Apples&Oranges

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  1. nurses not using stethoscopes

    Apples&Oranges replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    Good question, Wuzzie. I DO NOT. I have no problem charting WNL for respiratory if the patient is pacing the room, breathing just fine. It seems to be a thing on my unit to report and chart...

  2. nurses not using stethoscopes

    Apples&Oranges replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    Real life? If I have a 35 yo addict in for an acute OD, who is a walkie talkie, yapping on her phone and spending most of her time scheming to leave the unit to go shoot up, I'm not too worried about...

  3. Preventable Medical Error 3rd leading cause of death

    Apples&Oranges replied to guest7/31/17's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I can't read this. It's a jumbledy mess. Could you please break it into paragraphs? And fix the punctuation and usage? I'll check back in a couple days, cause it seems like you are passionate about...

  4. Health Care is Not a Right

    Apples&Oranges replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I actually agree with you, in theory. I believe we should work as hard as we choose to reap the benefits of that work. I believe we should choose to pay for the education we want, and then earn the...

  5. How to handle unprofessional coworkers

    Apples&Oranges replied to Imanurse05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would say something. I know I have high expectations when giving/getting report, it's important to review certain things, and I want to check together what has/has not been done during my/your...

  6. New Grad & Scheduling Difficulties

    Apples&Oranges replied to 02468's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "I asked if there was any way to change this and my educator flat out said no and then she said, we'll talk later.” I did not get the chance to talk to her last week" OP, while I realize that my...

  7. New Grad & Scheduling Difficulties

    Apples&Oranges replied to 02468's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is this real life? You guys are seriously entertaining this brandy new person's complaints about having to conform to a preceptor's schedule? For 3 months? I. Just. Can't. Let me get this straight-...

  8. Which is it? Coolest and most glamorous nursing jobs

    Apples&Oranges replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    Guys, I am literally having a giggle fit right now. I have no idea what in Macawake's posts gave me that image, but I have had it for years. Isn't it funny how we project images, personalities, etc...

  9. Can't handle certain surgery.

    Apples&Oranges replied to NYCNative21's topic in General Students

    My two things are broken fingers (I don't know why, but it nauseates me even to think about broken fingers) and bone marrow biopsies. Give me a C-Diff, projectile vomiting fresh crani with gaping...

  10. Which is it? Coolest and most glamorous nursing jobs

    Apples&Oranges replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    "Cool and glamorous macawake: wears this season's little black dress, four-inch heels and a spritz of her favorite Christian Dior fragrance." Macawake - IDK why, but I have always pictured you as a...

  11. Jahi McMath is back in the news

    Apples&Oranges replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Nursing News

    ElkPark, I agree, to an extent. But keeping a braindead body alive is, in itself, a form of torture. For the victim, for the family, for anyone else who still cares about this poor young woman. We, as...

  12. I'm not "intelligent." Do I have any business being a nurse (and other questions)?

    Apples&Oranges replied to The_Muffintime's topic in General Students

    OP, there was a young woman in my class who could have written what you did verbatim (except that she could not have, she wasn't as articulate, or a strong writer.) She was constantly plagued by the...

  13. New job not what I expected

    Apples&Oranges replied to VJN11's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    When I was a PCT, I was always THRILLED to get a sitter assignment - I would pray it was for 12 hours and not just 4 or 8 because... more time to

  14. How do your students address you?

    Apples&Oranges replied to River Song, RN's topic in School

    In the hospital, I prefer just Oranges (first name). I refuse to respond to the A&O x4 patient screaming "Nurse!" down the hall. Not my name. I had a guy last week who insisted on yelling "Hey,...

  15. Jahi McMath is back in the news

    Apples&Oranges replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Nursing News

    Just because we can, doesn't mean we should...God, how I wish we would stop torturing

  16. Respect For Nurses

    Apples&Oranges replied to RNGummy40's topic in General Nursing

    [quote= Its just been a full circle week: trying to prevent narcotic errors from Doctors who prescribe, don't verify, and clearly don't understand the impact to their patients they are taking care...

  17. New Nurse; How do I earn respect from PCA/CNA?

    Apples&Oranges replied to HaleyRoseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry, I just realized I didn't really answer your question. Respect from PCTs should not have to be earned (where is NOADLS when you need him?) but in reality, it is. From the perspective of a long...

  18. New Nurse; How do I earn respect from PCA/CNA?

    Apples&Oranges replied to HaleyRoseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have had the same problem when I was orienting. I don't think it has as much to do with you being a new nurse as it does with you being on orientation. I have had to beg unit secretaries to put MY...

  19. Multistate health coverage plans?

    Apples&Oranges posted a topic in Travel

    So, as I'm getting closer to setting out as a traveller, I have been reading through the forums on private health insurance. I called healthcare.gov today for some advice and (unlike my past...

  20. Multistate health coverage plans?

    Apples&Oranges replied to Apples&Oranges's topic in Travel

    I've been thinking about Cuba for a while - current cost/benefits of socialism, evolving capitalism, and much better weather than Canada

  21. Multistate health coverage plans?

    Apples&Oranges replied to Apples&Oranges's topic in Travel

    Thanks, Ned, I was hoping you would comment. COBRA is an option (an expensive one, but still an option.) I guess I'm wondering what other options are out there, what people do when COBRA runs out. I...

  22. end of year sending meds home

    Apples&Oranges posted a topic in School

    So, I am working as a PT school nurse right now, and I will be sending letters home next week about meds going home in June. I have a form letter left by the previous nurse (I am a permanent job...

  23. end of year sending meds home

    Apples&Oranges replied to Apples&Oranges's topic in School

    Just thought I'd share an update. Today was the last day of school :-) and while a couple of kiddos let their meds run out, not ONE SINGLE PARENT came to pick up OTC or controlled meds. Which made...

  24. I need a loan but can't get a cosigner

    Apples&Oranges replied to kendleh's topic in General Students

    Y'all know I can't quote on this site. So I copied and pasted myself: "Seriously?? What are you thinking? Well, I got suckered into it, too, many years ago. Because I didn't know better. I don't have...

  25. Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    Apples&Oranges replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    I love bedside report, and insist on doing it for every patient - HOWEVER... I refuse to be scripted, wake a sleeping patient, or engage in a long discussion when myself or the other nurse is trying...