heron ASN, RN

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  1. heron

    Home births gone wrong

    heron replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I should think that it would be possible to give accurate clinical information, and counter misinformation, without pinpointing
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    Non-compliant Manipulative Patient

    heron replied to cinnybug's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, if that's what you're looking for, that's what you'll find. ETA: interesting thing - I'm not reading any positive posts from you, at least in this
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    Sexually transmitted case of Zika virus in Texas

    heron replied to Horseshoe's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sexually transmitted? Seems likely. Here we go again
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    Home births gone wrong

    heron replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks CBlover. MrNurse, I'm also a bit annoyed by your remark about alternative providers "selling their services" (emphasis yours). Are there self-serving scammers out there? Of course! And I agree...
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    Clinical instructor keeps handing out clinical warnings?

    heron replied to lilfayfay's topic in General Students

    Are we even reading the same thread? Simply labeling someone else's post as "mean" or "degrading" doesn't make it so. Would you and the others who disapprove please quote the posts you find offensive...
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    How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

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

    All very therapeutic, or so the leatherfolk
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    Home births gone wrong

    heron replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think you and soldier nurse are both spot on. So - has anyone figured out what proportion of the badness is
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    charge nurse: dealing with negativity

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

    It's what I hate about any kind of management role: everyone's drama lands in your lap. It's like being a volunteer therapist. Supervising anybody is torture for me - but it comes with the license, so...
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    How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

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

    OP should change the title of the thread to 50 Shades of Gray's Anatomy. "Please, sir, may I have some
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    Job Embeddedness

    heron replied to NursehoneyBeBe's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you OK ... OP, you first
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    Job Embeddedness

    heron replied to NursehoneyBeBe's topic in General Nursing

    But what does "job embeddedness" mean? I'm confuzzled.
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    Home births gone wrong

    heron replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    An interesting read: For Her Own Good: 150 years of experts' advice for women, by Barbara Ehrenreich and Diedre English. It's a history of, among other things, the growth of modern obstetrics from a...
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    I don't thnk these patients are appropriate

    heron replied to Raviepoo's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    No worries ... we promise to not go all grammar nazi on
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    I don't thnk these patients are appropriate

    heron replied to Raviepoo's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I totally agree with your last statement. I also agree that specializing in providing hospice resources to LTC residents is a perfectly ethical business model. Brainstorming what that collaboration...
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    I don't thnk these patients are appropriate

    heron replied to Raviepoo's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What kind of grief do those nurses get when they don't admit? As I implied in my previous post, census = profit. Inappropriate admissions and levels of care have been prime system-gaming strategies...
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    Behavioral Health Nurse- break from floor nursing?

    heron replied to Redder's topic in Psychiatric

    I second what everyone else has said. I am a medical nurse who has had the privilege of working with a truly gifted psych nurse practitioner for 11 years on my AIDS unit. I'm here to tell ya that...
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    Hostile work environment - Violent Doctor

    heron replied to Summer70's topic in General Nursing

    Please keep in mind that risk mgmt and medical directors will not keep you informed of disciplinary actions that don't involve
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    Transfers to GIP

    heron replied to nursecathi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    On my hospice inpatient unit, we used to admit pts from other units for transition to home or LTC as well as pts who were way more complicated than could be cared for otherwise - usually from ICU. The...
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    I don't thnk these patients are appropriate

    heron replied to Raviepoo's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Totally OT: having worked both sides of the hospice-LTC equation, let's not get snotty about who "cares" more about the residents. In the market where I live, LTC residents are beloved by hospice...
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    I don't thnk these patients are appropriate

    heron replied to Raviepoo's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Check out CMS criteria for dementia as a hospice diagnosis. As I remember, they're really quite specific. If your concern is the ethics of having the patients you describe on "comfort measures only" -...
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    Supporting family member with severe depression?

    heron replied to Hollybobs's topic in General Nursing

    OP, it seems like you are trying to case-manage your friend/relative. Are you her POA and are you discussing these concerns with her? These are really her decisions to make, I think. I am in a similar...
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    How is it fair to put PRN nurses on call?

    heron replied to sarabear44's topic in General Nursing

    The full-timers might have been offered the option. Personally I love being called off, especially when I have pto
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    Abuse/ negligent med error?

    heron replied to Gracia69's topic in General Nursing

    To whom do you want to report this med person? I suppose, technically it's a wrong time med error, but a formal report of negligence or abuse to the BON can cost a license, so I'd want more context...
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    Non-compliant Manipulative Patient

    heron replied to cinnybug's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Already on my ignore list. I just have a problem when nurses get slammed for being normal human beings, especially when it takes the form of dictating how we're allowed to feel. As an experienced...
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    Non-compliant Manipulative Patient

    heron replied to cinnybug's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Exactly - and part of the self care needed to be able to develop those tools is being honest with ourselves about how they make us feel. Self-acceptance is the first step to acceptance of others,...