nursejoe1

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1. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

   nursejoe1 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

   As a matter of fact it has been my observation that critical care nurses do tend to think they are 'special' and that they alone do the important work. They are generally not courteous toward any...

2. What nursing task do you loathe???

   nursejoe1 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

   Condom catheters, constantly rolling those things back on. It's like attempting to put a party hat on a turtle who is sticking it's head back in. I've come right out and told doctors "um, you know the...

3. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

   nursejoe1 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

   Family/friends who camp out in the room fearing if they leave for a second you'll just go nuts and commit one of those 'medical errors' they just read are now the 2nd leading cause of death in the US...

4. Certified nursing assistants not welcome!

   nursejoe1 replied to Barbie8808's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Nurses are actually he backbone of nursing. Now, this is not intended to lessen the status of CNAS nor diminish what you do given the job would be immensely more difficult without CNAS. Given CNAS...

5. Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

   nursejoe1 replied to SheilaORN's topic in California Nursing

   She's right, I hired on last year on another unit but get feedback from a friend, he confirmed everything you cited about that director and more. Eats nurses for lunch & only way not he's found...

6. What are your thoughts on Disney or AIDET "customer service" training?

   nursejoe1 replied to marie-francoise's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Actually I will not appreciate it if I am ever a patient as I will know it's a phony script. I would be more concerned the nurses are paying more attention to this than my actual health