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    Shy, timid pre-nurse

    rn/writer replied to Looking_ahead's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Anyone who struggles in this area should look up information on Social Anxiety Disorder to see if the description fits. If you think you have this, working with a counselor/therapist could make a big...
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    Shy, timid pre-nurse

    rn/writer replied to Looking_ahead's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Google "assertiveness" That's a good place to start. If you have access to a counselor, that might be a good thing as well. Sometimes shyness and timidity are personality type. Sometimes they are...
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    Nursing students...I can't believe...

    rn/writer replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    No, it could mean nothing more than the fact that we all have limited time and resources and want the most efficient path to the goal. If the "system" supports this rush to acquire a particular...
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    What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    rn/writer replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    There is careful enough (which should be covered by Universal Precautions) and there is less than careful enough. EXTRA careful just means extra paranoid and probably telegraphing some of that fear...
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    What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    rn/writer replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    What would you do differently if you had this
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    What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    rn/writer replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't about some power trip by nurses. We can get in trouble if we cross the line about giving information we're not supposed to be sharing. Does that mean it never happens? No, of course not....
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    What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    rn/writer replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    If it really doesn't change anything, why is it appropriate to know? A heads up from the nurse might be nice, but should be kept general. "Pay close attention to universal precautions," would be a...
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    How dare you!

    rn/writer replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    It would be nice if the CFOs or other powers that be could look at the big picture instead of focusing on one tiny piece in isolation. Paying for a skipped lunch hour might have saved them a bad...
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    Hospital Baby Blankets

    rn/writer replied to michael79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I work we actually added signs to the wheelable cribs that say, "Baby linens are hospital property." Surprisingly, this has helped cut down some on having things walk off. Also, the diaper...
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    Urgent: need help with important project.

    rn/writer replied to tiaranny's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    FYI, the original title didn't convey the time-sensitive nature of the request, so (as I understand it) another staff member updated the title to include that information. But even if that were not...
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    Urgent: need help with important project.

    rn/writer replied to tiaranny's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Staff note: While it definitely is important for students to do their own homework, questions like these do require input from others. You can't just Google individual responses. As to the other...
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    Need Help PLS! Sitter @ Hospital Orientation!

    rn/writer replied to bad idea's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I'm guessing the question was asked because this is primarily a nursing website. Other people are allowed to post, but most members are nursing students or nurses. It's also a byproduct of this...
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    Alzheimer's: The Art Of Giving Up

    rn/writer replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Ruby, for sharing another piece of your heart. You help us all to keep our humanity alive. I'm so glad you had a couple of good years with your mom where she really liked you (and forgot to...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    rn/writer replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    But what if the angel Gabriel spoke very
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    sonogram versus ultrasound

    rn/writer replied to brownbook's topic in Radiology

    Nah, still too complicated. Ultrasound = photography. Sonogram = picture. Ultrasound makes sonograms like photography produces
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    Only 5 units of insulin per injection site??

    rn/writer replied to utah23LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeesh! How would people who need larger doses even begin to rotate sites? I'd ask her where she got this
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    ideas for treats for my floor

    rn/writer replied to redredrose's topic in General Nursing

    The poster idea is a good one. I'd suggest making it in such a way that each co-worker can take her piece of it home with her. You could do the Chinese take-out and bring in your own fortune cookies....
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    "Nurses Are So Mean"

    rn/writer replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I believe the quoted portion of your post is similar to the story about the sixteen-year-old kid who couldn't get along with his folks until he had reached the age of 21. He couldn't believe how much...
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    Newborn Nursing Diagnoses?

    rn/writer replied to JTinSC's topic in General Students

    The OP hasn't posted on this board in more than three years. It isn't wrong to post in an old thread. Just didn't want you to be waiting on a
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    MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    rn/writer replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thank you so much, Carrig RN, for sharing your experience. Any money you did without while acquiring this superior education and hands-on learning is an investment that will be repaid many times...
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    "Nurses Are So Mean"

    rn/writer replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's like saying that siblings should all get along because they're members of the same family. Nice in theory, but not always the case in real life. With departments scrambling for ever-smaller...
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    Things that nurses say that may seem inappropriate to lay people

    rn/writer replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that explains a lot! Seriously, though, the babies put enough "squeeze" on their mamas' boobies. And the ones who are bottle feeding, well, they don't want to be touched by anyone until the...
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    Things that nurses say that may seem inappropriate to lay people

    rn/writer replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I work postpartum and have never included squeezing anyone's boobies in my
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    l&d and malpractice

    rn/writer replied to LouisVRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I will amend my statement to say that under some circumstances a person may be required to disclose their insurance information. It would be discoverable during the penalty phase of a trial after...
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    Things that nurses say that may seem inappropriate to lay people

    rn/writer replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Many of us sometimes refer to patients by their symptoms or their ailments. This can result in a family member hearing us talk about the SOB in 4122 or the CABG in 2736. Not greatly appreciated by...