Vera Berry BSN, RN

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Vera Berry, BSN RN CWOCN CPN C-ELBW

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  1. Vera Berry

    To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate, That Is The Question

    Vera Berry replied to Joe V's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think it is total foolishness to discredit the people who have had children or loved ones that died or became impaired after receiving a vaccination. On the other hand, the advocates for...
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    New nurse having a hard time with coworkers

    Vera Berry replied to Me93RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I came on this board 6 years ago because I was struggling with my charge nurse. I felt strongly that she was targeting me often under the radar. She wrote me up for things that had nothing to do...
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    Feel like giving up. Help, please!

    Vera Berry replied to Ilovenursing15's topic in General Students

    I was in STTI for two years. I did not receive anything special other than the honor of being chosen. Still, my hospital could have cared less. 99.9% of the nurses in my unit are not STTI nurses....
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    Could I be sued for neglect or lose my license over this?

    Vera Berry replied to Ccinct's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    All you need to do in those cases is chart that the O2 saturation etc was reported to the nurse and physician (with their names). No orders received. You can't go over their heads. As it turned out,...
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    When you want to slap your co-workers

    Vera Berry replied to thecrossfitrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really blame the seeming lack of pay to the society versus the hospital administration. In a socialistic society, salaries are equalized in every realm so that the guy who is working at a job that...
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    Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    Vera Berry replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I concur. We think following the old ways of treating our fellow nurses is acceptable. We don't see these things from the perspective of these younger nurses. Hospitals are tired of recruiting newbies...
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    Being blamed for fall after shift

    Vera Berry replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    In answer to your original question, in all situations that you encounter as a nurse, remember today. When things go wrong, people generally do not take ownership for the mistake. This was...
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    I Should Be in Jail

    Vera Berry replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The saddest part of these stories is that we can offer love and support to the children but we are not the "ones" who the child wants to be giving it. At the end of the day, strangers do not satisfy...
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    My Burnout Story

    Vera Berry replied to jk2185's topic in Health, Stress Management

    There is a balance in what I have to say. On the one hand, our job as medical professionals must be to preserve life; but on the other hand, we have to accept death as a possibility. We are often...
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    Day 4: 2016 Nurses Week Top 5 Things Contest

    Vera Berry replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    1. Never be afraid to ask if you don't know. 2. Triple check your numbers. 3. Cover your a$$. If it wasn't charted, it wasn't done. 4. If it comes down to our friendship or my license - sorry. It's...
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    Day 3: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

    Vera Berry replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Let me just use my superpowers for
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    Day 5: 2016 Nurses Week Mashup Contest

    Vera Berry replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Spanglish The Spanish I speak at
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    bullying? racism? or overreacting?

    Vera Berry replied to beachbum2000's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a classic example of nurse on nurse aggression done covertly and surreptiously. It is a definite way that nurses are known to act wrongfully to other nurses by dumping a large assignment or...
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    Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

    Vera Berry replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

    I will tell you why I love nursing. I love seeing a child come in super sick and then get better. The stories I could tell. I love babies and all that is involved with them and their unique...
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    Leaving Bedside Nursing

    Vera Berry replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    Some people, Ruby, are not as good at others at blowing people's reactions off. They don't teach that in school and when we do act that way, we become the very people we dislike so much. It hard to...
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    What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Vera Berry replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I was thinking later about cocaine and the effects on the lungs and circulation especially if there is already an underlying condition. I am not that knowledgable on this topic but I am wondering...
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    What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Vera Berry replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I am going to take a bit of a different approach because Emergent, RN said later that they did what everyone is pretty much agreeing is the right course of action and I am assuming that something...
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    Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable

    Vera Berry replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of things that have caused a breakdown in the above model are the supposed available charge nurse without patients. I have been in situations where I am running at top speed and this person...
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    Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Vera Berry replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    For me, it has been working with people who are rude, passive aggressive, gossipy, and unfair. I have a good team now but at times, women can be hormonal and moody. This is especially true working at...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    Vera Berry replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    We work hard for every penny we make. I come home from work and I am dead. I have no energy for anything but the work I do. I pay oodles of money in taxes and benefits to the tune of $800 per month...
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    Scrubs and Beyond

    Vera Berry posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I would want to know my fellow nurse's experiences as I would want to avoid them for myself so that I didn't make a mistake; and so I want to relate my story with this company. I bought a number of...
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    Lateral Violence

    Vera Berry replied to Vera Berry's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's very
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    Lateral Violence

    Vera Berry posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have posted on this discussion board before about passive aggression not realizing that the term everyone would understand is "lateral violence." So we all know what it is. I have been dealing...
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    15 month old getting 750mg Rocephin

    Vera Berry replied to RaleighNurse's topic in Pediatric

    I suppose that's another thing we don't have in common as we pull ours in babies. I find Rocephin to be like syrup whether its reconstituted with lidocaine or water. I hate IM. It is so painful. If...
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    Lateral Violence

    Vera Berry replied to Vera Berry's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Others too. Many nurses who are just nice people end up quitting. They aren't tough enough to handle these