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    Texas Children's investigates RN for social media HIPAA violation

    nursel56 replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't think the woman is quite bright enough to work in PICU, based on her reckless Facebook postings, as she is well aware of the risk to her job and license as she explained to the others why she...
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    Walmart cashiers wearing gloves?

    nursel56 replied to Misstika's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    This thought has crossed my mind many times. From the point of view as a customer, I've never seen a cashier wear gloves, except once when a guy by himself at the Taco Bell drive-thru window, while...
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    Documentation

    nursel56 replied to NurseNerual's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't spend a lot of time of worrying about what your charting should consist of before you start your first job right now. Take the NCLEX-PN according to what you have learned in school and...
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    Ten Questions with Nancy Lee Grahn aka "Alexis Davis" on General Hospital

    nursel56 replied to Debi Fischer's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reply. I still find the statement to be curious, and most likely it has no basis in fact. You might have started with an informal survey asking nurses if they watch General Hospital....
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    Ten Questions with Nancy Lee Grahn aka "Alexis Davis" on General Hospital

    nursel56 replied to Debi Fischer's topic in General Nursing

    To my mind, an actress saying a soap opera is leading the way to illuminate and educate nurses is anything but empowering. What about the guys in nursing this article seems to ignore? Is there room...
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    Toxic Work Environment

    nursel56 replied to dinah77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry your new coworkers are behaving like that, dinah77. I have noticed that doctor's offices and outpatient clinics are far more likely to have issues like this than inpatient units. Not sure if...
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    HELP! Am I asked to be doing something SAFE and Legal??

    nursel56 replied to newtonursing123's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No, it's not safe to lift your male patient in the manner you describe. In some countries they have what are called "lift laws" in which it actually would be illegal to require you to do an unsafe...
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    Change in duties at interview

    nursel56 replied to cobrit's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    It sounds like a physical impossibility from what you're saying. I guess I would wonder out of curiosity whether the facility is large or small, but more importantly I wonder what everyone else is...
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    Questionable Behavior: Reports and Write Ups

    nursel56 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely talk to the unit clerk first. I would approach it as a possible misunderstanding situation and gauge any further actions based on the unit clerk's response. I've found it much harder to...
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    Michigan hospital sued after honoring woman's request for "white nurse only"

    nursel56 replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    I just read the complaint and noticed a couple of things that I haven't seen in prior discussions here that might have played into the nurse's decision to file the lawsuit. The first thing was that...
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    Lazy co-workers

    nursel56 replied to HealthANDLove1122's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you're having such a horrible experience your first time out as an FNP. If your management is perfectly happy with mediocrity, nothing will change. At least you have a head start on "what not...
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    I accepted the fact nursing isn't for me, what do I do?

    nursel56 replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    There really is no way to know whether or not nursing is for you, as Sour Lemon mentioned, it is way too soon. Feeling anxiety and feeling you are deficient in critical thinking are very common in new...
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    Dealing with a childish coworker?

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

    Part of doing your job is behaving in a professional manner, so the idea that your management has their hands tied and must endure the bizarre behavior seems very strange to me. If he makes it known...
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    PDN... did I commit career suicide

    nursel56 replied to AshAveAinRhy's topic in Nursing Career

    I had worked on acute care floors prior to working in PDN. I was so nervous because I had never taken care of vent-dependent patients before, and if anything were to go wrong, I was all by myself!...
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    Need help on resigning!

    nursel56 replied to Snr1003's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you're going through this, Snr. I agree with this post, too. There are many factors that can affect how someone adjusts to a new role, but it seems you're dwelling a little too much on your...
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    Reasonable time frame for prn medication to be given?

    nursel56 replied to nicegirl2's topic in General Nursing

    I have never made an annoying family member wait just because I could. Not that I'm a saint, it's just that most nurses understand that any retaliatory action on their part will further provoke...
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    What nursing skills will I never learn if I start my RN career in home health?

    nursel56 replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Home Health

    Aside from the issue of whether or not a new grad should start in home health, I think that question would only be pertinent if you plan to stay in home health for your entire career. Maybe I am...
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    Help! Betrayal of my Unconscious Mind

    nursel56 replied to rn_squared's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome and congrats on landing the job! I agree with caliotter with the suggestion that some sort of desensitization therapy with someone who has experience in this area would be well worth your...
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    Nursing

    nursel56 replied to Joween's topic in General Nursing

    I think I learned the index finger is the the first finger next to the thumb when I was in elementary school. My understanding is that medical terminology is a subset of many other categories where...
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    Is it healthy to have a slight OCD?

    nursel56 replied to Schüler's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others. If you haven't recently spoken with a professional in the field of anxiety and OCD you should do so, even if your self-assessment is that you have a mild case. We're not...
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    Is it jealousy ??

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

    If you're talking about my post, you missed the point entirely. I know nothing about your unit or who works there or how they behave. You decided to write your post specifically addressed to who you...
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    Is it jealousy ??

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

    Well, at least nobody can call us bullying mean old crusty "vets" because it's clear that is who this missive is directed to. Carry on....experience doesn't make you good at something. Born not...
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    SHHHHH, dont tell anyone I'm a RN

    nursel56 replied to Barbie8808's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The fact that your co-workers are aware of your dilemma and have taken such an interest in it that they question you about the latest developments I'm going to say that if nobody has blabbed by now...
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    Nurses are people too

    nursel56 replied to jupiter_rising's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital lobby was bad enough, but the real insult to injury was when the ANA joined forces with the hospital lobby to defeat the legislation in California! I think they recently did the same...
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    Giving OTC medications to your aides/coworkers?

    nursel56 replied to knotizer12's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You're not a bad nurse nor are you holier than thou. When you are new it isn't unusual for a particular worry to take center stage, even if it seems a bit irrational to others. I recall having a...