Mystery5

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  1. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    Mystery5 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Well, this gal called me tonight while I was preparing dinner and getting my girls ready for the Christmas Concert at school. She wanted to talk right then, even after I told her it was a bad time....

  2. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    Mystery5 replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I read every post in this thread, very instructive. I've never heard this term 'mobbing' before, can someone give me a definition? I think I work in a relatively healthy work enviornment. One new...

  3. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    Mystery5 replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I read every post in this thread, very instructive. I've never heard this term 'mobbing' before, can someone give me a definition? I think I work in a relatively healthy work enviornment. One new...

  4. Tips on handling opinionated discussions re:religion,politics etc at nurse's station?

    Mystery5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I notice some folks are irrepressably opinionated! They just can't help but loudly proclaim their not very humble views on everything from the hypocisy of John Kerry vs the audacity of George Bush,...

  5. Pharmacists refusing to fill orders for The Pill

    Mystery5 replied to KarenAR's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Not returning the script was a small part of this. Of course he should have politely returned it. But the larger problem is that folks with non-religious ideologies seem to feel no compunction in...

  6. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    Mystery5 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I'm at work now and things are slow. I delivered the letter to her box. I work with her Monday night, we'll see how that

  7. Pharmacists refusing to fill orders for The Pill

    Mystery5 replied to KarenAR's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm not sure about the particulars. Probably working at a chain store would not be his first choice, but he needed a job. Unfortunately, this society is dominated by forces that do not support people...

  8. Pharmacists refusing to fill orders for The Pill

    Mystery5 replied to KarenAR's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think that some even non-Catholics have a concern because the BCP often is abortifacient in nature. I don't know too much about this specific case, but in general people should have a right to not...

  9. Pharmacists refusing to fill orders for The Pill

    Mystery5 replied to KarenAR's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    According to Catholic moral teaching it is a sin to dispense the birth control pill. So, I think pharmacists should have a right not to go against their religious

  10. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    Mystery5 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    well, i found out alot more about this situation. for one thing, i discovered that this woman had worked 14 years for this hospital, had gone to nrsg school paid for by the hospital under the promise...

  11. How do you all like the pain scale???

    Mystery5 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Tell me about it, I have experienced this many times. Frankly, I see some chronic pain types (usually with a long history of GI complaints) who come in, highly dependent on huge doses of narcotics,...

  12. How do you handle that "crazy" patient?

    Mystery5 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've had a pt call 911, I've had a severly paranoid delusional guy railing on all night about a government conspiracy and the bible code, I've had a nacsisistic anorexic gal who comes in and is...

  13. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    Mystery5 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm very proud of myself. Another coworker, who also has an aggressive personality and gets too much in my personal space and touches too much, started rubbing my neck. I had decided that I...

  14. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    Mystery5 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, at one time, I'm not sure how long ago, she worked at the front desk of this self same hospital. I hear from others that she was aggressive and obnoxious then as well. She's not well liked...

  15. Do You Like Agency Nurses?

    Mystery5 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    No need to get upset, but I am a flawed person who has a strong tendency to not read posts without paragraphs. Not neccessarily proof reading, just not reading.It was just meant as a friendly tip to...

  16. Do You Like Agency Nurses?

    Mystery5 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Before I get off my highhorse, may I gently suggest that you use paragraphs for easier reading of your

  17. Do You Like Agency Nurses?

    Mystery5 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen some bad and some good. There are those that you get the feeling that they are one step ahead of the law, probably can't get along as part of a permenent job situation, and trying to get by...

  18. Steps to assess bruit and thrill?

    Mystery5 replied to ameriarmybrattLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I believe that a palpable thrill is a positive sign for a functioning fistula. If you can't feel it, then listen for the buit. When I was assessing dialysis pts it was in acute care, where they...

  19. Steps to assess bruit and thrill?

    Mystery5 replied to ameriarmybrattLPN's topic in General Nursing

    You look for the dialysis fistula on the arm, which looks like a huge lumpy vein. You should be able to easly palpate the thrill, which is a strong vibtation of blood going bettween the vein and...

  20. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    Mystery5 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    I'm totally resolved about this now. I've prayed about it and realize that it's cowardly of me to avoid a discussion with this woman, and harmful to myself, her and others. Yes, the personal boundries...

  21. ethical delemma(sp?)

    Mystery5 replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    I vote for going to your current boss and explaining the new offer. Decide ahead of time what you need to make up for the fact that you will be driving further and spending more time on the road, plus...

  22. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    Mystery5 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Bargainhound, I thought about that factor. It seems as if bullies pick on people who are meek and don't confront them. I think I'd better start being prepared to stand up to this woman or I'll...

  23. Are there any GOOD nursing jobs out there?

    Mystery5 replied to mollyz's topic in General Nursing

    I did private duty once. I found that the family dynamics on both cases unhealthy and impossible to not get sucked into. I would never do it again; even though the work is easier, I felt a lot of...

  24. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    Mystery5 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like excellent advise. I've been thinking along a similar vein. I've been practising lines to say. I want to be prepared. I'm looking forward to improving my assertiveness skills. I'm...

  25. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    Mystery5 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Canoehead, I work at a small hospital and we don't have charge nurses. Usually we have 2 or 3 nurses plus 1 or 2 CNA's. We get report on all the pts here and cover one another for breaks. The...