RetRN77

RetRN77

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  1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    RetRN77 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a student, I had a patient whose first name was a Biblical name, Orpah. He had end-stage pancreatic cancer. His relatives were very compassionate people who would come sit by his bedside...

  2. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    RetRN77 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    I actually was momentarily forgetting the OP mentioned draping and was thinking about changing gowns and bathing, etc. :duh:

  3. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    RetRN77 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    This is the actual proper way to deal with such things, and variations of it even during bed baths - only one appendage exposed at a time, etc. During emergencies, sometimes things do indeed get slung...

  4. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    RetRN77 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Wow, dear, you've had some awful experiences! :redbeathe This one was most likely unavoidable. There was an emergency situation which required fast action and no time for explanations. You were...

  5. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    RetRN77 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Ridiculous! No excuse! Something is seriously wrong here - no need to leave a patient exposed like this, especially as the "nurse" removed coverings you already had. Just the fact that you unavoidably...

  6. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    RetRN77 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    It may seem "trivial and unnecessary" to those providing patient care, but it never should be so. Patients have a right to their modesty, and just because a nurse or doctor has no such sensitivity,...

  7. Do RN's need special training to read PPD tests?

    RetRN77 replied to SarahM2011's topic in General Nursing

    the va rules are likely because the populace is notably at higher risk for acquiring tb than the general

  8. Things you wish you knew when you were young?

    RetRN77 replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    Teacher's lack of insight may have robbed us of "POTRballs" as opposed to buckyballs. Drat! Seriously, though, how sad, yet

  9. Things you wish you knew when you were young?

    RetRN77 replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by Honey_Bee 1) I only needed one more recommendation, and I had no doubt she would give it to me. But I will never forget her words: "I'm not going to sign this, because I...

  10. Nurses, are you glad that Obamas Healthcare Bill Passed?

    RetRN77 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the clarification, Lamazeteacher. Nice to know that the U.S. would continue your Medicare in Canada for a time. As for my friend, the other surgical need is for ulcers. I don't have any...

  11. Nurses, are you glad that Obamas Healthcare Bill Passed?

    RetRN77 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    So, if I'm reading correctly, you, personally, could not go back to Canada and get ANY health care because you cannot work? Or, if they would make an exception based on your age and condition, you...

  12. Texas: Methodist Hospital Moves To Hire Only RNS' with BS degree

    RetRN77 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Sorry - my post was not meant to be a snark at BSN's - it was just my way of saying that it is ridiculous to state that 2-year grads cannot think critically and quickly. To me *that's* an inexcusable...

  13. Completely Devastated

    RetRN77 replied to pookiesmom's topic in Retired Nurses

    Even back in the 70's, there was a motto at our hospital: "Once a nurse leaves hospital work for more than a year or so, she can't return." Things change so rapidly with technology alone, not to...

  14. Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    RetRN77 replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My experience with unions was brief and disagreeable. After graduating from a hospital's diploma program in my home state of OH, I left to be with my husband who was in the army in another state....

  15. Texas: Methodist Hospital Moves To Hire Only RNS' with BS degree

    RetRN77 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    "You have to have people who think and put together information very critically and very quickly. I don't think people with a two-year degree can do all that..." One just needs to add an N to that,...