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1. "Green Ribbon" symbol of Nursing Solidarity

   Doc replied to PeggyOhio's topic in General Nursing

   Peggy, I agree we need to get past the hopelessness. For this purpose, wouldn't a pin shaped like handcuffs be a more appropriate symbol, since the health system has got us literally handcuffed?...

2. "Green Ribbon" symbol of Nursing Solidarity

   Doc replied to PeggyOhio's topic in General Nursing

   jt, you are not saying that the lightweight ones aren't worth as much, are you? Seriously though, I think it's going to take a lot more than ribbons to settle a dispute. Not to mention that the...

3. What my DON said about getting rid of LPN's

   Doc replied to Future LPN Sheryl's topic in General Nursing

   This has turned out to be a very interesting thread. I was surprised to see the way that psychomotor skills were downplayed. Some health professionals have great people skills and knowledge, but are...

4. What my DON said about getting rid of LPN's

   Doc replied to Future LPN Sheryl's topic in General Nursing

   This has turned out to be a very interesting thread. I was surprised to see the way that psychomotor skills were downplayed. Some health professionals have great people skills and knowledge, but are...

5. Confidentiality

   Doc replied to mindil's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I've got to agree with nurs4kids here. That information is already given in a lot of places to all staff during handover. It is necessary to know what the patients' problems and general history are,...

6. Funny Names for Nurses

   Doc replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

   We have a geriatrician here called Dr Death. But he pronounces it deeth. I wonder if that is the real pronunciation or if he felt he had to change it

7. What Freaks You Out?

   Doc replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Anyone had a patient with Gardnerella? It smells like rotting fish - I never knew what the word "funky" meant until I got a whiff of that! The discharge coming from the pt's lady parts was...

8. JUST SAY NO TO MNM

   Doc replied to buck227's topic in General Nursing

   Wow I missed a lot in a few days! Wildtime, the internet allows me to keep in touch with what is happening in your country, and I must say there are a few differences. For instance, here the word...

9. how to prioritize our clinical work

   Doc replied to hala's topic in General Nursing

   Hala, I am not sure what kind of setting you work in. Every ward will have a different routine. I assume you already know how to prioritise tasks (ie which do you do first, the shower or the...

10. JUST SAY NO TO MNM

    Doc replied to buck227's topic in General Nursing

    Just a couple of thoughts: if we take the approach "this is the way things are going to be from now on and if not, we quit", we will lose the public's support. School teachers have been down this...

11. What Freaks You Out?

    Doc replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah I just remembered the pt at neurosurgery, who had an abcess in her skull. They actually tried grafting the bone segment back on, but she ended up getting meningitis, and the site kept getting...

12. Eating young, infighting and psyco bosses

    Doc replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the feedback. I agree that we would benefit from challenging the systems that put obstacles in our way. However, any call to change is usually met by resistance. In a culture where...

13. Treatment with herbs

    Doc replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    This is pretty much all that exists to date that I know of in terms of empirical evidence for herbal remedies: 1. Armstrong NC, Ernst E. The treatment of eczema with Chinese herbs: a systematic review...

14. What Freaks You Out?

    Doc replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, here's a few good ones. One time at the gastroenterology ward a resident was trying to assess what was causing a mysterious GI pain for the last 24 hours. The patient was kind of vague about...

15. IS THIS YOU?

    Doc replied to SUBQ's topic in General Nursing

    I strongly agree with the fragrances - not just bronchospasm but migraines and skin rashes too! As for the nails, there are a few of us that play classical guitar and as a result we have slightly...