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  1. Teamwork vs doing someones job

    brax881 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone! I have a concern (gripe) that I hope you can shed some light on. I am a register nurse at a local hospital, I work on a med/surg teaching floor. I am so frustrated with some of the...

  2. Gastric bypass - psycho

    brax881 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do any other nurses deal with post gastric bypass patients and the difficulties they have as a result of their procedure? I find a lot of gastric bypass patients to be extremely rude and demanding....

  3. Gastric bypass - psycho

    brax881 replied to brax881's topic in General Nursing

    Clear Liquids -- gastric bypass diet, clear liquids (meaning beverages that you can almost see through). The clear liquid diet starts with sips of water, and then allows foods like sugar-free juice,...

  4. Gastric bypass - psycho

    brax881 replied to brax881's topic in General Nursing

    The ones I find to be difficult have a history of GBS, 12 months or greater. Not the ones that just had the

  5. Gastric bypass - psycho

    brax881 replied to brax881's topic in General Nursing

    I did not read any post that led me to believe the poster was not compassionate, nor did any of them state that all gastric bypass patients were psycho. Why would the nurses humiliate you or treat you...

  6. staffing

    brax881 replied to 1husband's topic in General Nursing

    Charge nurse would have a reduced pt

  7. staffing

    brax881 replied to 1husband's topic in General Nursing

    med/surg telemetry floor day 5-6 pts evening 5-6 pts mn

  8. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    brax881 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is a statement above ACLU: Undocumented immigrants annually pay an estimated $7 billion more than they take out into Social Security, and $1.5 billion more into Medicare.... A study by the...

  9. Delegation

    brax881 replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your frustration:angryfire I transferred to a new unit where the techs are completely useless. I honestly feel like they walk around with the automatic blood pressure machines just to look...

  10. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    brax881 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :yeahthat:

  11. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    brax881 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is why are country is in the state it is in now. We should focus on our own. Like the elderly people who have worked and paid into SS, and now they can't afford prescriptions or run their heater...

  12. Cordless Phones/Call Lights

    brax881 replied to jennh1982's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a unit where the unit clerk answered the calls bells via intercom and would forward to patient's needs to the appropriate staff. This worked great. Let the RN/LPN focus on their...

  13. Any suggestions

    brax881 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have only been a nurse for three years and I'm already thinking about leaving the field. I'm so frustrated. I feel and observe how overwhelmed nurses are. Most days I don't stop, and at the end...

  14. My Hands Are A Mess! Which Lotion?

    brax881 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Glysomed Hand Cream works

  15. The Magic of Touch: What's Happened to the PM Care Backrub?

    brax881 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you a nurse or a tech? What nurse has time to bath and give back rubs with 6 patients on med surg floor:lol_hitti

  16. The Magic of Touch: What's Happened to the PM Care Backrub?

    brax881 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat:

  17. Smile if you DON't HATE Nursing!

    brax881 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    CHRISTMAS BONUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LUCKY

  18. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    brax881 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why do their children become citizens just because they are born here? This is not right, it puts a burden on our society. Their parents didn't put into the fund, why should they be eligible?...

  19. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    brax881 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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    brax881 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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    brax881 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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  22. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    brax881 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    that sickens me:madface: no wonder there won't be any left when i retire, despite the fact i will have put in for many

  23. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    brax881 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As sad as this may sound, I feel it is actually a step in the right direction. How many other countries do you think give out free healthcare to none citizens? I have a friend who vacationed in Mexico...

  24. Racism in the workplace

    brax881 replied to staygold's topic in General Nursing

    As a white nurse, I have had several black patients make racial remarks towards myself and other white staff members. It is unfortunate that it happens. I feel sorry for these people. I wonder how...

  25. Nursing Assistants Responsibilities-I Need Help!!

    brax881 replied to ChattyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in the banking industry for several years prior to becoming a nurse. I feel the atmosphere was like "big brother watching all the time", but in the hospital I work in, the opposite is true....