nursel56

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    Conflict in the family causing me anxiety

    nursel56 replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    Been there! In my view, you have two issues. One is the drama that all families have complicated by the stress of a child's medical condition and the other is our nursing judgement vs what a family...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    . . .and let it be said that young and inexperienced does not equal *perky*, either! My 23 year old daughter regards text message spelling, smartphone obsession and perkiness with equal disdain, lol....
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    Prevalence of Christians in the field of nursing

    nursel56 replied to FSUNurse2b's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I'm wondering how you came to the conclusion that Christians working in the banking industry are few and far between when a quick Google search reveals that according to Gallup 95% of all Americans...
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    Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    nursel56 replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    Most groups are small enough that it would be obvious who was not doing the bath check-off. There will always be a few who say, "how come she doesn't have to do this and we do?" I will never agree...
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    nurse rights

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

    I'm posting this story from 2010 not to depress, but to point out the risk is real, and should anyone blow the risk off as just theoretical, or if anyone has need to gather info to lobby for increased...
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    MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

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

    I can't read this without visions of the poor truck driver's fate in the movie Thelma and
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    Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    nursel56 replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    If you had read my posts you would know that I don't believe the "opt out" choice is a solution because again, it places the person who chooses to opt out in the position of an outsider through no...
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    MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

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

    It'm heartened. I usually put in one reference to he/she in a post, but sometimes I sacrifice politcal correctness for speed. It has absolutely nothing to do with the topic, though which is based on...
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    MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

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

    If you work in a hospital where it's commonly understood that "nurse" means only an RN they are a) very unusual and/or b) located in an area or hospital that is heavily influenced by the doctrinaire...
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    Nursing student lied about me to my manager, and I cannot prove it.

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

    I still think it's far more likely that her NM sold her down the river for an office politic reason of some sort or what went on between student, the preceptor, and the manager without the OP being...
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    MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

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

    Where do you get the idea that people mean RN when they think "nurse"? Making at the very least an abrasive comment and demurring with "not trying to insult" doesn;t mean anything if you proceed to...
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    Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    nursel56 replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    It truly amazes me how many people are saying "what's the big deal?" "I have bigger fish to fry", etc. Do you not understand that it isn't just about you, for reasons enumerated farther back in the...
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    nurse rights

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

    Nursetana, your employer has the right to know your last name for the practical point that they write out your checks. Most states allow patients to view their own medical record, which will contain...
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    Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    nursel56 replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    It's concerning that you would call another nurse's opinion laughable. The rest of your statements might be true, but they have nothing to do with whether your classmate practices a bed bath on you...
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    Nursing student lied about me to my manager, and I cannot prove it.

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

    If the OP has any fault at all in the interaction, it should stand up on it's own merits. Reasonable people don't make things up when they genuinely feel wronged. Anyone who would falsely accuse...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    And on a related note, the article posits these changes, as she said, as an experiment. The theme would be that x, y and z, specific strategies they've already tried did not result in an improvement...
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    Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    nursel56 replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    Exactly. Especially when we are taught to view our patients in a holistic manner. This can be emotionally invasive, if you will. Strictly talking about logic, a bed bath "only" strips away...
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    Nursing student lied about me to my manager, and I cannot prove it.

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

    She yelled and said "let's not even go there" when you asked for all parties to be present to present their side? Wow. I don't know what-all will come of this, Tortoiseshell, but a couple of years...
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    Nurse Calling In Scripts to Pharmacy Illegally

    nursel56 replied to nurse42long's topic in General Nursing

    For me, it would bother me to just wash my hands of it, because I would know that she was still doing it. The whole place sounds pretty wacky if they are keeping a dangerous person who could...
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    Could my license be at risk?

    nursel56 replied to imaLvn2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree with everyone else. You'll have your RN case manager, the child's family, the written plan of care and possibly other nurses on the child's case to support you and answer questions. Make...
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    Nurse Calling In Scripts to Pharmacy Illegally

    nursel56 replied to nurse42long's topic in General Nursing

    She's not filling out paperwork. She's prescribing medication to co-workers under a doctor's authority without the doctor's knowledge or consent. It's unethical and dangerous. So I don't care...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    Those who don't like this thread are welcome not to read or participate in
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    Would wearing a sexy nursing outfit to a party disrespect the profession?

    nursel56 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't think all scrubs make nurses look like shapeless slobs. Before the scrub era nurses wore uniforms that conformed to their shape. That alone does in no way scream "prostitute" to the world....
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    Would wearing a sexy nursing outfit to a party disrespect the profession?

    nursel56 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Haha! I don't agree but your post gave me a laugh. Costume catalogues have "sexy" everything, even Sexy Zombie! I think there's a Sexy Zombie Nurse too. Personally, I'd rather not reinforce the...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    I just read the OP's article for the third time. I just can't help but wonder if some of the replies indicate they either haven't read, or haven't comprehended what she was