nursel56

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    I joined this site for positive inspiration

    nursel56 replied to SushiJoe's topic in General Nursing

    welcome to allnurses, sushijoe! glad you decided to join us. i really believe what you want to find here is here. people are just more likely to share their troubles than they are when things are...
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    Patient Abandonment by Physician???

    nursel56 replied to TammyG77's topic in General Nursing

    From your account of the incident, the worst thing I can see that happened here is the doc lost his temper with the lady and should have curtailed the interaction before it got out of control. I...
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    Why do people insist that there is a nursing shortage?

    nursel56 replied to MissNancy's topic in General Students

    Finally the changing job climate is trickling out to the public at large, but for the most part people will look at you like you've got three heads when you say it. If they move from thinking you've...
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    Grieving Nurse

    nursel56 replied to itsaboutime's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Dear itsabouttime, I am so sorry to hear about this loss. I work in private duty/homecare, too. And though we are always told not to get attached, it's very difficult not to when you are one to one...
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    Rant

    nursel56 replied to TECHTORNHOPEFULLY's topic in General Nursing

    If you keep up with current events with respect to the nursing job market going forward, you might not attribute their motive to "mid-life crisis". If they are negatively impacting your abilities to...
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    "cheesy slough"

    nursel56 replied to justcup's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    That's disgusting! So why did I click on
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    Why do people insist that there is a nursing shortage?

    nursel56 replied to MissNancy's topic in General Students

    I've seen the same thing. In one sentence they referenced the recent study results showing an influx of young people they didn't anticipate and shortage predictions from 2004 when the newer article...
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    How would you feel?

    nursel56 replied to stashiaj's topic in General Nursing

    Stashia - it seems as if you were looking for agreement when you asked the question "how would you feel?". One thing allnurses does not do is become a voluntary cheerleading section to bolster an...
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    Think Twice Before Becoming a "NURSE"

    nursel56 replied to mcrutRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why do you assume that the reactions and personality of other nurses are a clone of yours? Many of us agree with your cataloguing of the issues. It's a mistake to assume their ways of coping with it...
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    nursel56 replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Just once - would it really be so wrong to draw myself back and deliver the news to the cranky old ******* who complained nonstop for 90 minutes . . "and you, Sir -- are a fungating carbuncle!!! Good...
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    New Grad RN Pedal Power

    nursel56 replied to Pedal's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I know a new grad who is older than me - can one of you put her in a one of those baby bike trailers with the tall flags I used to see all the time in my former home of Boulder, CO? Ha ha. Really -...
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    Infatuated with colleague - need counsel

    nursel56 replied to RCBR's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lots of people will say "do not do this" - because of the gossip mill, what if it doesn't work out, etc etc etc. I don't say that. It's hard enough to find the right person and it would be ridiculous...
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    nursel56 replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks myelin - and I don't think DE programs should be abolished, lol. Best wishes to you.
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    nursel56 replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As a voracious reader of medical blogs - it would seem that patients very often see a nurse practitioner who works in a specialty team also have the positive attributes associated with nursing....
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    Advice - I'll need a meal tray too

    nursel56 replied to LalaJJB's topic in Emergency

    VICEDRN Love your post! Very
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    nursel56 replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    BCGradnurse - I'm sorry for offending you with my post. I probably should've explained better what I meant. I was around when the nurse practitioner movement started. Back then it was the years of...
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    nursel56 replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I remember around 7 years ago the PA-C we were seeing told me there were programs that did not require a bachelor's degree but I think they've tightened that up quite a bit. I'm not aware of NP...
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    boundaries becoming blurred

    nursel56 replied to anon456's topic in Home Health

    I agree with everyone else. I would not report
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    I Quit My Job

    nursel56 replied to eatmysoxRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    just wanted to wish you good luck. i've been lucky enough that i've had days like you described only a handful of times. i cannot imagine willingly walking into work knowing a situation like that...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    nursel56 replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your thread didn't really evoke the gag reflex -- and in any case your username ought to give you a pass for at least two really sappy rainbow flatulence and unicorn posts . . . as far as this crusty...
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    Advice - I'll need a meal tray too

    nursel56 replied to LalaJJB's topic in Emergency

    Klimpys - believe me, they aren't talking about you. In fact, most of the ED nurses fall all over themselves in gratitude when someone uses the system appropriately. I've been a patient many times...
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    Will I get kicked out for this?

    nursel56 replied to missa-almost-RN's topic in General Students

    Yes - I agree with Brillohead. It isn't always easy to reconcile the two but it doesn't sound like the nurse who barged in had an issue with the homework/paperwork. She just overheard a remark and...
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    "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    nursel56 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    My son caused mass hysteria in his 3rd grade classroom one year. Apparently his tummy-ache was of such drama that one by one just about every other kid in the class had a tummy-ache too. The...
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    "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    nursel56 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's irritating. Along with "my BP is whaaaaaat??? Oh no. That's impossible. I'll have the doctor recheck it. " And people who ceremoniously (read slooooowly) divest themselves of rings,...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    nursel56 replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    to both of these . . "nurse hat" [color=#2f4f4f]♒[color=#2f4f4f]shudder♒ i still have mine - i don't like it much (the silhouette in my avatar shows how it sort of perched on top of our heads...