NocturneRN

NocturneRN

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

    NocturneRN replied to NurseMegh's topic in General Nursing

    Just remember that nursing school doesn't turn you into an expert. It merely gives you the skills you need to enter the field. Personally, I have more confidence in a new graduate who says, "I don't...

  2. Secret to successfully inserting an NG tube?

    NocturneRN replied to Nurseinprocess's topic in General Nursing

    We used to have RT do lidocaine nebs on patients a few minutes before inserting the tube. We don't do it any more, though, due to the possibility of it affecting the patient's gag reflex (not a good...

  3. Time to call a duck a duck?

    NocturneRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think, if you were to talk to people from those departments, you'd find that they're often asked to do "just one more little thing." The thing is, they're usually doing those extra little things on...

  4. Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    NocturneRN replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    You're right! And don't forget "Cardiazem," and

  5. Time to call a duck a duck?

    NocturneRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You don't think RT and phlebotomy and pharmacy and housekeeping are also having to pick up slack at times? That RT isn't being stretched thin when there are many patients requiring their services?...

  6. Time to call a duck a duck?

    NocturneRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree that a very busy nurse should not be expected to do tasks that other personnel could be doing. That said, I also think that, if the other personnel are all busy doing other things, and a...

  7. Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    NocturneRN replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    for some reason (probably advertising), there are quite a few ways people "gussy up" perfectly appropriate words and terms like that. "i purchased a townhome" is one that i've always thought was...

  8. I am an American.

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

    More likely, his answer would be that he's merely asking for professional respect from the nursing staff. Different norms for different cultures: that doesn't mean that he's wrong and we're right;...

  9. Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    NocturneRN replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    both pronunciations are considered acceptable in my dictionary, but that's probably because so many people mispronounced it that dictionaries eventually accepted the "click" pronunciation...just as...

  10. I am an American.

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

  11. I am an American.

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

    How does this doctor behave around women doctors? Is he uncomfortable with them making eye contact and offering suggestions, too? If so, then I'd chalk it up to cultural misunderstandings. I...

  12. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    I agree that all patients should be treated with respect and consideration. On the other hand, it would be pretty hard not to be amused (I don't know many nurses who are offended by nakedness!) at...

  13. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    I've already made my point here, but it sounds as if it got lost by the wayside. So I'll try to sum it up once more, with my own "vent": 1) No purpose is served, except possibly gratifying the...

  14. Time to call a duck a duck?

    NocturneRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Pretty shortsighted of them to encourage high turnover, considering the cost of interviewing, hiring and orienting new staff....to say nothing of the holes in the schedule, when staff members keep...

  15. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    ok, point taken, you're right. you have every right to vent about anything you want here. my only excuse for making that remark is that i've seen coworkers show displeasure toward patients who can't...

  16. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    if the patient is in icu, it's very likely that he's both sick and stressed, both of which would make it harder to communicate in another language. i agree that it's reasonable to ask the patient to...

  17. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    Or maybe you just realize that it's a complex issue, and that there isn't a simple, one-size-fits-all solution to it. (Whatever it is, you're very

  18. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    I'm not going to slam or burn you, but I am going to talk turkey. I'm also going to point out that you're making a lot of assumptions about total strangers here, and that most of them are based more...

  19. Propofol shortage, anyone?

    NocturneRN replied to CNL2B's topic in General Nursing

    One of the things that bothers me about Dilaudid is how much we waste in my hospital. In our ER pyxis, Dilaudid comes only in cartridges of 1 or 2 mg. Since (depending on the presenting problem) the...

  20. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    well, that would annoy me, i must admit. i think i'd have to ask them, "but why are you proud of not being able to speak the language of your country?" it could be that they're not really that happy...

  21. Time to call a duck a duck?

    NocturneRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You're right----sorry about that. I tried posting your remarks in italics, to separate them from mine, but it didn't work. My point was just that I think you're doing a disservice to nurses who wear...

  22. Time to call a duck a duck?

    NocturneRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I can't think of a single nurse I know who'd want his/her patients to get bad care, or who'd sacrifice good patient care in the interest of showing off a

  23. Time to call a duck a duck?

    NocturneRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Excellent point, and one that's applicable to many other professions. I once had a friend who was a lawyer (I think most people would agree that that's a profession?), who took a very well paid...

  24. Need to vent

    NocturneRN replied to NurseLily22's topic in General Nursing

    My first question would be: are you getting support from your more experienced coworkers? You're right about the ER being a totally different beast: all it takes is a couple of glitches (like a...

  25. New Grad in ER with unsafe practice - Advice please?

    NocturneRN replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

    Great suggestions! I'd like to add: use the ER doctors as resources, too. When I first started in ER, I was frequently encouraged to go in and listen when the doctor explained the care plan or...