Julius Seizure

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    Being a School Nurse in TX

    What a wonderful resource for foster families and children. I am glad your job
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    "My pain is about an eight and a half"

    The rules of rounding would suggest that a 6.5 rounds up to 7, whereas a 6.499 would round down to 6. Hope that
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    Dating As A (School) Nurse

    Speaking of names... I hope that if I ever I get married someday, my husband calls me something cute like Sweet Petunia when he talks about me on weirdly specific internet forums.
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    Essential Oils

    What??? Has she ever smelled one? I think her nose is
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    gauze left intentionally during surgery?

    Emergent surgeries - like truly emergent, crashing onto ECMO, bleeding out. No time for counts or "by the book" time
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    Self Harm by CPAP

    Oh! What an excellent computer sketch! I learned a thing,
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    'My Patient died' Facebook post

    HIPAA? No. Can it get you fired? 100%
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    Self Harm by CPAP

    How do the doors work
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    Should I work tomorrow?

    If you do go to work, take some extra precautions like wearing a mask to help contain your germs if
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    As a RN, which would you choose?

    Would a DNR mean no narcan? If you appeared to have had too many narcotics, were unconscious/obtunded, and had a respiratory rate of 4....would a DNR mean that you don't get
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    When did being pregnant become a disability?

    Yes
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    When did being pregnant become a disability?

    Well that was nasty of you. Why be like that? "She offended me first", so its okay? Do you really think that list of "accomplishments" makes you better than another nurse? It
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    When did being pregnant become a disability?

    Pushing a bed around without help isn't exactly the foundation of a nurses job description. Maybe if they were a transport tech it would
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    'graduated' but could not sit for NCLEX

    Grant you a certificate of what? Nursing
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    Bullying/Harrassment?

    What does the handbook say about how to handle complaints? Usually its a step-wise process that begins with going to your direct supervisor, etc., escalating to HR, then filing some sort of "formal...
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    mixing pain medications with a flush

    Rocknurse, your elaboration is mystifying me far more than your original statement
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    Old nurse won't retire

    Same. Negative generalizations stink...in
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    First time fired by family

    I was overly bothered the first time a family fired me as well. I hadn't had any inkling that they had a problem with me, then come back the next day to find out that my assignment has been changed...
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    Where are the nursing discounts?

    Teachers, firefighters, military, etc. work in jobs that salary-wise don't pay well enough to be worth it without one having a sense of personal duty to the job. I have no interest in being a martyr...
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    Old nurse won't retire

    Wuzzie's point is that your comments likely don't apply to "the vast
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    Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

    PCP = primary care provider. The person you go to for well-person checkups, annual exams, as well as when you are sick (and refer you to a specialist if needed). It sounds like where you were is more...
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    Should I tell my employer about a public reprimand

    I would imagine the BON might instruct you on whether you are required to disclose the situation to your current employer. I would wait to see about
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    When they're SO sure they're right...

    Wow your hospital must run like clockwork if they can guarantee a procedure will occur within a 1 hour window to avoid stool
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    Texting in nursing

    Additionally, on call doc is now grumpy at getting paged when the paging nurse isn't available to answer the phone and is now stubbornly refusing to answer page
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    Transgender patient and a dilemma

    This is a relatively good answer. But without the quotations around "He". Really though, is there a reason why staff can't just ask what gender he would prefer to be escorted