heron ASN, RN

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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    heron replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently you are a fool. And you are not served, but cared for by highly skilled professionals. Not only is he a fool, he isn't a nurse, either. Apparently, he just likes to troll AN ... A bit...
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    heron replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    No one is arguing against taking care of ourselves or having personal goals regarding our health. What we are objecting to is the assumption that: a. You can discern our personal goals or level of...
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    heron replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    No, we don't. We need to be law-abiding members of our communities and reasonably competent at the job we are hired to do. That includes providing information that the patient is free to use or not....
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    heron replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurse, not a
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    heron replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Classic!
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    heron replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that would be shooting yourself in the foot - most, if not all, fat nurses have a wealth of information about what doesn't work. You certainly have the right to waste your time on expensive...
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    Crushing meds

    heron replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect that most of the powder left behind is filler - the amount of med in there is likely too minuscule to be clinically significant. In adults,
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    heron replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    heron replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Written by a young woman who struggled for several years with dyspnea, cough, exercise intolerance and, eventually, hemoptysis: I Had Cancer – And Medical Fat-Shaming Could Have Killed Me —...
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    What do you think of the CDC? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

    heron replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Anybody remember when NYC tried to ban outsized sodas? The CDC is not the only agency getting cozy with the industry they're supposed to regulate. But I often wonder what we expect them to do. They...
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    Question about manual blood pressure monitoring

    heron replied to ilovebirds's topic in General Students

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    What should one do in this case?

    heron replied to Nursein2017's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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    What should one do in this case?

    heron replied to Nursein2017's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It sucks, but you won't either. The only way I've found to keep my temper with such people is to disinvest and kiss it up to God. Sometimes, when I'm really feeling evil, I fantasize about how shocked...
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    Agency Nurses Have No Rights?

    heron replied to AGaston's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you have the right to voice your concerns but there is no "right" to have there be no adverse consequences of doing so. Had you been an employee rather than an agency worker, it's highly likely...
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    Agency Nurses Have No Rights?

    heron replied to AGaston's topic in General Nursing

    Then pursue a job with state or federal regulators, CMS, JCHO or the like. Alternatively, if you can specify actual incidents, drop a dime with the relevant agencies or call the facility's corporate...
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    Agency Nurses Have No Rights?

    heron replied to AGaston's topic in General Nursing

    No, you don't. As an agency nurse you are basically a day laborer. They can dnr you for any reason they like. Bugging management about working conditions and quality of care issues when you are...
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    What should one do in this case?

    heron replied to Nursein2017's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or they can't lay hands on critical medication or supplies, ie insulin (lantus retails for close to $300 for one vial) or syringes. Or the meds/supplies get stolen - you can't drink insulin, after...
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    Sweeping med errors under the rug

    heron replied to dawnall's topic in Patient Medications

    Could also be an indirect caution against gossip. Don't know that you are, but the level of frustration you express could lead a person to vent to co-workers. No bueno. When I fill out a med error...
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    What should one do in this case?

    heron replied to Nursein2017's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And give up on the idea that you will save him in spite of
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    I hate going to work because I never know if I will get out on time. Anyone feel this way

    heron replied to kida123's topic in General Nursing

    Also, it kind of comes with the territory - although I agree that you are right to expect to be relieved on time barring a true emergency. I, too, wonder what your supervisors are up to. In general,...
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    Are You In It For The Money Or Because You Really Care

    heron replied to Clety's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Joined today, not a nurse, posts a loaded question. Go back under your bridge - nothing to see
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    Patient NOT a nurse with a ???

    heron replied to JWFeeII's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry, but I think an honest request for more insight into why nurses do what we do the way we do it is perfectly ok as long as it's not an excuse to pick a fight just because. OP's subsequent posts...
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    Patient NOT a nurse with a ???

    heron replied to JWFeeII's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In fact, straining at stool and the resulting vagal stimulation has been known to trigger fairly dangerous heart irregularities - not common but potentially
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    Has pain scale contributed to opiate problem?

    heron replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, please ... oversimplify much? Pain, and the differences between chronic and acute pain, is a complex and widely misunderstood phenomenon. There are NO cookbook answers. If pointing that out...
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    Treat the Patient, not the Monitor.....Really?

    heron replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like you're saying the same thing, then. Your first response to badness on a monitor is to actually look at the patient and suss out what's going on before deciding to assault her with...