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  1. Respect for New Nurses

    macawake replied to Taylorgrn15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're welcome :) That's good. The reason I asked in my previous post is that in my experience in some units substandard care is part of the culture and is silently condoned by management. Or a...

  2. Respect for New Nurses

    macawake replied to Taylorgrn15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Generally speaking I don't think that a promotion/change of job that puts someone in charge over former peers is an optimal situation. It puts a lot of pressure on the person who's still new and...

  3. A Nurse Who Prays For You

    macawake replied to nursebri15's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I've been known to voice my displeasure when posters claim that their belief in God makes them a superior nurse, compared to us "heathens" or think it's acceptable to proselytize at work. I didn't...

  4. Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    macawake replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm relieved to hear that ? I agree that confirmation bias can be tough avoid, we are probably all vulnerable to it to some extent. @OP, I don't know if I hear a defensive tone in your reply to...

  5. Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    macawake replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm.. Yes, I have noticed this behavior among quite a few fellow nurses and honestly I don't understand it. Perhaps it's because I don't have a single superstitious cell in my body. I simply don't...

  6. Are ER Patients Getting More Ridiculous?

    macawake replied to us2uk4u's topic in Emergency

    I agree with you on the above. It can be quite difficult for a previously continent adult to come to terms with incontinence and people with chronic pain can lack many of the signs/symptoms seen with...

  7. Are ER Patients Getting More Ridiculous?

    macawake replied to us2uk4u's topic in Emergency

    There are times when I struggle to understand another person's point of view, attitude or the decisions they make. The way I've dealt with is by deciding once and for all not to let it bother me. I...

  8. I passed my nclex after 265 questions!!! God made it possible!!

    macawake replied to saved251's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I realize that your post is a joyous one and what I'm going to write is indeed to rain a bit on your parade. I have read your post twice, trying to understand what you're really saying. Is it your...

  9. Is it just me, or is this rude, sexist, and condescending?

    macawake replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Any sympathy I might have had for you, I lost right there. You come here asking for opinions on whether a certain behavior is rude or not.. Well, in my opinion this post of yours is an excellent...

  10. How Important is it that your patients and their families like you?

    macawake replied to Soliloquy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I actually think it's very important that my patients like me. This need to be liked isn't for self-esteem purposes. I don't judge my own value by how well liked I am at work.The reason is more...

  11. To medicate or not to medicate

    macawake replied to SuperMomBob's topic in Patient Medications

    How about the Afib patient who refuses to take their anticoagulant or the patient with a bp of 200/110 who refuses their antihypertensives? Aren't they allowed to refuse either? Patients have a right...

  12. To medicate or not to medicate

    macawake replied to SuperMomBob's topic in Patient Medications

    Well, I guess that the answer to that question depends on how adept you are at judging if someone needs their meds and if you base your decisions on the correct things instead of your own biases. I...

  13. Who's Paying????

    macawake replied to earoper's topic in General Nursing

    The taxpayer

  14. Any thoughts of USA infant mortality rate

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I know, I feel very fortunate. I'm a PACU and anesthesia nurse so this isn't my area of expertise at all but from what I know there aren't many drugs routinely prescribed to pregnant women. Folic...

  15. Any thoughts of USA infant mortality rate

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm a Swedish nurse and the most recent stats for infant mortality rate I've found are from 2013. The mortality rate for infants under one year old was 2.6 per 1000 live births. All infants...

  16. When do going back to school STOP!!

    macawake replied to tlklvn13's topic in General Nursing

    (my bold) My first thought when reading your question "when does this stop?" was, hopefully never. Like other posters have mentioned, the nursing and medical fields are constantly evolving. As...

  17. Please Help

    macawake replied to brianhis's topic in General Nursing

    At first I thought that you were saying that you aren't very good at witnessing med wastes (dealing with narcassists) but when I read the rest of your post/vent it became somewhat more clear. (I'm not...

  18. Hospitals in Atlanta r Bad for nursing

    macawake replied to whylife3059's topic in General Nursing

    Given the scant information that you've provided I'm sorry to inform you that I cannot offer an explanation regarding the suckage that you're currently experiencing. Is this new onset suckage or...

  19. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    macawake replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Esme, I'm so happy to see you back here :) You're such an important part of AN. We've missed you! Hugs and best wishes for your continued

  20. Sex, Porn & Roto-Prone Beds.....

    macawake replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I see your point OP. But my thoughts on the matter is that no one can really monopolize the forum without "our" willing cooperation. When we keep replying to threads we keep them alive. We choose if...

  21. What is your strange bed story?

    macawake replied to ECMO's topic in General Nursing

    I can't say I share your fascination with specialty beds and I can't think of a single funny story involving one. OP, I'll be blunt. Reading this thread and others you've started recently makes me...

  22. Loco-Parentis

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    (my bold) I'm not sure what double standard you're talking about. Prosecution normally follows the commission of a criminal act. A crime is normally what it takes to be prosecuted, I've never...

  23. I've got a question about pain control

    macawake replied to Norepinephrine's topic in General Nursing

    Why does the patient have to have the Enoxaparin injected into the affected leg of all places? I don't work ortho, but making sure that patient's pain is adequately treated is something I do daily...

  24. Apologies

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    No harm, no foul. You certainly livened up the place, talk about exploding threads

  25. Loco-Parentis

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand that. I think that some of the more tough or even harsh responses are mainly down to two things. First of all many forum members, myself included, are suspicious of new posters who...