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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    somenurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    To NurseyNurse, i am not sure that most ppl would view someone whose had 3 heart attacks as "terminally ill", etc. A patient in his 40s, 50s, or 60s, who is saying (whether the person is quoting...
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    somenurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    yes, you are technically and legally correct, without a written DNR, you are supposed to code even the terminally ill person, known to be suffering excruciating pain, is supposed to be brought back...
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    somenurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You are a great candidate to have a living will drawn up. (or, as it was referred to, during the Obamacare discussions, a "death panel") A living will can state ANYTHING *you* want done, for...
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    Favorite Nursing Sayings, Quotes, Jokes.....

    somenurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nurses Rock

    Well, this isn't really a saying, but, i am named Jean, was a common name amongst my age group. I had 2 other Jeans that i worked with, and we used to kid around, "I'll be dominant gene, you can be...
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    12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    somenurse replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just jumping in, haven't read the 5 pages of comments prior, but, TO THE OP, and your shock :confused:at nurses being ordered in 4 hours early, or ordered to stay 4 hours or more later, than their...
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    somenurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've never found bringing gods into discussions that helpful, as so many claim to know what the gods want, even various ppl who all worship the exact same god, can say different things are what the...
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    somenurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have seen many a slow code. Maybe they have are not done so much anymore, since several nurses wrote they'e never seen one. For some, especially END STAGE DISEASE PROCESSES going on, the code is...
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    When to submit letters of reference?

    somenurse replied to somenurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    bump.
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    management of bone ca pain

    somenurse replied to aging1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Great question, just posting to follow
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    Working long hours to buy gifts for everyone...

    somenurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    so so so true, but, if both you and your partner/husband/sweetie, are both from huge families, even token gifts, can add up so so fast, when there are about a bazillion ppl on your list!! but,...
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    Return to nursing after more than a decade?

    somenurse replied to notsurewhattodo's topic in Retired Nurses

    Yes, i have an autistic nephew, a very severe case of autism, too, and no denying that IS a huge challenge. His mother, my sisinlaw, is pretty much a saint, nicest most devoted mom you can find, but,...
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    My HIPAA mistake.

    somenurse replied to somenurse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yes, Boston Terrier, you are right, i am surprised that so many seemed to not think my mistake rose to the level of a formal write up, it felt kind of good, actually, to hear this. But, i am no longer...
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    Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

    somenurse replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

    edit: oh my, some are protesting it?? i may have skimmed something? i will have to go back and read more carefully, as this article did not seem harsh to me, but, i did skim a bit of it....
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    Is Nursing For Me?

    somenurse replied to purple23's topic in Nursing Career

    btw, i am always kind of surprised, or taken aback, but how many ppl see gross stuff as the hardest part of nursing. Whether it is someone considering going into nursing, or some neighbor, or...
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    Is Nursing For Me?

    somenurse replied to purple23's topic in Nursing Career

    Havent' yet read the comments above, but, my list sounded a LOT like YOUR list when i entered nursing school. I became a nurse, and love it. Nothing else like it, imo. I was weak in math, and i...
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    Should Healthcare Be Funded As A Basic Human Right?

    somenurse replied to jayp's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just jumping in, on page 4 or so, haven't read the previous 4 pages, and i have no idea if i am inserting this comment into some ongoing debate between a few ppl, or if some of those on AllNurses who...
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    Return to nursing after more than a decade?

    somenurse replied to notsurewhattodo's topic in Retired Nurses

    OH, yes, i so so understand and hope that any parent raising kids, who wants to, or can find a way, to stay at home, or only work very part time, i can so understand that urge, very much. I did not...
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    My HIPAA mistake.

    somenurse replied to somenurse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It has been 8 years since this event, but, I still, to this day, have a couple of questions. #1) IF IF If i had agreed to let "T" contact my manager, to state he that he had told me to call my bf...
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    changing departments

    somenurse replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    When i first transitioned from E.R. to ICU, i asked to be cross-trained from the hospital i was currently working ER, to be able to float to ICU as needed. At the time, (long ago) the ICU was...
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    Nursing with an Anxiety Disorder

    somenurse replied to Jennyk1183's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    lol, i'm back again, i just thought of something else. What *I* picture, when i think of anxiety disorder, and what you, a unique individual actually do, when faced with difficult situations, could...
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    Nursing with an Anxiety Disorder

    somenurse replied to Jennyk1183's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    BTW, i don't want to be Dora Downer, with my post above. You might very well be as able to handle those stressors as well as anyone, i don't know your abilities, you know them. I have NO IDEA what...
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    Nursing with an Anxiety Disorder

    somenurse replied to Jennyk1183's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Imo, you might do well, to talk to nurses, any nurses you know, any nurses that your friends or relatives know, to further explore the stresses involved in nursing, to evaluate, if that is, or is not,...
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    What kind of nurse can I be?

    somenurse replied to lindykid's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have had many coworkers with osteoarthritis, it is very common. Often asymptomatic, too, and doesn't much impede their ability to work. The RA, is another matter, especially if it limits your use...
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    Nurse Application Question

    somenurse replied to NurseLT07's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would list them, if i was actually actively working for them. I myself never ever list only briefly held jobs, ever. But, if you have been an employee of some agency for quite a while, and...
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    Is it really "easier" working in a hospital after you have worked in a nursing home?

    somenurse replied to jobhunting's topic in General Nursing

    haven't' read the other replies, but, for me, i'd say YES YES YES. Of course, each nurse is an individual, with her own strengths and weaknesses, but, me, the bulk of my career was in ICU or E.R.,...