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    "I'm going to smash your face in"

    Emergent replied to jannjul76's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The joint commission is coming down on this sort of hostile work environment, and rightfully so. Legally, I think the threat to do bodily harm is a crime, isn't it? I was taught in nursing school that...
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    Overtime dependent nurses

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

    Big Dave Ramsey fan here! I went to a live event once. That quote is classic
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    Why can't I do everything a RN does as a LPN? We should be equal.

    Emergent replied to SweetPoo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am an ADN nurse. Now the medical system is pushing for BSN. If I were a younger woman I would be working on that bachelors because that is going to be the requirement eventually. Is the BSN padded...
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    Expecting better results with less staff and high ratios

    Emergent posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Management at my hospital, like a lot of places, upped nurse ratios throughout the hospital. I'm in ER where there is a huge emphasis on getting admitted pts upstairs. But now the floor nurses have...
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    Letter of Resignation

    Emergent replied to itsdebraanne's topic in Nursing Career

    Sorry about your troubles. Just an FYI, many job applications will ask 'Have you ever resigned in lieu of termination?'. Your honest answer here would be
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    Expecting better results with less staff and high ratios

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

    Then management has lots of meetings to try to figure out how to make water into wine. What new policy can we implement to make three loaves of bread and two fishes feed a crowd of 5,000?
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    Would you consider a company car a HIPAA violation

    Emergent replied to HHN2472's topic in Home Health

    Something sad about living in a society where people's neighbors don't know about them. We're all so disconnected from one another. We want to hide our troubles from our neighbors, instead of reaching...
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    ED Volunteer

    Emergent replied to NCGal78's topic in Emergency

    Our volunteers seem mostly like deer in headlights. I hope they are learning something, but they often stand there looking lost. I advise you to be
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    Your most embarrassing experience with a patient

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

    Wow, this takes the cake. It sounds like the whole thing was set up by a deviant doctor under the guise of science.
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    Annoying female coworker conversations

    Emergent replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I find it amusing when male nurse have overly macho conversations. Snowmobiles, hunting, car parts and car repair, guns...
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    Why does giving report have to be the worst part of my shift

    Emergent replied to wcbembe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Amen Commuter! I just had to say it! You are right on, Sister! I'm an ER nurse and we are supposed to send an SBAR. There is one bully nurse who likes to pick apart reports, and ask questions that she...
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    Your most embarrassing experience with a patient

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

    Walking in on a young male patient who was obviously 'pleasuring'
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    Get your BSN or "Get Out"

    Emergent replied to APRN.'s topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My advise to anyone is to start working on that pesky BSN right now! I'm in my mid-50s, so won't be bothering with it, but if I were 10 yrs younger I'd already be signed up. The writing is on the...
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    Males asking for female patients?

    Emergent replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

    I think, generally, people trust women more. It is a statistical truth that the vast majority of sexual predators are men, whether gay or straight. A significant portion of the male population, also,...
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    Things you'd like to say to....

    Emergent replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    Why do we need this urine? --- Because you look and act like a druggie You smell like stale urine mixed with pot and cheap beer. What kind of pig sty to you live in and do you have running water?...
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    Things you'd like to say to....

    Emergent replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    You say you got "jumped" at 2AM walking to the mini-mart to by baby diapers? "You are full of horse feathers, young man" You are allergic to Toradol, Ibuprofen, Tylenol, Naproxin, Tramadol, and also...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Emergent replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Yesterday, a guy called an ambulance, arrived to the ER, and told staff that they won't sell liquor to him at the place near where he lives. He needed a drink, so he called the ambulance, his brother...
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    The Golden Rule is best approach

    Emergent posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen several threads here about people feeling picked on by more experienced nurses (NETY I deciphered) I've read older, more experienced nurses, complaining about haughty new nurses. Or young...
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    Charge nurse hates me? and overall nasty attitude of coworkers

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

    I read that it's good to document bullying type incidents, in detail, date and time. I suggest you start doing so. From what you describe, she is picking on you. Keep a journal, both of what occurs to...
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    Charge nurse hates me? and overall nasty attitude of coworkers

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

    That sounds like one of those toxic units. Put in your year and get the heck outta Dodge. She aouns to entrenched for a new grad to take
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    Shy nurses

    Emergent replied to Tesfanurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are NOT defective. Learn to manage your personality type. There's a great book out there 'The Highly Sensitive Person'. This an important trait in 15% of the animal kingdom. It's not as highly...
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    Shy nurses

    Emergent replied to Tesfanurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OMG! Shyness is less of a defect than being a loud, obnoxious big mouth! I'll take a soft spoken person ANY day over
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    The Golden Rule is best approach

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

    Nurses Eating Their
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    Is Netflix your BFF? What do you watch?

    Emergent replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    Lately I'm a Portlandia
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    Eating our young and more...

    Emergent replied to campbellrn68's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, just wow. This is silly from start to finish. Not a good reflection upon nursing or