RNsRWe ASN, RN

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    Loose teeth letter - thought I'd share...

    RNsRWe replied to Marlene39's topic in School

    I wonder if I missed something major here......you're posting as though YOU are a school nurse, but didn't I just read your posts elsewhere saying you are a new grad in an ICU? I'm not looking for a...
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    "Organ donor" on driver's license

    RNsRWe replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    Can't speak to "smart" or "not smart", but IMHO, people watch too many movies with bad medical themes....and then confuse them with 'real life'
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    Newsflash: Med/Surg RN's have the toughest job

    RNsRWe replied to Guttercat's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Agree with you absolutely, 100%. I left med-surg after five years, and I swear I learned more in those five years than I'd be willing to BET would be learned anywhere else. Jack-of-All-Trades, in a...
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    Working as a nurse and pregnancy

    RNsRWe replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, this is pretty much where I was going in my post. Even if there are exactly two applicants and they are equally qualified, the non-pregnant one is going to be hired for the reasons I
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    Working as a nurse and pregnancy

    RNsRWe replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder how true this is. On the one hand, I can see the potential for 'discrimination', but on the other hand....the pregnant woman is NOT on equal footing with the not-pregnant one. What I mean...
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    Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    RNsRWe replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You're telling me that you KNOW that two people have each handed someone (the hiring manager?) $200 and that secured the job placements? I'd have to ask how you know this--as the person who PAID the...
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    Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    RNsRWe replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    Yup.
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    Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    RNsRWe replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    At one time, anesthesia did allow this....and then, of course, "something" happens that now makes it no longer allowed. A taxi driver is responsible only to stop at the curb and let someone out....
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    Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    RNsRWe replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    It's not that simple...it's not that they require actual nursing care, it's that the anesthesia meds make it so they cannot safely/legally drive themselves. Standard is no driving for 24 hours,...
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    transfer to another unit? how?

    RNsRWe replied to cantdoit's topic in General Nursing

    Are you aware of your facility's policy on employee transfers? It's not uncommon to require an employee be on a unit for six months prior to applying for transfer. Be sure of this
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    "Organ donor" on driver's license

    RNsRWe replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, it's not legal, but the thing is, if they DIDN'T code that old lady, there'd without a doubt be a lawsuit brought by that son. Doesn't matter if he'd win or not (of course not) but during the...
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    2 glove technique? HUHH?

    RNsRWe replied to RN1822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    TWO layers of gloves to start an IV? How on earth do you feel a vein? Impressive, to me. I've never heard of using sterile gloves to start an IV, either,
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    Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    RNsRWe replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Less intelligent? LOL, sounds like someone was smarter than you think! Literally? Ok, so what's the going rate for a position nowadays? Something tells me I've been WAY
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    "Organ donor" on driver's license

    RNsRWe replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    While I'd say it's technically a "done deal", MDs consider the legal wrangling with an unhappy family and ask them what THEY want done. At least, in my own experience, I can't speak to every State...
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    Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    RNsRWe replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    Exactly what I was trying to get across. well, I think the overnight thing isn't so much a problem in Fuzzy's facility, ans she must work in a veterinary office -- her patient list included...
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    Are there any jobs in nursing where you can work alone?

    RNsRWe replied to Kadambari's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm wondering how much experience you have if you're asking IF there's these kinds of jobs, when it seems to me a nurse who's been working at all would know that there are single-nurse places. If you...
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    You're Hired!: The New World Of Hiring Nurses??

    RNsRWe replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Maybe I'm just not understanding this....but it seems your complaint isn't with the hiring process exactly, but the fact that you (yes?no?) were accused of something or other by a new employee, and...
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    Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    RNsRWe replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    Your situation sucked, no doubt. The problem, of course, is that your procedure started 1.5 hours late, something that doesn't happen in my world. YES, I KNOW it happens (for those who will point...
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    Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    RNsRWe replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    I don't need "a clue" as to who you are, what you have done outside of being a student. As you don't really need to know my CV either. It's irrelevant to the situation at hand, in which you...
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    Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    RNsRWe replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    trufflelilyRN, you hit the nail on the head.
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    Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    RNsRWe replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    Not fooling myself at all. Did you read my follow-up post? The OP asked how other facilities handled this situation, AND I ANSWERED it. You just don't like the answer, which is that we limit our...
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    Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    RNsRWe replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    Agreed. And honestly I was shocked when the cabdrivers in both instances I described were willing to sign the line and take responsibility.....but, it turned out, these patients were also very...
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    Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    RNsRWe replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    Exactly. A hundred times over. I certainly can't help patients if I've lost my license by discharging someone inappropriately or the facility I work in closed because of the financial loss in a
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    Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    RNsRWe replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    And what a judgmental and inaccurate one on your part, just now. I responded to the OP's problem with people who lie that they have a way home after being anesthetized, and then don't. She wanted to...
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    am i making a mistake?

    RNsRWe replied to bernikitty's topic in General Nursing

    You are probably aware that it's tough for new grads to find ANY JOBS, regardless of floor, lately. If you can find a med-surg spot, I say SNATCH it. It's actually NOT very common for new grads to be...