NocturneRN

NocturneRN

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  1. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, it doesn't, and it shouldn't. But, unless steps can be taken to encourage the doctor to understand and trust the nursing staff, advocating for the patient isn't likely to work very well with

  2. Help.. I'M in the state of depression

    NocturneRN replied to mosaicism105's topic in General Nursing

    It's been many years since I took the nursing exam (it wasn't called NCLEX back then), but I've oriented a lot of new graduates. And, for what it's worth, there never seemed to be any correlation...

  3. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Speak for yourself, please. I know exactly who I am, and what the U.S. is. It's a nation that has traditionally welcomed diversity, and fought hard to overcome the ignorance and bigotry of our...

  4. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There's one more alternative: acknowledging that it takes time, effort and insight to adjust to a different culture, and cutting the guy some slack while he's working on it. We don't know that he...

  5. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    z----You're making assumptions about this man's behavior, based on American social customs. The problem is, he's NOT American, which means that he grew up with different ground rules. You're...

  6. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's not always that simple. Even for those who are determined to respect the "ways" of a "majority culture," it takes time to figure out what those "ways" are. It's possible that this doctor's...

  7. Time to call a duck a duck?

    NocturneRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Oddly enough, I do "really listen to what the general public is saying," yet my experience is quite different from yours. I don't hear people complaining that nurses talk down to them---quite the...

  8. Time to call a duck a duck?

    NocturneRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Whoa, there! I didn't say I "act like a nurse" in my private life, or that I think it's desirable to do so. Nor did I make any comment about being more concerned with career than family. What I...

  9. facebook and HIPPA

    NocturneRN replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I realize that. I didn't mention that anecdote out of any desire to justify a nurse putting up pictures of patients' injuries. I just mentioned it because it was an interesting example of Facebook's...

  10. Time to call a duck a duck?

    NocturneRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    But why should you consider it "sad" that people see nursing as part of their image? Don't most people identify closely with their life's work? Isn't that part of the reason that, when a person...

  11. Time to call a duck a duck?

    NocturneRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm still puzzled at why we need to assign a label (profession vs. craft, etc.) to nursing. Obviously, some of us have more autonomy than others ( depending on our specialty, the institution we work...

  12. facebook and HIPPA

    NocturneRN replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    You have to be really careful what you post on Facebook. One of my coworkers was reprimanded, simply because she posted a picture of herself at work. No patients in the background, nothing that...

  13. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    NocturneRN replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I can relate to that reaction to helicopters!----as well as to ambulances, on work nights. It's fun to watch my (ER night shift) coworkers' reactions, when they hear an ambulance being called out...

  14. Any experienced nurses still have bad shifts?

    NocturneRN replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yes, I still have bad shifts! No matter how skilled you get, patients' bodies (and minds) don't always respect unit staffing plans. And, once things start off bad, it sometimes seems to have a...

  15. Honors BSN unable to find job. Can the college be sued?

    NocturneRN replied to Tankweti's topic in General Nursing

    The college is an institution of learning, not a guaranteed-or-your-money-back employment agency. If you'd thought that your school was legally obligated to find you a job in your field, you were...

  16. Tell me someone else has felt like this....

    NocturneRN replied to NurseMegh's topic in General Nursing

    i'd say you're lucky. i'm not big on unpleasant, behind-the-person's-back gossip, so i seldom indulge in it (at least at work!), but there's certainly been plenty of it on every unit i've worked on....

  17. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not unless you're being arrested, or fired, for making suggestions. Just complaining about the way American nurses do things isn't a violation of anyone's

  18. Because thats really gonna help

    NocturneRN replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I don't use it, either. Fortunately, our director doesn't care if we use the scripting or not, just so long as we pay attention to the idea behind it. And, let's face it, for most of us...

  19. Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    NocturneRN replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    You just reminded me of the program director of an addictions program I used to work for. This woman should never have worked in mental health: she was dishonest, VERY controlling, hostile toward...

  20. Tell me someone else has felt like this....

    NocturneRN replied to NurseMegh's topic in General Nursing

    I can still remember my first nursing job, on a surgical unit. On my first full day on the unit, I walked into a patient's room, and found him anxious, diaphoretic and SOB. ALL of my nursing...

  21. Because thats really gonna help

    NocturneRN replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    For a while, we had sign-off sheets in the ER. The CNA was supposed to sign off on even hours and the nurse on odd hours. It seemed to me to be so phony to go into the patient's room, ask, "By the...

  22. Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    NocturneRN replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    And my favorite misconception about night shifters: "It won't hurt you to get up and go to a meeting (or run an errand, listen to my sales pitch, take a couple of calls, wait for a package to be...

  23. Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    NocturneRN replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    On one message board I used to frequent, we'd get a lot of new posters who were thinking about going to nursing school. It got to be kind of a joke that almost all of them would say, "I don't have...

  24. How does your hospital book beds?

    NocturneRN replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's true, for several reasons. For one thing, as one poster already mentioned, sometimes they want to observe the patient a bit before deciding whether or not to admit. That might include...

  25. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, for one thing, what civil liberty is being violated here? No one's been fired; no one's being forced to do anything s/he is morally or ethically opposed to doing. It can also be argued that...