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  1. Emergent

    Now that I've gotten it....

    Emergent replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks. Feeling fine
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    Hailed as heroes, hospital workers for years have been bitten, hit, kicked. And ignored.

    Emergent replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

    This is happening more because America has been on a moral decline for many years. Permissive child rearing practices coupled with materialism and excess are destroying us. Our nation is in
  3. Emergent

    RN coworker discouraged me

    Emergent replied to LPNwithBIGdreams's topic in General Nursing

    Not a businessman from New York who has the maturity of a 2 year
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    Now that I've gotten it....

    Emergent replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am currently on a 14-day quarantine after a known exposure at work. I'm only on day 3 now. I'm not worried about myself at all, I've known many people who have gotten it and haven't had a...
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    RN coworker discouraged me

    Emergent replied to LPNwithBIGdreams's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious about the possibility of the vaccine triggering type 1 diabetes. Because this happened in your family, you should not take this vaccine? There viruses everywhere, I'm interested in how...
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    "CENTI"meter vs "SONO"meter

    Emergent replied to itiswhatitis's topic in General Nursing

    It is just another variation in the English language. There are many regional differences. Language is fluid, it's always changing. It is what people use, and what is understood by others. There is no...
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    Should I Quit or Give up? Glucometer Failure ?

    Emergent replied to cj_94's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse almost 30 years and I'm still inept in working all the doodads and attachments on a standard wheelchair. And, transferring a phone call or paging overhead? That causes extreme...
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    Now that the Covid 19 vaccine is just around the corner... Will it be mandatory?

    Emergent replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I totally respect people's discomfort and suspicion of this new vaccine. What I found amusing was, a colleague of mine who is rarely seen without a Pepsi in her hand, sooo concerned about putting...
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    Who should call family during ICU transfer? (did I goof up?)

    Emergent replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Get out of the habit of losing sleep over things like that. With all you had going on, someone will sort it out down the line. I'm sure the family found
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    New job. Got injured. Fired for unexcused absences during new hire probation period... what did I do wrong?

    Emergent replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I would word it that, while orienting to the new job, you were injured and weren't able to complete orientation. Something along those lines. It's not that you are failing, it was just that that...
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    New job. Got injured. Fired for unexcused absences during new hire probation period... what did I do wrong?

    Emergent replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you should seek work in a setting that won't aggravate the problems that were discovered. Even though it seems very unfair, if I were an employer I might get spooked by a new hire having a...
  12. Emergent

    Narcs

    Emergent replied to Nurseybl06's topic in General Nursing

    There are agency nurses who are agency nurses for a reason. I call those type the 'moving
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    New Grad in LTC considering to transfer to hospital

    Emergent replied to Rose126's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You will do fine. I started out in long-term care and went to acute care when opportunities arose. Now is the perfect time because there is a big need for nurses. That's how it worked for me....
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    BULLYING at work as Usual

    Emergent replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, what about notes for nurses with vulnerable family members at home? Should they also get exempted from caring for Covid + pts? A former coworker lost her husband to covid that she likely...
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    Mask Fatigue

    Emergent replied to Cjones864's topic in General Nursing

    If masks are still required next year, I'll be contributing to the nursing shortage. I'm
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    Does it feel to everyone else that many newer nurses glamourize the ER and ICU?

    Emergent replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, ER and ICU are more dramatically suited for TV. No one is going to make a riveting show featuring a nursing home or outpatient surgery
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    Reaching out to a deceased patients family

    Emergent replied to nizhoniphoto's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it crosses professional boundaries. Just worry about present
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    Does it feel to everyone else that many newer nurses glamourize the ER and ICU?

    Emergent replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    The wound care nurses seem amazing to this ER nurse. They can do a wound vac with their eyes closed. Their mastery of technique, terminology, and the myriad of dressings is utterly
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    Twenty-two percent hospitals say they'll face a critical staff shortage in the next week.

    Emergent replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm working in a rural hospital that, up until now has been spared. Now we have staff out on quarantine and a big increase in positives. Previously we were transferring all positives to the...
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    Lead Clinical Nurse is Dealing with a Negative Nelly, HELP!

    Emergent replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I think the speaker gives good advise about the preop scenario, even though she is one of the annoying, touchy feely types. She has a lot of insights into the dynamics of the healthcare
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    COVID: I'm ready to leave the hospital until the end of the pandemic guilt

    Emergent replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I do know that Covid positive patients who've really died of other causes, have had covid put as a cause of death, and included in statistics. That is definitely happening, I know specific cases....
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    COVID: I'm ready to leave the hospital until the end of the pandemic guilt

    Emergent replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You can't kick people out of healthcare because they don't believe something they read on a discussion forum. Healthcare needs many
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    COVID: I'm ready to leave the hospital until the end of the pandemic guilt

    Emergent replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am unconvinced as to the veracity of this
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    Now that the Covid 19 vaccine is just around the corner... Will it be mandatory?

    Emergent replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I decided to accept. I've never reacted to any vaccine. I'm in superb health. I was paranoid, but decided to throw caution to the
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    BULLYING at work as Usual

    Emergent replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    There is a looming crisis with a lack of nurse's. I'm sure you will be in great demand if they foolishly drive you