psalm

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  1. How to deal with pt's sexual advances?

    psalm replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Tell him you are his nurse and you find his comments inappropriate and will be back when he can control his comments. Let your charge nurse know what happened and that you plan on the following:...

  2. What you get for nurses week

    psalm replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see, I got a bouquet of purple carnations, a whole bag of Three Musketeers mini mint candy bars and my husband took me out to dinner at Chili's. From my hospital I got nothing. I called Monday...

  3. Talking Dirty

    psalm replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    If this is near patient care areas the pts. may hear it, is that

  4. Suggestiongs for Upstate? (Wilton/Saratoga)

    psalm replied to featherzRN's topic in New York Nursing

    There's the Saratoga hospital, Schenectady has a few hospitals if you don't mind the commute, Glens Falls and Amsterdam are possible. Don't know about the conditions of any of the facilities, been...

  5. Port- a-cath not drawing blood!

    psalm replied to Tolos's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Is it midline? Is there an order that it's okay to draw from it? tPA? Let the doc know and get orders for heparin and try in 45 min...or check your facility's

  6. Patient reactions to L&D nurses who have never had children

    psalm replied to BarkowRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have mentally apologized to my OB patients I worked with as an aide in a military hospital BEFORE I gave birth. It is true some women labor and give birth with no problems and relatively...

  7. Schizophrenia for case study

    psalm replied to mjune's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    See if your library has any videos about schizophrenia. There is a series on The Brain by the John & Catherine Mc Arthur? Foundation that was so impressive my Psych professor used it in our class...

  8. You know when your hospital orientation is terminated when...

    psalm replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    ...you are right about the sobbing! I felt so betrayed and stupid and unwanted. Isn't orientation the time to quide the new person? If I had been unsafe I could have understood but it wasn't

  9. You know when your hospital orientation is terminated when...

    psalm replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    ...you're supposed to start the nights orientation and get a call telling you not to come in that night but to be in the nursing office at 0900 in the morning. Hm-m-m...so I brought my badge and all...

  10. My pt died, lab results question?

    psalm replied to BinkieRN's topic in General Nursing

    My baby had a WBC of 320,000...turned out he had osteomyelitis of the R ankle joint. Has a nasty scar on his almost 31 year-old R ankle and is the picture of health (spent 3 weeks in the hosp. for IV...

  11. Got Beat Up Badly In Face By Patient

    psalm replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

    ...that would be like saying Ted Bundy wasn't all that bad, he is now calm,

  12. Mature LPN's Treated Unfairly

    psalm replied to FrustratedLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Don't be depressed! If that is your calling go to LTC while working towards your RN...ask when you interview at LTCs what their long-range goals are for staffing, as in will they be placing LPNs in...

  13. Hospitals That Phase Out LPNs

    psalm replied to psalm's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your replies. I am hoping and praying that my hosp. will change its mind and not do away with the LPNs. Keep your posts coming, I can maybe use them as an informal survey of why we...

  14. Hospitals That Phase Out LPNs

    psalm posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently we were told our hospital (255 beds) is phasing out LPNs. I'd like to hear from other hospitals that have already done this and know: How has it helped patient care How has it hurt patient...

  15. Prayers Please...

    psalm replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    God's blessings and grace to you, misslo. Make sure you are rested and eat before your test...you need your

  16. Out of Town Coworkers (long) Should it be my problem?

    psalm replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    There are times when we can accomodate co-workers AS OUR CHOICE. Next time, I would say I am sorry, but I made plans based on the schedule you made and I am sticking to it. A true emergency would be...

  17. Scratching your head in wonder!

    psalm replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Too much ER and Trauma TV, they think everyone gets

  18. Any Michigan NURSES here?

    psalm replied to jessi1106's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'm in Southwestern Michigan, formerly worked in

  19. Anybody else work with a "super nurse?"

    psalm replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    ...I wonder how many super nurses are on substances or have mental illnesses where we see them at their "highs" or "manic" phases...or hyperthyroid pts. Not to take away from those who perform...

  20. i've been trying for almost 10 years now ..

    psalm replied to lauralauranurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Do it the second time...you will regret it if you don't and always wonder "what if?" if you don't. And for your clinicals, do it as the book, not what you see in practice as an LPN. The NCLEX and...

  21. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    psalm replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Gosh, I may have posted this before, I can't remember, lol! But I like the names from an Irish family also, girls named: Bridie (pronounced Bride-ee), Maeve and Nuella (pronounced

  22. I have finally had it-I'm giving up

    psalm replied to ER-RN2's topic in Pain Management

    Can the doc give you samples? I had IC for a couple of years and my life was so difficult, so many hours with pain that wouldn't go away...or lessen enuff to function well. I read all I could on it,...

  23. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    psalm replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    I would wear it if it were

  24. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    psalm replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    ...it must be something the customer wants, since we are so customer service oriented in health care... But as my buddy Mick says "You can't always get what you want". ...a sad commentary on

  25. care plan for acute pancreatitis

    psalm replied to shorty510's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Pain. Ineffective Gas Exchange, Risk for. Skin integrity issues. Constipation, Risk for. Knowledge