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  1. Does My Forehead Say "I AM A Door Mat--Walk All Over ME!"?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    What in the heck are you talking

  2. Does My Forehead Say "I AM A Door Mat--Walk All Over ME!"?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    nah....she's fancies herself as Queen Bee. Things HAVE to go her way, or GET them that way before she comes on. Not a charge nurse, mind you. And she just came back from a two week holiay in

  3. Wearing scrubs in public...

    Meerkat replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is, lots of places have administrative support wear scrubs, and they have no patient contact, it's just their 'uniform'. And these days, some people wear scrubs just cos they are comfy....

  4. I Need Some Comfort Please

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the resources and prayers...I truly appreciate them! Also thanks for nicunana for sharing your story. I'm glad things turned out well for your dd! How long did she have to wear a...

  5. Does My Forehead Say "I AM A Door Mat--Walk All Over ME!"?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm right with you! I think it was her way of saving face without backing down...'well, you are all a problem for me, so one by one you will bear the brunt of my frustratration---tonight was just...

  6. Does My Forehead Say "I AM A Door Mat--Walk All Over ME!"?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    You can write an incident report about that? Even if the baggie didn 't HIT me? As far as I know this is not a safety issue, I just folded the requisition outside-facing-in (it just needed to be...

  7. I Need Some Comfort Please

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your sweet posts! Ivana, yes I think that is what we are leaning toward, either harrington rods or fusing her vertebra. Thanks for the

  8. Does My Forehead Say "I AM A Door Mat--Walk All Over ME!"?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    P.S. Am I missing something, by the way? What is the big deal with reaching in and unfolding the requisition to see the person's name? You gotta reach in there anyhow to put the specimen in. I...

  9. Does My Forehead Say "I AM A Door Mat--Walk All Over ME!"?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I think I did a little better tonight. Our practice is to tape up baggies on the station door for pts on whom we still need specimens. We stick the requisition in the baggie so we have it ready...

  10. Just an Accident? Or Intentional Killing?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    P.S. The incident was in our local news awhile back, so this is public

  11. Aspirating for blood when giving injections to infants?....Have the rules changed?

    Meerkat replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Well, it's just personal I guess. This was at a military hospital, and I do not know if it is standard just in military installations or what, but a tech, not a nurse gave the vax. Not that techs...

  12. Aspirating for blood when giving injections to infants?....Have the rules changed?

    Meerkat replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Hi! Hope the baby is well! I brought up a similar question a while back when my DD was vax'd. The thing is, she got the air gun vax, which cannot mechanically aspirate for blood. So I question the...

  13. My CoWorkers Were Brilliant During A Code Last Night!

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    How do you guys get patients to give up something in their

  14. My CoWorkers Were Brilliant During A Code Last Night!

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    About three quarters of an inch by three quarters of an

  15. The Kinder Gentler Psych Unit

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    Sorry for the delay in response. Nope, no remorse. He continues to self mutilate and get

  16. made a big mistake in clinical.... now what?

    Meerkat replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    Great post! Is there a nurse on this earth who hasn't had a total brain f*rt at one

  17. Does My Forehead Say "I AM A Door Mat--Walk All Over ME!"?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Blueyes. Thank you SO MUCH for the response. I have taken your advice and ordered "Assertiveness for healthcare Professionals" from B & N. Hope it helps! By the way, is it too late to say...

  18. Does My Forehead Say "I AM A Door Mat--Walk All Over ME!"?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I did it again! Dammit! I just let another nurse be rude to me and I didn't say a darn thing because I felt bad. We were doing the narcotic count and she gave me a number for one of the meds. I...

  19. Eating Disorders

    Meerkat replied to ashleyjean3's topic in Psychiatric

    I went to the Renfrew Center. Never

  20. Had A Medical Code on the Psych Unit!

    Meerkat posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I was assessing a new patient who was in for Bipolar and one of the techs came running down the hall, yelling, "We have an Emergency!" I was the only nurse for the floor that night---just the tech...

  21. Judge Judy disses nursing

    Meerkat replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Nursing

    She's rude, and no matter what position you hold, there's never an excuse for that. Of course her rudeness is a huge part of her entertainment appeal to some people. But she should be setting an...

  22. Exposed to TB?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all...I have a question...well, a few. I'm on a psych unit. We had a patient come in who had been exposed to TB. Her boyfriend has a confirmed active case, and he did take the 9 month medicine...

  23. Exposed to TB?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    That was ordered...but that's a 48 and 72 hour read...what in the meantime? That's 2-3 days with her on the

  24. Five doctors go duck hunting

    Meerkat replied to AussieTina's topic in Nursing Humor

    Good

  25. Had A Medical Code on the Psych Unit!

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks you guys