Delicate Flower

Delicate Flower

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  1. Full Moon Friday the 13th

    Delicate Flower replied to Biffbradford's topic in General Nursing

    Crap! I have got to pay more attention to this stuff when filling out my schedule. Of course I'm working that

  2. Just a bad shift...

    Delicate Flower replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Prioritize and delegate? Tell the new admission's family (as you pass them in the hall) that there is an emergency on the floor (crashing patient) and please give me a minute I'll be with you as soon...

  3. Do power cords for IV pumps bother you?

    Delicate Flower replied to jcalvin's topic in General Nursing

    They bug me. I feel like they are dirty and germ-infested. Do you think those power cords get cleaned really well in between patients? I mean, really well? What about retractible cords? That would be...

  4. Caring for Obese Patients

    Delicate Flower replied to vdodili's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nutrition Journal | Full text | Weight Science:Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm

  5. Caring for Obese Patients

    Delicate Flower replied to vdodili's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    For the record, I am not a fervent supporter of being way of the BMI. I am a fervent supporter of treating people fairly, regardless of BMI. Furthermore, I do not promote weight gain (or weight loss)...

  6. Caring for Obese Patients

    Delicate Flower replied to vdodili's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Obesity research confirms long-term weight loss almost impossible - Health - CBC

  7. Caring for Obese Patients

    Delicate Flower replied to vdodili's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ceccia, I'm sorry you have gotten hurt. I would say that if you do not have adequate unicorns, I mean staff, to care for your patients the proper way, and management doesn't care, how about moving up...

  8. Caring for Obese Patients

    Delicate Flower replied to vdodili's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ceccia- You really need examples? I have heard many comments referring to obese pt's body odor, certain areas of their body (FUPA), judgemental emphasis on the food that they are eating, comments made...

  9. Caring for Obese Patients

    Delicate Flower replied to vdodili's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Tarotale, "As a once fat person, I can personally vouch that it IS possible with just little effort everyday. I don't eat ice cream, fatty foods, cheese, fast foods, not too much carbs and eat when...

  10. Caring for Obese Patients

    Delicate Flower replied to vdodili's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with previous posters who have noted that lack of adequate staffing and equipment are a problem, and may in part contribute to the negativity on the part of care providers. But I've seen...

  11. Caring for Obese Patients

    Delicate Flower replied to vdodili's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the OP: please refer to everything Tarotale said, and then base your presentation on the OPPOSITE of all that nonsense. The bias, negativity and prejudice that obese patients experience from...

  12. Uncertain about Nursing

    Delicate Flower replied to daetor2012's topic in General Nursing

    I am a second career nurse and will tell anyone who wants to know: it was the best decision I've ever made. Here are some things I love about my job: -Task oriented - many people use this as way to...

  13. Contact Issues

    Delicate Flower replied to applesxoranges's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    What cleaning solution are you using? My contact used to drive me crazy; they would float around on my eyes, cloud over, and generally cause me distress. I switched to a hydrogen peroxide cleaning...

  14. Apparently, everyone is a nurse! (rant)

    Delicate Flower replied to RivkaLPN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This infuriates me as well! My husband's friend was introducing his wife one day when we ran into them at the store. My husband said "this is DF. She is a nurse at xxx." His friend said, "Really? my...

  15. What's your spiel?

    Delicate Flower replied to lucymalfoy's topic in General Nursing

    For the very basic introduction off-going to on-coming nurse, I usually say "Hi, my name is Delicate Flower, I am going to be your night nurse tonight. How are you feeling? (wait for response) Is...

  16. When's the doctor coming in??

    Delicate Flower replied to martymoose's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep. All the time. I'm usually not able to say anything specific, so I go with something vague and non-committal like "they usually do their rounds in the morning between 7:00 and 9:00. Ish." If they...

  17. Hate and love being per diem

    Delicate Flower replied to OCRN3's topic in General Nursing

    There are definitely pros and cons. The worst part for me is being the first to be put on call, or cancelled for low census. When I was full time staff, there was always someone who volunteered to...

  18. What is the most overtime you've ever worked

    Delicate Flower replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    My last paycheck had 22 hours of OT. It would have been more but I was cancelled for one of my shifts during the pay period. I was not thrilled with my check. Yes, it was a pretty good check, but no...

  19. Days or Nights with kids?

    Delicate Flower replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    I am also the breadwinner for my family. I work 12 hour nights and have for the entire lives of my 2 chidren, now 4 and 2 years old. My husband stays at home with the kids. I do nights to avoid...

  20. How important is your 'look' as a nurse

    Delicate Flower replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Aha! You insinuated that it was rude and inconsiderate of us to steer the thread toward obesity/weight variation, as if that were not a huge part of "looks," and here you describe this PR nurse as...

  21. What can ADN nurses achieve with a BSN other than accumulating more debts?

    Delicate Flower replied to elpnla's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What annoys me most about the whole debate is nursing's refusal to recognize any non-nursing bachelors or master's degrees. Nobody cares about anything but the almighty BSN. There are many RN's out...

  22. Nurse Neglect/Abuse?

    Delicate Flower replied to InsideWindow's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what most of the other posters have said. If she purposefully and spitefully delayed the MRI scheduling by 3 months for the sole reason that she wanted to punish your fiance by getting...

  23. Asleep at the Wheel?

    Delicate Flower replied to AmandaDixonGress's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I never have a problem driving home from work after my 12 hour night shifts, even though my drive is over an hour. The adreneline of working, plus the caffeine I have imbibed over a 12 hour shift...

  24. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Delicate Flower replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I was taking care of a 2 patient assignment in the ICU. I had the same 2 patients on back to back night shifts. Their rooms were in the same pod, but opposite ends of the pod. Patient A was A&O x...

  25. How important is your 'look' as a nurse

    Delicate Flower replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What now? We have another person who has SOLVED the obesity crisis in America! Turns out, you EAT RIGHT and EXERCISE! The fact that 95% of people are not able to lose a significant amount of weight...