Retired APRN MSN, RN, APRN

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    Nurse brutally beaten in a Brooklyn Hospital

    Retired APRN replied to HGTVrn33's topic in Nursing News

    Does someone have a direct link to the
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    Nurse brutally beaten in a Brooklyn Hospital

    Retired APRN replied to HGTVrn33's topic in Nursing News

    I couldn't find the article on the linked page so I don't know the details, but I would like to point out that most mental health and psychiatric patients are not violent and most assaults on health...
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    Retired APRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    By the way, where can I sign up for the Crusty Old Bats Club?
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    Fired for refusing??

    Retired APRN replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For goodness sake. It is coercion if you have no choices. You do have choices. It is, therefore, not coercion. This is just ridiculous. I think it's time for me to unsubscribe from this thread. Bye...
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    Fired for refusing??

    Retired APRN replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh, come on. Let's say your employer requires the flu shot and you refuse to have it. You are not left with "losing your livelihood". You have choices: 1. You can speak to HR and try to convince them...
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    Tactful education; Obesity

    Retired APRN replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Patient Education

    I have a really good friend who is over 60 yo, morbidly obese, and has failed bariatric surgery. She hates her weight, hates herself. She has been "fired" by dietitians and therapists because she has...
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    Fired for refusing??

    Retired APRN replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh, just in the sense that the tattoo threads so often end up with one group of people saying, "If I want a body mod, it's my right" and the other side saying, "Yes, it's your right, but you have to...
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    Why did this happen to me?

    Retired APRN replied to sarit's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am so sorry this happened, Sarit.
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    Discharge packets

    Retired APRN replied to Phayaabaan's topic in Psychiatric

    What a wonderful idea! (And I know this is off-topic and it was just an innocent typo, but I love the idea of an impatient psych hospital! :)) I am retired, but if I were designing a psych discharge...
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    Retired APRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My, my, my! This venting thread has deteriorated into name calling and (*gasp*) spell-checking. Maybe we can all take a deep breath before someone invokes Godwin's
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    Fired for refusing??

    Retired APRN replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Is it just me or is this sounding more and more like one of those tattoo
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    Fired for refusing??

    Retired APRN replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As with so many other issues that come up in these forums, it's all about choices and consequences, as has been said. You have the right to choose not to receive the flu shot. Your employer has the...
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    How to assess mental health

    Retired APRN replied to deetrain's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Deetrain, did this happen to you? Is it related to your question about the teacher who embarrassed you in front of the class? I'm not sure what you are asking; we can't know if this was due to...
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    Patient on patient abuse?

    Retired APRN replied to Vedder316's topic in Psychiatric

    I spent most of my career working with people who suffer from severe, chronic psychosis. There are most certainly therapeutic interventions that can be applied. It saddens me that your patients are...
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    Fired for refusing??

    Retired APRN replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Not all patients can be immunized. All patients have the right to expect that health care providers will adhere to standard of practice in reducing the spread of
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    Racism in the workplace

    Retired APRN replied to einnil's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It can be more subtle than that, too, which is why it would be better if the OP's question was more
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    Forensic Psychiatric Nursing: A Unique APRN Opportunity

    Retired APRN replied to Psychcns's topic in Psychiatric

    Dream Job. This is would really have been right up my alley. It is actually very similar to my job at a state psychiatric facility in the US. Thank you for giving us such a detailed and vivid...
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    Patient on patient abuse?

    Retired APRN replied to Vedder316's topic in Psychiatric

    What sort of patient population do you care for? Do they have dementia or other organicity? Are they intellectually disabled? What is the reason for management's decision besides "that's why they're...
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    Fired for refusing??

    Retired APRN replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As a nurse who is immunocompromised, I would be horrified to learn that any of my nurses, doctors, or other direct care personnel had not had a flu
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    I hear ASN degrees are being phased out.

    Retired APRN replied to want2b3's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It's great that you are giving this such thought as a high school junior. It shows how serious and responsible you are. I have a couple of ideas for your research. First of all, check with the...
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    wow...this is my JOB!

    Retired APRN replied to Umberlee's topic in General Nursing

    Harris
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    Patient on patient abuse?

    Retired APRN replied to Vedder316's topic in Psychiatric

    Wait - management won't allow you to implement consequences for inappropriate behavior? That's nuts, if you'll excuse the expression. What if it's not framed as a consequence, but as a therapeutic...
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    Are bras contraband?

    Retired APRN replied to laurenp_rn's topic in Psychiatric

    Old nurse reminiscing alert! There are many safety precautions that are in place now that were not deemed necessary back in the day. For example, we never strip searched patients on admission unless...
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    How to Dress for Psychiatric Nursing

    Retired APRN replied to Meriwhen's topic in Psychiatric

    A word about religious head coverings. Here in Jerusalem, there are many Jewish and Muslim nurses who are religiously observant and cover their heads. There are head coverings that meet religious...
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    Nursing entrance interview questions to a student who failed in the 5 th semester

    Retired APRN replied to bna04's topic in Nursing Career

    You should certainly be prepared to explain why you failed, what you learned from failing, and how you are going to succeed this time. Don't cover up the unpleasantness, but present it as an...