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    How do the male nurses feel about perineal care?

    leslie :-D replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    you'd think that all of us would get that... but tell that to the gazillion, filthy, feces-crusted foley caths i've seen.
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    How do the male nurses feel about perineal care?

    leslie :-D replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    i think i may be misunderstanding your post. i happen to believe that such anxieties (as a student/new nurse) are perfectly understandable. whether it is about peri care, cleaning...
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    How do the male nurses feel about perineal care?

    leslie :-D replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    are you a nsg student, johnny? to be quite honest, i was petrified (as a new nsg student) at the thought of a male pt getting an erection if i washed him. not saying there was anything rational about...
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    Admitting patients for the sake of admitting?

    leslie :-D replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    exactly. and it sounds like some of these hospice agencies, are indeed utilizing pall care...in which there is a distinction, and medicare will reimburse for life-prolonging procedures. and as tewdles...
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    How to teach an experienced nurse

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

    but how does she respond when directed to, "you need to do a, b, and c", or "i am assigning you these 3 pts"... what does she say? i'm 'assuming' that she has been given imperatives.
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

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

    is it really? it's not a part of my npa. not once, is "patient advocate" mentioned. interesting. i remember when our son was in 5th grade, and we had to sign him out of school early. the sign-out...
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

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

    pt advocate is NOT our responsibility. it is an ideal, something of which i voluntarily aspire to be/do. our actual responsibilities, are delineated in our job descriptions, and as outlined in our...
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

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

    again, that would be our employers criteria. if they require bilingual, then we'll be the first to know. our "meaningful effort" i hope, would be reflected in our job description... everything neatly...
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

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

    i don't believe it has anything to do with us being "ethnocentric". i honestly do not feel superior to anyone...ANYONE. relative to the topic of this thread, i maintain the pt was indeed, arrogant and...
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    A moment of your time, please, if you feel so inclined to give me you opinion

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

    while intelligence is clearly a necessity for both professions, intelligence alone, does not necessarily make a good nurse. nurses need above and beyond academic competence. we also need superior...
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

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

    i don't think that poster was being literal. more like, stuff we'd like to say...but wouldn't. bottom line is, if a certain language is required, it's up to the employer to say so before hiring. and...
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    BP question

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

    the very first beat you hear (whether strong or muffled), is the systolic. as with kortotkoff sounds, it is still the very first beat...even if there silence and resumption of beats. always...first...
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    getting "gifts" from patient every other day

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

    i have absolutely no problem receiving home-baked goods. i gratefully inform the giver, that i will be putting them on the counter, so all can enjoy them. but anything beyond that, i either have to...
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    worst death you've seen

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

    while i have witnessed the goriest of deaths (hospice nurse), it is those who have suffered, that have stayed with me. i've actually had ongoing nightmares over a few of them. short of pall sedation,...
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    worst death you've seen

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

    when my grandma died, it took 6 mos for my grandpa to join her. same w/my mil...it took 9 mos for my fil to be w/his beloved. i agree with you, that i have no problem when a surviving spouse dies, to...
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    HELP!! Why is this being done with my 2 week resignation ticking down?

    leslie :-D replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    why not ask her? it's certainly a reasonable question.
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    Stress Relief after a BAD shift?

    leslie :-D replied to JStollRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    smoke.
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    How to teach an experienced nurse

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

    yeah but has anyone actually and directly shared their concerns with her? i was under the impression they hadn't. (i might have to reread this thread, though.)
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    How to teach an experienced nurse

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

    i think that she needs to be told to step up to the plate, and let her prove herself. if after that, nothing changers, then i think it fair to let her go. but considering no one has actually expressed...
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    Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

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

    op, what is your role in this? are you their supervisor? if so, then it's your responsibility to see how you can help. if not...then why not let their actual supervisor carry your burden ()... and...
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    How to teach an experienced nurse

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

    canes, does your facility do evals midway through orientation? i know that our facility does. it's a means of touching base, discussing concerns/issues, and give/get feedback from...
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    How to teach an experienced nurse

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

    as an experienced nurse, i would think/hope that she would want to jump in. truthfully i'm wondering what's up with her. yep, definitely time to observe what this "experienced" nurse is made of....
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    New RN Subacute postion Boston ma

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

    i personally wouldn't work for kindred. and, would much rather show on my resume, that i worked ltc for a long time (with less acute experience?) than worked sub-acute for likely, a lesser amt of...
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    New RN Subacute postion Boston ma

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

    just wanted to give you a heads up, that kindred has a terrible reputation around here (boston). proceed cautiously.
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    Grandparent's medications pose danger to children.

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

    don't understand: - why she had access and, - why she couldn't read/understand these weren't bandaids. i could actually understand it better, if she were simply curious.