Axgrinder

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    Nurses smoking weed?

    Axgrinder replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely not meant to be unkind, but if it did I certainly would never admit to it
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    Leaving Bedside Nursing

    Axgrinder replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    I really hate to admit this, but I agree with you wholeheartedly - I couldn't have said it any better myself. I did not enjoy bedside care, especially in a large teaching hospital, which is where I...
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    New Grad RN with lupus/First Job

    Axgrinder replied to Ashlee245's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Does your hospital have Reasonable Accommodations Commitee? You could check with them if so. Sit down with your rheumatologist and decide what would work best for you overall, then get a MD's note...
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    [Mini RANT] Crappy Vocational Rehab Counselor Refuses to Approve of me being in Nursing

    Axgrinder replied to Natiel's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Is it an option to change to another vocational rehab counselor? Some people just don't click for whatever reason. I'm sure this wouldn't be the first ever request to change, and it could be done. I...
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    "There's Nothing Else We Can Do": The Tale of a Nurse on the Other Side

    Axgrinder replied to Jacqueline.Damm's topic in General Nursing

    You are an artist with the written word - I was there. Standing beside you. It was like I lived it. All of it. Because I have. Being in no-man's land, with a foot in both worlds, yet belonging in...
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    Life, death, and dying.

    Axgrinder replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    It's a fine line we tap dance around all the time in this case - what benefit are we providing to the pt when there clearly is no hope of recovery? Who are we servicing anyway in this instance? The...
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    Reasons to lose nursing license?

    Axgrinder replied to Srobbins2310's topic in General Nursing

    Re: What is diverting? I remember the first time I heard that term years ago, and had no idea what it meant either. Now, 22 years later I'm quite familiar with the term,
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    Reasons to lose nursing license?

    Axgrinder replied to Srobbins2310's topic in General Nursing

    Three things I can think of: 1) narcotic diversion, 2) pt abuse, 3) conviction of a federal crime. I may be wrong about it being a done deal without some sort of options offered first, but I have seen...
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    What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    Axgrinder replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    What about when you accidentally pull back the sheets only to discover they have been using the top sheet as a tissue? As a new grad I learned real fast to use gloves before delving into linens, as...
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    What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    Axgrinder replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    I can deal with urine, feces, blood, what have you, but it takes everything I have to handle a patient's mucus. I absolutely HATE when they hand me a tissue full of what they have blown out of their...
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    What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    Axgrinder replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing kryptonite is Pseudomonas infected sputum via a chronic trach. Once, during my 2nd (and ill fated) pregnancy, I had the sweetest man as a patient. He was very large, in fact morbidly...
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    Lied to in Interview

    Axgrinder replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry that happened to you. Nursing can be a brutal career, physically exhausting, sometimes in less than stellar conditions. If it was me - I'd bail the first opportunity. You've just gotten...
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    Type B in a Type A world

    Axgrinder replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Farawyn, RN And yet … (No offense) You bothered to read the whole comment, quote it in it's entirety, and comment. Then, you pressed "like". Hmmm … Like it, or not, agree with it, or don't...
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    Type B in a Type A world

    Axgrinder replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I know the type. I'm also guessing something else you aren't saying: you're young and pretty too. I'm so sorry. You deserve to learn without the snark. I've found some people, as well as nurses, are...
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    About those new grads----!!!!!

    Axgrinder replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Always be kind to new grads - we all started there too. I still remember my very first preceptor writing a heartfelt warning in a card after my 6 weeks of orientation: "Be your own best friend,...
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    Is She Artistic or Autistic?

    Axgrinder replied to Donna Maheady's topic in General Nursing

    So she IS an artist! She sounds lovely and amazing - and the world sounds like a far happier (and entertaining) place with Lauren in it! Hurray for us! You are a lucky, lucky woman Ms. Donna.
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    No pain meds in ER??

    Axgrinder replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Emergency

    What happens when an AMI comes to this ER? Isn't MSO4 IVP the standard of care, along with NTG SL, O2 via NC, and low dose asa? Holy cow - have I been out of acute care that long? Are they instituting...
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    Would you report possible diversion?

    Axgrinder replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This is an easy one: how could you not? He may appear to be functional, but people's lives are hanging in the balance. Another thing to consider: What if someday he was caring for someone you
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    Mid-forties : Looking for a Specialty to Grow Old In

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

    Me too! I did it a while ago, but had to medically retire for 10 years. I came back to it again just after turning 48 - my 2 year anniversary will be at the end if the month. The job is an excellent...
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    Mid-forties : Looking for a Specialty to Grow Old In

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

    I highly recommend telephone triage! If I didn't find it nursing would have seen the last of me and my sore joints looong
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    Parent tips to send home when kids are watching bad stuff on the internet.

    Axgrinder replied to Cattz's topic in School

    All devices that access internet have parental controls. Perhaps parents should consider their use PRN, because asking a kid not to access age inappropriate sites just isn't typically effective. Kids...
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    Question from a doc on NP education

    Axgrinder replied to clamchow's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not a NP, but my PCP is an FNP - she's awesome, and not only interprets my labs, but I would trust her to suture any where but my face (I'd rather have a plastics specialist do that). She can also...
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    One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

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

    There are some people whom literally cannot see beyond their own needs, therefore will have no concern regarding sharing ER staff time with a crashing pt. Their needs being meet are the ONLY thing...
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    Worried about phenergan IV push

    Axgrinder replied to Jaellys's topic in Patient Medications

    I've given phenergan IVP many times in the past, and was lucky to never have a complication. I was more worried about microscopic glass flakes getting past the filter needle when drawing it up. I was...
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    Hostile work environment - Violent Doctor

    Axgrinder replied to Summer70's topic in General Nursing

    I've been on the receiving end of aggression from physicians many times in my career - both male and female providers. It gets reported, they are talked to, but it never prevents it from happening...