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  1. fullmoon

    TDCHIM replied to crystalchen's topic in General Nursing

    My mom always used to complain about this during her 30+ year teaching career - the same thing always happened with the kids! It's really odd and sounds like utter superstition, but it was amazing how...

  2. ER patients falsify info...has it really come to this?

    TDCHIM replied to RNYC's topic in General Nursing

    I know, it's a bit spooky and seems likely to be challenged. Here's a link to the article I read about it when it was signed into law:

  3. This unhealthy dependency relationship some pts have w/ the Doctors needs to stop!

    TDCHIM replied to cameroondiva's topic in General Nursing

    There are also those doctors who take it as a mortal insult if you question them about anything. I don't have any now but I had one of them as a GP for a while about ten years ago. I switched away...

  4. What's wrong with seeking stability & security?

    TDCHIM replied to oneflyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    From an outsider's perspective, I guess I'm going to have to argue the point raised by several posters that nursing is a different type of job because it's a "profession" and/or a position in which...

  5. Family member in room at night

    TDCHIM replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    I can't comment professionally, but I can say from personal experience that having a family member there can make a huge positive difference to the patient involved. Obviously, if the family member is...

  6. My two least favorite words

    TDCHIM replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    "Mandatory (unpaid)

  7. ER patients falsify info...has it really come to this?

    TDCHIM replied to RNYC's topic in General Nursing

    Considering what happened recently in Arizona (that new law that allows anyone who looks like an illegal to be picked up by the police and forced to produce papers), it seems as though they have good...

  8. Caught a major med error today!

    TDCHIM replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Jeez Louise! Thank goodness you were paying attention! Good

  9. do you have to necessary be a CNA to become an lpn?!

    TDCHIM replied to margueritef's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know whether it's the law here in Ohio, but I can tell you that every LPN program around my area requires an STNA certification to enter the program (a family member of mine is currently...

  10. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    TDCHIM replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    I'm just not all that great at calling people utter jerks, even when they deserve it. She was horrid, but I have no way of knowing whether she thought the doc was coming in from his emergency case...

  11. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    TDCHIM replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    I wouldn't go with assault or anything, I'm sure she just thought she was doing her job. Maybe she thought I'd been told that I'd require restraints (I still don't understand why I needed them) and...

  12. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    TDCHIM replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    @morte: I have no idea. I really hope so, because it was horrible. I do know the first thing I recall upon starting to wake up is begging for someone to make the pain go away (I have a high pain...

  13. Patient advocates? what does that look like?

    TDCHIM replied to tewdles's topic in General Nursing

    Time out for two paragraphs to discuss the above quote, then back to the OP's question.... This patient is a Medicaid patient, right? The doctor has an option whether to accept Medicaid patients. No...

  14. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    TDCHIM replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Okay, a few years ago when I had my son, I had to have a cesarean. (And NO, before anyone yells at me, I did not "decide" to have one - my spine is such a mess that I had a high-risk OB, a top-shelf...

  15. Is this Safe? Census: 45 / ID Bands: 0 / # of Nurses: 1

    TDCHIM replied to carriebarton59's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Okay, now I KNOW I'm in the right kind of place.

  16. Is this Safe? Census: 45 / ID Bands: 0 / # of Nurses: 1

    TDCHIM replied to carriebarton59's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm one future "desk jockey" who thinks it's poor logic. While a LTC facility is home for its residents, the fact remains that it is a different type of home for people with different types of needs...

  17. Now, if you saw this on a chart, what would YOU think?

    TDCHIM replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a former journalist married to a copy editor, I'm alternating between laughing to the point of muscle spasms and shaking my head over the potential dangers of such blunders. BTW, the case of...

  18. How to get stool smell off of your hands?

    TDCHIM replied to mickjordmoll's topic in General Nursing

    Can't say I've had to deal with stool in a professional setting, but as a mom, I recommend washing with a strong citrus or lavender oil content to the soap. Both seem to cut the poo scent with one...

  19. nurse who got fired...

    TDCHIM replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    In a small town, you don't exactly have to be an axe murderer or the, er, "town bicycle" to be a topic of gossip for ten or fifteen years. Honestly. My MIL was an RN at the community hospital in my...

  20. Is this Safe? Census: 45 / ID Bands: 0 / # of Nurses: 1

    TDCHIM replied to carriebarton59's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    From a pure risk management position, it sounds like trouble, particularly during times of high staff turnover. I do understand the perspective of "resident versus patient," but I can already hear...

  21. ethical dilemma?

    TDCHIM replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    Dear God, how awful! My mother used to go through similar issues as a teacher - she'd work herself to the bone trying to help kids that were basically doomed because of horrific home lives. She'd...

  22. Messy-sloppy MAR's!!

    TDCHIM replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who's going to end up reviewing and analyzing a million different types of medical records in a couple of years, I'm here to say I'm GLAD there are "OCD" people like you all in the world!...

  23. Black Hairstyles

    TDCHIM replied to Emile's topic in General Nursing

    no way! i was totally thinking of that little girl with her big, beautiful hair in those videos while i was reading this thread! my son watches jack's big music show all the time, so i see her a lot....

  24. Patient advocates? what does that look like?

    TDCHIM replied to tewdles's topic in General Nursing

    What I think about this interaction scenario cannot be printed in family-friendly words. While the patient's Medicaid status may have had something to do with it, I fail to see why that would (or more...

  25. A totally different career path please

    TDCHIM replied to spp2423's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you're looking for something outside nursing, you could look into transcription work or coding (though a lot of places want you to at least go through a specific certificate/associate's program in...