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    Religion, culture and nursing

    leslie :-D replied to raebabelvn's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    i'm with you all the way, ocn. and while folks do have a right to express how they feel (about others refusing txs), personally, i find it insensitive and disrespectful. we need to live our lives...
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    How do you deal with a doctor who sweared on you over the phone?

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

    LOVING these comebacks.
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    Student Mistreatment

    leslie :-D replied to boricualuv4ever's topic in General Students

    if there's anything i learned in nsg school, i learned to suck it up. it doesn't matter if they were wrong/rude/patronizing/belittling, etc. i learned there's more than one way to skin a cat. and...
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    Husband of an assaulted ER nurse

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

    "temporary insanity" should still come with consequences. afterall, no one made him overdose except himself. i'm so sorry, to both of you.
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    I need some Advice please

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

    i'm confused. it sounds like your dr. (primary care dr) is advising restrictions, but your ob/gyn isn't concerned. if this is the case, i would tend to side w/the ob/gyn, since it is his/her...
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    Tell me this doesn't happen all the time.

    leslie :-D replied to grannyrn65's topic in General Nursing

    my bil had the lap band surgery a few days ago. when the nurse wanted to get him up and oob, he was complaining of serious abd pain. she insisted that the pain would dissipate when he ambulated, as...
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    lung ca symptom mgmt

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

    i didn't see your question about atropine. personally, i don't like to give any 'drying' agents until the pt is semi or unconscious. they do carry a serious risk of adverse effects, and shouldn't be...
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    The Golden Rule

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

    i agree, totally. comparable to, listen to the message and not the messenger. while i do try to be "nice", i naturally am forthright and that can come across as abrasive to some. i can measure my...
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    lung ca symptom mgmt

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

    definitely needs an anxiolytic. lung ca pts are prone to panic attacks, r/t sob. ativan et al, is just as important as the morphine. also a circulating fan works wonders. also, it's important to let...
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    The Golden Rule

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

    i'm not sure if you were directing this to me, ilg... but IF you were, this nurse and i were "friends"...or so i thought. i didn't chew her to pieces, and she didn't cry. it was more along the lines...
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    The Golden Rule

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

    and even that can blow up in your face. i worked with a very likeable nurse for yrs. she was seriously charming, magnetic, outgoing... but. she badmouthed everyone under the sun, including her bff...
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    Religion, culture and nursing

    leslie :-D replied to raebabelvn's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    seriously, heartfelt congrats on being a 3 time ca survivor. that is just so awesome. :balloons: still, i cringed when reading your response to karma... since those are her beliefs, and shouldn't be...
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    Underwear and patients

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

    no no no...thank YOU!! and awesome job, twinkerrs.:balloons:
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    OIN and fluids

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

    same as tewdles, in that they're not given prophylactically, but are given palliatively. iow, once the side effects set in, we often hydrate. 50ml/hr sc, is next to nothing....adipose tissue can...
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    How to bring up hospice discussion?

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

    janet, thank you for sharing your story... and please accept my condolences on the passing of your grandfather. your post raised a critical point, that i only touched upon in my previous post. that,...
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    The Golden Rule

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

    i'm thinking that maybe i've misinterpreted the golden rule... in that, i believed it to mean, that we are all worthy of being treated with respect... not necessarily reflecting our personal styles of...
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    Medication Error..total sadface : (

    leslie :-D replied to NightNurse876's topic in General Nursing

    accountability is a biggie in nsg. in nsg school, i never truly understoody why our instructors kept on emphasizing that... until i gave my pt 10x amt of morphine that was ordered. i wanted to give it...
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    Nurses really aren't the smartest people

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

    another element of the nclex, that made it easier for me... is that i finally felt comfortable/confident in answering the questions. up until that point, most of our class (whatever was left of it),...
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    How to bring up hospice discussion?

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

    before you even consider hospice for a pt, make sure the pt's prognosis is very poor. our licsw screened a hospital pt for hospice, and the pt ended up recovering. it was the acuity of his ailment,...
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    Underwear and patients

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

    i very much agree about structure, parameters, limit-setting...overall authority. but the pts should have input, without being totally disregarded. in one hospital, a male teen pt was sexually...
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    Pay scale for Kindred as an LVN in California?

    leslie :-D replied to Lonewolf7081's topic in California Nursing

    i don't know about california, but here in ma, kindred has a terrible reputation. terrible. you couldn't pay me enough to work there. that said, their wages are competitive. nothing great, but...
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    Underwear and patients

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

    this infuriates me. adolescent psych is filled with enough implications. how destructive, to further disparage a vulnerable teen's personal feelings. admittedly, i am thinking back to the yr my dtr...
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    Wrong reasons for going into nursing.

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

    oh my gosh, no i haven't. our mail carrier is awesome, and would be seeing red if anyone messed with my mail. :) more importantly, i obviously agree about good work ethics. all i'm saying, is...
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    Wrong reasons for going into nursing.

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

    i don't give a rat's ass, how my mailperson delivers my mail. i DO mind how a nurse delivers theirs. my point being, there's a difference betw nurses who want to do right by their pts, vs those who...
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    Another amazing death

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

    i love these types of deaths. one of my most memorable ones, was a very cranky old man, whose family did everything in their power to placate him. he would complain about everything, with every other...