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Reporting unnecessary pain

heron replied to erint91DC's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

Some questions first. You mentioned a prn that "was supposed to be given an hour earlier". Was the prn requested and the nurse did not give it? If so, what was the nurse's reason? Or does it mean that...
Favorite sayings

heron replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Nursing Humor

Sometimes you're the windshield and sometimes you're the bug (line from a C&W
Elitism in nursing

heron replied to yakimandu's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

Too late. See my
Elitism in nursing

heron replied to yakimandu's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

He dropped a load and flew away. (... off to check the urban dictionary ...) ETA: yup - that's pretty much it:D Feel free to substitute the effluvium of your choice. Sputum,
Elitism in nursing

heron replied to yakimandu's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

Guys - OP has sea
Government should not be in healthcare business

heron replied to Vtachy1's topic in Nursing News

OP has sea
Partnerships will advance personalized medicine

heron replied to yhl1975's topic in Advanced Practice

Hah! I thought that sounded like corporate happy
The Fifth Vital Sign

heron replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

That has got to be the longest non sequitur I've ever
Government should not be in healthcare business

heron replied to Vtachy1's topic in Nursing News

So, OP -what part of healthcare do you want government to stop doing? Epidemiology and public health? Basic research? Medical and nursing education? Licensing standards? Health insurance for the...
The Fifth Vital Sign

heron replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

No, the same logic does not apply because pain =/= sleep. It all depends on the individual clinical situation. Withholding pain medication d/t sleep can allows the level of medication drop too low to...
The Fifth Vital Sign

heron replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

I think you guys are talking about two different things. You are referring to the conscious experience of pain while unconscious, either in sleep, under sedation or due to pathological obliteration of...
Partnerships will advance personalized medicine

heron replied to yhl1975's topic in Advanced Practice

Why? (This reads like a corporate
When the Hospital Fires the Bullet

heron replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Nursing News
Being Treated Poorly by an RN

heron replied to msnikki05's topic in General Students

Read my post just above yours. The behavior described by the op seems just a bit gratuitous. Indulging in a power struggle with a cna at the bedside during md rounds? Over turning a light off? Nope -...
Being Treated Poorly by an RN

heron replied to msnikki05's topic in General Students

Me, too. Dominance displays like the one the OP describes aren't the patient's problem ... leave it in the nurses' station or the breakroom. Personally I would have let the doc turn out the light so...
I got played by a kindergartner My

heron replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

Love it! Not a school nurse here, but ... Cherubs they are. They're also amoral and just beginning to learn how to get what they want. Some of the ways they think up to do it are
Being Treated Poorly by an RN

heron replied to msnikki05's topic in General Students

I don't believe the
The Fifth Vital Sign

heron replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

There is widespread ignorance in our profession around opioids that makes nurses terrified of the numbers - but I think that's another thread. What really concerns me is the polarization - the black...
No One Talks Aboutâ€¦ An Easier Way to Catheterize Women (and Prevent Complications)

heron replied to melissamabd's topic in General Nursing

I've used this side-lying technique for years. I've found it extremely helpful with my lols if I have enough help. In my current setting, I need two: one to reassure the resident and help keep her...
The Fifth Vital Sign

heron replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

Don't get me started on sickle cell patients - try having a total body infarct r/t a lifelong and life-limiting illness sometime, then come and tell me allll about drug-seeking. I agree that it can...
Job Embeddedness

heron replied to NursehoneyBeBe's topic in General Nursing

Seems to me that you're the one doing the bullying: demanding something for nothing and getting snarky when you get called on it. We are not your whipping
Job Embeddedness

heron replied to NursehoneyBeBe's topic in General Nursing

I tried to explain the roots of our attitudes and you said you understood - so why are you still whining? I call
Another reason unions suck!

heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

Don't let it come as a shock to you, but bible-thumping, hypocrisy and selfishness are not caused by or exclusive to
Pros & Con's of baby making while in nursing school.

heron replied to 1naturalhealer2016's topic in General Students

OP, I haven't read all the posts, but I can't find where you stated whether you are the actual childbearing partner in your family. If yes, then I'd put it off. If not, your partner would have to be...
The Fifth Vital Sign

heron replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

No, actually, it's not evident at all. If the only factors you consider when assessing pain are demeanor and vital signs, then you aren't assessing anything but your own

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