Axgrinder

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    Unhappy RN with 14 Years of Experience - Looking for the right path to pursue

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

    Have you ever considered cardiac cath lab, GI lab, special procedures, or flight nursing? It's something to think about. I found that the thing I thought I really wanted to do in nursing was just an...
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    New BSN Nurse with Minimal Guidance in LTAC: I want to do things right

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

    The first year of Nursing in the clinical setting can be stressful. For me it only pointed out everything I wasn't able to learn while safely a student, paying exorbitant semester fees. There is so...
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    Recovering Alcoholic and Student - Will an employer hold this against me?

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

    Wow Beth, your response is not only good advice, but sweet too. I like your kindness and professionalism - that is a wonderful
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    Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    Axgrinder replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to know a bit of background about the insensitive creature whom envisioned this brainchild of cruelty. It is so far outside of the realm of acceptable that I have to wonder how the hospital...
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    Dashing a patient's hope or just being honest?

    Axgrinder replied to xanderfan's topic in General Nursing

    Honesty, although not always pretty, is usually the best policy (unless your best friend is asking if this outfit makes my butt look fat - then lying is okay). This patient's mom may be okay with...
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    Amber Does the Unthinkable

    Axgrinder replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Okay - Amber took control of a situation that was quickly spinning out of control. Not only did she do the right thing by taking a deep breath and taking a step back to regroup, she may have prevented...
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    To The Girl Thinking of Becoming a Nurse (a note to myself at 17)

    Axgrinder replied to BobiJo's topic in General Nursing

    You can do it. And you will
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    To The Girl Thinking of Becoming a Nurse (a note to myself at 17)

    Axgrinder replied to BobiJo's topic in General Nursing

    That was amazing. Poignant, ethereal, beautiful. That is exactly what I too would say to my 17 year old self … 31 years later. You grasped it exactly right, and pared it down to the basics....
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    How You Can Lose 50 Pounds In 90 Days

    Axgrinder replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Thank you, I know that. I would have died without them Roy. The cushingoid effects were minor details at the time when death was so close I could count all the pores on the Grim Reaper's face....
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    How You Can Lose 50 Pounds In 90 Days

    Axgrinder replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in General Nursing

    I tried it once too after a long stint on Rd prednisone. I hated it. Meat for breakfast, lunch and dinner was icky, and boring. I became grouchy, albeit
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    Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    Axgrinder replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    No offense, but it can be exhausting as you will discover eventually. That doesn't mean I enjoyed the feeling
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    minimum staffing and lunch breaks - enemies??

    Axgrinder replied to wisconurse16's topic in General Nursing

    The last 3 years I worked ICU I was not able to take a lunch break due to the acuity of the pt's. I carried protein bars broken into pieces in a zip lock bag in my uniform jacket pocket. Not only...
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    Evil Nurses

    Axgrinder replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My husband is nearly finished going through an accelerated 2 year associates degree program for OTAC and is doing the last 3 weeks of his clinical rotation. His first facility was a excellent...
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    How You Can Lose 50 Pounds In 90 Days

    Axgrinder replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in General Nursing

    The Integrative Medicine Center in my city had a guest speaker one evening - my husband dragged me and our then teenage son along to hear the lecture. It was there that I first laid eyes on a...
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    June 2016 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    Axgrinder replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I think I've had second thoughts about this after all
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    June 2016 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    Axgrinder replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Open wide and say:
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    Results from What You Hate Most about Your Job Post (5/25/16)

    Axgrinder replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Nice job on this poll. Very organized and professional. I'm sure it was a lot of work. Thanks!
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    Do you feel safe reporting errors?

    Axgrinder replied to sweetdreame's topic in General Nursing

    Not only no, but heck no. That's pretty sad I'll agree, however I've witnessed some pretty punitive action taken against nurses in the past 22 years, and if that doesn't color your perspective stance...
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    My Best Deaf Patient!

    Axgrinder replied to nievesa's topic in General Nursing

    You've made me see that not only do I need to learn sign language, but also Spanish, because AZ has a huge Spanish speaking population. No more excuses (and thank
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    What States Pay the Highest and Lowest Nursing Salaries

    Axgrinder replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Never for too late - until you are dead. My husband left real estate appraising after more than 20 years to get an OTAC associates degree. He graduates in less than 2 weeks - and he just turned 51....
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    What States Pay the Highest and Lowest Nursing Salaries

    Axgrinder replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. This is pay in 2016. I was talking about new grad pay in
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    What States Pay the Highest and Lowest Nursing Salaries

    Axgrinder replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I am truly happy to hear that. I'm glad new grads are now being paid what you are worth. Travel back in time to Tucson, 1994 (UMC - now called BUMC) … not so fortunate. If this doesn't seem...
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    What States Pay the Highest and Lowest Nursing Salaries

    Axgrinder replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised AZ wasn't amongst the lowest paying states. In 1994 the top pay for a new grad was $12.75/hr with a BSN (is that a laugh after the debt I accumulated in college?). That wasn't even...
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    I Told him she shouldn't be discharged....

    Axgrinder replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry. Sorry about the whole mess. The MD's rudeness, the family's lack of ability to comprehend what they had on their hands, and most of all for that poor woman. Zoom ahead any number of...
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    Best quality care cannot be provided

    Axgrinder replied to uniqueguy34's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, charting will never vanish in order to allow us to interact with pt's the way we should. It will only likely increase. I feel your pain and