psu_213 BSN, RN

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    How to handle my call out situation?

    psu_213 replied to Studentnurse94's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    First, I am sorry you are going through the loss of a family member. Only you can determine if you need to go to the funeral. Only you know what your uncle meant to you and your mother....
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    Mocked by teacher in post conference.

    psu_213 replied to dmena14's topic in General Students

    A warning voice spoke to me (figuratively of course ) when the OP related this experience to the experience of suing a previous employer. Maybe the employer was wrong in that situation, but I'm...
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    Mocked by teacher in post conference.

    psu_213 replied to dmena14's topic in General Students

    Just for the sake of clarity--mine is direct
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    Are physicians that thick?

    psu_213 replied to nynursey_'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And I was directing that comment to someone other than
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    Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    psu_213 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Another one…diluent versus "dilutent" (ugh). Usually spoken rather than
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    Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    psu_213 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    That is one of my favorite words! One of the best ED dictations I have seen "Pt keeps perseverating about her kidney dysfunction, which, per her lab work, does not
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    Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    psu_213 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I've actually remember seeing it both ways is high school English books. Louis' and
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    Mocked by teacher in post conference.

    psu_213 replied to dmena14's topic in General Students

    One thing I have heard about the military (not military nursing, but the military in general) is that they (drill sergeants etc) "break you down" before they start with their actual training. The...
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    Let's check everything!

    psu_213 replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    Ugh, tell me about
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    Let's check everything!

    psu_213 replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    I guess it's sorta like a student nurse using a doctor's medical dx. to "make" their nursing
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    White pants concerns

    psu_213 replied to YourLocalAsian's topic in Men in Nursing

    in my mind, I can only picture that chimp wearing it! (if you ever change your avatar, no one will understand
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    Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    psu_213 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "I hurted my ankle yesterday and it hurted​ all night." Nails meet
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    No More ED Report?

    psu_213 replied to FarmerFNP's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Part of the issue here may be...when the ED gets really busy, the nurse who took care of that patient may not be able to call report. He/she might be tied up in an arrest, or busy with 5 other...
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    No More ED Report?

    psu_213 replied to FarmerFNP's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think part of this is due to a misunderstanding of what each considers a "get help right away" issue. For example, in the ED, BP 172/94 (asymptomatic)...yawn. Yet I know a floors calling a rapid...
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    No More ED Report?

    psu_213 replied to FarmerFNP's topic in Medical-Surgical

    At my previous job I worked on a tele unit. It was not the ER NM who made such a change…it was the charge nurse that shift who made the change--without announcing it to the rest of the hospital!...
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    Mocked by teacher in post conference.

    psu_213 replied to dmena14's topic in General Students

    Your instructor was in the wrong for what she did. If you think it needed to be reported, so be it...I was not there. However, to withdraw from school? You say nursing school is dysfunctional?...
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    Are physicians that thick?

    psu_213 replied to nynursey_'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was not replying to you comment when I wrote what I wrote....I was replying the person who said they cannot drop everything to tend to his/her patients, when, in fact, sometimes that is a
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    Are physicians that thick?

    psu_213 replied to nynursey_'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes! In the first post, he/she mentioned how there was a pt in VT....oh wait... Of course no one is suggesting that one draws blood instead of coding another patient! We are saying that a nurse is...
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    Are physicians that thick?

    psu_213 replied to nynursey_'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Juries can be judgmental too, especially when a lab result could have prevented harm to a patient. Sure, the Dr. may be a jerk, but that does not excuse the nurse from doing what is necessary to get...
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    Are physicians that thick?

    psu_213 replied to nynursey_'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Umm, is this really how you want to represent floor
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, and one more thing…isn't about time we put an end to this silly discussion, before it really gets
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    Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    psu_213 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Uh oh, here we
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    Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    psu_213 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Now our "pre fab" discharge instructions say "Return to the ED if you become nauseous." That makes me
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Pretty obvious that this discussion is not going anywhere. I'm
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    "Frequent Flier" classification

    psu_213 replied to scrubsrn24's topic in School

    I don't have anything productive to add, so I'm sorry. As an ED nurse, just sad that "frequent flier" applies to schools