canoehead BSN, RN

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    Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    canoehead replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Too much pain med will kill you, but some is beneficial. The same goes for water. I won't give 10mg of Dilaudid when the order says 1mg. I won't give 3L of water a day when the patient has orders...
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    Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    canoehead replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with the group that says the patient has a right to drink water, but they don't have the right to demand I help them. Yes, I'll do as many comfort measures as I can, and educate. If I think there...
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    Big issues at work

    canoehead replied to Lindsey Oldag's topic in General Nursing

    If a resident hates you, remind them they have the right to refuse and have it done by another RN or the next shift. Sorryif that means enemas have to be switched to
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    Radiation Exposure

    canoehead replied to Helen_'s topic in General Nursing

    If they are warming it up, does it emit
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    Detection of Marijuana use in elevator while at work

    canoehead replied to CharLPN's topic in General Nursing

    If it happens again, tell the supervisor and leave it with them. If you see someone acting impaired, tell the supervisor, and follow up with a letter to your boss and the impaired employee s boss,...
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    Someone submitted an anonymous complaint to the board of nursing and now I'm under investigation

    canoehead replied to smonaep92's topic in General Nursing

    I had a lawyer for the second one, but he asked to write the reply and said it was well done so that's what we sent. For the others, I wrote them myself , but I was in a union, but the same thing...
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    Someone submitted an anonymous complaint to the board of nursing and now I'm under investigation

    canoehead replied to smonaep92's topic in General Nursing

    You've got twenty years of nursing and this is the first racism complaint. The complaint didn't come from the kid's parent, or your employer, but from an uninvolved third party. Was that third party...
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    Nurse Abuse While on Assignment

    canoehead replied to K2K's topic in Travel

    Travel nurses are the paper plates of the nursing world. Disposable, just chuck the one you have and order
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    Creative solutions for on-call RNs in small hospice agency in CO

    canoehead replied to PsychDNPStudentInCO's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I really sincerely think you need more staff. On call is a pain for all the reasons you mentioned, but when they took a hospice job they should have been told that on call is required. Being on...
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    Feel misled

    canoehead replied to Maltmom0402RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree that if I don't have a relationship with a client the first contact shouldn't include driving them somewhere. I would want a second person, or to go in a taxi so I could concentrate on one...
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    Discharge medications not ready for pickup

    canoehead replied to tcy12345's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree. Ask your charge or supervisor to make the calls while you get the tasks done they are requesting. You aren't a damned
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    Wondering if I am cut out for bedside nursing

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

    If you are 9months into your very first job as a nurse and you feel confident, you'd be an idiot. Feeling like you need years more of research and practice is appropriate, because it's true. No one...
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    As a foreign nurse graduate can I please rant?

    canoehead replied to Kay Chan's topic in General Nursing

    Good! They wanted me to take the English exam too, that was when they first started, but I pointed out my degree had been taught in English. A coworker, who was born in Britain, had a hissy fit when...
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    Giving PRN pain meds to hospice patient

    canoehead replied to A2024's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like if there is a PRN order you should be able to use
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    As a foreign nurse graduate can I please rant?

    canoehead replied to Kay Chan's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to say you might not have completed your nursing tests. If/when you leave the country immigration may demand CGFNS certification. I'm working in the USA from Canada, and started working with...
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    If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

    canoehead replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I was there for the last one, but I doubt I'd stay for another round. I'll pump gas before doing that
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    Life Changes

    canoehead replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I believe I would choose the same as you, why torture yourself. I sure hope you have people around you that make you feel loved as things get harder, and an old crotchety nurse that is liberal with...
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    What do hospital nurses want/need?

    canoehead replied to khillbrt's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously? someone is still asking this? I'm making less than I was as a new grad, and I'm 35 years in when you take into account inflation. I'm working double time every shift. I resigned from a...
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    Mandatory Overtime

    canoehead replied to NurseLili625's topic in General Nursing

    If you make a mistake the lawyers will check your background and your other jobs. They will find out how many consecutive hours you worked and it will not show appropriate concern for your patients...
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    EMTALA

    canoehead posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm working a travel position. An intoxicated woman came in requesting detox, and staff told her they don't provide that service, but XXX hospital in YYY city does, you should go there. Patient left...
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    Proper MD orders

    canoehead replied to quickkarma's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest describing the practice to your board of nursing and getting the official interpretation as to it being legal or illegal, and passing that information to nursing administration, and your...
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    Addressing Walk Ins in Primary Care

    canoehead replied to foodlovernurse's topic in General Nursing

    That makes sense to me. they get their results slightly sooner than if they waited for the phone call, and you get your prioritized work done before you look up their chart. I'd add "It could be...
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    Nursing Guilt

    canoehead replied to MoLo's topic in General Nursing

    Cats are little ***. I've had a lot of them, and called in because they were sick
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    What to do when a patient alleges staff abuse?

    canoehead replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in General Nursing

    Id inform the patient that unless they give permission for you to inform your supervisor, no one will know who they don't want caring for them. You don't have the power to rearrange staffing without a...
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    What is the toughest part of nursing?

    canoehead replied to MoLo's topic in General Nursing

    Two faced administration saying "we're behind you" "we support you" but theres no evidence of that except a new checksheet we have to fill out every year. It's very discouraging to bust your butt, and...