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  1. Doctor was yelling...told me I was negligent....am I?

    tencat replied to rich5clark's topic in General Nursing

    She was close to CRYING about it??? Ummm.....can we say psych issues???? Wow, that right there would definitely make me think twice about unleashing her on a family member. And as to delivering...

  2. GREAT DEAL of embarassment....thanks BON.

    tencat replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know a nurse who took it 6 times before she finally passed. I think a formal course would be really helpful for

  3. What are you thankful for today?

    tencat replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Very nice thread! I'm thankful for my beautiful daughters and fabulous hubby My cats, even though one is a poop/puke machine....and my puppy Morphine.....great drug for hospice My

  4. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    tencat replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    What a hot button topic! Interesting.....every specialty has its ways of coping, and I'm sure that NICU is one of the most emotionally demanding specialties, but I have to admit I'm a bit shocked...

  5. This morning I sat with a patient as he died

    tencat replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure he knew. What a wonderful gift you gave this man. Bless

  6. I did a no-no

    tencat replied to mamad7's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I wouldn't be giving any kind of drug to a coworker, other than tylenol, or ibuprofen from an OTC bottle I carry around. And if I were the coworker, I'd not ask another nurse for drugs.....why...

  7. any H1N1 on your floor yet?

    tencat replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is there anyone out there who has had the flu, but not felt like they were going to die with it? Family had fever, cough, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting, and two days in I was diagnosed with...

  8. which specialty area = satisfaction

    tencat replied to krstxn's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm.....good question. I think a lot of burnout has to do with feeling powerless to change anything or have any kind of positive impact on a situation. I know when I worked Med/surge I felt like a...

  9. Crazy things pt's do for pain meds.

    tencat replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work hospice, and we actually had one who contacted our company, claimed to have stage IV breast cancer. She even shaved her head to look more authentic. She had addict friends who were nurse...

  10. How did you/should I find my niche in nursing?

    tencat replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    What is interesting to you? You mentioned that you have a few areas of interest. Are they all hospital specialties? If so, maybe you could start in one area, then in 6 months to a year you could...

  11. Should you treat a prisoner different

    tencat replied to PEBBLES1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you should treat them badly, however I don't believe that prisoners should have access to better healthcare than law-abiding John Q. Public. Something is WRONG with that

  12. Shady shift change

    tencat replied to 86toronado's topic in General Nursing

    As soon as that happened, you should have started up the chain of command, and documented every action. You have the right to refuse an unsafe assignment, and that certainly qualified as such. New...

  13. How would you approach this situation?

    tencat replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm....not being familiar with the Australian system, I can't really tell you what I think you should do about the facility, but is hospice available to you so you can take her home? Why does she...

  14. OMG The Doctors at my facility are out of control.

    tencat replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I know it's a tight job market, but if you were to lose your job over something this inconsequential, then the job wasn't worth having in the first place......you did nothing wrong, and it sounds like...

  15. Ready to go MD... but actually chose nursing!

    tencat replied to lovepink88's topic in General Nursing

    If I had thought of the medical field when I was younger, I would have gone for MD. Much more autonomy and respect. I'd recommend MD if you've got the time, the inclination, and the drive. Nursing...

  16. I got my coworker fired

    tencat replied to lovesthefullmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm.....I'm reasonably sure that your complaint wasn't the only one, and it wasn't the one reason the person was fired. That being said, I think that the appropriate thing to do is to tell the...

  17. Huge let down from one of my profs

    tencat replied to Holly.G's topic in General Students

    Take a good look at yourself and the issues you bring into nursing. ADD and anxiety can definitely be managed by medications and therapy. But you cannot use these disorders as excuses for why you...

  18. Nurse Manager threatening to report me to BRN...

    tencat replied to Cosper123's topic in General Nursing

    I would just write a very short, very succinct note stating what I saw and give it to the boss. I certainly wouldn't blab about the whole thing with my coworkers, because you never know who knows whom...

  19. Palliative care-withholding coumadin-your opinions

    tencat replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if the patient can swallow and wants to take it, then why not? If the patient chooses not to, then that's ok, too. It's really up to him, if he can make his own decisions. If not, then it's...

  20. Something funny happened at the flu shot clinic today.....

    tencat replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    I was giving a flu shot to a little old guy, and he was reminiscing about how much he had hated shots as a kid, but the people giving the shots used to tell him, "Look! A rabbit just ran across the...

  21. New Hospice Nurse

    tencat replied to Nurse10092002's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I agree that if it's too much, you should let them know right away and see if there is a way to work it out. That being said, I have to disagree about the idea that if you have kids you can't...

  22. Words you never dreamed you would say as a nurse...

    tencat replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't take all five Viagara at once ever again.....said that to a patient once who had done just that. One didn't work, so he thought maybe all five would. How he didn't kill himself, I don't...

  23. Things pts do that make you want to go hit your ahead against a brick wall.

    tencat replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    oh, very funny! i feel so bad for elderly people who are losing their brain function, but if i didn't laugh about some of the things they do, i'd be

  24. Changing careers to Nursing?

    tencat replied to LetsTeach09's topic in General Nursing

    I was a teacher for 12 years and went back and got my BSN. I'm not sorry I did it. I do miss all the time off I used to have, but I make more money as a nurse than I ever could have hoped to make as...

  25. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

    tencat replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad your supervisor got what was coming....... As to working when sick....If I'm that sick, I won't see patients. Do I like to cancel on patients? No. However, I have to take care of myself....