sanctuary

sanctuary BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    OH, my, this made me laugh out loud, really. Thanks. :lol2:
  2. I think i passed!!!

    :groupwelcome: :kiss :Melody: :biere: :smiley_aa :yeah: :w00t: :bowingpur :smiley_aa :smiley_aa
  3. Pubic hair

    Unless she is having surgery, there is no way, respectfully, no way ever, that that is in my job
  4. Well, I was waiting for someone more prolific to answer this, but perhaps because it is NOC shift all across this fair land of mine(US and Canada) mosy of us are in bed. Unless this is due NOW, I'll...
  5. HELP!!!! Asking for help!

    Michelle, thank you for the chance to look at my life from the outside, so to speak. 1.Being a professional means that there are specific standards of education and practice that allow us to maintain...
  6. Ideas for Psych Nursing Post Conference

    Run through a Mini Mental Status Exam on each other, while you whisper hallucinatory statements through a tube of paper in one ear. A taste of schizophrenic
  7. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    :flowersfo :yeahthat:
  8. MALE Nurse, Female Police Officer, Female Dr.

    Please do not confuse verb forms with noun forms. The difference is the
  9. Advice needed about co-worker issue=LONG

    :chuckle :chuckle
  10. Physical function test???

    Well, I had the most complete physical of my life when I went to work for a County clinic. Treadmill, carrying 50 lbs up a stairway, eye test, hearing teat, standing and lying spine films, as well as...
  11. Personal relationships with professors?

    :nono: :nono: Not a good idea. Teachers talk to one another, and if things did not turn out, he might destroy your reputation, make others think you are a poor, or demanding, or untruthful, or...
  12. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat:
  13. Anyone work as a Psych nurse with sex offenders?

    Must of the perp I have worked with in both adult and adolescent age groups have been victims. "Abused children abuse children." And, yes, it is about power, not sex. Group therapy seems to have the...
  14. Alternative meds? You'll never believe this one!!

    Read the site. Does not have firm info either way. Looks like a study could be done... I can hear it now, "Sorry, honey. I have to go to Hawaii for my
  15. How would you have handled this?

    Seems I remember that a finger-sweep follows ABD compression, to remove the offending object. Is that
  16. 13 more days!!!!

    :biere: Best wishes for a simple proceedure and a speedy
  17. victim of biggot school

    Wow, lots of energy about this. However, the second issue is in re: recreation for psych patients. I like to play a game called "Try 5." Make a 6x6 grid on a white (or black) board. Ask the patients...
  18. What is the answer to this crazy question?

    What law says
  19. curious...hemophobia anyone?

    Sounds like a scene from ER! Too Funny.
  20. Profanity in nursing notes

    Agree with direct quotations, and clear descriptions of accompaning behavior. As a psych nurse, it is a hallmark of several pathologies, and needs to be in the chart. Came in quite handy once when the...
  21. Calling in Sick

    I'm not sure that it is actually a HIPAA violation, as your employer has the right to gather statistical info on infectious diseases, to be aware of epidemic issues. The calls I love are "my wife has...
  22. for someone hearing voices?

    Best of luck. This is always a tough
  23. for someone hearing voices?

    "A visit from a home care person is a good idea for an assessment - does a person have to agree to this, or can the professional be invited into the home by the other family member for this purpose?...
  24. Alternative meds? You'll never believe this one!!

    Elderly neighbor used Listerine for both athlete's foot and dandruff. Swore by the stuff. Said her husband learned it in the Army. Don't know which
  25. curious...hemophobia anyone?

    Oh, yes. Wounds still make me uncomfortable, mostly because I imagine how it feels for the victim. And it took about 40-50 injections before true comfort was achieved. I practiced on my best friend in...