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  1. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    mscsrjhm replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    True, we can learn from everyone, but patients who are sick, scared, worried; don't think they are in the learning mood. I have seen patients unable to communicate with nurses due to heavy accents,...

  2. What if you know a doctor made a mistake?

    mscsrjhm replied to June1234's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Fill out an incident report. The family may already have an attorney looking into possible damage. They don't have to prove that the medication caused the damage, just that it may have contributed....

  3. Improper glove use at your local eatery(s)

    mscsrjhm replied to dawnsternlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I love all the television cooking shows- but cringe when I see bare hands wrist deep in food. Just doesn't look

  4. Heparin SC admin

    mscsrjhm replied to HURN's topic in Patient Medications

    The nurse administering the medication should have informed you not to rub the site. Hear it all the time "no one told me not to

  5. fellow nurse, small error...what to do?

    mscsrjhm replied to BigMar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Most bruises I have seen from injections were subqs. Not too many hematomas from

  6. Improper glove use at your local eatery(s)

    mscsrjhm replied to dawnsternlpn's topic in General Nursing

    And to continue to gross you out- think about the menus. How many customers or serving staff have handled them after going to the bathroom, without washing their hands? Have you ever seen anyone...

  7. what would you do??

    mscsrjhm replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Had a nursing student/CNA take a blood sugar once on a MR patient. Over 200- his accuchecks had always been normal. She assured me that she had used alcohol to wipe his finger. Going to check it...

  8. Non-compliant home care patient with stage three decub

    mscsrjhm replied to sticknurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    His spirituality is his business. Inform him of the consequences of his noncompliance with medical advice, chart that you informed him, and leave him alone. Talk about sports, politics, his shoes......

  9. Come together

    mscsrjhm replied to ~nurse~'s topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "You try to start a movement, and you think you see improvement But when thrown into the moment, we just don't seem so courageous" -Elf's Lament by Barenaked Ladies In attempts to change bad/illegal...

  10. IV starts help!

    mscsrjhm replied to DIVA_NURSE405's topic in General Nursing

    Plenty of light, and raise the bed to a level comfortable for you. I ask the patient to drop their extremity lower than their heart for a few minutes prior to the attempt- I prefer this to tourniquets...

  11. I/M Harrassment- CO's doing nothing

    mscsrjhm replied to articnurseRN's topic in Correctional

    Missouri correctional facility- did not allow nurses to stop the med pass for any reason- COs did nothing to keep the infirmary professional. Their attitude was "it's a prison-so they yell and curse-...

  12. $8000.00 Penalty for Quiting Critical Care Nurse Residency Program Before 3 Years

    mscsrjhm replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    Coming from a very rural area- (nearest small town 7 miles, post office 3 miles, 24 hour grocery or quick stop- 35 miles away), I also found that life very clannish and cruel, reluctant to accept...

  13. Is this legal

    mscsrjhm replied to pamb's topic in General Nursing

    Went through something like this a few years ago. Luckily, my state has legislation regarding non-retaliation toward whistleblowers. I don't know what I would have done without it. You are really...

  14. Private Duty Nursing

    mscsrjhm replied to PeacefulHeart's topic in General Nursing

    600$ for one shift? Was there dancing

  15. Any Nursing Agency that hires new RN's w/o experience???

    mscsrjhm replied to batjhong's topic in Agency Nurses

    Congratulations. However- you gotta have the experience. Many nurses hire into a facility, gain experience by working in multiple areas, take the free advancement classes offered by the facility, and...

  16. Lowered my pay, didn't tell me? Don't know what to do?

    mscsrjhm replied to liberty_bell's topic in General Nursing

    Contact your state's Labor and Wage Board. They should be able to give you a pretty quick

  17. Alternative to spanking

    mscsrjhm replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Lamazeteacher, It is obvious that you have really thought a great deal about child rearing, and it is wonderful that your children are successful. (I am assuming that by successful you mean happy,...

  18. Agencies in Kansas City

    mscsrjhm replied to sunshineyday's topic in Agency Nurses

    Agency 20 years. I recommend HCA Allaboutstaffing. I really like the HCA hospitals, and the agency staff are

  19. Alternative to spanking

    mscsrjhm replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    My question is regarding giving children a time limit to cry after receiving a spanking. When I spanked, the kids were free to cry for as long as they wanted, in privacy. Not knowing Dr Dobson, I...

  20. Alternative to spanking

    mscsrjhm replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know anything about Dr. Dobson, and respect that he has helped many people with child rearing, as per the posts. However, I don't think I agree on the paragraph regarding crying after...

  21. First day as agency nurse, asked to do admission

    mscsrjhm replied to BethulieRN's topic in Agency Nurses

    As an agency nurse, you are expected to perform every duty a facility nurse would perform, and perform it timely and competently. Experience is so necessary to be a successful agency

  22. Alternative to spanking

    mscsrjhm replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    !!! Love it!!! What a great sense of humor. My own mother has interview elders for years, and one man told her how he disciplined his children. He said you had to know what type of discipline worked...

  23. Alternative to spanking

    mscsrjhm replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    My children were spanked out of love. They are 3 wonderful women now, strong, caring and loving. We laugh alot about some of the things they did, and lots that they got away with. I did want them to...

  24. I'm Injections and hitting blood vessels?

    mscsrjhm replied to JourneyCC's topic in General Nursing

    Once in 26

  25. Nurses who gossip and talk behind your back.

    mscsrjhm replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Nursing

    One of the main reason I have worked agency for 20+ years- to stay out of the politics and pettiness. I have seen very good working environments, with good, friendly nurses who just want to do their...