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  1. How do you manage a health crisis and a job in healthcare?

    friggasdistaff posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I absolutely love my job and feel very fortunate to work at an amazing hospital. Two weeks ago I finally went to my Gynecologist for abnormal bleeding. (a problem that I've been actively ignoring for...

  2. Commute time to hospital job

    friggasdistaff replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    45-60 minutes one way. I use the commute to mentally

  3. Wisdom Teeth Removal

    friggasdistaff replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Had all four out while in college, under conscious sedation. I did it over a long weekend, and threw up once. Took narcotics for a few days, and my Mom was diligent about switching our the ice packs....

  4. Odd interactions

    friggasdistaff replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow! I had a lap chole myself last month. I was in and out of the hospital in about six

  5. Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

    friggasdistaff replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if the poster is fully aware of what a HUC actually does. When you expect me to 'take care' of the patient's 'fluffier' needs, I am missing the call from the specialist who I've paged three...

  6. Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    friggasdistaff replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I'll start using all scent free products, as soon as my patients stop smoking. Some nights I come home from the ER smelling worse than when I worked in a bar in

  7. What are your personal standards when a patient "refuses care"

    friggasdistaff replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    'Others have a different approach, I've noticed, especially phlebotomy. The patient needs only to shake the head once, and the phoebes are outta there so fast with a perfunctory call to the nurse....

  8. Access and HIPPA

    friggasdistaff posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'm having surgery soon and just discovered a former instructor who was fired from my school is now working at the hospital I'll be using. Is there anyway I can make sure she is unable to access my...

  9. Employee vs Patient: Do you receive care where you work?

    friggasdistaff replied to ladedah1's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I work in the ER and while I would absolutely take my kids or a loved one to my ER, I don't seek treatment there. I know I would receive excellent care. I just feel weird about being treated by a...

  10. Access and HIPPA

    friggasdistaff replied to friggasdistaff's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    So sorry for the typo in the title. HIPAA not HIPPA. I've had the worlds longest day, still no excuse for not

  11. You are NOT allergic to...

    friggasdistaff replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wait a second it starts with d, da, do, dill, dilaudid. That's

  12. Is it just me, or is this rude, sexist, and condescending?

    friggasdistaff replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you work on a floor with mostly women employees you should be putting the seat down each and every time. Your lack of respect over such a simple courtesy could easily spill out on to the floor...

  13. Worst/silliest/are you serious pt complaint you've received?

    friggasdistaff replied to odaat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Called into the director's office because I refused to violate HIPPA. After the director found out I was correct, she told me I was right not to give out the information out, but I didn't need to be...

  14. Dilaudid for self-driving patient.

    friggasdistaff replied to thecode's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The problem is where do you plan on holding these patients? I work in a small ER, we don't have room for patients to 'recover' from pain medications and also lack the staff to monitor for this length...

  15. Starting as an ER Tech, what do you nurses want from me?

    friggasdistaff replied to NurseMaybeBaby's topic in Emergency

    Welcome to the tech/student club. I'd recommend finding nurses who don't mind questions. I've got a couple of nurses who never miss a teachable moment, and I'm so grateful for that. The only downside...

  16. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    friggasdistaff replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actual conversation last week Lab: Did you draw the blood for pt x's lab orders. HUC: Sorry, those labs were ordered after that patient had already gone to ICU. (after I spend several minutes looking...

  17. Accused of narcotic/ alcohol abuse... No clue what this is about!

    friggasdistaff replied to Purplegiraffe's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds so sketchy. Have you double checked the phone number provided on the letterhead with the number listed on the website? This could all be a scam to collect personal

  18. Dilaudid for self-driving patient.

    friggasdistaff replied to thecode's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    At my ER patients do not receive pain medication until a DD arrives and checks in with the nurse. The only exception is when it is obvious that a patient will be staying for longer than six hours...

  19. Worst/silliest/are you serious pt complaint you've received?

    friggasdistaff replied to odaat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just had a written complaint because I asked the parents of a two year old to stop let her playing with the ER call light after she had set it off numerous times. They didn't like my 'tone.' I...

  20. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    friggasdistaff replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    11pm on the fourth of July had a man in his early 70's present with an ingrown hair on his face. No swelling, no pain, no attempt to remove it

  21. Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    friggasdistaff replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    What doesn't make sense to me is that this student who is here illegally was selected for medical school instead of an American Citizen or someone with a student

  22. Need an emotional support dog

    friggasdistaff replied to Katlove10's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    So does my

  23. Drug Seeker Stories

    friggasdistaff replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    We've got a Mother-Son combo that comes in about every three weeks. His chief complaint is always that he has been assaulted and Mom always has back pain. I'm personally beginning to believe that Mom...

  24. Do I answer "YES," I have used drugs on my state license application? (Pennsylvania)

    friggasdistaff replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Just a question. If you answer 'no' aren't you committing perjury on a legal document? If you relapse the BON might not be as apt to give you a second chance based on your earlier false

  25. NC BON and past opiate abuse

    friggasdistaff replied to lookatheflowers's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I attend nursing school in NC, and I'd recommend contacting the BON and your school. If you have felonies on your record there is a high likelihood you won't pass the criminal background check for...