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    My CROCS made me fall tonight..

    UM Review RN replied to jodyangel's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Echoing this post, I've tripped over my own feet in every kind of shoe I've ever owned. My conclusion is that it's not the shoes - at least in my case. ~Lil Miss
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    Can a patient be a full code and a Hospice patient in NY?

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's a long story, but basically the family member assumed that if the patient was Hospice and a DNR, he would not get treated at all and would be "allowed" to die. Trouble is, he came out of the...
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    If your name is "Erin," I hate you.

    UM Review RN replied to zooz's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Hoping you're all OK over there in OK. I know what you mean by "lagoon" as we have one in our lanai if it rains fast and hard. Stay
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    Help me! What do you look for if a patient says

    UM Review RN replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    DNR means "Do Not Resuscitate," not "Do Not Treat." If a person is having chest pains, they need to be treated. Of course, whether a patient has a DNR or not, if they are alert & oriented X 3,...
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    Nurses belligerent towards MDs

    UM Review RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Please allow me to apologise if anyone took my comments to mean that abuse toward any team member is OK. Once again, let me spell out the reason for my sarcastic comment. Often, when a report comes...
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    Documentation Time

    UM Review RN replied to TR_DocBox's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked night shift, I'd say I spent over 50% of my shift working on charts. When I came in, I assessed and got vitals for all of my patients. I then had to chart manually to a flow sheet all of...
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    Help me! What do you look for if a patient says

    UM Review RN replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    These are all excellent things to do if the patient is having chest pain. On our unit, we have standing orders for vitals, O2 at 2L via nasal cannula, a 12-lead EKG, a 325 mg aspirin (if not...
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    Why is there always someone to mess things up??/

    UM Review RN replied to brwneyegal's topic in General Nursing

    No idea, but it seems like every unit has their DQ (Drama
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    Harassment?

    UM Review RN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Once a week, we've been asked to wear white. It's supposed to be voluntary. It's supposed to be a choice. However. I know that one overzealous person has called people at home to "remind" them to wear...
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    Harassment?

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly! I was told that we were supposed to be going system-wide with this thing. Hopefully, it's only a
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    CNA training in Central Florida

    UM Review RN replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida Nursing

    Check with your local Red Cross; they sometimes offer CNA classes. Other than that, I only came up with this evening class: http://www.travisstech.org/eveningdivision/evening.htm Even if it isn't what...
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    Harassment?

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OK, quick update. I had a chat with the coworker in question and found out two very interesting things: first, that the whole initiative was not started by her, it was started by higher-ups; second,...
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    Harassment?

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OK, first, I wasn't a part of this decision. No one was. This was all one coworker who got support from management. Second, because of my painful foot problems, I cannot wear Crocs knockoffs. I have...
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    My Pet-Peeve - Priming IV's

    UM Review RN replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    With ours, there's usually enough med in the bag to cover the priming amount. So that if air gets into the line, it means someone's "overpriming" and the patient is not getting the required dose. In...
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    Harassment?

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Before I get busy doing other stuff, I just want to take a minute and thank all of you who gave such thoughtful answers to my dilemma in this thread. All of you were so much more helpful than my...
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    Harassment?

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So I have to go out and spend close to $100 for a uniform (don't forget shoes) that's basically a peep show (don't forget the white/beige grannypants underneath), just to go along to get along? That...
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    Harassment?

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It was the coworker who started this initiative, offering in all seriousness to a colleague who does not want to wear white and had heretofore politely refused on the grounds that she didn't have a...
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    Harassment?

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I didn't think I was fighting over it; I was under the impression that I had a
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    Harassment?

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A coworker is the initiator. Motive is ironically, team-building. The people who were called at home did wear white the next day, then complained to me about feeling coerced into doing so. And yes, it...
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    Harassment?

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nope, this was an employee "team building" initiative, generated by a coworker. Nothing hardwired into hospital policy except
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    Diabetes and Charcot foot

    UM Review RN replied to GingerSue's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I think the red thing at about 11 o'clock in the picture sure looks like the BB you were asking about in the first post. I've seen this type of ulcer before, just didn't know it had a special name....
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    Diabetes and Charcot foot

    UM Review RN replied to GingerSue's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Gee, I didn't know that, Gingersue. I always love to learn new things. :) Maybe this link will help? I found it under "charcot arthropathy" http://www.podassociates.net/podassociates_web_011.htm...
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    why do people want to be a nurse

    UM Review RN replied to phillies's topic in General Nursing

    Blue collar? Eeek! Dem's fightin' words to
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    why do people want to be a nurse

    UM Review RN replied to phillies's topic in General Nursing

    I ask myself that (jokingly) on a daily basis, phillies. Seriously though, I think that a lot of people think they know what a nurse does all day, but then when it actually happens and you're doing...
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    Doing the Happy Dance!!!

    UM Review RN replied to Tweety's topic in Online Distance Learning

    congratulations, tweety! :balloons: it's pretty amazing what you can do once you put your mind to it, isn't