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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    Emergent replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    Can someone explain what is so intrinsically wrong with pouring urine down a sink??? What if you immediately rinse the sink? And no one is
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    Emergent replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very strict about never pouring urine down a sink if someone is watching.
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    Don't yell at co-workers in front of people

    Emergent posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just want to remind everyone, don't yell at co-workers, esp in front of patients and/or families, or anyone else. I actually know of a physician who lost it in a room and was dismissed. You will...
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    Suicide by chronic pain sufferers after opioids reduced

    Emergent posted a topic in General Nursing

    This article gives food for thought. Cracking Down on Opioids Hurts People With Chronic Pain - Tonic The current policies are pressuring doctors to reduce longstanding opioid prescriptions. The...
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    60 hr work week cap?

    Emergent posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was reading a letter from WSNA. They claim that hospitals are in favor of both 8 hr shifts and a 60 per week limit on work hours allowable. Regarding the 8 hr shifts. I've worked at 2 hospitals that...
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    "How are we doing today?"

    Emergent posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was at a friend's house the other day. This friend of her husband's was there. He had a similar injury to what I sustained last winter and I hadn't seen him since I was in the early stages of...
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    SANE nurses, opinion on UK cellphone handover requirement by rape victims?

    Emergent posted a topic in General Nursing

    Rape victims among those to be asked to hand phones to police I don't do sexual assault cases, but I do know that not every claim is true. In UK they now require the victim to hand over their cell...
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    Nurses secretive about getting another job

    Emergent posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have a Per Diem nurse 'Karen' who also is Per Diem at another hospital where I used to work. There's others from there and a lot of back and forth. Another coworker who also works both places let...
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    Wastefulness in healthcare

    Emergent posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm pushing to start a program to reduce wastefulness where I work. Not only is it expensive but it's environmentally deleterious. I'd love to hear ideas from you
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    OK, don't sweat small stuff about patients, especially from glasshouse

    Emergent posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, this is a vent. At the end of my really, really long shift with OT, finally got the Locum ER to drag her slowpoke fanny in to see an 11 yr old patient. The patient happened to be the child of one...
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    Nurses secretive about getting another job

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I can see this thread is going no where. Carry on. Sorry I brought it
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    Nurses secretive about getting another job

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It obviously pushed your buttons
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    Nurses secretive about getting another job

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Why does it bother you that I bring this subject up and my observations. This forum has been a bit dull lately. Obviously, Karen doesn't want to share this, but word always gets around. It's not...
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    Nurses secretive about getting another job

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    No need to be sarcastic. It's unproductive. I'm bringing up the general subject of nurses being secretive about their second jobs. Karen is only an
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    Nurses secretive about getting another job

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Karen and I exchange friendly texts. I've always realized, though, that her friendliness to me I'd somewhat self serving, since I give her the plum day shifts she wants. But, beyond Karen, we have...
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    Nurses secretive about getting another job

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    What surprises me is that she even feels the need to be secretive and, even more surprising, that she thinks she can hide this. She's an experienced nurse! She's gravely underestimating the nursing...
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    Nurses secretive about getting another job

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Karen is actually quite gossipy herself, LOL. She constantly complains about people and management at Hospital A. She is highly critical of patients from the lower socioeconomic strata. She's openly...
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    Wastefulness in healthcare

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    And, why in the world does a tongue depressor need to be sterile if used on the
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    Countdown roll call

    Emergent replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm rooting for all of
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    Nurse Practitioner Called a Drug-Dealer at Sentencing

    Emergent replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    She'll probably get out sooner than 10 years. These pill pushers deserve jail time. A 10 year sentence assures she'll definitely get a few. I have more respect for a street dealer than someone who...
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    OK, don't sweat small stuff about patients, especially from glasshouse

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I had more empathy for the humble housekeeper coworker who had to be subjected to this condescending, arrogant and judgmental doctor. I had let this Locum Doc know that the patient was the child of...
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    Nurse Beaten by Patient Denied Request for Unpaid Time Off and Fired

    Emergent replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    What should happen is the administration of the psychiatric hospital getting some morals and ethics. They appear to needing some stat. Maybe the should go to the Wizard and ask for hearts? In lieu of...
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    I really want to do the right thing and I need help!

    Emergent replied to HRCRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Here's a thread I started on this very
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    I really want to do the right thing and I need help!

    Emergent replied to HRCRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I went through this. What I was advised to do was talk to the head of pharmacy. I did this by phone. Pharmacy can run additional monitoring through the dispensing machines. They watched the fellow...
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    Wastefulness in healthcare

    Emergent replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    IV tubing, urinals, paper, hats,