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    Discharge From Inpatient Unit With NO Pain Meds???

    leslie :-D replied to tencat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    not normal at all. they are either incredibly incompetent, or i'm wondering if it was done purposely...since you're the rival. i know it sounds horrible, but so do they. seriously, that's just...
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    Families and Healthcare: What Do You Think?

    leslie :-D replied to DREAMSDOCOMETRUE0610's topic in General Nursing

    bolding, mine. and, "general" answers, are indeed the way to go. we need families to focus on the overall picture... and not a gazillion aspects of their care. as has been suggested, pointing out that...
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    Nurses don't save lives....WHAT?

    leslie :-D replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    to heck with saving lives! even more important, we often save their/md's asses!!
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    How can an rn with no nursing experience be a supervisor

    leslie :-D replied to mozella's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    quite honestly, i'd be concerned too, then. your examples, have nothing to do with being new... she should know the common medications; she should know how to write an order correctly; and she should...
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    How can an rn with no nursing experience be a supervisor

    leslie :-D replied to mozella's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i guess i'm not fully understanding your concerns. you've been there...14 months? you're comfortable in your work environment, you know all the staff and residents...what specifically do you fear? if...
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    Terrible first clinical experience (CNA)

    leslie :-D replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    i'm in total agreement with the op... and can understand the "drama" in wanting to die versus being treated like **** when i'm old. and even though i have tons of life experience, it still amazes me...
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    Nurses don't save lives....WHAT?

    leslie :-D replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    is this where i jump in and declare that i DON"T save lives... rather, i help them die. (hospice)
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    leslie :-D replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    i loved being in my 20's...dead serious. my confidence was at an all time high, and truly believed i had all the answers. i was probably one of the most self-righteous, cocky, s.o.b.'s one could ever...
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    Am I expecting to much from my nurse??

    leslie :-D replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

    the bottom line is, your expectations are a moot point, if policy isn't changed and/or enforced. duties and expectations will have to be clearly delineated, in order to get all on the same page. and...
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    application of the following to nursing?

    leslie :-D replied to akelboy2's topic in General Nursing

    op, i'm sorry...not all americans are rude. you may get more support, if you post your question in the student nurse's forum. much luck to you.
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    How do dementia patients process grief?

    leslie :-D replied to cannulator's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i'm sorry about the loss of your brother. in hospice, there really aren't any 'absolutes'. if you feel that mom could understand the news, then there's nothing wrong with being truthful about her son....
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    leslie :-D replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    and therein lies the difference... a critical point. other addictions demand that you never touch that particular vice, ever again. food addicts HAVE to eat to live... and this is where my compassion...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    leslie :-D replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    on tlc, they had a show on a couple of nights ago, "the 600 lb. mom"... a woman who was bedridden, and cared for by her 6 dtrs. a dr. told her to lose 100 lbs, in order to qualify for bariatric...
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    Maybe I'm just old and cynical, but....

    leslie :-D replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i attended a baptist nsg school... and recall that in the first week, one of the instructors words echo in my ears: "YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL, AND SHOULD BE COMPENSATED AT ALL TIMES". she was so...
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    I don't like dead people

    leslie :-D replied to dawn.b-RN's topic in General Nursing

    that's where my 'creepy' factor sets in... not being able to close the eyes. and unless the pt's eyes were closed before death, you cannot get them closed. ever since i had this one pt who died the...
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    acute promyelocystic leukemia

    leslie :-D replied to tammalla's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    we did have a pt w/apl, a subset of aml. not my pt, but if i remember correctly, coagulapathy was the most pervasive symptom. he ended up with what the doc said was dic, and he bled out. i would focus...
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    I don't like dead people

    leslie :-D replied to dawn.b-RN's topic in General Nursing

    ...and another piece of advice. NEVER be afraid to advocate for your pt, dead or alive, if you witness him/her being treated with disrespect. i had a pt die, and a man from the morgue came in to take...
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    Please Help Me . . . Advice Needed . . . How to Title a Post

    leslie :-D replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    oh, the drama. *snort*
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    I don't like dead people

    leslie :-D replied to dawn.b-RN's topic in General Nursing

    honey, you're normal. don't let anyone tell you differently. i've been working inpt hospice for yrs, and to this day, there are certain types of corpses i don't like to look at. yet, i couldn't bring...
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    Elevated PT, but decreased INR?

    leslie :-D replied to WalldancerNIT's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not understanding your confusion. the pt level looks perfectly normal, as does the inr... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003652.htm
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    Is honesty the best policy in this scenerio?

    leslie :-D replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    i agree, that something along these lines... except you may want to add that you made some silly mistakes back then, have matured tremendously, and now have the need to establish some roots. most...
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    random drug testing

    leslie :-D replied to TamTam23's topic in General Nursing

    the op's question in itself, is reason enough for random drug screens.
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    It's NOT fair!!!!

    leslie :-D replied to *Karleena*RN*'s topic in General Nursing

    yep, i too, would advise trying to bypass human resources. i had a 'fallout' at my inpt hospice job (long time ago) and i wanted this position at an icu in a top hospital. i found out the nm's name...
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    What would you do if you were Nurse Ratched?

    leslie :-D replied to purple_nomad's topic in General Nursing

    this is where we disagree. perhaps ratched had a legal right to tell billy's mom... but morally speaking, her actions were indefensible. ratched knew exactly how her threat would affect billy......
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    Did I simply shadow a lazy Hospice RN during clinical?

    leslie :-D replied to SNB1014's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    not seeing her as "lazy". when i shadowed a hospice nurse as a student, my hospice nurse pretty much acted the same way. when you say she "barely" auscultated heart/lungs...i wouldn't be so judgmental...