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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. 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

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  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...

  16. Hourly rounding logs

    rntj replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Personally I think the sadists who came up with this nonsense should be drawn and quartered! I constantly check on my patient's pain, turn all my total care pt's q 2 hrs, but I refuse to use scripts...

  17. Feeling discouraged :'(

    rntj replied to Holland4500's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for ya, I really do. So many nurses also have anxiety, you are not alone. I've been a nurse for 10 years and my chest still feels tight and I get really anxious before going in to work on my...

  18. Stupid things doctors do?!

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

    I will not get into specifics here, as I do respect doctors and don't think they are "stupid" by any means, even if they at times do things that may be unadvisable. What I will say I have observed...

  19. Mistakes we have made

    rntj replied to LilpoRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I was in my last week of peds preceptorship in my last semester of nursing school, I had two babies w/ bronchiolitis. Well, turns out I gave PO flagyl to the wrong baby. I realized my mistake...

  20. how many nurses did not like being a CNA?

    rntj replied to dari98's topic in General Nursing

    I was a CNA for 7 years before I became an LPN, then an RN (have been a nurse for 10 years). I feel it very much prepared me for nursing school and dealing with patients and coworkers. I feel I am a...

  21. Pill falls on pt gown...is it safe to give?

    rntj replied to sle1191's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Your instructor sounds like a control freak psych case to me. Hopefully you will have a better one next time, this one's totally

  22. RN moving to Tuson

    rntj replied to lalarn's topic in Arizona Nursing

    UAMC is a good hospital w/ probably the best rep in town (in my opinion). the only unit I know you definitely want to stay away from is the GYN surg unit 7W. they hire tons of new grads so hopefully...

  23. Let's See Some Positivity! :)

    rntj replied to Sarah96's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a strong "protector" instinct and you like dealing with people (as well as have the brains for A & P, microbiology, etc,) and good critical thinking skills, and ESPECIALLY if you know...

  24. WHY do nurses apologize for doing their jobs?

    rntj posted a topic in General Nursing

    Little bit of a rant about a particular pet peeve of mine here. I was taught years ago in nursing school--don't apologize to the doctor for calling him/her. So many times I hear other nurses,...

  25. WHY do nurses apologize for doing their jobs?

    rntj replied to rntj's topic in General Nursing

    I respectfully disagree. I am very respectful to the doctors I work with, but it was their choice to become an MD, which they all knew when they got into the field would require being woken up when...