Rob72 ASN, RN

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    Ever been physically attacked by MD? What have or Would you Do?

    Rob72 replied to artistnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    the problem with dang ted hose is that the bar of soap goes flying out of the toe, unless you knot them first. which takes time, and the little white-coated rat might make the stairwell. of course,...
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    Fed up with a tech. Long- sorry.

    Rob72 replied to missladyrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I believe I know where you're coming from, but please bear in mind, a degree confers neither intellect nor ability; neither is it always a predicator of educational and/or practical experience. If you...
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    Ever been physically attacked by MD? What have or Would you Do?

    Rob72 replied to artistnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hurt them. In a personal, intimate, way. All while being able to verbalize exactly why they were a threat to my physical safety, or that of another. Generally, the flat-affect, "you're a retarded...
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    Fed up with a tech. Long- sorry.

    Rob72 replied to missladyrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ...last but not least- find out if your state is "single party knowledge state". IOW, can you record a conversation without telling the other party you are doing so. If that is the case, spend the...
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    Has anyone ever worked for VA hospital?

    Rob72 replied to feelsgoodtobeRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm a WOC with Neurology, have been for 5 years. "There are widely varying individual capacities for social function expressed in the referenced demographic." All better? Lot's of folks (men and...
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    Ethical discussion about blood donation.

    Rob72 replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    True, but again, this is placing the "rights" of the donor to particiapte in a social function above the relative safety of the society as a whole. This is Lowest Common Denominator reasoning- because...
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    Should Alzheimers Clients have the right to REFUSE medication ?

    Rob72 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    HoL214 (if I may abbreviate), I don't know that anyone can answer your specific situation. Having POA, in most States, you would have had any necessary decision-making authority. Being a "guardian",...
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    Cried at work... in front of a doctor!

    Rob72 replied to scorpio82's topic in General Nursing

    I have been known to add, "..., or you can come down here so she may bask in your healing aura. Personally, I'm betting on the 2 day supply of Lortab, until she can get in with pain mgmt, but if you...
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    What's wrong with kids today? (and I'm not even that old)

    Rob72 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Brittanic suppression of the Celts; the Irish Potato Famine; Pol Pot, Rwanda, Zaiere, Ethopia; Armenia and Azerbaijhan. I will differ with you on that, the "social pressures" have only changed in the...
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    Ethical discussion about blood donation.

    Rob72 replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! Neither the patience for hoop-jumping, nor the money! Yeah, I'm biased; I HATE news reports, political actions, etc., where the reason for action is, "its for the children...", or, "this is a...
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    Ethical discussion about blood donation.

    Rob72 replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    Correlate that with the incidence of homosexuality and incarceration rates. It is not an issue of race but high-risk behavior. It is politically expedient to attempt to make it a "discrimination"...
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    Ethical discussion about blood donation.

    Rob72 replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    We are not and do not test, based on sexual preference. Sexual preference carries elevated risk of undetectable infection, in particular and noted instances, however. An "Uncomfortable Truth", though...
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    Nursing Admissions/Admitting Nurse In Gay Marriage States

    Rob72 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Who is "we"? My wife and I both find "partner" highly offensive. Whom are "we" more willing to offend, and why? Let's be honest, it isn't about acceptance, but about which "offended" party is more...
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    Ethical discussion about blood donation.

    Rob72 replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    Passive-agressive retaliatory behavior. Screening is better than it used to be but still "problematic." IV druggies, homosexuals and promiscuous heteros should not be donating, period. I've had ED...
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    Weirdest, funniest, grossest male teenager pt. Stories

    Rob72 replied to Mtb97's topic in Nursing Humor

    No, but you may be a parent. No guarantee, but it is a perspective-changer, in many
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    Weirdest, funniest, grossest male teenager pt. Stories

    Rob72 replied to Mtb97's topic in Nursing Humor

    Some may certainly have alarms going off, but more than a few of the rest, particularly other parents(me included), will find it pretty typical. Toddlers and Tiaras is far more worthy of protest, in...
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    Saw my first dead body in the hospital

    Rob72 replied to NurseAndLovinIt's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you've found some grounding in the good responses. The only thing I would add is that, particularly in the "First World", we've created an artificial social structure that is far removed...
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    How to quit immediately ?!

    Rob72 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Couple of thoughts. The new paradigm in HR is to state, "not eligible for re-hire", when another employer contacts them, if you're persona-non-grata. Sooo... do your duty, offer the 2 weeks, and...
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    Social inadequacy and nursing.

    Rob72 replied to CaffinePrnPo's topic in General Nursing

    "Theraputic communication" is highly over-rated. Intensive care/Emergency may be excellent fits, since you do not have to have the long-term interactions that is typical med-surg. Some patients...
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    Teaching project BLUES..HELP!

    Rob72 replied to mz-purposedriven_rn's topic in Patient Education

    An excellent model is Seattle's pub-ed campaign in the early-mid 1990s, to essentially train the entire region in CPR. Know your audience. Are they interested in learning and are they interactive?...
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    Rose State Spring 2011

    Rob72 replied to jamie73145's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Hi, jaime, I'd be surprised if you weren't good at 132 points, but it does vary. IIRC, that's what I was accepted with. Like any program, there's some good, some not so good. I believe they've had...
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    vip floor in a hospital

    Rob72 replied to JM RN's topic in General Nursing

    Aside from locked psych, there is not really anything that can't be done on these floors. You can run a vent, drain a bag, hang meds over marble just as easily as linoleum. Traction units are...
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    Does bullying really go on in Nursing?

    Rob72 replied to R_Clemens's topic in General Nursing

    1) You're generally correct, it is less a problem for men. Having said that, the caveat is never leave your backside uncovered. Do your job, do it professionally, do it well. Keep your mouth shut...
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    Nursing + Size/Strength

    Rob72 replied to breezy7's topic in General Nursing

    ^^ THIS. If you need it and don't have it, things will go bad very quickly. Most people do not do nearly enough core work, and your back is the weak link between the thighs and the shoulders. Good...
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    What do you think of chiropractors?

    Rob72 replied to itsme's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I would go for a yoga or tai chi class first, and learn your capacity for self-manipulation. Carotid dissection and spinal compression are the most serious common complications. As noted,...