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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I have indicated at least twice in this thread alone that I am living in New Hampshire. I think I'll do it a third time- why the heck is it snowing in the middle of April? I think I might almost...
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    Predatory New Grad Contracts

    sideshowstarlet replied to CreamCheeseRangoons's topic in General Nursing

    The only dealing I've ever had with an HCA hospital is as a new grad applying for jobs. Recruiter called me to arrange an interview. I took the morning off work. Manager of the med-surg unit did not...
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    Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I have no advice. I'm just amazed the windows at OP's facility open. Both SNF's/LTC's I've worked at in the past were in the south, and those windows didn't open. It would have been nice if they...
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    Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

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    Wise Orders From Wise Doctors

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't have said it better
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    CPR may be required to be initiated in the facility, but, in my state, the paramedics are advised to check the person's belongings for a pink DNR wallet card....
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    Nurses on Match.Com

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I would not recommend Match.com. I would recommend Bumble- the essential features are free (which is not the case for a lot of dating sites. Match, if I remember correctly, is the one that has a...
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    That's an interesting
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean about wasting time on a bizarrely fascinating thread. Unless all nurses from the Midwest (Davey lives in Illinois and SilverBells repeatedly uses the word "pop" to mean...
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    There used to be a guy who used Mike Pence as his profile pic, made a bunch of troll posts, and claimed to be a nurse in Houston. Was that the real
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    Question about Outpatient Mental Health

    sideshowstarlet posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello, all. I'm a relatively experienced RN, but I have never worked psych. I always wanted to, but everywhere wanted experience. So, I've done mostly med surg for seven years until a non profit...
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    Question about Outpatient Mental Health

    sideshowstarlet replied to sideshowstarlet's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, that's right. I'm filling in PRN, so I can pick up the shifts I want. Theoretically, the PRN Case Managers could fill in on any unit, but I'll be sticking to the med surg and rehab units. Amount...
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, Hell, why not? XD XD
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    You and SilverBells both responded to me at the exact same time. What's up with that? Why does your inner woman seem so much less settled in their real-life relationships than you are? This thread and...
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Am I allowed to ask why your sock puppet's a woman? And why they work LTC? Ah, hell, can I just have the whole director's cut of their
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    And yet, in cases of mental health concerns/ unhealthy and concerning behaviors, you believe that intervening to provide relief, or at least prevent things from getting worse, is necessary and...
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    This coworker was really something else, though. Looking back, I almost wonder if she was sending her high-school dropout, drug-addicted twin sister in to work half of her
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    And these patients- since you work in SNF/Rehab/LTC, would I be correct in assuming that at least some of them are widowed and don't plan to remarry or even have never been married? And that any...
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    In your place of work, how do you treat patients who are having a mental health
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    This actually happened! A coworker got arrested and couldn't come in for their shift (or so they said). They later claimed that it was actually their twin sister who got arrested and that they were...
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Come to think of it, for a new job, I had to fill out an extensive health background check. It covered mental health/history of addiction in far greater detail than I have ever seen from any other...
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    Question about Outpatient Mental Health

    sideshowstarlet replied to sideshowstarlet's topic in Psychiatric

    Had my second interview for the PRN Behavioral Health role. It sounds like we help out in all areas of the hospital, not so much as a code team but in the role of nurses and social workers. We don't...
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    You'll be waiting a long time. Thoughts of death are not by themselves concerning, and contemplating one's own mortality can even be a sign of maturity. Thoughts of death along with other health...
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose. A well-written case study can also be considered art. When you're focusing on one person, it's a delicate balance- providing enough detail without going down a rabbit hole and speculating...
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    Coworkers Respecting Each Others' Advance Directives and Code Statuses

    sideshowstarlet replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    facebook has a mechanism where you can flag a post or comment if you are concerned about the poster expressing thoughts of self-harm/suicide. The OP has previously made statements about their diet,...