RegisteredNuisance RN

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  1. So I recently accepted a per diem position as a Clinical Documentation specialist. I come from a background of about half and half med surg and rehab. I asked the recruiter if they would provide job training regarding job functions, workflows, etc an...
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    Wisdom Teeth Removal

    I had mine out when I was about 25 or 26. They were all growing in at a severe angle and it was causing me a decent bit of pain in my lower jaw. As with all testimonies, I preface mine by saying your mileage may vary. Everyone has different pain tole...
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    22,000 Nurses Refuse *Mandatory* Vaccinations

    Mine does too, as well as the Hep B vaccine. We are all required to get a TB skin test or chest xray before starting work in a medical facility. At least, everyone I've ever worked at has required it. We're also required to have all of our vaccinati...
  4. My goodness. You had a hell of a week, didn't you? That sounds... exhausting. Also, huzzah for you! You solved my scrub pants problem! I'm 5'4 with a bit of a badonk and you may have just solved the equation. Thank you, friend.
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    Former Med Surg RN to LTC

    favthing, as well as the other commenters: thanks for the feedback. The one thing that will keep me from doing well in this new position is self doubt and feeling overwhelmed and out of control (of the workload, not so much myself). Those are going t...
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    Former Med Surg RN to LTC

    Hi all, a question for you. I'm an RN with about a year and a half med surg experience, 3 years home health (as a caregiver) and a few years each in wellness coaching and assisted living. I received a job offer and took it recently to work in a LTC f...
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    Former Med Surg RN to LTC

    Also, the CNAs that just got hired were told they were critically needed by the DON and I agree. When I worked on the floors my CNAs were the only thing keeping me from being buried in work and I've always *tried* to make them know that. You always g...
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    Former Med Surg RN to LTC

    Of course you can. I didn't leave M/S and go straight to LTC. I'm returning after a break of about two years. This seems like a lot, but I had to take some time off after a rough couple of years. Upon considering my options for returning to work, I k...
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    The Silent Victims of Human Trafficking

    Lori, thank you for this contribution. As someone with no familiarity with this subject matter, this was very informative.
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    How to 'Sell Oneself' to a New Specialty

    Ha! Awesome. All about context, lol.
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    Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

    +1 there. While that's kind of what it is, you can look at it as the "OK" for you to utilize to allow yourself to slow down and really get the five rights down. Really however you look at it, best to see it as a positive and know you're not looked do...
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    WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    Another agreement for the scheduled vs PRN option here. Pain, nausea and other symptoms are NEVER the nurse's prerogative to judge. If the patient says they're in pain/nauseous, we have to assume they are. The "but" here is that we do it regardless i...
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    The every year Snow thread

    Wow. I will NEVER complain about snow in Flagstaff again! I live 10 miles out of town which is 13 miles from my house but my neighborhood is county, not city. We still get the plows and gravel out and they're quick about it too, which is great. I thi...
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    Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

    This is one of the reasons there has been so much talk and effort to make nurses more willing to report mistakes and med errors. Your charge nurse should have responded more calmly. My first question would have been to the patient's status. THAT is a...
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    How to 'Sell Oneself' to a New Specialty

    Okay, let's hear it! You can't post "hey I made a funny!" without sharing it. What was the one liner?
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    Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    ^^ Was about to make that same comment. This is a striking contrast between the now popular post on medical professionality of appearance. It would be interesting to add RNDynamic to your follow list, see what they post next.
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    Lavenderskies: For the unaware: what's SDN?
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    Reading these kinds of posts really is an interesting human personality study. I personally can't relate to OP's opinion at all. Also, the language and sentence structure have the tone of someone highly educated who considers theirselves elevated in ...
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    Clothes that fit the Job

    Sorry in advance if we ever cross paths, my friend! I love royal blue!
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    The ONE thing that will make your nursing life easier

    Sans fasciitis, (which I got a spellcheck for as well, but is spelled correctly) Danskos are wayyy too hard for my feet. My feet hurt worse after a 12 in them. I eventually just wore my old sneakers and my feet still hurt, but not as bad. I'll swear ...
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    Former Med Surg RN to LTC

    Thanks! And thank you again for the tips. I'm sure I'll be fine, just new workplace jitters.
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    Former Med Surg RN to LTC

    Thanks Michelle126! So, I live in a town of about 70k people with a snowbird population but we get snow so it's a little slow this time of year so the census is a little bit down I hear, which will probably be helpful for me. The facility sees mostl...
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    12/31/15: What I learned this year

    I so agree with OP's post, most of it. Where she says, "being an RN has made me less patient with thing people consider problems" was spot on with me too, except that it's more like I'm more dismissive of things that I don't see as attention worthy p...
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    Former Med-Surg RN now working in SNF - Help!

    I'm an RN with 1 year of acute Med-Surg in the hospital and might be accepting a job at a SNF soon. When I quit my last job I vowed never to return to nursing, so I'm suprised and excited about starting this job - excited because the DON gave me a p...
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    Former Med-Surg RN now working in SNF - Help!

    Thanks ladies and gents for your comments. :)