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It really doesn't matter if he is putting on makeup or lipgloss or perfume. And if you're going to get on his case about toning down perfume, you'll have to make sure you get on all the other kids too, as ALL jr. high kids wear WAY too much perfume ...

I have held medications when patients have had respirations of 6-8 per minute. I had one recently who was snowed on dilaudid q 3 hours ATC and we backed off, gave a long acting med (methadone), and she woke up :) So there are times when it is approp...

I was a high school teacher for 12 years before I went back to school for nursing, and I'm not sorry I did. Nurses face some similar issues to educators: No respect, huge workloads, 'customer' service vs. doing what's right. However, I've found i...

Why does everyone have to die at 2:00 AM????

"Tramp Stamp"....heh heh heh.....thanks for the new term! :)

Instead of taking it out on the coworkers who are sick, blame management for not planning ahead and having enough folks available just in case someone has to be out. There are some of our coworkers who abuse the system, I know. But so many times th...

So many misconceptions from medical people who SHOULD know better...so take the time to learn, those of you who feel that we must keep people alive at all costs and we are killing them if we withdraw nutrition and hydration. If someone is dying and t...

I agree that once someone crosses the line and steals drugs from patients, it's time for him/her to rethink careers. I have issues with letting these nurses come back into the 'fold' because there is a HIGH probability that they will do it again.....

I was a high school teacher for 12 years before I went to nursing school and have been a nurse for 5 years. I love what I do, and I'm not sorry I switched careers. I miss all the vacation time teachers have, and I miss the retirement I could have h...

Our office used to do that, and I was never comfortable with it. There are many things that can go wrong. The powers that be decided that maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all and scrapped it. It can be a pain to try to get meds for someone i...

Vomit. Sympathetic vomiter here, and it's REALLY hard to hold back! I'll do poop any day over vomit :)

Made me chuckle! I'm sorry, but I just don't see how this is offensive. Someone somewhere will ALWAYS find something to be offended by......we can't stop getting older, so we might as well laugh about it. I know the current generation of increasin...

EVERYONE IS ENTITLED (Yes, I said entitled) TO BE RESPECTED AND TREATED DECENTLY WHEN THEY ARE DOING A JOB. Period. There should be no discussion of IF it should be done. And people who hold your particular view of those they manage wonder why on...

I think the fact that the OP was honest and forthright says a lot. At least she is honest about how she feels and willing to own it. It is what it is. If her attitude impairs her ability to give her patients good care, then it is a problem. I thi...

THATS what is bothering me. A sheet or gown CANNOT cost that much that it needs to be discarded to save pennies for the bean counters.

Disrespectful and not necessary. I know the person doesn't care, but the loved ones DO.

I have been working hospice for 4 years, and I've only ever worked for one agency, so I don't know if this is normal or not. A rival company has an inpatient unit, and they had a patient there from our town who had not yet signed up with our agency...

Thanks all. Just wanted to know if this was the norm. I admit I got a bit paranoid, too, and wondered if the other agency 'forgot' on purpose :) But I think it was a miscommunication thing. Everything was handled at the main office, then transfer...

Unfortunately, it is the unwritten policy for most nurses as well.....I've got bronchitis and my employer is peeved because I had to take the day off. Dr. ordered it and encouraged tomorrow, but my boss would have several cows if I did that as we ar...

My pleasantly demented little old man called the police to come to his house to take his wife away because he was mad at her. While wife was telling the story I asked him if it was true. He very seriously replied, "Yes. And they didn't come. I do...

Is he cognitively impaired? If not, then it's HIS decision whether or not to have pain medication, no matter what wife says. If she's the POA and is officially making his decisions, then you've got another issue on your hands. You might try askin...

To the nurse I now work with: I love you! I love you! I love you! If I were going to have more children, I'd name one after you! You've made my job SO much better because of your great attitude and willingness to do whatever needs to be done wit...

SEAMEN are FULL of bacteria, especially after days at sea without a shower....

Hospice is probably the most misunderstood niche of nursing there is, at least in my experience. Either people are terrified of it (I can't watch a patient die!) or they are suspicious of it (Morphine??? Are you crazy???? He'll quit breathing!) an...