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    Held to a higher standard

    BrandonLPN replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As long as no one's coming to work under the influence, I don't see what the problem is. So a test shows an employee may have smoked pot six days ago... so what? How is that any different from the...
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    Sepsis

    BrandonLPN replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Why on earth would a nurse call the doctor and not tell him the vital signs? What a waste of
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    Smelling like smoke

    BrandonLPN replied to jojo489's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Febreeze spray works
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    Admin nurse returns to bedside and.....

    BrandonLPN replied to duskyjewel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The good administrator, who had been firm but fair? No, I would not enjoy watching her fail on the floor. I would feel empathy for her and do my best to help her adjust. The one who had been clueless...
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    condom catheters

    BrandonLPN replied to 84RN's topic in General Nursing

    Once, when I was an aide in the hospital, I had an adult (youngish) pt who needed a condom catheter. Our regular ones wouldn't stay on, so I *ahem* had to go find a smaller size. He was a jerk, and...
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    BrandonLPN replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Apparently we can be trusted to handle controlled substances, but not to handle new rolls of toilet
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    BrandonLPN replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Picking the nasal cannula up off the floor and putting it in the pt's nose without wiping it off
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    While You are In Here..I May As Well Try To Go To The Bathroom....

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

    Good
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    Why nurses eat their young?

    BrandonLPN replied to yayita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    New grad tears taste like candy. Sweet, sweet
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    Anyone ever regret going from FT to PT?

    BrandonLPN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    No kids here, but I would take PT hours in a heartbeat if I could make it work financially. As it is, three 12s work for me. Five 8s would kill me. I consider my job to be a means to an end, something...
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    Anti-Intellectualism in Nursing

    BrandonLPN replied to fakenurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I know this is an exceptionally belated response, but doesn't much of the data in this report indicate that the correlation does not equal causation? The hospitals in this study with higher ratios of...
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    Purposeless Ranting just to make myself feel better for a second.

    BrandonLPN replied to CourtneyRN2014's topic in General Nursing

    Your classmates who found jobs have "zero student nurse experience"? Don't understand what you mean there. Are you only applying for jobs in the hospital? The competition for jobs in acute care is...
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    Yearly Bonus Ripped Off?

    BrandonLPN replied to cd365c's topic in General Nursing

    Of course it's taxable. It's income. You want the hospital should pay you under the table or
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    Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

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

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    Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

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

    Wow. you have to kind of admire the pure evilness of the person wh came up with this one. This would make Catbert, the Evil Director of Human Resources, purr like
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    What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    BrandonLPN replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

    ISTP
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    Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    BrandonLPN replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not in the instance I was referring to, no. One nurse said "God will help you" and the second nurse replied "No he won't, he doesn't exist". Clearly, the second nurse there was trying to rile up the...
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    Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    BrandonLPN replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it's rude to tell a faithful person that God doesn't exist. Best to keep those opinions to yourself, unless solicited. Yes, she technically initiated the conversation by saying "God will...
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    Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    BrandonLPN replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Isn't pretty rude of you to imply that your nurses and doctors who spent so much time and energy treating you had nothing to do with your healing? I'm always annoyed by people who suffer terrible...
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    Pt ages

    BrandonLPN replied to martymoose's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The 50-somethings with a long list of chronic conditions generally don't live to see their 80th or 90th birthdays. And even people who led relatively healthy lives will see their age catch up with...
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    Should male nurses put the toilet seat down?

    BrandonLPN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Can someone please explain why people don't just use some toilet paper or paper towel to lower the seat if they're worried about germs? Why use your
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    The imposition of chemical restraints...

    BrandonLPN replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If it's PRN it's up to your nursing judgement, or if the resident asks for it. No other nurse can tell you that you "have" to give it. I am not beholden to some dumb sign the MSDS nurse put on the...
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    Press Release - allnurses Survey Says Nurses are Bullish on the Industry Outlook

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

    I think using the word "bullish" may have been a bit much. in the survey, participants were given a choice between "good" or "poor" when asked to rate the job outlook for nurses. I don't necessarily...
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    Bed alarms

    BrandonLPN replied to katie2002's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think the bed alarms get put on just so we can document we did some sort of intervention. Something looks better than nothing on paper, even if that something has been proven to be
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    Why are there no nursing jobs available for new grads? What is going on??

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

    I'm shocked any new grad would actually offer to an employer to "work for free as if in a clinical". At best, it sounds incredibly naive. At worst it sounds.... well,