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    Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    Overland1 replied to Brian's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The nurses who are so unhappy with the eeeeeeeeevil (find and hire a CEO and V-P's who will do the job for less money and see how that works out - maybe it will, and maybe it will not... YMMV, so to...
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    What Makes a Hero Nurse?

    Overland1 replied to rashana's topic in General Nursing

    There are "heroes" and "heroines" among nurses in most places and they do some great stuff each and every day. They administer medications only after being that final check point, making certain the...
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    Nudity?

    Overland1 replied to tlp514's topic in General Students

    Looks like a prank is being played. One of the EMT-I instructors with whom I worked told her class that if any student was late for class the following Saturday morning, that student would be the...
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    I hate my phone

    Overland1 replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    Is your name at the top of the alphabetically arranged staff list? They may be "calling the list" from top to bottom when they need to fill a staffing "hole" or a "call-in". Either way, the suggestion...
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    Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    Overland1 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I know the feeling... my mother (90 years old last month) still, when telling her friends anything about me, includes that I am a "male nurse". She grew up and went to Nursing school at a time when...
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    Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    Overland1 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    We have all dealt, at one time or another, with the "nurse family member from Hell", and it is not a good situation. You know to whom I refer... the one who struts into the unit and starts with, "I'm...
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    New national nurses union forms

    Overland1 replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Eggs, Zachary. Have we (nurses) become so entrapped within the political class envy thing that we really want to mess up the best health care (please notice I did not use the term, "healthcare" - a...
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    Calling all introverts! I need your input

    Overland1 replied to Puppy_Love's topic in General Nursing

    You may not be as much an "introvert" as you believe... the good listener in you will serve you well as a nurse. Be aware that you will have to gain and project confidence (not arrogance) as a nurse,...
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    For all of you who......

    Overland1 replied to javawren_23's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of a spoof that was done 37 years ago by the National Lampoon. Somebody had to say
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    New grads: day or night shift?

    Overland1 replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    Go with nights; the food is better and the staff is
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    Date my Doctor/Employer?

    Overland1 replied to newlilrn's topic in General Nursing

    Looks to be a really fun sort of gentleman to
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    Is it just me? (Nurse/patient ratio related)

    Overland1 replied to devi's topic in General Nursing

    Bingo! Look for a place that staffs each unit based upon actual acuity, rather than ratio. Hospitals and nurses often use ratio as a basis for staffing, often because it is "fair". When this is done,...
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    discharged a patient wearing telemetry

    Overland1 replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    If they suggest you pay for it (or suggest disciplining/firing you), then it is well past time to look for another (better) place to work. Even being "written up" for something like this would be...
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    Lighting at night

    Overland1 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Patients find it difficult to sleep while in the hospital, and we should not add to that
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    How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    Overland1 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    A guy I worked with just moved to that area of the Northwest, and (upon his arrival) they recently got the kind of snow storms that we usually only receive here in "the great northeast". I had to razz...
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    Tips, tricks or advice for new float pool RN

    Overland1 replied to newohiorn's topic in General Nursing

    My first Nursing job was as a "float nurse", and I really liked it because it was a great learning experience; I was able to actually work different units and decide which I preferred should I decide...
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    Love my job, can't stand nursing admin.

    Overland1 replied to jcsinging's topic in General Nursing

    Some places have an "administration from Hell" while other places realize that a reasonable and supportive administrative team is much better for all involved (financially, too!). I work in a hospital...
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    Preventing Needle sticks

    Overland1 replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    The issue of proper shoes goes beyond possible needle sticks. Get some shoes with excellent arch support that fit your feet. You have to live with them for twelve or more hours at a time. Something...
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    Am I too old to just be starting?

    Overland1 replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    Trust me... you do not want me to go there. Thirty years old... hmmmmm; time to look for a school that is easily accessible to students with walkers and to have a supply of Geritol handy. OK -...
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    Yet another IV question

    Overland1 replied to Dancin'Mom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you must be referring to the b-d (saf-t-intima?) catheter that has "wings" like a butterfly needle. i actually like those, but advise that the needle must br retracted briskly and completely to...
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    I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    Overland1 replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :yeah::yeah: I need one of those buttons! There could be some even less polite versions of that, but I will spare the good people here from that. Unfortunately, such buttons telling patients and...
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    union vs non union

    Overland1 replied to meb's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We may see more unionization of hospitals in the next few years, but it may not really be a good thing for nurses. There has been talk in Washington (DC) about eliminating the requirement for secret...
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    will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Overland1 replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I seriously doubt that nurses would loose (release?) their jobs because of socialized medicine, at least in the narrower focus. Looking at it from a wider perspective, the way we provide care may...
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    How is a health issue made into law?

    Overland1 replied to buddiage's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How something becomes a law is pretty much the same across the board. 1.) Somebody sees or hears that something happened and says, "there ought to be a law!" (against whatever it is, real or...
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    Socialized Medicine....WHAT IF?

    Overland1 replied to unclebenny20's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Under socialized medicine, all patients will receive equal quality of care and services, so we have been told. This gives us fairness, so we have been told. This, in itself, is an interesting concept,...