Karou

Karou

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  1. Conflict with no Confrontation

    Karou replied to LemonMonkey's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well you admitted that you didn't answer the call lights for five minutes either, because "she caused it" to happen. Your coworker is really crappy, but that doesn't give you the excuse to not answer...

  2. Can't teach without an order

    Karou replied to NancyNurse100's topic in General Nursing

    I know I am not the OP, but I was really baffled by her situation and wanted to thank those who responded with some great answers, because I learned from it. So it's basically the HH agencies way of...

  3. How to handle a know-it-all, loud, humiliating coworker

    Karou replied to NursePelican's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well just to play devils advocate... Are you sure the other nurse is being intentionally belittling? Do you have specific examples? Is she pointing out valid faults/mistakes or is she really searching...

  4. Can't teach without an order

    Karou replied to NancyNurse100's topic in General Nursing

    Constipation is a nursing diagnosis (someone correct me if I am wrong). Why wouldn't you be able to educate the patient on prevention and treatment? I understand that the physician will need to be...

  5. Might be a violation, maybe.

    Karou replied to AcuteHD's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I had to pause and really imagine twenty feet. That's a long distance. I would have to almost yell to have a conversation in the hallway that far away. That is unnecessary. If the doctors had been...

  6. Shorter length scrub tops

    Karou replied to R5RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I agree about trying to get then altered. I have had jackets and tops altered to make them shorter. It's annoying to pay for that in addition to the top itself but worth it for

  7. Foley Catheters

    Karou replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    Ken, I've read your story a couple of times. Based on it alone, I agree that you were not treated correctly at all. We (health care providers) should always explain what we are doing, why we are doing...

  8. Foley Catheters

    Karou replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    Ken, have you tried talking to a patient advocate and/or supervisors at the hospital where this occurred? This is the second thread you have made referring to the incident that happened with you, it...

  9. Scared to admit I am a RN who cares

    Karou replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think any less of a nurse who went into nursing for practical reasons (money, job security, ect...), but... I choose nursing because of the genuine joy it gives me to care for others. It's...

  10. Universal Precautions

    Karou replied to Samt9's topic in General Nursing

    I learned something new today! Thank you, Klone. I wear gloves and will still do so. I don't want to accidentally get blood on my own hands after administering an injection, and patients seem to feel...

  11. Inserting The Foley Catheter In A Male Patient

    Karou replied to magicjoh's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am sorry for your experience. All patients have a right to refuse any medical treatment. That being said, it's our job as nurse to educate and in your case, a Foley catheter would have been rather...

  12. My online shopping reviews - please share yours!

    Karou replied to MJB2010's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I would be really mad and frustrated. Can you ask for a pre-paid return label for shipping to return the non-matching bottoms and get a full refund? That is their mistake and you shouldn't have to pay...

  13. Why do nurses eat their young?

    Karou replied to Perisoreus's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, I don't blame you for wanting to avoid the cost. As far as having adequate pharm knowledge since you passed the NCLEX, that would be better argued with your current school than your old one....

  14. Vital signs/Less interruptions for patients during night shift

    Karou replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    We do q4hr at 1900, 2300, 0300. Patients are q4hr for 24 hours after admission, post op patients, those on PCA's or anyone who is remotely unstable and/or with abnormal vital signs. Patients that are...

  15. Why do nurses eat their young?

    Karou replied to Perisoreus's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't see this as a "nurses eating their young" issue. It sounds like she made two good and valid points. If you didn't have a formal pharmacology class, which is required by your ADN-BSN program,...

  16. Weirdest/most difficult thing swallowed by a patient

    Karou replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I thought she put it in quotations because that's how the patient phrased it, which made the story all the more funny to

  17. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    Karou replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    Not at my facility. The only time we get extra pay is when we are precepting a newly hired nurse. Students and GN's do not

  18. Unsupportive boss? Is it worth quitting over??

    Karou replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand how anything can actually be done about the tech without documented evidence (write ups). Can HR take any kind of complaint seriously without proof? What can they actually do if the...

  19. Unsupportive boss? Is it worth quitting over??

    Karou replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    But "writing someone up" isn't just a disciplinary tactic. It's documented proof of the incident that occurred, and with additional proof/documentation could allow a manager to terminate an employee....

  20. ''What do you like about it?!''

    Karou replied to Ooji's topic in General Nursing

    I actually love my job. Big cheesy answer- I like helping people. Doing things for them that they can't do themselves (including incontinent care, bathing, feeding). I like getting to know my...

  21. Unsupportive boss? Is it worth quitting over??

    Karou replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Do you think that this type of employee would benefit from some counseling rather than coddling? Is it fair that staff have to tiptoe around them to avoid hurt feelings? My concern is that we don't...

  22. Unsupportive boss? Is it worth quitting over??

    Karou replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what to say, because it sounds like you handled the situation as best as possible. It wasn't realistic for you to put your other tasks on hold to change the patient (you are...

  23. Wrong Pt charting

    Karou replied to kristimarieSC's topic in General Students

    Funny (bad) story of me screwing up. I had an admission from a nursing home and am very particular about making sure I get my admissions done. I was doing the home med section, pt had over thirty...

  24. Wrong Pt charting

    Karou replied to kristimarieSC's topic in General Students

    Anything I could contribute would just be from my experience. Contributing factors could be look alike/sound alike names, having multiple tabs/charts open at a time, or being rushed. I have documented...

  25. PICC dressing will not adhere

    Karou replied to isitfridayyet?'s topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Many facilities policy is if the dressing can't stick r/t an ongoing skin issue like you have described, then it needs a gauze dressing over it that's changed every 24 hours. Can you get a securement...