rntj

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1. Horizontal Violence - EMT's and Paramedics VS LPN's and RN's

   rntj replied to realmaninuniform's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   So glad this thread was started. I have been an RN for 10 years. When i worked home health, I found one of my patients unarousable, snoring, with a pulse ox of 76%. I called EMS. They treated me like...

2. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

   rntj replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   This thread sure makes me glad I am NOT a

3. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

   rntj replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Well, if you deny people healthcare, you are essentially depriving them of their life at one point or another. It always amazes me how strict Constitutional constructionists who want to interpret...

4. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

   rntj replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Uh....yes it is. We have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Exactly how do you expect people to exercise their right to life without the ability to maintain their health? Life...

5. Patient requests

   rntj replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   My favorite was the actively withdrawing ETOH pt who asked me if I would like to get in the bed and snuggle with him. Ah, that would be

6. Day shift vs Night shift

   rntj replied to juleslevesQ86's topic in General Nursing

   I've worked days and nights. My unit is the busiest in the hospital and I just don't think I could handle the stress of day shift, although we have 4:1 ratio on days. If you are going to do night...

7. The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

   rntj replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

   As I have said before, I am not trying to paint ALL nurse managers with this brush. This has just been my personal experience. Can't say I haven't ever had a good one, I did have one, but not at the...

8. The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

   rntj replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

   I am sure there is a lot of pressure---as my mother who was a longtime upper management executive at hospitals tells me---but it does seem to me that it is only a certain type of person who wants to...

9. The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

   rntj replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

   Gonna go part time as soon as I can and go for my DNP as soon as possible. I don't really want to leave because I love my specialty and the majority of my coworkers are like family. But I can't do...

10. The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

    rntj posted a topic in Nurse Management

    1. Always believe the worst about your subordinates, no matter how glowing a reputation or history of competence they may have. Never give anybody the benefit of the doubt. 2. Never praise or give an...

11. Which diagnosis is the best to go with?

    rntj posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sorry in advance for the length of this. So, I have been an RN for many years, working for the last several on a busy, demanding cardiac step down unit at a well-regarded nonprofit teaching hospital....

12. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    rntj replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "No, I am not going to push your Dilaudid "fast" because you "like the way it feels;" In fact, now I am going to push it way, way slower than I would have" "No I will not call the doctor at 3 a.m for...

13. Health care a right or privilege

    rntj replied to jcasablanca's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Personally, I believe it depends on how you interpret the Constitution. We are guaranteed the right to life--how can we have life if we do not have health? How can we maintain health without health...

14. Hourly Rounding

    rntj replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's crap. Nontherapeutic, disingenuous, insulting BS that does nothing to improve pt care. I refuse to follow scripts in my communication with patients. It is against my ethics as a nurse and...

15. How do you deal with explosive customers?

    rntj replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I say very calmly and with a flat expression, "I will speak with you when you have calmed down." And I walk out of the room. Decided this was the way I would handle these people after I almost got...