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shhhh

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  1. Ever experience a patient's family member grieving in an odd way?

    shhhh replied to shhhh's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for replying! I know there was a lot of questions (particularly WHY I did some certain things), so I'd like to reply back. It seems that those of you who didn't find her behavior out of...

  2. Do RN's ever do physical examinations?

    shhhh replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I've caught something important during an assessment that the doctor's didn't almost every shift I work. Not because I work with inept doctors, but because I'm at the bedside constantly and they...

  3. Nurse chatting/dating patient

    shhhh replied to springgarden's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wanted to mention that my father is a superintendent at a prison and he's dealt with more than one situation in which a female correctional officer falls in love with an inmate! Most of them in my...

  4. Nurse chatting/dating patient

    shhhh replied to springgarden's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Very unprofessional, and frankly, pretty creepy and kinda gross. The only time I've ever heard of a nurse and a patient dating was a former co-worker of mine in the past. She had cared for him a bit...

  5. HELP!! this might as well had been a MED ERROR!!!

    shhhh replied to yikib38's topic in General Nursing

    I think the REAL question here is whether or not hiring managers even look at cover letters closely enough to see a date error. Even if they do, it's not a big deal at all. RELAX!

  6. Nursing insturctor terrifying students

    shhhh replied to dawn30's topic in General Nursing

    Right after I graduated high school, I took a job at a business owned by a nurse. I thought I had it made, the job was indoors and comfortable, and I mistakenly assumed that I would be working for...

  7. Anyone else share this pet peeve?

    shhhh replied to LibraSunCNM's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be VERY surprised if you got a response like this: "No, I haven't ever! You're just WAY too sensitive. Gosh!" The upside to the situation that you described is that you're most likely that...

  8. [B]Question about "experience"[/B]

    shhhh replied to akosiemong's topic in General Nursing

    When I applied for my first nursing job at the facility I worked at as a CNA, I listed my CNA job because I provided direct patient care, and I worked with many of the nurses there already and hoped...

  9. Unprofessional doctor

    shhhh replied to LNDRN19's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the next time she blasts into you, it would be very reasonable for you to just look at her and say, "If I talked to you the way you are talking to me, I think you'd be pretty upset. So, what...

  10. Concerns about 'modeling' pictures

    shhhh replied to Rakkika's topic in Nursing Career

    "Hard core" and "soft core" are exactly what they sound like. If you're still befuddled, this is a question that a simple google search will answer... but don't do it at work!

  11. Concerns about 'modeling' pictures

    shhhh replied to Rakkika's topic in Nursing Career

    I used to model (wedding dresses, not my naked butt! Haha!) when I was in college and I still occasionally do some modeling and work as an extra on TV and movies that are filmed in my city. These are...

  12. What to do when.....?

    shhhh replied to Darknights's topic in General Nursing

    I second this. You sound like an amazing nurse. Best of luck to you.

  13. The CRAZIEST "Baseline" You've Ever Heard

    shhhh replied to MoLee228's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so my eyes actually bugged out reading this

  14. Contact precation and Isolation question

    shhhh replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    To be clear here on one issue you've mentioned twice already: Just because you have a foley placed in a VRE in urine or MRSA in urine patient, it doesn't mean that the foley is going to stop the...

  15. HIV testing question

    shhhh replied to freakingoutinSF's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about California law, but in quite a few states everyone who gets tested is required to go back into the doctor's office to be told of the test results face-to-face. I DO know that...

  16. Nurse-Patient Ratios on East Coast

    shhhh replied to shhhh's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your answers everybody! I admire all of you for working in challenging positions over there. You all ARE demigods... and deserve ice cream sundaes. :) This nurse also told me she thought I...

  17. So angry and annoyed!

    shhhh replied to SweettartRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really feel like I can identify with SweettartRN because my Dad has had RA for the past 20 years. I'm very close to him, too and he has a huge soft spot in my heart. It's certainly not as severe a...

  18. How to get a nurse to give a quick change of shift report

    shhhh replied to 3dayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in your spot before. You don't want to be mean, but the longer it goes on, the more resentful you feel and unhappy it makes you. You have to be assertive and just tell it like it is, which...

  19. New BSN grad jobs.

    shhhh replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're willing to move anywhere to get experience then you shouldn't have a tremendously difficult time, but it seems that unemployment IS common. When I graduated from nursing school in 2004,...

  20. I need to make a decision: new grad MGH ICU or ONC floor.

    shhhh replied to newnurs02's topic in General Nursing

    If I were in your situation, I think I'd be more proud of myself for earning a masters than completing an ICU internship and being an ICU nurse. I mean no disrespect to any ICU nurses out there,...

  21. Do employers have such a surplus of applicants that Respect goes out the window?

    shhhh replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    I had relocated to my current city 5 years ago. Before I moved, I applied at every hospital in town, and only two hospitals expressed interest because I had only had two years of experience at that...

  22. Sexy nurse image in Hooters ad

    shhhh replied to Jonathank's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect that most of the people who would patronize Hooters already (young college-aged guys) think most nurses are like that

  23. African Americans as nurses.

    shhhh replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think Daniel was trying to start something on here. Just looking through his previous posts can tell you he's a pretty curious kiddo who's trying to learn as much as he can about nursing and...

  24. Ortho Nursing

    shhhh replied to Nurse Niki's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone else! I will add this: it depends on how much clout your orthopods have at the hospital and how paranoid (in a good way!) they are, but you usually don't have any isolation...

  25. Newly license nurse what job should I take?

    shhhh replied to topacio's topic in General Nursing

    If your dream job (full time with benefits, paid for education) isn't available for 3 months, then it sounds like a no-brainer. Three months of work is better than still being unemployed, so why not...