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    Unwanted transition

    Emergent replied to TSL7286's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I'm on FMLA recovering from an accident. I'm disappointed that you all were trying to get around that. My manager had to hire an agency nurse to cover my shifts. Can you imagine how it would be...
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    Is this a HIPAA Violation - Invasion of Patient's Privacy?

    Emergent replied to hayest's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If the patient actually did have a more personal relationship with the doc they would be communicating via text, over coffee, or through a Facebook message like friends do. For instance, my ARNP is...
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    I was reported for something I didnt actually do. Help.

    Emergent replied to LisaF0115's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I didn't quite follow your rambling post. (Paragraphs would help) Are you saying that you have taken photos of pt charts? If so, you deserve the wrath of your school. That's illegal. Taking your...
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    Was my professor out of line?

    Emergent replied to kimmyanne02's topic in General Students

    Remember, if you do become a nurse your employer will also expect you to put your job high on your priority list. That means no excessive absences for your kids, or you will face disciplinary action...
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    Was my professor out of line?

    Emergent replied to kimmyanne02's topic in General Students

    If you are struggling and want to finish nursing school and become a nurse, you and your family need to all make sacrifices. Otherwise, stay in everyone's comfort zone, relax with your family, and...
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    The Fat One

    Emergent replied to Pink86's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I do call my old lab "Fatty", she doesn't seem to mind. What bothers her is when I put the old gal on a
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    The Fat One

    Emergent replied to Pink86's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Personally, my descriptive language is always "heavier", as in "Have you seen that nursing student? You know, the heavier
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    The Fat One

    Emergent replied to Pink86's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    How about them calling you "That old gal"? Or is 'older' more acceptable? Older sounds so much less insulting than old. Or describing a woman as the one with the mustache, or the one with the huge...
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    The Fat One

    Emergent replied to Pink86's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You know what's amusing? Listening to an ultra-politically correct person try to point out the only black person in the room by describing their outfit, height, glasses, anything but the
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    The Fat One

    Emergent replied to Pink86's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I guess she forgot her politically correct filter that day. She said 'fat' instead of 'heavy set'. Uh oh, better file a complaint. Go straight up the chain of command would be my
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    Prior arrest affect nursing license?

    Emergent replied to emart9487's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Arrested 3 times? How in the world did you manage that?
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    Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

    Emergent replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I fired a nurse, years ago. My husband was critically ill with cancer, in the ICU. A nurse came in to give him a med. I asked her what it was and what it was for. She couldn't answer, admitting that...
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    Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

    Emergent replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes family members play staff against one another using a technique called splitting. They'll complain about other nurses, or fire a nurse. Then the favored person gets to be the hero, and the...
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    Pain relief without fostering addiction

    Emergent posted a topic in General Nursing

    How can we, as nurses, encourage adequate pain relief, yet help our patients avoid the pitfalls of addiction? Let's face it, many people get their first encounter with narcotics after surgery. Some...
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    Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

    Emergent replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes loved ones of critically ill people are extremely stressed out. They feel powerless and helpless. They are not "nutters" for wanting to fire a nurse they feel somehow freaked out about....
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    Dear Doctor

    Emergent replied to lilirishblesing's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I see the poster joined here recently, and this is her only post. Methinks someone is trying to promote her blog... To the blogger in question: A writing course would be helpful for
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    When did nursing become the answer to the bottom line?

    Emergent replied to marick_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually, it's a bad business model to have higher paid workers perform functions below their skill level. It's extremely wasteful to have a $30 nurse answering phones. A highly skilled surgeon should...
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    Help me with compassion fatigue

    Emergent replied to Raviepoo's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Try having a bad accident, severing tendons, nerves, arteries, then face a long, painful rehab. That might
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    Dear Doctor

    Emergent replied to lilirishblesing's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Since my emergency surgery recently, I have increased respect for physicians who dedicate over a decade to train to heal. The surgeon who worked on putting me back together must have trained for well...
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    When should I start a family?

    Emergent replied to nyc2011's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Lol, do you think an Internet forum is the best resource to make such an important
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    When we become the patient

    Emergent posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am currently a patient, recovering from a serious accident that required emergency surgery at our regional trauma center. I'm on leave, recovering at home now. This has been a life changing...
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    When we become the patient

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Update here: I'm continuing to heal. My accident was with a circular saw, almost cutting off the four fingers to my left hand from the palm side. Severed 5 out of 8 tendons, destroyed blood vessels,...
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    Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    Emergent replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There's nothing inherently wrong with bedside report. There's everything wrong with how the OP's unit is instituting it. The ridiculous, disrespectful, inflexible behavior of her manager is beyond the...
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    back to work after 4 weeks off

    Emergent replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    I'm on FMLA currently, it's a scary and exhausting full time job being a patient and rehabilitating an injury. I'll be off at least another
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    Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    Emergent replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whoever thought that a one size fits all, scripted bedside report, is a blithering idiot. It shows an utter lack of awareness of human nature and individuality. It treats Healthcare as nothing more...