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1. Share some of the most ridiculous patient complaints/symptoms/demands

   twin1RN replied to R!XTER's topic in Humor

   pt daughter: can you hurry up and get this treatment done? My elderly mother is very agitated/restless. I look at the patient who is lying comfortably in bed, smiling at me. me: "As soon as I can." I'll just check in on my 3 post op pts first.....

2. Most Unusual and Most Important Interview Questions

   twin1RN replied to commonsense's topic in Career Support

   Yes I did :):):)

3. Most Unusual and Most Important Interview Questions

   twin1RN replied to commonsense's topic in Career Support

   I was being interviewed for a major private hospital and the panel asked me if I knew what the hospitals core values were. Directly behind the interviewer asking the questions, I had an unobstructed view of a poster with the 7 values written in bold,...

4. nurse/patient ratio

   twin1RN replied to efRN's topic in International

   In Vic, currently working in a private hospital and ratio is 1:5. But on the ward I am currently working on we team nurse, so 2 nurses will never have more than 10 patients between them. That is on AM and PM, night duty it's 1:7

5. A Funny Moment in LTC...

   twin1RN replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric

   I was on placement at the time, and my preceptor was doing an assessment of an elderly (89yr old) lady. And my preceptor was getting some weird answers so she asked this resident, "how old do you think you are?" And the resident looked at me, (in my...

6. Too old for school?

   twin1RN replied to kittykitty49's topic in General Nursing

   congratulations on taking the leap! The great thing about nursing is it attracts people of all ages from all walks of life! I wouldn't worry about being the oldest, I attended nursing school when I was in my 30s. There were people both older (and of ...

7. how did they pass theyre boards??

   twin1RN replied to reginachanana2660's topic in General Nursing

   you need to get comfortable with letting others make decisions because you clearly do not know yet that there is A LOT you don't know. It's great that you are looking out for your patients, you noticed a deterioration in the patients condition and al...

8. Anxiety after leaving work!

   twin1RN replied to NursePie's topic in Stress 101

   this is what helps me, 'cause I have the same problem! When I am doing something (say giving insulin) as I am doing my triple check (ok.. sometimes more than triple)! I say to myself, ok bsl was ... , units I'm giving are ... give the insulin and the...

9. how to handle this????

   twin1RN replied to wiley6coyote's topic in General Nursing

   why she is resigning? Is it really just because of this bully? If it is, then encourage her to speak to the charge nurse/ director of nursing (and say you will support her bullying claims). Tell her you've seen her improve over time, and that it woul...

10. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    twin1RN replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

    hi all, I am 4 months into my grad year and have found these points helpfull (please forgive me if they are repeated elsewhere)! No one expects you to know everything. The basics, yes. Everything, NO. So don't be so hard on yourself! It is okay to s...