CaffeinePOQ4HPRN BSN, MSN, LPN, RN

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    Be honest: do you feel valued by your employer?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    THIS!!! Pretty much sums it up
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    Nursing a prejudiced Pt.

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Avid reader's topic in General Nursing

    I'm of mixed ethnicity and I have had patients call me ni**er, I've also been called a chinc and a spic, one patient even called me an "abomination" and expressed his disgust that anyone allowed me to...
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    How much death do you see/ have you seen on the job?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    How much death do you see/ have you seen on the job? I know this varies depending on your area of practice... For example, a Nurse working in an MDs office vs. Acute Care/Trauma. Nevertheless, I am...
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    Never give up!

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Haleiwa's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    That is tremendous news, congratulations! And thank you for sharing
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    When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

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

    Basically I am being stalked and it's a tricky situation to navigate, especially since a healthcare facility can't turn someone away for feigning illness and we don't always know when the...
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    When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Have any of you Nurses had this happen to you? Imagine the relationship ended very badly (ex. your ex cheated/was a narcissist/abusive) and then he/she (or their mistress/ lover) is admitted to your...
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    Can you cancel your license

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to RescueNinja123's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand and think of a few reasons why @RescueNinja123 would ask this question, and it has little to do with the hassles of maintaining a license. One of those reasons, pretty obvious if you...
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    Sick policy vs. reality

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to rquinn0111's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the culture of nursing in America/Canada... it's one of the many reasons why we struggle and so many eventually quit. You're lucky you have such rational policies where you live, I wish I...
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    Undocumented Patients

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    Health care providers should never be put in the position of weighing the value of someone's life this way... sometimes it's a horrible system we work
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    Work stress: where do you find support?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Obviously, respecting HIPAA Privacy Rules/PHIPA legislation and not disclosing identifying details... who do you speak with regarding your work stress? Alternatively, where/with whom do you find...
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    RN salary expectations

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an RPN (what you in the US refer to as an LPN/Diploma...and, I earned waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more per hour when I was a new grad than what you're expecting. You're selling yourself way too short! You...
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    Aged Care Duty of care question

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Huwscor's topic in General Nursing

    You are 100% right. Only medication can address these kinds of behaviours. Where I used to work, family/POA would strongarm against the prescribing and use of anti-psychotics in treating their loved...
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    Aged Care Duty of care question

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Huwscor's topic in General Nursing

    That response from your girlfriend's nursing manager is (one of the reasons) why I choose to no longer work in LTC, Nursing Home, Geriatric Psych or any facility that specializes in Dementia care.......
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    Why have you decided to become a NP and not a Doctor?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Lightning90's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'll take that as encouragement and support that my lonely, spinster status actually empowers me and makes me an ideal candidate for med school. You might not have achieved med school but at least...
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    How much death do you see/ have you seen on the job?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    THIS IS SO DAMN TRUE! I have seen a lot of THIS suffering and it has certainly influenced my perspective on death, or the way people unnecessarily suffer during their final days. I have always hoped...
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    Work stress: where do you find support?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't agree more with everything you've said! I am the only single person in my current bedside position and while I really like my colleagues a lot, the majority are very conservative in their...
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    Why have you decided to become a NP and not a Doctor?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Lightning90's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am currently an RPN (with previous university degrees in another field) and am almost finished my BScN. I will be applying to Med school once my BScN is complete, at which point I will have the...
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    Report Descrimination

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to startingover2016's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, I appreciate the compliment :). Especially because I get put down a lot for being "just a lowly diploma nurse" . The charge nurse in my former bedside position said this to me within the...
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    Report Descrimination

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to startingover2016's topic in General Nursing

    Does the OP perhaps have a communication issue related to being ESL and/or psych issues that precluded him/her from being promoted, hired? Because I could not decipher their post. It could be a...
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    Feel like I'm too dumb to be a nurse

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to coconut3431's topic in General Nursing

    I'm reiterating this part of the poster's quote out of kindness. You know, we have all had feelings of inadequacy... TRUST ME! I delayed becoming a nurse because (for a while) I believed the abusive...
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    Where are all the "older" nurses?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to tjcnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Interesting perspective, but in reality not true and it's ageist... maturity (emotional, psychological, etc...) is generally learned rather than instinctive; and not something that automatically...
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    Where are all the "older" nurses?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to tjcnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    EXACTLY! The OP is self-described "a new nursing student" he/she has no G-D clue what's really entailed in performing the job of a licensed nurse... when you are all alone, responsible for a full...
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    Where are all the "older" nurses?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to tjcnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know "Where are all the 'older' nurses?" but I sure as hell hope those well deserving ladies and gents have their feet elevated atop the comfiest pillow between whatever work they choose...
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    School nurse saves the day!

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to verdeacres's topic in School

    BRAVO!
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    Never chart this

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    And... it allows you THIS scrumptious (internal, innocent thought)