canoehead BSN, RN

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  1. canoehead

    Help my wife got caught diverting

    canoehead replied to got_nurseing73's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Great, lets get everyone who has never used to pony up $600 a year so those that get caught feel better. That won't make your tests any cheaper. She will get her second chance, if she follows their...
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    Do all nurses make fatal mistakes?

    canoehead replied to justtryintonurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've made an error that could have killed my patient, but we pulled her through. About every five years I hear of a mistake, and the patient ends up dying, though there's usually other factors...
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    Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    canoehead replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    In the ER we get the near death patient to the trauma room, and family insists the patient is thirsty, and needs lots of warm blankets. He may not be breathing effectively, but by God, he'll die
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    Are anti-vaccine people conspiracy theorists generally?

    canoehead replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    That was rude and uncalled
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    No Parking, Yes Problem!

    canoehead replied to wernicke's topic in General Nursing

    The agency or family could pay your taxi chits, if they want you bad
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    What do you do when a patient refuses treatment and wants to go home?

    canoehead replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient wants to go, you don't have to help them. Yes, remove the medical equipment, but you don't need to assist them with dressing, call them a cab, or get them a wheelchair. It's not...
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    Hate my new hospital culture 2 days in, is it me?

    canoehead replied to FatsWaller's topic in General Nursing

    I would have to go elsewhere, pay be
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    Everyday Nurse problems

    canoehead replied to babarfirasat's topic in General Nursing

    New efficiencies tend to make things easier for other departments, but slow nursing down. Scanning meds, printing off chart sheets with the patient's name instead of just grabbing the form, its all...
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    Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

    canoehead replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

    I would thank my lucky stars for a psychologist on the unit to give extra support to families, or help us care plan and stay consistent. I would never divulge my own issues to someone at work. Ever....
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    Reported a nurse aide...

    canoehead replied to qazwsx1222's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hold your head up. You reported something that needed to be reported. You did your job. I think that if you feel something is important enough to report you need to own it. Be willing to talk with the...
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    Everyday Nurse problems

    canoehead replied to babarfirasat's topic in General Nursing

    We are supposed to scan armbands to identify patients, and they don't scan about 50% of the time. So we bring a sticker with a barcode to the bedside, or scan the chart before entering the room- which...
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    Irritated MDs: to SBAR or not to SBAR?

    canoehead replied to Melanin's topic in General Nursing

    The original physician was a passive aggressive douche. Why didn't he ask you questions rather than complaining to the charge nurse about it? Why didn't the charge nurse recognize that, and tell him...
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    Verbal order-Denied by resident

    canoehead replied to Traumamama02's topic in Emergency

    I was in a situation with a resident where he wrote an order, and then denied that he had asked me to give it. There were a lot of ins and outs about the situation, but I was blamed for following what...
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    ED nurses more educated than other specialties?

    canoehead replied to trauma_lama's topic in Emergency

    We have to maintain a LOT of certifications. I have no problem with continuing education, but once you hit twenty years of BLS, and ten of ER nursing, either you got it or you don't. I'm starting to...
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    ESI question

    canoehead replied to peaches88's topic in Emergency

    I would also have made her a 1. If I am unsure that they will survive from triage chair to trauma room, they get a 1. I don't 1 for severe pain, or for febrile neutropenia, though some folks suggest...
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    Flash flooding required to stay at hospital without pay

    canoehead replied to Lamarnurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If I'm required to be at the hospital, they are required to pay me. That's labor law. They might be able to get away with on call pay, depending on the circumstances. In my opinion (not labor law), if...
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    Not bullying!! But need help to grow a backbone around a certain co-worker.

    canoehead replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't give her report until you are finished with the MAR and the charts. Since she's coming in late, you should have lots of time to finish. Hassling over who does what task is nitpicky. You do a...
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    this is why I want to call off on my last day

    canoehead replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    Go for your last day, but do nursing the way you want to. No scripts, no Q15min documentation. Spend time with the patients, and if you get an admit during the last hour, tuck them in and leave the...
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    Breaching StaRN Contract

    canoehead replied to Bella_CO's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If they want you to sign a contract, that's a great time to add all your concerns about floating, ratios, breaks, mandating, and whatever else you can think of to protect yourself. Get all those...
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    How will Trump's War on Opioid Abuse Affect Non-abusers in Pain?

    canoehead replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    A $57 000 budget? Well darn, expand that program to the next
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    Occupational Health and nurses

    canoehead posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently had to stay off work because of illness, and returned with a lift restriction of 30lb that would basically last forever. Occupational Health got the physician report and put me back on full...
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    Suicide

    canoehead replied to Racer15's topic in Emergency

    I have been there, on both sides. When I made the decision to kill myself, more than 25 years ago, it was a huge relief of stress and pain. I knew I had nothing more to worry about. I even went to...
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    Children in ED when parent is patient

    canoehead replied to jdub6's topic in Emergency

    We have a patient that comes to the ER monthly (or close to it) and brings his dog. EHS loads them up and drives them in because the patient has fits about having no one to care for the dog. He also...
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    Paying to travel to other hospitals

    canoehead replied to EdmondsRN's topic in Emergency

    In Canada, if you were hired as a one hospital RN they can't make you change the job description or terms of employment (like take a 2 (or more) hospital assignment) without your consent. If you do...
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    Hand Hygiene-PO Medications

    canoehead replied to wendiwhiner's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If a med cup makes things easier, just get the little condiment cups, and wash them between med