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    Overreacting?

    carolinapooh replied to SionainnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it's weird, but hey - FB is apparently making life weirder by the minute. (And I don't know if I would've done that just because I'd be leaving myself open for interpretation by the facility....
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While I hear what you're saying, there's a difference here. The personal questions I'm asking have to do with caring for that person. That's a bit different than asking them for their personal life...
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is hilarious and reminded me of something that one of my late dad's friends told me once - sort of OT but not really. We were talking about religion. My dad was raised Catholic, baptized...
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for saying that; I really appreciate it.
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    Death Cafes should nurses be a part of them?

    carolinapooh replied to PrayeRNurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I see both sides of the story, but I also think that electronic media and the ability to reach out to people one has never met - and interact with them online - has changed the dying experience, so to...
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    declaratory order form : HELP!

    carolinapooh replied to _agape's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Why not look on the TX BON site and just call them directly? I don't know that anyone here is going to hand out names and numbers. I Googled the site and found the general number under "contact the...
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    Reporting meds to the Police when a patient dies....HIPAA?

    carolinapooh replied to tewdles's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    And if it were me, they'd have the tar sued out of them for wrongful termination. AND they'd get reported to the BON - I would at least call and say, 'can I ask you about X?' And then the BON would...
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think anyone here doubts the intention of most patients, or even people we meet. I think we all believe it's done out of genuine human curiosity, an effort to be friendly, or just making small...
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    Military experience in nursing

    carolinapooh replied to Rgresh's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said, I was led to believe differently - I wasn't saying I didn't believe you. :) I promise. Before applying at the VA, I had always been led to believe that that was the case (I'm a military...
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    carolinapooh replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you going to assess the patient, right here, in report, or are you just going to let let the offgoing RN actually tell you what she ​found, since she admitted the patient and you've never met...
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    carolinapooh replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG this kills me. EVERY. STINKING. SHIFT. Here's my thought: "Personally I'd rather have the full patient load, knowing we have several potential train wrecks out there, right now, just waiting to...
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    Military experience in nursing

    carolinapooh replied to Rgresh's topic in General Nursing

    Pay ten years ago and pay now are very different. I know of very few non-GS, non-mil nurses in this country working straight time and comparable hours to me who make what I do, and with a third of...
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    Military experience in nursing

    carolinapooh replied to Rgresh's topic in General Nursing

    The mods might want to move this to the military forum. My unsolicited advice - and I'm currently active duty - is to stay in right now. Even with experience, jobs are hard to find. And hospitals are...
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Then I shouldn't say anything to them and I shouldn't answer any questions that aren't directly related to their care because I might offend them in some way. Goodness gracious, I 'remember' I am at...
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hear you. It hurts me sometimes when I'm always asked, "But why don't you have children?" I know people really don't mean to be, and there's no way they could know how hard we're trying, but it...
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    How do you cope with looking "too young" to be a nurse?

    carolinapooh replied to LaceyRN12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I actually don't like the comments I get when they're condescending in nature. I was commenting on your seeming annoyance with the fact that our looking fifteen years younger or consistently being...
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    Ok need help!

    carolinapooh replied to newnurse1986's topic in General Nursing

    Why not ask the HR department? Or better yet, just tell the other employer if you're hired that the 14th is your last
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    Can I qualify for military?

    carolinapooh replied to Residentmaid's topic in Government, Military

    You answered my other question.
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A simple "no, I don't have kids" would've spared you the awkward moment. Don't feel bad, though. There's much worse. I have a coworker who asked someone's sister if they were the patient's mother....
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But no one is responsible for what the other person chooses to glean from what they may or may not say. The childless person has said "I don't want kids." The questioner is insulted by that? How? How...
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just because someone doesn't want kids doesn't mean they're judging someone who did. I don't want three kids, or four kids, or any more than two. My mother has four. She doesn't take it as an insult...
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    No call/ No show

    carolinapooh replied to Redder's topic in General Nursing

    I know you can't do anything about the policy, but I thought my two cents' worth might at least make you feel better if you knew someone you'd never met was REALLY upset on your behalf. That is the...
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    Not Accepted to Nursing School! :(... Alternative!

    carolinapooh replied to MrsBabs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Of course you can. Find out what the BSN Gen Ed core is, find comparative classes that the BSN-granting institution consider equivalent (even talk to the BSN's school to find out where they accept...
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL I call my dog my
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Saying you don't want children isn't a personal opinion. It's a personal CHOICE, like choosing to wear your hair in a pixie cut or choosing blue underwear to wear to work on Tuesday or buying Nikes...