nursel56

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    Any good patient prank stories?!

    nursel56 replied to peterlecompte's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I wasn't directly involved with this nurse to nurse prank, there was the incident at the Big Clinic where I worked in the Injection Location (colloquially, "shot room") The receptionist would...
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    **venting**

    nursel56 replied to bdbrdb's topic in Private Duty

    Aww . . .he's a keeper, alright! Maybe you could bottle some of that and send it to the OP's DH? He's a SAHD who seems to be exhibiting an attitude problem . .
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    Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    nursel56 replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You agreed not to slander them, but can I slander them? But seriously, I've lived through such ruthless new ownership "partnerships". I've seen people fired after they trained newcomers how to do...
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    **venting**

    nursel56 replied to bdbrdb's topic in Private Duty

    Just to address the "notice" issue. Agencies are notoriously lax in communicating information. Sometimes it's an oversight, and sometimes it's deliberate. They care a whole lot about their periodic...
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    Nurse bullies

    nursel56 replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there are bullies in nursing. Some are freelance bullies and some, for reasons I will never understand, are placed in supervisory positions where they are free to generate all sorts of toxicity...
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    CNA License

    nursel56 replied to MaleCNA1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes your post is kind of confusing but I'm not really sure what the answer to your problem might be because I'm pretty sure since every state is different we most likely really can't answer your...
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    Struggling - its not fair.

    nursel56 replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    I'm so very sorry for your loss. A school is a community in general, but never more so than when such an unexpected tragedy occurs.
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    Nurse bullies

    nursel56 replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Nursing

    I previously believed the terms "bully" and "lateral violence" (nurse to nurse) were synonymous but according to the ANA, there is a difference. Lateral Violence and Bullying in Nursing American...
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    Are NPs staff or providers?

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

    If the root of the problem is the reception you get for your suggestions on how to make the office run more efficiently, I would tend to think perhaps she feels you've strayed into her territory and...
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    I took the plunge...it feels weird

    nursel56 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Quitting a soul-sucking job was such a relief for me when I did it I wondered why I had agonized to and fro in my mind in the months before I made that final decision. All the best in your new...
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    Feeding oral meds to children

    nursel56 replied to 7ladies's topic in Pediatric

    I worked with kids who were under 2 years for the most part but I'll never forget the nurse who promised to do a little silly dance for a recalcitrant 4 year old as he slurped the icky stuff out of...
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    Modest or Over-Sensitive

    nursel56 replied to housecarl79's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wonder that too, but it doesn't excuse the lack of sensitivity there. Charlie should describe the situation in it's entirety and let the appropriate people get to the bottom of it in accordance...
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    (Warning graphic topic). "Worst of the Worst" former pediatric nurse sentenced

    nursel56 replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in Nursing News

    I am sickened, but I commend the judge for adding another 15 years to his sentence and declaring that therapy for the predator would be a waste of
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    do you think this is rude?

    nursel56 replied to ssquared123's topic in General Students

    My experience is that there are a rolling cart of some type with a laundry bag fitted inside it, or a chute of some type. However, infection control is something that your facility probably has...
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    Nursing student frustrated by CNAs...

    nursel56 replied to milliemack15's topic in General Students

    You can't make people "care" in a the sense of doing a better than "just enough" type of job performance, or in the sense of their personal emotional feelings of caring for the other residents. If...
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    Never wanna take students again.

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

    I was under the impression it worked this way too, and generally instructors are very clear in the days leading up to the first clinical day exactly what is and is not acceptable behavior. Seen in...
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    do you think this is rude?

    nursel56 replied to ssquared123's topic in General Students

    I've tried to leave the open side of a pillowcase facing the door.. .nope, can't do it! Is it rude to throw the linens on the floor to me is a glass half-full, half-empty thing because they changed...
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    practicing medicine

    nursel56 replied to JaxJax5423's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I must confess I turned up my own oxygen just a smidge when I was in the hospital for bad asthma. I turned it back down really quickly when I heard the nurse open the door to my room. I also crushed...
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    Never wanna take students again.

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

    No, but they usually have hundreds of replies. Luckily your particular student's behavior is not the norm. I think most students genuinely don't understand how even well-meaning questions and/or...
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    I don't like pediatric patients, am I normal?

    nursel56 replied to Wonder RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others on that topic, except post-partum. It's the one "p" I just didn't like at all. Wonder RN, if you like adult med-surg, don't worry for a second if you are normal. It seems...
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    where do you learn blood draws

    nursel56 replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    I was taught by a physician office staff originally as nurses we spun blood for hematocrit and sent serum to an outside lab for analysis. Years later, I attended a phlebotomy course for certification...
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    When are you going to get your NP?

    nursel56 replied to LPNtoRNin2016OH's topic in General Students

    I don't think you ever escape that "when are you going to--------?" question. I wish I could be more optimistic and tell you it will taper off at some point . . . and even if you tell yourself it's...
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    Pharmaceutical companies are crooks!

    nursel56 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know that for-profit companies were awarded grants and that they focus their research where investors want them to. My experience was to observe the inner workings of how a team of...
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    Pharmaceutical companies are crooks!

    nursel56 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    ] I'm pretty sure that is common knowledge, but here is something I wonder about . how a pharmaceutical company decides where to focus their research efforts? It's noble to formulate cancer cures...
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    Can you recommend a medication?

    nursel56 replied to russianbear's topic in Patient Medications

    All of them ripped you a new one? They often talk about Doctors scolding them? Sounds like Stepford Nurses with way too much time on their hands. Did he order the