heron ASN, RN

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  1. heron

    prn/overtime addiction/survey

    School loans, medical needs, children's needs - all kinds of factors go into driving nurses to hold multiple jobs. Then there is the fact that, much as we like to think we're too smart to be...
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    Your peer is suffering

    Maybe a riff on "where's the compassion"? It reads like a plea to cut each other some slack, knowing that co-workers might be carrying more burdens than "just" oversized workloads with undersized...
  3. True, but the OP mentions language three times, including two incidents that have nothing to do with asking for or receiving help. Lack of context makes it difficult to sort out contributing factors,...
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    Nurse Bullying

    Interesting ... I've frequently thought that those who whine the loudest about bullying are the bullies, themselves.
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    Parents who can't/won't pick up kids

    I'm not and never have been a school nurse, so I can only imagine the backstory that might lead the OP to take the car-less mom's reasoning with a grain of salt. But my first reaction to the OP was...
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    Should I leave this racist town?

    So - affirmative action in the Ivy League is baaad but legacies are ok? ETA: don't let it come as a shock to you, but middle class kids aren't getting admitted to the ivies any time soon, regardless...
  7. My opinion is you're being deliberately offensive. And that the nurses you describe are
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    Nurse Bullying

    So what's your point? You're probably getting about as much compassion as you showed in your first post. Sheesh ... Talk about black
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    Nurse Bullying

    double
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    I'm old school--nursing home questions

    We have a restorative program. that cross trains CNAs to ambulated and exercise residents with a qualified PT consulting. It's done a lot to reduce our falls. Expensive personal equipment is a whole...
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    Guilt

    As I pointed out in another thread, nurses are not responsible for fixing everything that happens to everyone everywhere, ever. I recommend you do some maintenance work on your own boundaries. It's...
  12. Have you said this to your partner,
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    Should I leave this racist town?

    Sez one who clearly has never been stopped for DWB. That deck is stacked,
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    Nurse Bullying

    Where did I say that? What I am saying is that your painful feelings are not the definition of bullying and that it's not my job to make sure you feel good all the
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    Nurse Bullying

    We are not discussing children, we are discussing adults. Part of being an adult is learning to tolerate and work through unpleasant emotions like anxiety. If, as an adult, you don't have coping...
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    Nurse Bullying

    No, my job is to take care of the people in the beds, not the student's feelings. When students demand the same compassion, effort and unconditional positive regard that I owe to my patients, they are...
  17. Glad to hear it - the poster I quoted implied that it was the discussion of white power (presumably a critical one) that made her feel like a horrible person for holding conservative views. I can...
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    Should I leave this racist town?

    Sorry, all this whitesplaining of the confederate flag and "reverse racism" would be funny if it wasn't so embarrassing. I truly hope the OP has skipped all that nonsense. I hoped that he's homed in...
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    Reporting unnecessary pain

    The OP is long gone ... Didn't really want to read what we had to say, I
  20. I am curious, how does a discussion of white power make you feel bad about conservative views? Is white supremacy a conservative
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    Checking controlled drugs

    Practically speaking, it probably makes little difference - one of those "rituals" with little evidence to support it. Our pharmacy consultant told us that it was about decreasing the possibility of...
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    Checking controlled drugs

    Definitely check with your pharmacist. If you are going to challenge this co-worker, it'll help to have
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    Checking controlled drugs

    I think it's a matter of facility policy. Check with your pharmacist - they are the experts in inventory control. The practice wherever I've worked has been that the oncoming nurse counts pills while...
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    Should I leave this racist town?

    It's been noted several times that the OP works in New York State. Not exactly the cradle of the Southern subculture. The confederate flag became a "cultural symbol" during the beginning of the Civil...
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    Nurse Bullying

    One nice thing about being an old nurse is that I no longer feel the need to pussyfoot around the deadwood. I've heard all the whining and worn-out excuses for poor performance/work ethics for years....