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    Liquor Licenses for Nursing Homes?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    My immediate reaction is NO! Many elderly patients who live in nursing homes/assisted living facilities often experience feelings of isolation/depression adjusting to this next phase of life, many are...
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    Could I be sued for neglect or lose my license over this?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Ccinct's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would start looking for another job if I were you. Your facility sounds
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    When teachers go behind your back...

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Always put people in their place (when justly deserved) and assert yourself! Do NOT ever feel bad or guilty about it (or other people's stupidity)... otherwise, you're potentially setting a precedence...
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    Quitting job during orientation?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to angieRN528's topic in General Nursing

    This is TRUE!You've got to start somewhere and it's unlikely that you'll get your dream job ASAP. We've all been there... we've all worked in areas that we did not like, dreaded going into work,...
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    Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    CASE in POINT! Another G-D reason why Nurses should not limit their continuing educations/training/experiences to bedside care only... WAKE THE EFF UP PEOPLE! Do what you love (ex. work at the...
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    Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to add that the whole notion of "martyring oneself" or (suggesting that others should) in a personally and professionally undesirable clinical experience because of a false notion that it is...
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    Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    @ Julius Seizure, BSN, RN THANK YOU! You perfectly articulated my sentiments exactly and you're absolutely right :yes:. I don't understand this skewed perspective that there's only ONE way to be a...
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    How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to purplegal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I like having nurses as patients. It gives me a deeper sense of pride and satisfaction to take care of a member of the profession for many reasons... especially because we all tirelessly work to take...
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    Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    Re: "Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?" Some people (certainly most of the nurses I know) are no longer satisfied with "just being a nurse" at the bedside because the demands,...
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    Was told to consider not being a nurse?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to rainbow09's topic in General Students

    Your assigned nurse-instructor may or may not have noticed. Never, ever let anyone coerce you into doing something. Always harness your critical judgement. For example, if a doctor told you to...
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    Terminating employment - advice needed!

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    What reasons have you given an employer for terminating your employment to ensure you leave on the best of terms? What if you have given an employer notice which ensures you can leave on good terms...
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    Terminating employment - advice needed!

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is seriously true!!! It made me feel like I was breaking up with an emotionally unstable ex-boyfriend. The phone call was not professional to say the least. I'm proud that I maintained tact and...
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    Terminating employment - advice needed!

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to everyone for all the great input. My employer just called the office and demanded again that I give her an explanation. When I politely expressed that I had already explained my reasoning...
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    Frequent Flyers in Healthcare Settings - Let's share!

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is your most outrageous/funniest "frequent flyer" story? Let's share our grievances and put it in the . Snap Cup builds group cohesion! Hahahaha! I had a brief share session with my colleagues...
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    Frequent Flyers in Healthcare Settings - Let's share!

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is a horrifying situation for the ER doc to be put in. I am cringing at the thought of this pt and scenario. Not necessarily a "frequent flyer" situaton, but we had a patient who would get...
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    nurse call response times in Ontario hospitals

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to fizzydrinks's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Without this turning into a novel, sorry if it gets lengthy... the unit I work on had a family that sounds like your experience. They were heavily involved/overbearing, crossed boundaries, had...
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    nurse call response times in Ontario hospitals

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to fizzydrinks's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Any private duty nurse will have the ability to review the OP's father's chart and read the documentation to decide whether he/she would even want to accept taking him on as a patient. Nurses are not...
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    When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    You look
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    When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    One of the nurses on my unit only ever wears white stocking and the white skirt with a scrub
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    nurse call response times in Ontario hospitals

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to fizzydrinks's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Notice how the OP talks in circles in his posts? The seven emotional stages of GRIEF are usually understood to be shock or disbelief, denial, bargaining, guilt, anger/blame, depression, and...
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    nurse call response times in Ontario hospitals

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to fizzydrinks's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The OP is charging Nurses with the responsibility to single-handedly redesign a flawed heath-care system, and complex systematic issues. It's not a rational expectation. Objective reality would...
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    nurse call response times in Ontario hospitals

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to fizzydrinks's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Misinterpretation of your apology...I appreciate it and graciously and humbly accept. We're cool . You're gonna be great! Not upset, but without your revealing it, I could tell that you are a new...
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    How to handle an employer who is morally and ethically bankrupt?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is a quasi-hypothetical question, although not immediately relevant to me (as I have found a new job that I am happy with, yay!) I have been thinking a lot about this one. I have been in this...
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    How to handle an employer who is morally and ethically bankrupt?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well
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    nurse call response times in Ontario hospitals

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to fizzydrinks's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    @nurse1990 What area/specialty and where do you work with such excellent ratios? Are they hiring? How do I qualify? PM me amigo, cause I wanna work where you work lol On a good day at my primary job...