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  1. Would you like your job more if you were paid more?

    I second VivaLasViejas' sentiments. A very resounding "no" from me as
  2. Placebo effect

    Agree w/ The Commuter. As a student intern I witnessed a situation where a patient who had very sudden onset of terrible back pain was not attended to properly. There was a Mengele of a doctor who...
  3. Could this be construed as "abuse"?

    Is it possible to get one of the little wrist BP machines designed for use at home? I used one when I did home hospice and they worked well with much less pressure to the extremity. They also work...
  4. 4.0 in nursing school?

    I think you are very insightful about why you are such a perfectionist about school and, in my opinion, you hit the nail right on the head. From reading your responses you seem to have a good head on...
  5. Things You See On Craigslist

    Wonder how this person plans on guaranteeing decent scores. Seems like anyone with much intelligence would run far and fast from this ad. If the respondent is unethical enough to take another persons...
  6. Surviving the first job

    I have a clipboard w/ storage in it where I keep a few frequently referred to reference materials. I will also keep pt. report sheets in there from the previous shift (s) if I am working a few days...
  7. We had a pool at one time. Four adults were watching four kids swim and one of the kiddos STILL slipped under the water for a few seconds and aspirated a hefty dose of water. My husband pulled him...
  8. The above post and this one before I edited it were both "pocket posts". I'm so sorry. I haven't convinced myself of any illnesses since becoming a nurse but, oh boy, yes I sure did when I was...
  9. This was a post in error and I can't figure out how to delete it
  10. I did it!

    Congratulations! There is nothing more valuable than a conscientious and well trained CNA. Good luck and glad you are enjoying your
  11. Unobserved fall and I feel awful!

    As the others have said, don't be so hard on yourself. It does not sound like you could have done anything to prevent it. Even if you were in the room she could have reached for something and fallen....
  12. Do you chart lies?

    When I worked in home hospice, one of my coworkers did a home visit and the pt. was asleep throughout the entire visit. Pt. lived alone and had left the door open so the nurse could let herself in....
  13. Second Semester Nursing Student Educates Staff

    Hilarious! I clicked on a few of the other stories and they had me laughing out loud. Very funny
  14. This will be a tough year

    Thank you for giving us the privilege of reading about your wonderful mom! Your story brought tears to my eyes. She sounds like a great woman who raised you to be a strong, smart, loving person....
  15. Alzheimer's Disease

    That was a beautiful article! Thank you! Your experience reminds me of my time with my mother who had dementia. My mom has passed away and I miss her so much. She, too, did not recognize her...
  16. Wow! That is some scary stuff. Thank goodness you were there to step
  17. Nurses Med error..How can we help?

    Wow! I can only hope that I make enough an impression on my co-workers that they would go to bat for me if I were in a similar situation. What a wonderful nurse she must be and what terrific...
  18. My Dad's grandfather used to say that a child has to "eat a pound of dirt before he's grown" because it helps make the immune system stronger. While I agree w/ that sentiment in a general sense,...
  19. I'm with you 100%. See it much more than I'd like to and makes me cringe every time. I will tell them to make sure they wash their hands and the baby's after visiting, try to keep the child from...
  20. So happy for you :-) Way to take the bull by the horns! I hope you enjoy the job. If you don't, hang in there...you're getting valuable experience that will help you nab other jobs in the
  21. a "friend" looked me up on the BON?????

    ^^This^^ Love it!! Love the term "boundary stomper". It sounds like she is a very insecure person who wants to boost her ego by comparing your accomplishments (and others, I bet) to hers. It's...
  22. What did your manager do for you?

    She sent me a thank you note at my home address telling me about a family that had a lot if nice things to say about me and thanking me for the care I give to the patients. It was awesome! That was...
  23. Narcan

    I apologize. I was too flippant in my response. "Frequently" was a bit of an exaggeration. I work nights at a non-teaching hospital and from what I have observed, the nurses seem reluctant to call...
  24. Narcan

    We give it frequently on our Med/Surge unit and the protocol does not require cardiac monitoring after administration. We throw them on continuous pulse ox for a while just to be safe but that's not...