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    Manager ignoring me?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Kind-N-Caring's topic in General Nursing

    I have a similar situation. My manager is the leader of this quality improvement project, and I do the collecting of the data for her. It is just her and me on this project, and I know there is a...
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    I Have No Words

    BSN-to-MSN replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!, what a pity nurse! Ask HER to come in with you after giving report, since you asked her for help
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    Help!! I made a medication error!!

    BSN-to-MSN replied to svicente0520's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm sorry, you must be feeling awful. It's common that the nursing STUDENT does not have access to EMR. So they don't mess up the documentation. A student may have access sometimes, but the primary...
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    IM and PO Lasix together?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to missourinurse2b's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I M not I'm. Darn auto corrector is not a nurse. So glad you clarified. The I M is appropriate due to the setting - there are no IVs in the long term
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    Frustrating Nurse Family Members

    BSN-to-MSN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I was quite shocked at the pediatrician's visit last year, when MD said: " You are very easy going. For a nurse." Seeing my eyebrows go up, she added: "Mom nurses come over with a diagnosis already in...
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    Nurse Beth Pops New Grad's Bubble

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Excellent advice, nurse
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    Coronavirus mask shortage

    BSN-to-MSN replied to zillynurz's topic in Disaster Preparation

    LOL, the mask IS soiled the minute you walk into the isolated patient
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    Coronavirus mask shortage

    BSN-to-MSN replied to zillynurz's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For droplet isolation one cannot reuse masks. Think about it: you wear the mask, patient coughs/sneezes in the air, it lands on your mask, then while exiting the room you take it off, put in a bag and...
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    Nurses don't check orders??

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Christina.f0602's topic in General Nursing

    Kardex is not reliable, always check orders. Our hospital switched to EPIC past Saturday, we threw out all Kardexes, so
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    Frustrating Nurse Family Members

    BSN-to-MSN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Couple of times I've had negative experiences. 1. "Honey, I'm a CRNA with 40 years of experience! I am not a happy camper here!" - patient's wife 2. "I am a nurse, so you don't need to explain it to...
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    What would you do?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Hunt er's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Same, a BSN does not mean higher pay in my area, just makes a next job hunt easier. My employer is going to pay about 60 percent of my online BSN by he middle of next year. No debt
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    What would you do?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Hunt er's topic in General Nursing

    Stuck between advocating for patients and doing what management wants me to do, sometimes I feel like I have two layers at
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    What’s with “researching” patients before clocking in?! Is this a standard?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to NurseOrBust13's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah,
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    What would you do?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Hunt er's topic in General Nursing

    Start the ADN. You might end up not liking nursing, because there are many other not so great aspects of nursing besides "making a difference in someone's life". If you can keep the current job and...
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    What’s with “researching” patients before clocking in?! Is this a standard?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to NurseOrBust13's topic in General Nursing

    I usually arrive 5-10 minutes until the clock in time ( 0653 ). Due to dropping off my daughter at the daycare, I allow extra time for travel ( 10 min to daycare, 5 min to the hospital) and any...
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    Nurses: When Will You Take Action for Safe Staffing?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to NursesTakeDC's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Illinois, and took a survey couple of months
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    How would you improve the nursing profession? (beyond better staffing, higher pay, etc)

    BSN-to-MSN replied to labordude's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I agree. Understaffed and floating to staff other units when mine is short. Management expects the same level of care and to answer call lights right
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    Call Off Criteria

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    ?
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    Staff drama

    BSN-to-MSN replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with previous posters that you should not respond to complaints about assignment. Have them take it up with the unit manager when she or he shows up, and see where it gets them. I feel sorry...
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    Terrible experience with nursing staff

    BSN-to-MSN replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that it was a traumatic experience for you. Yes, in some cultures nursing is not as patient oriented as in the USA. They don't hold your hand, they expect family to help out. Your boyfriend...
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    Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

    BSN-to-MSN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    This is so scary! It should make us appreciate conditions we have here in the United States. There are similar horror stories about the ex Soviet Union. They would let a trauma person die and falsify...
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    Classism in the Hospital-MD vs. RN

    BSN-to-MSN replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they've earned it. When a doctor as a patient wants to be called a doctor, it is amusing to me. Do they want to do their own surgery, too? I remind myself that I will want to be called a nurse...
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    Classism in the Hospital-MD vs. RN

    BSN-to-MSN replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital there are "physicians" and "staff". And, if patient's satisfaction scores are down with MDs, nurses are expected to "manage up" docs more, MDs are not expected to do anything different....
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    Nursing instructor question

    BSN-to-MSN replied to SummerOlaf's topic in General Students

    I would say, take this semester and figure it out before wasting the time studying for something you do not like. How much bedside did you do exactly in the first semester of nursing school? You might...
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    Discussing salary with co workers

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Dawnkeibals's topic in General Nursing

    Many people ( in this country) would not like to be asked how much they make. So, I do not discuss the pay with my coworkers. I agree with previous posters though, about empowering nurses to ask the...