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  1. Unit Design Blamed for Increase in Falls

    stablesystole replied to abundantgrace's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Welcome to the utter genius of decentralized modern nursing unit design. It's another one of those things thought up by the idiots who either never worked the floor at all or have forgotten what it's...

  2. Bed Side Report

    stablesystole replied to 280090's topic in General Nursing

    This mostly nails it. Bedside shift report takes at an unrealistically optimistic minimum, twice at long. Then you have to consider the cross shift relationship on your unit. If you have to deal...

  3. Health care a "right" or a "privilege"?

    stablesystole replied to monkago2009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have my thoughts on the matter, but I think it is important that when you clock in for your shift that you banish those thoughts from your mind. Whatever any of us thinks on the subject we have to...

  4. How long does the "new nurse anxiety" usually last?

    stablesystole replied to ASM90's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think it took me about 6 months but it helped that I took a job at the same facility and specialty that I had participated in as a tech and similar. I think part of what helps with newbie anxiety...

  5. Do you stand up for yourself to patients?

    stablesystole replied to evolvingrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It all depends for me. I usually try to preempt things and come in working to charm people from square one and that can often ensure that people don't blow up when they otherwise might have....

  6. What does your username mean?

    stablesystole replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Mine is all about the black humor of cardiology. Asystole is the most stable

  7. Would this be appropriate for an interview?

    stablesystole replied to Despareux's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Admittedly I'm male and therefore fashion-retarded, but I didn't know it was SOP to go in a suit for a nursing position job (maybe administrative or advanced practice?). I've never gone more dressed...

  8. "Sir or Ma'am" when addressing physicians?

    stablesystole replied to nurs4kids's topic in General Nursing

    I vary based on my interactions and history with a given physician. Also according with the inconvenience and/or nuisance of a given call. By default I'll always speak in terms like that, but if a...

  9. RNs who LOVE nights, read me

    stablesystole replied to RNsuperstar's topic in General Nursing

    I'll say up front that I'm one of natures night owls, and I'm also single with no kids. I personally stay on the night shift sleep-wake cycle all the time. As a result I come in consistently on time...

  10. Is the Nursing Licensure Exam effective?

    stablesystole replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is generally true. Passing (or failing) at 75 questions means that your answer trend is so far past the curve that the test has no doubts left about what your scoring level is. I walked...

  11. Health care a right or privilege

    stablesystole replied to jcasablanca's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Healtcare is delivered by people who have dedicated their time and effort. If you think you have a right to that time and effort without paying for it, then you are saying you have a right to labor...

  12. Roll Call

    stablesystole replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    Add me to the roll call. Anyone else ever have to deliver a lecture to the women that it isn't inappropriate behavior for a patient to scratch the boys, but simply ordinary male

  13. Why Is It That Everyone Thinks They're A Good Nurse?

    stablesystole replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm in my first year on the job and I struggle with self image versus expectations and teaching from time to time. I'm very familiar with the concepts of levels of competence and how it takes time...