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    The flu shot making people sick

    RNsRWe replied to psu_213's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am extremely thankful that I work in a facility where NONE of my staff refuses the vaccine, or even dislikes the idea. No one is required to get the shot, but they understand that should they...
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    The flu shot making people sick

    RNsRWe replied to psu_213's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Fever and body aches are "mild flu-like symptoms", but of course does NOT mean you've got a mild case of the flu. Or got "sick" from the vaccine; rather, they're normal reactions TO the
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    The flu shot making people sick

    RNsRWe replied to psu_213's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Guess she plans to homeschool
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    RNsRWe replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, no doubt. I once had an instructor tell me that if any nurse with any amount of experience tells you she/he has never made a med error they are either lying or are too stupid to know the...
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    RNsRWe replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent topic. Lessee.....very early on, in my first months as a nurse, I misread a MAR when I was doing the 24-hour night check (where you reconcile the previous day's MAR with the one printed for...
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    When co-workers ostracize you

    RNsRWe replied to Kadambari's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Do you honestly believe that REPORTING someone for "ostracizing you" is going to IMPROVE your situation? Think it'll make them want to take you into the
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    Question for current nurse's about job hours and flexibility

    RNsRWe replied to mnitsch's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect that your "passion for nursing" can be easily changed to focus on another career that will not mangle your family and will fulfill your needs. To be brutally honest, nursing is about the...
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    Written up and confused.

    RNsRWe replied to pageturnstyle's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Dumbfounded, I am. I can understand if you did deep suctioning (endotracheal); facilities and RTs can be weird about who is allowed, etc etc. But a YANKOWER?! In NO WAY could clearing crap out of a...
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    Nurses typical work schedule.

    RNsRWe replied to jazon77's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking in general terms, night shifts pay more than day shifts. There are usually shift differentials for evening as well; the facility determines the rates and that varies even from one side of...
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    Can they fire me?

    RNsRWe replied to OuchieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    CAN you be fired? Yes: If you work in an "at will" State, you can be fired for no reason whatsoever. WILL you be fired? If you're not being difficult about return date, and aren't requesting special...
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    Pulled from floor by "Men in Black"

    RNsRWe replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, the difference some details make! Yeesh! Here we were freaking out over something that....well, wasn't quite what we thought. Anyway....at this point, I think you'd be wise to not speak about it...
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    Pulled from floor by "Men in Black"

    RNsRWe replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    True. However, the line "if the family sues the hospital, would I be required to testify?" leads one to believe she spoke. I wonder if the OP is going to respond
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    Cruise line nursing? Worth a shot?

    RNsRWe replied to Shenanigans's topic in General Nursing

    I took a cruise with family last year and of course had to have a tour of the medical facility, lol.....but since it was in the hull of the boat (think 'basement'), I can assure you there were no...
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    Pulled from floor by "Men in Black"

    RNsRWe replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Am I understanding it correctly that a group of men, wearing suits, "pulled you" into a room to discuss a patient and you didn't ask for ID? Or authorization to talk to them? Why on earth would you...
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    Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    RNsRWe replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or, a Med Tech may be a Medical Technician who has zero to do with any of the descriptions you gave. It just happens to be the title of a couple of my staff members, neither of whom holds a college...
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    Want to be a nurse in Doctor's Office...which degree? ASN or BSN RN?

    RNsRWe replied to mrspolly's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Ah. I'm the nurse manager for an ASC, and we DO use RNs (and LPNs) but I wouldn't consider hiring ANYONE who couldn't show me several years' worth of acute care experience. RNs in recovery need to...
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    Want to be a nurse in Doctor's Office...which degree? ASN or BSN RN?

    RNsRWe replied to mrspolly's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    And I gave same :) It's the truth that it's not too common to find RNs in doctor's offices anymore, as I told you. Mostly, they hire anyone they can train to take a blood pressure, slide the little...
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    Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    RNsRWe replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    THIS should be our biggest problem in the nursing profession. Poor choice of words on the part of the tech, but not a big deal. If the patient in question then asked for pain meds, the tech would...
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    Does anyone like night shift?

    RNsRWe replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    I now work days, M-F, but did nightshift for years. And it suited my rhythms perfectly: I'm a night owl, preferring to stay up quite late, hate mornings. I STILL want to stay up late, but as I must...
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    Down to the nitty gritty...

    RNsRWe replied to mrspolly's topic in General Nursing

    By the time you graduate nursing school, you will be virtually immune to bodily fluids, having cleaned up ALL of them (not to mention suctioning trachs and emptying an array of smelly drains) at some...
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    Want to be a nurse in Doctor's Office...which degree? ASN or BSN RN?

    RNsRWe replied to mrspolly's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Pretty rare nowadays to find an RN working in a doctor's office. Actually, getting rarer and rarer to find LPNs as well....the catch-all "Medical Assistant" is the most common job along these lines....
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    Dropped pills

    RNsRWe replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Y'know, I've never had a patient who wanted a pill that was dropped on the floor, but HAVE had ones that dropped a pill into the bedding. So there we go, searching through sheets and blankets and...
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    Dropped pills

    RNsRWe replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    enjoying this thread tonight! And then imagining what might constitute Bat Poo Crazy Things, lol....! BPCT: The Other White Meat. I think I worked too long
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    Dropped pills

    RNsRWe replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    OMG, I just made this weird snorty sound when I laughed! You are now my favorite charter, hands down,
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    Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    RNsRWe replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    This entire scenario sounds bizarre. Your endo doc WOULD have driven your car home for you if he/she could drive a stick? 30 minutes after Propofol sedation isn't safe but a blanket 60 is? Nothing...