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  1. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    anonymurse replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear your hospital can't afford patient safety, but your comments point out that you failed to read my

  2. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    anonymurse replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Screw diversity, I DON'T AND WON'T TRANSLATE. It's outside my scope of practice, and it's entirely a matter of patient safety. Lots of well-intentioned nurses have bought "instant Spanish" books....

  3. Me thinks me has been blacklisted....

    anonymurse replied to CathyLew's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like maybe you lost your seniority when you went management. Why not

  4. How do the male nurses feel about perineal care?

    anonymurse replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty much if someone's not able to clean their own perineum, there are two of us in the room for repositioning, so it ends up being chaperoned, which is all to the

  5. Magnesium for torsades

    anonymurse replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

    Torsades can degenerate into vfib. Mag recommended in torsades even if mag levels

  6. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    anonymurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    You want to know why you're complaining that the world is ending because you have to take your own vitals? Because your aides are sitting. You want to know why your aides are sitting? 'Cause your...

  7. things NOT to say in an L&D interview

    anonymurse replied to vastudent09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "What's a

  8. Unreasonable female 30 something p'ts

    anonymurse replied to pedicurn's topic in Emergency

    I have no probs with them. Plus the next night they ask for a female nurse

  9. Restraint-free facility = FALLS GALORE

    anonymurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Run away, run

  10. Body Bags

    anonymurse replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    What's wrong with plastic zippable body bags? Sure beats brown paper and

  11. Dealing with rude doctors..

    anonymurse replied to TNgirl2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't care if someone's rude at work, doctors, patients, coworkers. I'm not there for my personal enjoyment, convenience, or self-esteem. If I'm there, it's because I've sold 12 hours of my life to...

  12. Can nurses suggest alternative medicine therapies?

    anonymurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Prescription is outside my scope. I don't care if the item could be classed a food supplement. If she has problems with GERD and she's not on a proton pump inhibitor, I'd ask the doc if there were any...

  13. Need advice from experienced nurses

    anonymurse replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Be concrete. Tell her A told you this, B said it was that, item by item. Now look your list over and see if this is sufficient to justify a request to change preceptors. If so, you're good to go. Take...

  14. reevaluating my life and career=(

    anonymurse replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't need the job, quit. If you do, make sure you have another before

  15. Someone please let me know what my rights are for following orders

    anonymurse replied to declappy's topic in General Nursing

    Temp? ABGs? Lung sounds? Sx? CC? Dx?

  16. *sigh* here come the guilt trips and the nagging.. etc..

    anonymurse replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    "He who complains,

  17. medication time regulations

    anonymurse replied to KittykeeperRN's topic in General Nursing

    Before sending someone for a cath, we're required to give them their daily/BID cardiac meds even if it's >2 hrs. early. Also, if someone goes off the floor for dialysis or a test, we're supposed to...

  18. What I Know About: The PITA Patient

    anonymurse replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    To tag a pt a PITA is to label them by the effect they have on the nurse's time. This is far removed from the place where solutions live. And sometimes there are no real solutions, frequently to the...

  19. Did you get anything?

    anonymurse replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Someone did a study (I read the article in nursing school) that concluded it's bad to put RN stuff on your car or otherwise identify yourself as a nurse to strangers because it makes you the object of...

  20. How do you address your patients?

    anonymurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just looking for the method you use most after

  21. Public Health Educator,but I'm so afraid of public speaking ?Need advice.

    anonymurse replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    Two suggestions: 1) Join Toastmasters. 2) See your

  22. Patients talking politics to me...

    anonymurse replied to MsBruiser's topic in General Nursing

    It might be novel to you, but being Asian, all my life I've had members of every imaginable group complain to me about every other imaginable group, so I merely see it as an attempt to connect. These...

  23. This is like going to war...

    anonymurse replied to Getreal2011's topic in General Students

    Interesting comparison! So, you've been to

  24. Stop being so miserable

    anonymurse replied to mkhoaja's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah. Of course, you might have that look if you suddenly lost a family member, or have a kid in trouble with the law, or are going through a divorce, or can't make the rent because you didn't get...

  25. How to keep track of Dr orders?

    anonymurse replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

    I scan for my pts' charts constantly. This is a worthwhile habit. If a chart's not in the rack, I find out where it is--is it waiting for someone to take off orders? Is it waiting for me to verify...