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    Why do you work night shift?

    BrandonLPN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're easily violated in the morning? TMI!
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    When patients and visitors are rude

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

    There are some things we're taught in school that I think are no more than foo-foo fluff and nonsense. Therapeutic communication is not one of them. I swear, it really does work when dealing with most...
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    Do you want a strict or lenient State Board of Nursing?

    BrandonLPN replied to mrnightinggale's topic in General Nursing

    What are you saying? No one deserves a second chance if they screw
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    Lazy nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to Future FNP 14's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think all of us have worked with lazy nurses before. But by specifically focusing on nurses with "20 plus years experience" it seems like you're just trying to stir the
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    No longer a nurse?

    BrandonLPN replied to withasmilelpn's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, an unlicensed caregiver in assisted living is really a "care coordinator" and a burger flipper at Mcdonalds is really a "food preparation specialist". Fancy new job titles for
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    Can they report me?!?!

    BrandonLPN replied to SGroRN87's topic in General Nursing

    Meh. Anybody can report anything to the BON if they really want to. Any stupid thing. Whether or not the BON will give a flying fig is another story. This supervisor is either bluffing in an attempt...
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    Care of Pressure area to heels

    BrandonLPN replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, those ankle ring thingies look like a good idea, but I can see them just becoming a tangled up hot mess. They look really uncomfortable, and I know my residents would thrash and kick until they...
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    med passes done on time?

    BrandonLPN replied to HappyWife77's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That night nurse is an absurd person if he/she's counting sennas to see if one was missed. No, you cannot lose your license for being late with a med pass. Yes, eventually you will finish the med pass...
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    Potentially dumb question about assessments...

    BrandonLPN replied to SubSippi's topic in General Nursing

    I know I read other nurses' nursing notes all the time. In LTC, I'd say many of the orders the physicians write are based soley on the documentation of the nurses. They only assess some of the...
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    Asked to break the law

    BrandonLPN replied to maxxilla's topic in General Nursing

    Accusing your employer of breaking the law is a bold accusation. Before doing so, it would be prudent to get clarification from the BON. I work in LTC, and I know my state's scope of practice...
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    GUM! Can you chew it on shift?

    BrandonLPN replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Wasn't it called "the mockery of nursing"? Loved that one. Of course, it got
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    No longer a nurse?

    BrandonLPN replied to withasmilelpn's topic in General Nursing

    This thread makes an interesting companion to the "patients or clients" thread. Words have power. People underestimate the power of language and of names. Just ask George Orwell. This is kind of like...
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    Care of Pressure area to heels

    BrandonLPN replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like there's bad stuff going on there, like undermining or something. A physician who specializes in wound care should be
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    I didn't burnout, I went up in a great big ball of flames...

    BrandonLPN replied to Gamecock73's topic in General Nursing

    Part of the problem is that we've turned into such a whiny, entitled and selfish society. Mix that with hospitals that place way too much emphasis on satisfaction surveys and it's no wonder nurses get...
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    GUM! Can you chew it on shift?

    BrandonLPN replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't chew gum, but I think if other people chewing it truly bothers you to the point of distraction, then maybe you have some significant OCD
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    Starting in a Nursing home vs. Starting in a Hospital

    BrandonLPN replied to sunshyne17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm usually the last one to side with The Man, but why isn't it okay for facilities to refuse to hire new grads? It's safer for them to hire experienced nurses. Landing your first nursing job is your...
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    How to document

    BrandonLPN replied to Dragonstrike's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you obviously can't chart anything with quotation marks if the patient is nonverbal. Chart what they physically do. I believe that just charting "dispalyed sings and symptoms of pain" or...
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    Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    BrandonLPN replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, good grief, you can't really be suggesting that using a "company" band aide when I cut my finger is "stealing", are you? Where do you think the charge nurse gets it from? Her personal supply she...
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    Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    BrandonLPN replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    Right, cause most nursing homes have an employee health dept. By giving a CNA a Tylenol so they can do their job more effectively, I'm sure I'm saving the company a heckuva lot more than the pennies...
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    Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    BrandonLPN replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    So, if a CNA comes to me and asks for a Tylenol because her back is killing her, I'm STEALING if I give her a pill out of the 500 ct bottle?? We're talking pennies here. Would the more "moral" action...
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    What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

    BrandonLPN replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't believe I've ever been asked to provide an explanation. If I were, I'd just say I don't feel well, and leave it at
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    Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    BrandonLPN replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, don't be so melodramatic. First of all, if someone were stealing a roll of toilet paper either they're a kleptomaniac or their economic situation is such that they desperately need it. How would...
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    What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

    BrandonLPN replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why do people make excuses at all? I just say I'm calling in and I won't be in tonight. Why you're calling in is none of anyone's
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    Help! Need advice with tough situation.

    BrandonLPN replied to Nurse7970's topic in General Nursing

    A bird in the hand is worth two in the
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    Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    BrandonLPN replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and I hope refresh eye drops aren't really a stock med at anyone's facility. That just sounds gross and like an infection control issue. Eye gtts should always be specific to one resident