Pangea Reunited ASN, RN

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    Dear Doctor

    Pangea Reunited replied to lilirishblesing's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That about sums it up. Having money to count when I go home is thanks
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    Orientation + OT

    Pangea Reunited replied to Nurse_Lily's topic in General Nursing

    I think you both should have left and the next shift should have picked things
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    Falsification of Documentation?

    Pangea Reunited replied to lowetidern's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't do it, but I'd be OK adding a note to the photos ...something like, "Original photos lost. Wound present on
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    I think I failed Nclex in 75 questions

    Pangea Reunited replied to RN_Dreams's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I started picking any answer(s) near the end of the exam and was the first one to leave. I figured there was no point in even trying since I was obviously going to be re-testing. After I left, I sat...
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    How do you deal with demanding/unreasonable patients?

    Pangea Reunited replied to empatheticRN's topic in General Nursing

    I try to remember that I can't "fix" a personality that's been broken for years and years. The best I can do is contribute to getting their body better so they can move on to the next place. Until...
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    Pt threw a bedpan...

    Pangea Reunited replied to NanikRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is abusive. I hope you'll look for a better way to "teach" in the future. You could learn a lot by being kicked hard in the stomach every time you did something undesirable, but is it right? And I...
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    Pt threw a bedpan...

    Pangea Reunited replied to NanikRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hope you're not serious about the
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    cost of healthy meals

    Pangea Reunited replied to kidzcare's topic in General Nursing

    Healthy food can be more expensive, but I still spend less when I eat for sustenance because I eat so little. I can eat frozen pizzas and frosted cookies all day long- whether I'm hungry, or not. It's...
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    Wait staff and flight attendant c/o customers

    Pangea Reunited replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    People don't become magically well-behaved when they leave the hospital and hop on a plane. I've flown quite a bit and I've seen LOTS of reasons for airline staff to feel
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    Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

    Pangea Reunited replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

    I also see a pattern of you not accepting blame- just from what you've written. The mistakes, themselves, are not so huge... I would try to find another job. It doesn't look like this one will end...
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    Calling an MD during night shift

    Pangea Reunited replied to stepwintention's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't spend the first minute of the call apologizing for the call, I just get to the point. I'm available, immediately, when I page someone. I've talked to the patient, the family, the RT, etc. and...
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    What eats at you

    Pangea Reunited replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people who are not DNRs should be. That's especially sad, to
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    Obesity: A disease or a lifestyle

    Pangea Reunited replied to TexMex22's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've been overweight, and it was because I ate too much and ate the wrong things. I didn't feel good about being overweight, so I started eating less and eating the right things. From what I've...
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    Wear gloves during assessment?

    Pangea Reunited replied to future_nurse11's topic in General Nursing

    It's interesting to me that this is seen as a dignity issue by some. I think I actually see things the opposite way. I don't care for skin-to-skin contact with strangers and would prefer not to be...
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    patient abandonment

    Pangea Reunited replied to conway1's topic in General Nursing

    I've had miscarriages and I know how excruciatingly painful they can be. I've even fainted during the worst part of one of them (at home). Another one started and became horribly intense during my...
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    Most annoying reason for admission?

    Pangea Reunited replied to HakunaMatata<3's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't think I had one until I read this. And it's usually a contracted, aphasic 90- something with a PEG tube and at least four unstagable pressure ulcers. We have to weigh them daily,
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    Workplace Cowardice

    Pangea Reunited replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Let the whiners whine. These are people you can't have a face to face discussion with because they end up crying. Management knows which employees are always trying to stir things up. I don't think...
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    CNA/patient ratios and Help me keep the RNs happy!

    Pangea Reunited replied to fairdinkum's topic in General Nursing

    I think 10 should be the max ...maybe less than 10 if they're all heavy patients. There is no good way for a CNA to take good care of 23 patients when the nurses are unable or unwilling to help (and...
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    Would you quit over white uniforms?

    Pangea Reunited replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    It would be a deciding factor, but not the deciding factor ...definitely a strike against the
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    Sorry, we must start you as a new grad.

    Pangea Reunited replied to strawberryfields's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital hires SNF nurses as new grads once in a while, too. The ones hired at my place are often motivated to accept the lower pay in exchange for acute care experience. Once they get the...
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    How many of you actually enjoy your job?!

    Pangea Reunited replied to kwerno00's topic in General Nursing

    I like my work, but work is work and I wish it were "happy fun time"
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    Male Nurse Interactions

    Pangea Reunited replied to MikeRN84's topic in Men in Nursing

    If you were the only one excluded, maybe it would have been better to have the whole group sit that one out. It really doesn't seem right, at all, to
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    Confused about ADN programs...

    Pangea Reunited replied to trebleclefmama's topic in General Nursing

    My ADN program only required Anatomy I to apply, but in reality, no one without all of the general education was accepted because it was a competitive entry program (with points awarded for class...
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    CNA "Patient Abandonment"

    Pangea Reunited replied to Animorpha's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's not abandonment, but it doesn't look good to future employers, either. It's almost always better to tough out the customary notice time instead of leaving suddenly. There are a few exceptions,...
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    for those who work 12 hour shifts, how long is your lunch break?

    Pangea Reunited replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    Ours is 30 minutes, unpaid, and two ten minute breaks. I almost always take a lunch, but I do willingly stay available for big issues with my patients. The smaller breaks may not happen at all, or may...