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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...

  16. helping my friend with breast ca

    Doc replied to leslie :-D's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Earle, this is too broad a topic to cover in a post, so I will just give you a few food pointers and other things. Depending on the chemo she's been receiving, your ADON may respond better to some...

  17. LITERALLY EATING THE "HELL" OUT OF YOUR YOUNGS

    Doc replied to angelnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We have all been there, whether as a student, a new grad, a person entering a new field of nursing or someone who is going back to the profession after a long break, as you are. I strongly recommend...

  18. What do you do for yourself?

    Doc replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    Many of my friends who are nurses couldn't get to sleep for hours after a shift. I think it's really important to debrief after a big one. Just find another nurse who is empathic, your manager or...

  19. Treatment with herbs

    Doc replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    Duckie, I have used certain herbs myself. They have been known to work for thousands of years. Many of our current medications are based on natural therapies: penicillin, digoxin and aspirin to name...

  20. returning to nusing school at 30 something

    Doc replied to carmen's topic in General Nursing

    Carmen, don't let your age get in the way - we had people almost twice your age in our BSN course. They all did well. You might want to consider that apart from the extra duties/skills you get to...

  21. How do you work with a ***** ???

    Doc replied to soundsLikesirens's topic in General Nursing

    Godzilla! LOL! It's funny that most of the bitches are obese. I worked with one a few years back, we called her Jabba the Hut. Sometimes we used to call her The Blimp! I've found a lot of obese...

  22. How do you work with a ***** ???

    Doc replied to soundsLikesirens's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to clarify my last point and answer Tim's last post. I too have been a victim of this sort of behaviour. Despite what you might here male nurses get more than their share of this kind...

  23. How do you work with a ***** ???

    Doc replied to soundsLikesirens's topic in General Nursing

    I've got to disagree with Tim's advice. I realise this nurse is a total disaster to work with - a rude, undermining, hostile ***** . But don't you think there's too much bitching going on amongst...

  24. How do you work with a ***** ???

    Doc replied to soundsLikesirens's topic in General Nursing

    There's usually one of those on every ward, but you know, no-one wants to be bitchy. They just come out that way because they can't cope with all the stress they have in that particular time. But...

  25. Eating young, infighting and psyco bosses

    Doc replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    This article is quite good. The concept is not new - many similar articles have been written about "horizontal violence" in nursing. In our nursing school we were taught about it, but not taught how...