heron ASN, RN

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    How much is enough

    heron replied to Chrissygraduatenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not to invalidate what you're saying, OP, I do have to second the advice of previous posters to sit back and observe and see if you can discern what's really going on here. My main concern from what...
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    So fed up with my coworker

    heron replied to Rainy day RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's a good discussion, but note that this was posted last November - the OP is likely long
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    Is this illegal?

    heron replied to Taratoes's topic in Home Health

    Well, I don't think our patients get a say on where we live. If it comes up in the normal course of living, I suppose the patient could ask for someone
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    How does working as an R.N. beforehand help in being a nurse practitioner?

    heron replied to sarahnp2b103's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not an NP here, but I seem to recall that the operative word in the title is "nurse". The credential was originally created to capitalize on the clinical experience of seasoned nurses and expand the...
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    Nurse stealing narcs advice

    heron replied to Nursenicole1's topic in General Nursing

    It's good start, but when evaluating the need for those doses I think that it's important to know whether the residents whose meds are being looked at are actually showing any signs of uncontrolled...
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    Is this illegal?

    heron replied to Taratoes's topic in Home Health

    As long as you maintain the boundary between your job and your home, I see nothing unethical or illegal in this situation. Do not ever mention where you live or give out your personal phone number and...
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    Highest/Lowest K+ you've ever seen

    heron replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    11.something. The patient was a blind, demented, diabetic nursing home resident, a triple amputee whose sole remaining limb became gangrenous. This was back before DNR was legal - the poor soul died...
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    Annoying Classmate Wants To Be Coworker

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

    So far, the info you gave makes him seem more socially awkward than anything else. It might be too early yet to break out the TROs. On the other hand, you describe quite a few boundary violations,...
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Then let me rephrase: how is that relevant to this
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Your point
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Now this is completely unhinged. Also highly manipulative, considering that the thread had finally moved away from talking about
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    Nurse stealing narcs advice

    heron replied to Nursenicole1's topic in General Nursing

    Who are you talking to? No one suggested that the OP ignore the situation, just that she is not entitled to any sort of "progress report" on the investigation or its outcome. Are you suggesting that...
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    From my reading, the DA's office plans to appeal the sentence, not re-try the
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

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    Dating Coworkers

    heron replied to Wake88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or in the med room, the breakroom, the linen closet or empty patient rooms. Boundaries are a good
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing at all wrong with living sedately. The part that's wrong is thinking that modest dress and a conservative moral code have any effect on women's vulnerability to rape. As as other posters have...
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    What annoys you most in your daily tasks?

    heron replied to mangi's topic in General Nursing

    Picking up after previous shift, including cleaning/stocking the med
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    Can I do this to help me insert a Foley?

    heron replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    I second the side-lying position, especially for elders. I think it is sometimes more psychologically comfortable too. I get the best results when I have a helper and a really good
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    There's the operative phrase and the reason that this conversation is so crazy-making for the women here. 1sttime was raised as a male. As such, he was socialized very differently from females and his...
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, dear - is this the reverse sexism thing with a different name? I also don't think your example of the double standard is an accurate one, maybe someone with more legal knowledge can help, here. I...
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - it's the whole madonna/whore dichotomy that's truly crazy-making. Purity/chastity/"good girl" on one side, pushed by organized religion and social conservatives. Hypersexual female imagery and...
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Did I say I agreed with that? Did you even read my posts? I think I stated quite clearly what part of kooky' post was consistent with my own analysis and I'll be happy to expand on that, if you like....
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    Med error...what to do?

    heron replied to kh2013's topic in General Nursing

    Did anyone read this post? The OP wants to do the right thing - report the incident for follow up - for the wrong reason - fear of the appearance of a cover-up. There is no cover-up, OP, not even the...
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    For
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Then give your daughter a really good course in unarmed fighting and call it a day. You're preaching to the choir, here. Please see the thread in the breakroom entitled "What's wrong with this...