Tadpole

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1. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

   Tadpole posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, Just came here to blow some steam off. I just put in a three day stretch with a chronic pain patient assigned to me that was a royal pain in the behind to take care of. This patient was on...

2. Accuity Vs Staffing Needs: Are They Taking Us Seriously?

   Tadpole posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   Question: When your accuity ratings are reported to staffing at your facility, are they taking them seriously :) and staffing accordingly or are you feeling like they are just blowing them off?...

3. Advice Wanted: Wound Care and Ostomy Nurse

   Tadpole posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Hi Everyone Out There. I am new to this site and a recent RN graduate. I currently work as a med-surg nurse at a busy county hospital. In the future I would like to have a career as a wound care...

4. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   Tadpole replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   Pet peeves....Nurses who like to cut down other nurses. Come on now, it's bad enough that we are all stressed out and streched out to the max with the high patient/nurse ratios and high accuity...

5. Would you assist in abortions?

   Tadpole replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Yes, I

6. Help needed with PICCs

   Tadpole posted a topic in General Nursing

   Anyone out there got any helpful hints or tips to share with me about drawing labs from PICC lines when they are stubborn to give you the blood?