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    Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    BrandonLPN replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They're definitely not my employer. And the nurse/patient relationship is NOT the same as the housekeeping/patient relationship. This way of thinking plays right into the hands of the whole customer...
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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

    You wouldn't know it from all the comments/threads about nurses unable to find
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    Do you have (or are you) a bully queen of the ICU?

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

    At first I thought this was a spoof/irony/tounge-in-cheek type thread. A thread talking about an "markedly unattractive", older nurse bullying new grads? Hmmm... seems like a deliberate attempt to...
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    September 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    BrandonLPN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Robo-Nurse: "Whrrrr*click* DESTROY ALL HUMANS! Whrrrr*click*" HR administrator: "I think we need to sit down and have a Crucial
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    September 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    BrandonLPN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    As long as its logic program doesn't conclude that death is the cure for all disease, I think we'll be
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    What makes a COB crusty?

    BrandonLPN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Literally crusty? Its the dried up tears of the new nurses they bullied. New nurse tears taste like candy to
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    Should male nurses put the toilet seat down?

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

    On the other hand, women could: -look before they sit down -use a few squares of toiletpaper to put the seat
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    Rude vs Mean vs Bullying

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

    I think you missed the point. It DOES matter what terminology is used. Calling simple rudeness or brusqueness "bullying" dilutes the meaning of the
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    Fake call outs irritate me

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

    Of course there's those that consistently call off on their holidays to work. In a field like nursing, we all need to take our turn working holidays. Those who call off on every holiday when it's...
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    Fake call outs irritate me

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

    If one call off is enough to create the hardship you describe, then maybe something is wrong with the way they staff the facility. Chronic absenteeism catches up with those who abuse it, as another...
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    Fake call outs irritate me

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

    I don't call off on holidays 'cause I like my time and a half. And, speaking of self righteous.... calling your coworkers that in a post like that is like the pot calling the kettle black. So, if I...
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    Medical Assistants being called nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ®Nurse, you have the perfect screen name for this
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    Medical Assistants being called nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The problem with that is, if anyone can call himself a nurse, people WILL assume that person is an RN or LPN. That's why the word 'nurse' needs to be protected. It's not enough to just protect the...
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    Throwing out pillows!? Does anyone else do this!?

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

    If I "own it", then I am dramatically underpaid.... and where are my stock
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    Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

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

    Perfectly put. I think the very existence of jobs like this play a huge role in the high cost of health care. And serve as proof that the free market isn't as efficient as we are led to believe. Its...
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    Requiring a BSN degree for an ADN scope of practice

    BrandonLPN replied to Gentleman_nurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Somewhat off topic, but I don't feel at all guilty for not reading any of the CEU material provided by my employer. I skip straight to the post test and rarely get less than 100%. The reading material...
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    Throwing out pillows!? Does anyone else do this!?

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

    Do you mean you throw the pillow out after each discharge? In the vast majority of cases, wiping the pillow off with a disinfectant wipe and applying a clean pillowcase is perfectly
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    Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

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

    If employee motivational slogans were honest: "The squeaky wheel gets the sack" "Calling in sick makes Baby Jesus cry" "Teamwork: Ensuring that your hard work can always be ruined by someone else's...
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    Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

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

    I have an idea. Fire the guy whose job it is to write motivational slogans and hire another nurse instead. If a pretty poster and a cute saying are all it takes to motivate you, then you probably have...
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    Should I quit my job, sell my house and sail to Hawaii?

    BrandonLPN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Probably since the legendary "Mockery of Nursing"
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    Should I quit my job, sell my house and sail to Hawaii?

    BrandonLPN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You're doing it
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    Requiring a BSN degree for an ADN scope of practice

    BrandonLPN replied to Gentleman_nurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I wasn't trying to attack you. You seemed puzzled as to why so many took offense to your original post. I don't believe you set out to offend anyone but, clearly, you rubbed some the wrong way. My...
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    Requiring a BSN degree for an ADN scope of practice

    BrandonLPN replied to Gentleman_nurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think what you are asking is why are there different educational pathways leading to the same licensure. That's a good question. But you could have picked a less provacative way to frame it. And...
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    Nurses with worse spelling than mine are laughable.

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

    I just googled 'finna', and apparently it is indeed a contraction of sorts of the phrase "fixing to" do something. I was actually born in canada but spent most of my childhood in Detroit. I live in a...
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    Nurses with worse spelling than mine are laughable.

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

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