Here.I.Stand BSN, RN

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    English As A Second Language

    Here.I.Stand replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent point. I was actually thinking while typing my reply, nearly half of the RRTs I work with hail from the same African country. A good chunk of our staff physicians/surgeons are foreign-born...
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    English As A Second Language

    Here.I.Stand replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    Someone needs to call the police, because somewhere there is a village missing their idiot!! Seriously, that is an incredibly ignorant thing to say. She needs reeducation!! I work in a very...
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    A Feminist Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

    Here.I.Stand replied to Issaiah1332's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't read the articles as they're not linked (and I have about 6.022x10^23 better things to do than hunt for them)... but from the titles I can't tell if there's any causative link between...
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    Brain death and refusal to remove life support

    Here.I.Stand replied to Legaltrends's topic in General Nursing

    I also don't use the term "life support" -- a brain dead person is not alive. I call it what it is. A
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    Brain death and refusal to remove life support

    Here.I.Stand replied to Legaltrends's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be more concerned about non-malefiscence to the pt, who is dead and should be laid to rest. (Of course if they are a donor that would be delayed by a couple of days...but in those cases the...
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    What is the hardest shift you ever had?

    Here.I.Stand replied to vxxen's topic in General Nursing

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    What is the hardest shift you ever had?

    Here.I.Stand replied to vxxen's topic in General Nursing

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    What is the hardest shift you ever had?

    Here.I.Stand replied to vxxen's topic in General Nursing

    It's a toss-up. 1) 17 subacute/rehab pts by myself with a TMA. The SNF had two 20-bed TCU units. Mine had 17 pts, and the other had 8. Census was based on the whole TCU -- I only had 3 empty...
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    Going to color coded scrubs.

    Here.I.Stand replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    The one color-coded facility I worked for provided 1 set for the per diem staff and 2 or 3 sets for the FT staff (no regular PT
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    Once upon a time.

    Here.I.Stand replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Life is too short to be miserable at your job. I too once had the goal of becoming a CRNA, and I scrapped that plan because I DO love being an ICU nurse! A tiny part of me feels like somewhat of an...
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    Working Weeknds

    Here.I.Stand replied to MJ48's topic in General Nursing

    It's not selfish, but it didn't occur to you immediately that two jobs, both of which require every other weekend, means you would be working every weekend? If I was the manager and you sprung that...
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    AI in Healthcare

    Here.I.Stand replied to amritsingh's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I wasn't aware we had AI in my "office..." my intelligence is natural. I don't enjoy essay questions
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    AF or AFL or Artifact

    Here.I.Stand replied to Dsmcmm's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I see between some of the QRS's definite artifact... right now I'm on my phone and my aging eyes are straining to see if P waves are there or not...the pic is tiny. With afib you won't see them....
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    RN Rotation team/New Grad Y/N?

    Here.I.Stand replied to Ashlotta85's topic in General Nursing

    To me it seems like a float pool position...either way I wouldn't recommend it for a new grad. There's enough to learn as a new nurse without throwing multiple specialties (and no consistent mentor)...
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    Depressed patient refuses positioning even though she is lying on her own bowel movement

    Here.I.Stand replied to MissHannaway's topic in General Nursing

    I would explain to her that lying in stool will cause what are essentially chemical burns, which are unlikely to be fatal (they could be if they progress to open sores, and she becomes septic.) I...
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    Hidden camera in nursing home, cries for help unanswered

    Here.I.Stand replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    You're probably right, although have you noticed what happens when a young white lady goes missing? They get soooo much more media attention. I remember back when Laci Peterson was on every news...
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    Hidden camera in nursing home, cries for help unanswered

    Here.I.Stand replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    Because he probably went through hell to protect the freedoms that that piece of excrement now enjoys? ETA: in a time when there was still no help fot PTSD, I might add... and a mere 30ish yrs after...
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    Hidden camera in nursing home, cries for help unanswered

    Here.I.Stand replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    Duplicate
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    What do you wear under your scrub pants in winter?

    Here.I.Stand replied to vspaniel's topic in General Nursing

    I wore Cuddl Duds, years ago when I had to walk several blocks outside. Now I park across the street, or in the attached parking ramp during predicted ice/heavy snow -- I hate to scrape after my...
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    I've always wondered...

    Here.I.Stand replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    For routine things, e.g. pt needs a prn for pain or BP, needs drip titrating, vomits etc. the covering nurse takes care of it. If it's an emergency, I will leave the breakroom to come back to the pt....
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    Needlestick yesterday, should I report it?

    Here.I.Stand replied to I like cats's topic in General Students

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    Family keeping Information from the Patient

    Here.I.Stand replied to gallor31's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The concept of "paternalism" comes to mind. I'm reading the book "Radium Girls" for the second time so this concept was on my mind anyway -- the story is primarily set in the 1910s-1930s, and they...
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    Why so much Negativity in Nursing?

    Here.I.Stand replied to lindsayCalifornia's topic in General Nursing

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    Is aspirin a blood thinner?

    Here.I.Stand replied to ChloeLissa's topic in Patient Medications

    I usually ask if they're on any meds to prevent blood clots, and note the specific meds if the pt knows. (If they don't, I let the PharmD figure it out when s/he does their med rec.) Daily ASA is...
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    Inmate patients- keeping the guard happy too

    Here.I.Stand replied to angiebelle440's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had an issue with COs, and we do get a good number of pts who are either incarcerated or newly under arrest. Never been less than 100% respectful; they even step in immediately if the pt...