Pangea Reunited ASN, RN

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    Kindergartners taking off clothes at school

    Pangea Reunited replied to clockwood's topic in School

    This is just weird. Maybe they need air-conditioning or fans? A guest speaker for keeping their clothes on? Weird. Weird. Weird. At the most, I think a parent conference would be indicated for...
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    A dilemma

    Pangea Reunited replied to smartassmommy's topic in General Nursing

    How have the more experienced staff been dealing with him? Does he refuse frequently, or just occasionally? What reason does he give for
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    Need advice about complaint filed against me with BON

    Pangea Reunited replied to Anonme's topic in General Nursing

    Lawyer
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    Unsafe practices at psych hospital

    Pangea Reunited replied to jleigh9369's topic in General Nursing

    Safe Harbor is also what I know of for Texas ..but it's always seemed to be more about protecting nurses from not being able to care for an unreasonable load of patients adequately. Is this an issue...
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    Unsafe practices at psych hospital

    Pangea Reunited replied to jleigh9369's topic in General Nursing

    No one knows where you are or what resources you might have available. Calling in would be an option anywhere, I guess ...and if you truly feel endangered, it's time to look for another job and maybe...
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    Vital signs/Less interruptions for patients during night shift

    Pangea Reunited replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    We do 20:00, 00:00 and 04:00. At one place I worked, the nurse decided which patients needed 4AM vitals to be taken and everyone else got a pass. As far as the complaining goes, I let them know that...
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    Books are so expensive!!!

    Pangea Reunited replied to leepatn's topic in General Students

    I bought mine all over the place. And I couldn't even sell them back because I got into a habit of ripping out the pages I needed so that I wouldn't have to carry the whole books around. It might be...
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    Ignoring your education?

    Pangea Reunited replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    I'm all for calming down and relieving stress with essential oils, but the heavier stuff should be left to the experts. To be fair, I made up the "lavender for cancer" thing. I forget what oil it was...
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    Egg Donor Nurse-Fertility Nursing

    Pangea Reunited replied to Nursey1991's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure there's such a thing as an "egg donor nurse", but I'll tell you what little information I do know... With egg donation, there are donors and recipients. The donors and recipients can be...
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    In serious need of advice

    Pangea Reunited replied to rainln86's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe your size would be an issue, but I do agree that your attitude may need some adjusting. It might be a good idea to let down your defenses for a moment and truly listen to what people...
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    Ignoring your education?

    Pangea Reunited replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    I have a co-worker who regularly advocates nonsense like dabbing lavender oil behind your ears to cure cancer. All I can do is shake my head and hope she's not giving her "excellent" advice to actual...
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    A dilemma

    Pangea Reunited replied to smartassmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I assume the resident is confused, as I can't imagine why anyone would choose to be left dirty. I think you should work with him in pairs when he's being combative ...and if there's someone who's more...
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    advices needed!!!! Retaking course

    Pangea Reunited replied to tennesseeflyer2010's topic in General Nursing

    I would have a serious discussion with the clinical instructor and ask him/her what your chances of recovery from this mistake
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    Males considering nursing?

    Pangea Reunited replied to gaits72's topic in Men in Nursing

    Although 50 is not "too old", if you found it all exhausting back then, it might be even more difficult now ...especially as a new grad without the experience that allows you to choose from more...
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    Weirdest/most difficult thing swallowed by a patient

    Pangea Reunited replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Razor blades ...on purpose. The patient came to us after leaving another hospital AMA because the staff were
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    Respiratory therapist to RN

    Pangea Reunited replied to lavacake's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many variables to that question that I'm not sure strangers on the internet can give you appropriate
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    LPN - can they force me to do this?

    Pangea Reunited replied to bellabean's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    CNA duties do fall within your scope of practice, so there's nothing illegal about it. It can be uncomfortable to switch to an entirely different routine than you're used to, though ...and if you're...
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    Firearms

    Pangea Reunited replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    I don't disagree with banning guns from hospitals, I just disagree with this (in general): "I've never understood this rationale. Someone who drives over the speed limit clearly doesn't care about...
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    Firearms

    Pangea Reunited replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of robbing a house in self defense, so yes ...that should remain illegal- even if people don't care about the
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    Clinical Nurse Assistants (CNA) Help or Hindrance?

    Pangea Reunited replied to hkaren79's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say extremely helpful 99% of the time ...but once in a while a rare individual causes more problems than they're
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    An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    Pangea Reunited replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the "outrage" over this stupid talk show seems less than sincere ...almost like an excuse to post a "selfie" with a stethoscope and caption/message of self-importance. I don't care for the...
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    Clinic staff ask pt how to find injection site?

    Pangea Reunited replied to MinneNurse's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse who works at my doctor's office did the same thing, but I think it was actually a courtesy of sorts. She knows I'm a nurse and knows that I've taken quite a few IM injections at home for a...
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    Nurse, policeman, or both

    Pangea Reunited replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen a patient held accountable for drugs turned over to the police by staff. They're simply "turned in" to be disposed of, as far as I know. Patients never seem too stressed by it. I hear...
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    HIPAA and the Undocumented

    Pangea Reunited replied to nurseactivist's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This is an issue that the mother must consider when deciding to live illegally in a
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    Nurse, policeman, or both

    Pangea Reunited replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even know what our policy is, but we do occasionally call the police to pick up drugs we find on patients. I've also seen alert, oriented and independent patients allowed to keep their drugs....