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  1. Shoes with Wheels! Would you want to try them?

    tencat replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in General Nursing

    Since I gave myself a concussion the one and ONLY time I ever rollerbladed, I think it would be a very bad idea for

  2. When is it ethical to talk about religion with a patient?

    tencat replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I walked in on a patient who had a pastor and his wife asking if they could pray with her. She said yes, and I figured I'd stand there respectfully, head bowed, and listen as they prayed. The prayer...

  3. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    tencat replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that some people might know TONS about a subject, but might be HORRID teachers. Teaching someone requires skills that we don't necessarily get in nursing school or on the job. I had a...

  4. I made a med error :(

    tencat replied to hollya5334's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like the patient will be ok. She's not allergic to it, so no harm no foul. It's good to try to analyze why the error ocurred so that you can learn from it. I've made an error that was my...

  5. Patient is a famous star

    tencat replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

    EWWWW....Hugh Laurie???? Cute and cuddly, but lustful material???? Well, to each her own! Antonio Banderas......massages q 30 minutes

  6. write ups

    tencat replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospital I work in I think a lot of people play the 'write up' game, but the nurse manager hardly ever passes along the write ups. Many of them are silly little nit-picky cr#p like "Didn't...

  7. when a hsopice patient goes to the hospital

    tencat replied to WV_heart_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I don't totally understand hospice and how it all works, and if I were taking a hospice patient I'd appreciate the insight. I wonder why the nurses on the floor treated you like that.

  8. Leaving teaching to be a nurse..

    tencat replied to ladybella's topic in General Nursing

    I left teaching to go into nursing and I've been a nurse for 4 months now. I like it a lot better in some ways, not so much in others. I like getting paid for the time I put in, where I work we even...

  9. Nursing school or become a teacher?

    tencat replied to busylady61's topic in General Nursing

    What I did was get a part time nursing aide at the local hospital. I worked 8 hours a week for about 7 months, and it gave me a good idea of what to expect as a nurse. I didn't have to go back to...

  10. Nursing school or become a teacher?

    tencat replied to busylady61's topic in General Nursing

    I was a teacher for twelve years. I paid FICA then. I also had to pay for my health insurance. If you hate teaching, it will just get worse as the years go by. There are a lot of paralells between...

  11. Help I'm mobbed

    tencat replied to Sonn's topic in General Nursing

    Life's too short to deal with that kind of sh$$. If you are able, I'd look elsewhere for employment, maybe another

  12. strictly business/non-caring LPN

    tencat replied to TTAmoneypit's topic in General Nursing

    I think corrections would possibly suit you. I've not worked there, but I imagine that the patients are rough and tough, and you sound like you have what it takes to deal with tough customers....

  13. "I'm NOT going to support his habit...." LONG

    tencat posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've had two patients who are well-known drug addicts (UA's done and they tested positive for every drug on the panel) who had large abscesses drained from their arms. Abscesses were due to IV drug...

  14. "I'm NOT going to support his habit...." LONG

    tencat replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Lidocaine is another thought. I'll keep you all posted. How does a newbie nurse tactfully point out that all this no medication, H2O2 for dressing changes is really not best practice???? Would...

  15. "I'm NOT going to support his habit...." LONG

    tencat replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your support and suggestions. I've found it very helpful and encouraging. I brought this issue here because I knew I'd get what I needed, and I did! The discussion here has mirrored...

  16. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    tencat replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    Wow. (((((ER folks)))). I think I'd have to kill or maim some of these parents of those kids.........that would be my undoing, I

  17. "I'm NOT going to support his habit...." LONG

    tencat replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    wildmountainchild, did you read the second post that UKRNinUSA posted? It was further explained in that post. Obviously you have strong feelings about the issue. Fair enough, but please le't not...

  18. "I'm NOT going to support his habit...." LONG

    tencat replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    I did tell him that he needed to demand to know why he wasn't getting adequate pain meds, and not to be intimidated by the physician since it's the physician's job to take care of him and give him the...

  19. "I'm NOT going to support his habit...." LONG

    tencat replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Bless you all! You guys are giving wonderful advice. You know, Tazzi, I've asked myself that question.....if I really want to work somewhere that condones this behavior. But I live in a small town,...

  20. "I'm NOT going to support his habit...." LONG

    tencat replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Any ideas on alternatives to opioid meds? Easier said than done. I really like my workplace, and to go against the surgeon would mean a loss of my job and an 80 mile commute one way to work at...

  21. "I'm NOT going to support his habit...." LONG

    tencat replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the response! My coworkers are fabulous and supportive, but this is a 'taboo' subject for us all, so it's hard to discuss at work. Are there other medications like Torridol (sp?) that...

  22. Oh My....

    tencat replied to sarahlh's topic in General Nursing

    I saw the headline on the internet CNN page that said that nurses are pretty peeved about that. I agree that it's really tacky and

  23. How do you handle the "ones that are out for drugs"

    tencat replied to level1_traumaRN's topic in Emergency

    Pet peeve of mine, though I don't work ER. Drug addict or not, they've got pain. I just had a drug addict on a Med Surge floor who was UNDER medicated because of his lifestyle choice. Wet to dry...

  24. would you finish work from previoius shift?

    tencat replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would, and I have. By the same token, I've left some end of shift meds etc. on days where I barely had time to use the bathroom, let alone get everything done. I wonder where people find the time...

  25. I failed the interview personality test/survey!

    tencat replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    [quote How bout a Glasgow of 4,6,1 (eyes open, obeys all commands, NO verbal response)? :rotfl: Hey, we have a new 'personality test'. The Glascow! Cheap and easy to use....management should love...