Alnitak7

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    Fatal errors from misunderstood abbreviations and statistics

    Alnitak7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have just unearthed the "Do Not Use" list of Abbreviations from ISMP. http://www.ismp.org/tools/errorproneabbreviations.pdf There seems to be a lot of generalized information on the web but no...
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    Did you ever get turned in for neglect after being given too many patients?

    Alnitak7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I typed in "abuse and neglect" once on Google and found a news report stating that a nurse was in trouble because on her shift, "the meds were not given." I could see through it right away before I...
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    Error-prone abbreviations, symbols and dose designations

    Alnitak7 replied to adrienurse's topic in Patient Medications

    When I was new I was taught that the T with the dots above it means bowel movements and it looks nicer in the notes, especially if you do home care where families read
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    Caregiver smoking with patient on oxygen

    Alnitak7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    One time I went to stay with a lady that had sleepover aides. She complained that the one who came prior to me had been smoking even though she was on oxygen. When she asked her to stop, she got...
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    Is it easy to get hired as a Medical Office Assistant if you go to school for it?

    Alnitak7 posted a topic in General Students

    Someone at one of the local colleges told me I should be trained as an M.O.A. I was wondering if this is a good use of my time and what the chances are of getting hired after you pass the exam. In...
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    Is anyone else annoyed by the expectations of male nurses in transferring patients?

    Alnitak7 replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    IT ISN'T JUST THE MEN who make comments such as, "get in front of this guy." When I had an obese patient who was dead weight and officially a two-person transfer, there were two girls sitting at...
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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    Alnitak7 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was still new, I was stuck with a girl on a wing of 25 patients and we had to take vitals on a patient with a broken arm. The only available arm for vitals was on the wrong side of the bed...
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    Do you shower right after your shift?

    Alnitak7 replied to CharlieTaco's topic in General Nursing

    I always shower after my shift. It gives me the creeps to think some health workers don't. With no shower I can't sleep no matter how tired I am. I have encountered many highly contagious things at...
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    An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    Alnitak7 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As for the nurse yelling at the elderly patient, I was not there and don't know for sure, but some of these patients can't hear and you really do need to yell to talk to them. I am soft-spoken and I...
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    Being "written up"

    Alnitak7 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    There was a time several years ago when I was written up and suspended by the nursing facility I worked in. At this moment, I'm looking at my renewal form from Licensing and Regulatory Services. One...
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    Nurses who steal narcotics....

    Alnitak7 replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I remember being alone in the med room without supervision and I was thinking about how stupid it would be if I tried to takethe narcotics. I have also been there when the charge nurse had to take...
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    Privacy rules don't save patients from exposure

    Alnitak7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I was studying, I was amazed to find out that the privacy laws don't set limits on loud talking between health workers in a crowded room. The privacy rule, "is not a strict one." I was deeply...
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    Advice

    Alnitak7 replied to maejerri's topic in General Nursing

    I was working in home health care when I was pregnant. Speaking strictly for myself, it was not working. I worked for people who had a blatent lack of concern for my safety and health. I was sent out...
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    I'm sure this has been said.. MA's calling themselves Nurses

    Alnitak7 replied to AprilN's topic in General Nursing

    Homecare aides, have been told, "Oh you're a good nurse," by patients who feel safe in their care. When I worked in private home care, I witnessed private care aides referred to as, "the nurse." It...
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    Classmate making me feel uncomfortable.

    Alnitak7 replied to agua's topic in General Students

    What this seems like is someone who thinks he is in a relationship with you when he's not. It reminds me of people with mental health issues. Some people like this get violent when you reject them...
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    I'm sure this has been said.. MA's calling themselves Nurses

    Alnitak7 replied to AprilN's topic in General Nursing

    What I suspect in this case is that if the CNA goes in and bathes the patient and only works inside the scope of a CNA's job description they can't be written up for it. Furthermore, if the patient...
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    I'm sure this has been said.. MA's calling themselves Nurses

    Alnitak7 replied to AprilN's topic in General Nursing

    On one of my jobs, the charge nurse would sometimes walk a CNA into a patient's room and tell them, "S.... will be your nurse tonight." I have seen patients and others refer to CNAs and Home Health...
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    Is it to late for me to become a Nurse?

    Alnitak7 replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took a nursing class where the average age of girls in there was 40. Being a man is an advantage. Some patients might need or prefer a man to take care of them. Some abusive patients should not...
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    Those who get it - get it, Those who don't - Never Will.

    Alnitak7 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What I think visitors and patients' family members need is a film or a movie to teach them about our jobs. They really don't know not to bother the med nurse while she's passing meds. They really...
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    Those who get it - get it, Those who don't - Never Will.

    Alnitak7 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What this reminds me of is one time when my daughter broke her front tooth in grade school. She was crying and I was beside myself. The staff at the dental office where I took her were acting like...
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    Those who get it - get it, Those who don't - Never Will.

    Alnitak7 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been abused by patients familiy members, even sometimes when I loved the patients like my own children. I have been talked down at like an incompentent little child by patients friends, even...
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    What's your reason for putting up with it?

    Alnitak7 replied to canigraduate's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I occasionally look beyond the words a patient says when they are abusive. It's sometimes important not just to hear what the words mean but what they really are trying to say. For example, "Help...
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    Comatose patient can't close his eyes and has no curtain for sun protection

    Alnitak7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    One time the charge nurse asked me to turn this patient who was comatose and could not close his eyes. He had no curtain and the sun was glaring in. I told her, "I did not turn him because the sun...
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    Comatose patient can't close his eyes and has no curtain for sun protection

    Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they are good ideas. However, some of them might not work for some patients and the whole staff has to cooperate and agree on what to do. I wonder if a comatose patient really likes having...
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    Comatose patient can't close his eyes and has no curtain for sun protection

    Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    How do I get people all over the whole planet not to leave helpless individuals facing into the sun? I can count, one, two, three, four patients who were left with the sun in their eyes by...