CountryMomma ASN, RN

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    Pet Peeves with Doctors

    CountryMomma replied to BeenThere2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When doctors/residents/interns help themselves to our potluck or staff fridge... it's our food alone unless we offer to share! Especially after I found out the physician's lounge is socked with...
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    Treating Respiratory Failure With Ativan/Lorazapam

    CountryMomma replied to shellyscorner's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We often treat our anxious vent weaners with Ativan prior to PS reduction. Also treat our symptomatic COPD'ers with it during an exacerbation. Also used quite a bit when our Resp Distress pts are...
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    Who needs a bigger pat on the back?

    CountryMomma replied to bossman's topic in General Nursing

    Medical interns. They are just dying for a nurse to call them Dr. And for someone to screw up so they can step in and sore how awesome they are. Apparently professional trolls need attention as
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    Seriously?? Small rant.

    CountryMomma replied to DelaneyB's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school was pretty steady for me. Not too hard, not too easy. I had the top grades, food loads of volunteer work, and mentored some freshmen in my program. I graduated from a small rural...
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    Nurses don't know the lab

    CountryMomma replied to ezpzpizzi's topic in General Nursing

    I have recent experience with this. Got a call from Heme lab - rm XXX'S CBC and pt/inr was hemolyzed. We needed to draw a new sample. I happened to be working charge that day, and I didn't remember...
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    Best one sentence handoff report

    CountryMomma replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    "Arrived 7h ago, last blood sugar 831, refusing insulin gtt, AMA paperwork ready to go as soon as the primary team educates. Good luck to you and
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    baby friendly questions

    CountryMomma replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't assume you know what multips want. Each mother has specific goals and opinions. If you had tried to take my nb to a nursery so "I could sleep" I'd bounce your scrubs-clad bottom out of my...
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    Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    CountryMomma replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering what nurses with existing disabilities thought of this charade, especially if it was something that would be affected by the "exercises". I know my sciatica would be on fire after being...
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    Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    CountryMomma replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Did the nurses get to scream abusive invective at random staff, throw food and toiletries at staff, and demand irrational things while threatening poor reviews? No? Well then this "exercise" was...
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    Transgender Patients

    CountryMomma replied to sherri64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Come again? It's quite early in the AM but I can't quite figure out how this applies to the
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    Commute

    CountryMomma replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Students

    I traveled 40 miles, uphill both ways, through 4 ft of snow, by mule... Lol. My commute was only 25min to lecture but up to 3.5 hrs for clinicals. I live in an extreme, yet rural state, so bad...
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    If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

    CountryMomma replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How to smoothly convince them (quickly) that my idea/ plan/ outlook is the best way to start. I guess you could say, how to be a better, more subtle, manipulator. For good of
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    Do you feel safe reporting errors?

    CountryMomma replied to sweetdreame's topic in General Nursing

    I'll answer via text, as polls aren't available in the mobile app. No, I don't feel safe reporting near misses. No one asks me the circumstances around any near misses, it's just "unacceptable" and...
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    What annoys you most in your daily tasks?

    CountryMomma replied to mangi's topic in General Nursing

    My case managers writing in their notes "floor nurse present/notified". Oh really - its the first I've heard of it but sure, just keep writing it. I love looking like an idiot when I'm the last to...
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    Stanford Rape

    CountryMomma replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    I'm walking away. I can feel myself getting irrational/ emotional and wanting to verbally lash out. I highly doubt many people take kindly to having a man explain they weren't really raped, because...
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    Stanford Rape

    CountryMomma replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Oh good, it's been so long since I had someone mansplain surviving rape and assault to
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    Stanford Rape

    CountryMomma replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Re: 4 - Given that his father referred to the rape as "20 minutes of action" I'm pretty sure awareness of rape culture and respect for all humans as individuals, not just objects to fulfill needs,...
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    Need Advice!!!

    CountryMomma replied to nhodge20's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Lots of people worry about failing, and talk about the fall, as a form of social therapy. Failing nursing school is a huge and common fear. They may be brilliant, just nervous. I was very...
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    Going to be fired?

    CountryMomma replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ahahahahaha. On second thought, good call searching for jobs, they are SO going to fire
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    Going to be fired?

    CountryMomma replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why are you applying for jobs if you are so sure you are keeping this job? Don't apply to anything until you're actually say down and made a list of what all the "negative" posts have in common. Now...
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    Stanford Rape

    CountryMomma replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think drunk people need guns. Sometimes, drunk people are attacked. Giving guns to everyone is not a brilliant answer to assault and rape prevention. Kooky was advocating that women be pure,...
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    Are there any gay nurses here?

    CountryMomma replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking from experience, after terrible, horrible, heartbreaking ordeals like Pulse, many of our BGLT brothers and sisters lay low in fear and shock. I'm a purple girl - my heart goes out to ALL...
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    Stanford Rape

    CountryMomma replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    How exactly does a rapist know if his/her target has engaged in pre/extramarital sex? Is there are quick questionnaire, or a Q&A session? Were the elderly grannies raped in their homes late at...
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    Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    CountryMomma replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind that picture at all. Many times I think nurses aren't given time to reflect and adjust to an internal conflict or trauma (extended/traumatic code, futile care, seeing the effects of...
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    Worried That Doctor's Orders Will Hasten A Patient's Death

    CountryMomma replied to PrincessNur's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm sorry if this is a derail, but I just wanted to nod my head in agreement with Spidey'sMom. We often have CMO patients on our floor and while the hospice nurses will say we aren't quite as liberal...