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    What I Hate About Nursing In 2021

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, that extra, mostly meaningless online education is killing
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    Question about 99% unvaccinated account for covid deaths statistic

    Emergent replied to akardont's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Don't trust
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    Likely to be hired soon. Worried about drug test d/t prescribed meds

    Emergent replied to ThatBLURN's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, if you have ADHD, you might end up gravitating to ER nursing
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    Looking For Advice On A Hospital Job

    Emergent replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    They have staffing needs and also there is definitely nepotism going on with that nurse practitioner student. The new director of nursing is trying to strong-arm your friend. Your friend can always go...
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    Likely to be hired soon. Worried about drug test d/t prescribed meds

    Emergent replied to ThatBLURN's topic in General Nursing

    There are lots of nurses on prescriptions for controlled substances. Just bring RX
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    The traveler's I've seen... (add yours)

    Emergent replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I have several stories, but too lazy to post them. There are great travelers, but some are just dysfunctional misfits. I've seen some doozies
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    Pronunciation

    Emergent replied to Rin nohara's topic in General Nursing

    Some computer programs are very prone to errors. We are using Cerner where I work and it is particularly difficult on the ordering end of things. I've been working the ER and acute care, the...
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    Are there any nurses that are not vaccinated? How to prepare to be safe at work?

    Emergent replied to PrettyNerd's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hopefully this thread won't be a negative pile on, but probably that is inevitable. Basically, if you wanted to work in a nursing home you're going to have to get a covid vaccine. The only reason...
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    What to do when patient refuses wearing a name band?

    Emergent replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Typical of the State to worry about the fact that a bar coded bracelet is not on a patient that everybody knows very well and there is no doubt who the patient is. Yet the state is still looking to...
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    What to do when patient refuses wearing a name band?

    Emergent replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    They have human rights, F the regulators. If they refuse to be a barcoded commodity, chart about it and tape it to the foot of the
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    First Time Parents Asked For A Different Nurse

    Emergent replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    @JKL33 Very wise words. What really bothers me is when the nurse is feeling overwhelmed by nursing, she is encouraged to "see your provider", who is never going to have time for anything but...
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    First Time Parents Asked For A Different Nurse

    Emergent replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    @chare You just type the "@" sign, then the username. You'll
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    Adults who prefer wearing diapers

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Briefs is the term we use in my neck of the
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    Pre employment medical exam

    Emergent replied to Kaden RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Can we discuss unconstitutional invasion of bodily privacy, discrimination, and a disgusting lack of ethical consideration for people who actually work for a
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    I cant be a nurse anymore

    Emergent replied to Cg134357's topic in General Nursing

    My daughters are making good money selling insurance. They both work for the same company that has a really good attitude about life work balance. They have the choice since covid to work from home....
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    Nursing home state surveyor general tips please!

    Emergent replied to Snowchild's topic in General Nursing

    Be sure to find something wrong, even if it has zero actual impact on patient wellbeing. Concentrate on the yearly target problem so you can make the geniuses in regulatory feel good about their...
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    First Time Parents Asked For A Different Nurse

    Emergent replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Good riddance to bad
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Some folks like to argue and take life too seriously
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Asking an ER pt with UTI symptoms "Do you want hurt yourself or
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I think that's Universal. The last 4 places I've worked have had the same
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    Employer refusing to provide even verification

    Emergent replied to mermer_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe give another co-worker as a reference. I'll bet a charge nurse would give you one. It seems like they want to keep you as an indentured
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    Switching from outpatient to inpatient and feeling overwhelmed

    Emergent replied to Pdxstudent's topic in General Nursing

    You can do it, you will eventually hit your
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    Nurses, invent what you want.

    Emergent replied to x4livin's topic in General Nursing

    A way to chart without typing. Oh, they already have that but only doctors are allowed to use it. Nurses get sent to the hand surgeon for their carpal tunnel surgeries secondary to too much clicking...
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    I saw this

    Emergent posted a topic in General Nursing

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    Crushing Burden of Regulatory Compliance on Healthcare

    Emergent posted a topic in General Nursing

    Over and over I have seen hospitals spend vast amounts of resources and time on achieving Regulatory Compliance. Often the rules seem to have been cooked up in an office by officials who are very far...