. I do not work weekends or holidays. However, I put in 15 years at the bedside in order to be qualified for this position. As...
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    Nurses that don't work holidays?

    monkeybug replied to kegardne's topic in General Students

    I also work in PH as a home visitor. No weekends or holidays. BUT, I cannot imagine doing this job without having put in all those years at the hospital. I simply wouldn't have the knowledge
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    You want us to do what?!?

    monkeybug replied to SilenceintheLibrary's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of my favorite OBs referred to us all as "wenches" and would say, on Sundays, as he headed to church, "Remember, it's a sign of weakness to call me." And we still loved the jerk. Honestly,...
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    Observation of the day

    monkeybug replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'll never forget the night we had a patient come in by ambulance from an outlying county (can't imagine what that cost), followed by four relatives who came in a private car, with a complaint of a...
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    Observation of the day

    monkeybug replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When ER escort comes out of the elevators with a screaming patient, we would only get in hurry if they were doing the one-hip-sit lean. Otherwise we would hand them the gown and ask them calmly to go...
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    You want us to do what?!?

    monkeybug replied to SilenceintheLibrary's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    NOPE, nope, nope, no way, no how. Reminds me of the Nurses Week when we were asked to contribute specific grocery items so the local firefighters could have food when they were in the station waiting...
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    How to cope when you had a bad delivery

    monkeybug replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Does your employer offer EAP? If so, utilize it. It's hard to get away from that feeling of "what did I do wrong," but try. One of the best L&D nurses I ever knew walked away from 20 years in...
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    Protocol for dirty linen?

    monkeybug replied to NRuiz's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've read a description by Stephen King of working in an industrial laundry when he was young. No thanks! I remember especially what he had to say about tablecloths boiling with maggots and dealing...
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    East Coast vs West Coast Nursing

    monkeybug replied to VioletaRockos's topic in General Nursing

    I did travel nursing in CA (I'm a Southerner) and I was enchanted with actually getting breaks every single shift! Sometimes I almost felt guilty for taking that time every night to eat and get myself...
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    conflicting personalities with Nurse Manager?

    monkeybug replied to lil0401's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been in a situation with a NM who absolutely didn't like me, and who did go out of her way to treat me differently. I was not the only nurse in that position on the unit, either. At first, I...
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    Canceled up to 3-4 times a WEEK. What do?!

    monkeybug replied to murseBSN's topic in General Nursing

    We always had a list and took turns (unless someone volunteered, an people volunteered all the time). It was usually seasonal. If we were cancelled a lot in May and June, we could expect to pick up...
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    Incorrect documentation co-worker, home care. HELP!!!

    monkeybug replied to Kirbycrew7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Go to your supervisor, as soon as is humanly possible. Go with an attitude of "I'm concerned" and "what should I do?" rather than "OMG, she's awful!" and "can you believe that she did that?" No...
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    Baby nurses?!?!?!?

    monkeybug replied to LandD_RN_chica's topic in General Nursing

    I sent you a PM! Congrats on the
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    Doing favors or giving gifts for patients: Unacceptable?

    monkeybug replied to tariqblaze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This, too me, is the difference that needs to be emphasized. Yes, that case manager was probably following rules to the letter, but this is real life! Following the rules in this case could have led...
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    Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    monkeybug replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked at one facility where it was okay for the nurse to take meds. If we needed a Tylenol or other OTC, we signed it out with our names, date, time, and amount, and pharmacy kept track of...
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    Are we tyrants?

    monkeybug replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    But ultimately the nurse is responsible. And if another person on the team is not providing care in an appropriate manner, then the nurse must advocate for the patient. Part of that comes with a...
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    Well.. I guess I am going to be canned

    monkeybug replied to Phoenix2541's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Check with the closest law school. Many law schools now have clinics where students (supervised by professors) address legal issues for
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    Well.. I guess I am going to be canned

    monkeybug replied to Phoenix2541's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is just sounding worse and worse. One of your strikes was parking in the wrong lot? Are you freaking kidding me? I've known nurses who would come in street clothes so they could fool the...
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    Need Advice Please-CRNA vs. NP situation

    monkeybug replied to Lady With The Lamp's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you are meant to be, the relationship should be able to weather a little distance. I did several travel nurse contracts after I got married, and it actually benefitted our relationship in many...
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    Autism and induction

    monkeybug posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I saw a story about this on GMA earlier in the week. What do you think about it? I've actually had a patient refuse pit years ago because she said that she truly believed it had to contribute to...
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    Chart Audits....you have to be kidding me!!!!!

    monkeybug replied to mcleanl's topic in General Nursing

    I understand what the OP is getting at. TJC and risk management have gotten so out of hand that we spend way, way more time caring for the chart than we do the patient. Yes, yes, I know, not...
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    Management hate

    monkeybug replied to beckster_01's topic in General Nursing

    I'm fine with constructive criticism. One of my favorite things about my job now is that we have weekly meetings with our nursing supervisor to improve our performance and discuss issues. I want to...
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    What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    monkeybug replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This has me scratching my
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    What is all the stuff that nurses have to put up with

    monkeybug replied to mcclot1993's topic in General Nursing

    Exposure to body fluids, threats, being treated like a servant by patients and family members (it's the family members that usually drive me the craziest), being yelled at and condescended to by...
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    They're running our techs away

    monkeybug replied to RNGriffin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think there's another category, "Nurses who never had techs, and think they've died and gone to heaven when they get them." I don't think I ever abused them because I was so unused to having them....