lemur00

lemur00 BSN, RN

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  1. Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    lemur00 replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have to admit I would have participated just to play the role of Worst Patient Ever. I would have banned everyone from my care except admin. I would have made a mess of the bed and everything else....

  2. Secretaries who believe they rule the unit or hospital

    lemur00 replied to DesiDani's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We had a uc (briefly) who was like this. Would argue with the nurses over clinical decisions and the like, repeatedly claimed all RNs were stupid, etc. Two of the charge nurses went to the manager and...

  3. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    lemur00 replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    This is interesting since I've read research that strongly suggests men excel in nursing, but because they are heavily favoured and often advanced past their female peers without good discernable...

  4. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    lemur00 replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    I'd argue it's likely an example of negativity bias. We all know that people who do well in school don't necessarily do well on the job, and vice versa. However when someone who is just unbelievably...

  5. Should I leave this racist town?

    lemur00 replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked with a racist nurse who bullied all the African and Aboriginal nurses by making false reports, writing them up for things that didn't happen, etc. I worked on shift with one of the nurses she...

  6. I don't want to be a nurse!!

    lemur00 replied to sharebear003's topic in General Students

    with those interests, I'd become an actuary. And show your parents how much an actuary makes to assuage their fears. This is considered one of the best fields to get into in the current

  7. Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

    lemur00 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What got me was the obsession over bandage scissors. I've worked in healthcare for years and never even used a pair, nor would I consider it my responsibility to have them available. We'd use the...

  8. Why are nurses so backbiting?

    lemur00 replied to RNBSN1591's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What is interesting about this is that it's the intentional formation of a shame culture. And shame cultures make personal accountability an impossibility. I'm sure there's a lesson in there for...

  9. Why are nurses so backbiting?

    lemur00 replied to RNBSN1591's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a woman who has had mostly male best friends; primarily it's just because I had more in common with them. Women in general are okay with me. That said, some of the worst people I've known for...

  10. Hospital that bans family members

    lemur00 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When H1N1 was the big scare, my hospital drastically limited the number of visitors allowed in L&D and mother/baby (until that point it included anyone and everyone the mother wanted). They got a...

  11. Would you choose nursing again or another health profession?

    lemur00 replied to Abbr's topic in Nursing Career

    I originally wanted to go into PT but at the time it was hard to get into. Now I'd probably do SLP. If I were REALLY doing it all over again (ie 17 fresh out of school), I'd become a

  12. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    lemur00 replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I also love when the unit clerk or housekeeping berate nurses because we "forgot" something that is their job. "You forgot to clean the shower. I'll let it go this time but don't let it happen again"....

  13. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    lemur00 replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG lab and PICCs. I now have a manager that insists we draw labs without an order on every patient with a PICC. The first time I got told "you missed these labs" I said we don't draw labs on a PICC...

  14. When a patient signs out AMA...

    lemur00 replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep we had one that went ama because we took all the isogel away from him, and promptly died a few blocks from the hospital. Sure enough the family called the police and claimed we discharged him...

  15. New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

    lemur00 replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just to add to what others have said, I worked full time when first hired and made almost 35 dollars per hour. I ended up with about 3500 net per month (then bills came out of that). As a single...

  16. Should Our Study Group Allow a Failing Student to Join?

    lemur00 replied to WellThatsOod's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We can apply what we learn about helping patients to other situations in that establishing proper boundaries and not fostering dependence by "doing for" are priorities for proper helping...

  17. Being Registered in Two Provinces

    lemur00 replied to ashlio's topic in Canada

    Yeah you totally can have two licenses, but it seems that you're more likely to be audited if you do (at least here in SK anyway). So I'd try to truncate that time as much as

  18. missing pinning ceremony for dying father's birthday

    lemur00 replied to ichiro12's topic in General Students

    In the vein of what some others have said, why don't you get the pin early and then facetime or skype to the ceremony so that you can watch everyone and your dad can pin you at the appropriate time?...

  19. US Citizen Going Abroad for RN

    lemur00 replied to victoria1014's topic in General Students

    Around here, the colleges don't care if YOU are "international", they care if your education is. You may end up having to pay for assessments and upgrades, and the practice of nursing is quite...

  20. Should Our Study Group Allow a Failing Student to Join?

    lemur00 replied to WellThatsOod's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you do choose to help her, set clear boundaries about what kind of help you'll give and when. I had a friend in school who had the worst study habits I'd ever seen and there were a number of...

  21. Scared to admit I am a RN who cares

    lemur00 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    The reality of nursing is that it's a helping profession.This is why nursing is on the rock bottom of professions that attract psychopaths, along with most other helping professions; the nature of the...

  22. Arrogant "know it all" RN

    lemur00 replied to ArrowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I realize this is off topic but actually it is different. I read a fair bit of research on the gender divide in nursing while in school; a lot of the stats showed that men in nursing, rather than...

  23. Can I Become a Registered Nurse While Being TERRIBLE At Math?

    lemur00 replied to HarleyQuinn's topic in General Students

    I'm terrible at math. Because numbers have no meaning to me, I find them difficult and immediately forget them. My grade four teacher had a total meltdown in the middle of the year and since I was...

  24. The Honest NCLEX Exam

    lemur00 replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    Question 102: BAT ATTACK. Maintenance forgot to tell you they were working on the elevators

  25. The Honest NCLEX Exam

    lemur00 replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    Part way through the exam a confused 300 lb pt bursts in with a ripped out iv, foley and FCD tube in one hand while swinging his iv pole over his head with the other and threatening to kill...