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    Dear Boss

    somenurse replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    nailed it. Stands up and applauds this here post.. also, many nurses are parents. there's not a lot i wouldn't do to feed my kids. It might be easier to say, "oh, i'd walk" If one has a big stash...
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    Dear Boss

    somenurse replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nursaig, I am not weak. I am in need of a paycheck. OHhhh, how i'd love to "walk" out when i've been overloaded, but, that is seen as abandonment, and grounds for dismissal. then, i could scrap...
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    Discrimination of Men as nurses?

    somenurse replied to bonestAx's topic in Men in Nursing

    BostonTerrierLover, you are a dude? ha, i never knew that. I liked your post here, and your posts don't seem to indicate you live in a bubble. also, i really think some individuals--of either...
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    Discrimination of Men as nurses?

    somenurse replied to bonestAx's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've seen male nurses get fawned over, get treated with more respect by some of the male doctors as well as *some* of the nurse managers, and i've chuckled when male nurses get absolutely adored for...
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    RN to MD

    somenurse replied to kalevra's topic in General Nursing

    OH, yes, eye doctors sure can end up taking call, so can plastic surgeons or podiatrists, but, it can be less often than some specialities which pretty much have nightly calls being divied up among...
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    Dear Boss

    somenurse replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, almighty dollar is often the bottom line, and in many areas, nurses are seen as very replaceable. In many areas of the USA, there can be 6 to 10 (or more!) other nurses waiting for that slot to...
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    RN to MD

    somenurse replied to kalevra's topic in General Nursing

    some specialties are way way less tied to the phone than others. Opthamology (ka-ching!), plastic surgery, hospitalist, dermatology, podiatry, etc, are just a few of the specialties which one might...
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    Please share your home care nursing tips/tricks with others

    somenurse replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

    i also fell in love with rolling suitcases and/or backpacks to lug my supplies around
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    Please share your home care nursing tips/tricks with others

    somenurse replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

    Most nurses already know this, but, some of us use SHAVING CREAM cuz nothing butnothing helps remove DRIED ON poop better than shaving cream, imo. Especially kind to do for the patient, if the skin...
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    Please share your home care nursing tips/tricks with others

    somenurse replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

    Love this thread, so many great tips. Mine here, won't be nearly as useful as the other posts, but, I once had a HH pt, who occasionally woke up in the night, to get up, but, was now too weak to stand...
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    RN to MD

    somenurse replied to kalevra's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, i know a few doctors who were once nurses, and one of my best pals has a doctorate in nursing, does that
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    Holy christ school of nursing?

    somenurse replied to keya86tiff's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    you'd probably get more accurate info by directly contacting the school you are interested in's admissions dept, or the school itself, as criteria to be accepted into nursing school, can vary from...
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    Cant believe the nurse did.....

    somenurse replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    sorry for derail here, but, it's NOT for smell control, it doesn't much help for THAT at all, but some of us will use SHAVING CREAM cuz nothing but nothing helps remove DRIED ON poop better than...
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    Cant believe the nurse did.....

    somenurse replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    I have been sitting here, for a few moments, scanning my memory for "i can't believe a nurse did that" stories, and shockingly, after over 3 decades of nursing, all over the nation, in every kind of...
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    How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

    somenurse replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not sure it's the only profession where being new can be difficult, if you discuss being new at a job with other professionals in high-stress or competitive fields, being new somewhere does...
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    How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

    somenurse replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    PS---to the OP, now, i might get slammed here, but, what i've found sometimes helps, when i am new to a facility, is watch out for times my 'new-but-still-unfriendly' coworker is twirling around the...
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    How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

    somenurse replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the OP, really sorry you are having a hard time. I think the others who are urging you to "kill them with kindness" and/or go for more professional relationships for now, seem to have good ideas....
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    Inquiring about HH Nursing

    somenurse replied to sue1000's topic in Home Health

    You might find looking over the "stickies" articles helpful, as well as scrolling back over the other topics in this area. I have only worked HH off/on, but, since no one else has replied, i'll share...
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    Understanding Nurse Liability report

    somenurse replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Does having malpractice insurance actually help one deal with BON? What, they talk to the BON on your behalf, or what role would an insurance company play in that situation? Or, the insurance...
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    Understanding Nurse Liability report

    somenurse replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our lawyer told us of a case, where he had defended some very tiny nurse, who was being sued, cuz her patient, who was in police custody, but not handcuffed to the bed for some reason, jumped up,...
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    Understanding Nurse Liability report

    somenurse replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    so was i! It turns out, they apparently had been postponing the case til they tracked me down. They finally amped up their efforts to locate me, as some kind of statute of limitations was...
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    My feet HURT!!!

    somenurse replied to NursieNurseLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't read the other replies, but, to the OP, do try out several types of shoes. The kind of shoes that comfort one nurse, might make another nurse's feet feel WORSE. I myself always wore very...
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    Understanding Nurse Liability report

    somenurse replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    i can't actually recall now, what the charge against me was, negligent homicide is probably wrong, but, it was something that sounded very
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    Understanding Nurse Liability report

    somenurse replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    A long time ago, i was actually a defendant in a lawsuit. I never met the patient, never got report on the patient, wasn't my patient, but, i did answer the code, and i was working on the floor when...
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    What did you get for Christmas?

    somenurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock