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  1. Am I the only one not getting a raise?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    LOL that was cute! Thanks for the

  2. Would You Press Charges?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    I worked on the adolescent psych unit tonight and a 14 year old with a long history of violence and psychiatric problems punched me in the jaw. She was already in the midst of attacking another nurse...

  3. Awful Awful

    Meerkat posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I have a minor patient (minor in the sense of age, not minor in significance) who is the most complex case I have dealt with, and I just don't know how to help. He is delayed, supposedly with an IQ of...

  4. Would You Press Charges?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, the patient was moved to the acute setting, lock

  5. Would You Press Charges?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    A little under a

  6. Would You Press Charges?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, a little bit of background...this patient has already had charges of battery against her. She had a court date TODAY, but she has skillfully avoided it by doing the old 'I'm suicidal' trick and...

  7. Would You Press Charges?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your responses. To answer a couple of questions, my supervisor was the one she was attacking when I stepped in. I don't think she is pressing charges. Also, this patient has been...

  8. Digs in her Progress Notes!

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    More backbiting on the unit I guess. The deal is that it is a psych unit, and at no time on my watch did I witness any inappropriate behavior between two particular patients. So my progress note...

  9. Awful Awful

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    Debriefing is a great idea...what exactly does it mean? I was punched in the jaw tonight, but I doubt we will debrief. The patient who attacked me also injured two other patients and another nurse...

  10. Fake JHACO Reps/Terrorism Memo

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    We got a memo at work that another hospital had some Jhaco reps who had ID badges come for a visit. The reps were asked to wait while their ID's with JHACO were verified, and then they fled....

  11. Anyone having trouble with math?

    Meerkat replied to nsnina's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am HORRIBLE at math, I MEAN HORRIBLE. For years and years I just thought I was an idiot. Flunked math in high school, and college. Years later, when I decided to go to nursing school, I was...

  12. Awful Awful

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    Well, it's hard to know what he needs. His speech is very hard to understand. Whe we do allow interaction with others, he gropes them. It's just not fair to have him out on the milieu with patients...

  13. Silliest Non-Emergency?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering for those of you who work the ER, what are some of the silliest non-emergencies that people came with? And did you treat them or send them

  14. Awful Awful

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    Wow! That's a great post. I guess sometimes getting another perspective is important. I've been off for a few days so I wonder if he will still be there when I go back. (We are a short term...

  15. Ouch, I have LRQ Pain

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wondering if I have appendicitis brewing. The pain hasn't been too sudden, it has been apparent over the last 3 or 4 days. Isn't appendicitis

  16. Ouch, I have LRQ Pain

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Yes Yes! That's what I meant. Sorry. I have been sleeping with a heating pad for a few nights. Earlier this week I had lots of generalized GI pain, with, uummm, gas (my poor co-workers!) and major...

  17. Favorite, Fun, Weird, and Scandalous Symptoms and Diagnosis...

    Meerkat replied to doctordefender's topic in Nursing Humor

    I recently had a parent telling me the child's medical history, and she said that when he was little he had a 'grandma' seizure. Also had a lady come in for her 'Depo Primavera'

  18. Silliest Non-Emergency?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!

  19. Best Ideas Your Hospital Uses?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    What are some of the ideas your hospital uses to help nurses day to day? Do you have and tricks of the trade that you especially like where you work? I wish our patient care techs could do Accu...

  20. Have you traveled with your child/ren?

    Meerkat posted a topic in Travel

    How did it work

  21. Breast Tissue in Toddler?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, can any of you baby nurses answer why a toddler might have breast tissue? She is 14 months old, a twin (the twin does not have breast tissue). The breasts look exactly like the developing...

  22. Breast Tissue in Toddler?

    Meerkat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much. It is my daycare lady's grandchild, I will let her know to go to the pediatrician. Thank you

  23. Do You use Music Therapy?

    Meerkat posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am trying to start a music therapy closure group for the children and adults. After talking with admin, I did a little 'dry run' and the kids lovd it. Does anyone have any experience or...

  24. I'm Injection Mistake

    Meerkat replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, yes I have mentioned this before because I work on a psych unit, and most of the time, if we have 5 people holding a fighting patient down, I'm lucky if I get a chance to aspirate before the...

  25. How Did We Survive?

    Meerkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if this is the right forum.... I was just looking online for a baby gate to keep the dog and the baby seperate. I found a zillion different baby gate styles (pressure mounted, wall...