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  1. Should mean people be allowed to be mean at work?

    greenerpastures replied to jessimee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Very true Ruby. I simply meant that by calling it out in front of everyone, others would see that it is not just one person who is being picked on. This sometimes motivates others to stop allowing...

  2. Should mean people be allowed to be mean at work?

    greenerpastures replied to jessimee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've never understood the "that's just her personality" statement. If someone is being downright rude and mean, perhaps someone needs to call them out on it. Do it casually, in front of everyone....

  3. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    greenerpastures replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, y'all is listed in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as a variant of you all. Of course, so is yada yada yada, but that's another

  4. Biotherapy/chemotherapy ons

    greenerpastures replied to candiceperdue's topic in Oncology

    It depends on whether you are taking the introductory chemo/bio which gives you chemo cert (9 CEUs), or if you are taking the second one which gives you chemo cert with additional certification (15...

  5. Has pain scale contributed to opiate problem?

    greenerpastures replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    That's about what I tell people when they rate their pain. I love when someone says 10 and is sitting quietly, no grimace, no outward signs of pain, vitals stable/baseline. I want to say to them...

  6. Working over 40 hours... still no overtime pay? Legal?

    greenerpastures replied to xtina15's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work in FL has that same "education" hours are not overtime. However, the interesting part I find in the OP is that it is considered something she volunteered for, perhaps being considered...

  7. hiring pregnant RN

    greenerpastures replied to ap2409's topic in General Nursing

    Can we get back to that it appears paperwork given to occupational health was disclosed to the hiring unit/HR without your permission!! It's my understanding that occupational health is not allowed to...

  8. ACLS Certification

    greenerpastures replied to Java Mama's topic in General Nursing

    Go and take an in person Basic Dysrhythmia Class. It's a wonderful teaching tool. The person who I took it from had been a cardiac PCU nurse, as well as a transplant coordinator. I knew very little...

  9. SVT...from what?

    greenerpastures replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    Did they do a chest x-ray? Sometimes the PICC gets stuck against the SVC wall or passed down into the right atrium which can cause just enough of an irritation to cause a dysrhythmia. Did you get...

  10. 2015 allnurses Salary Survey Results

    greenerpastures replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Treasure Coast/St Lucie/Martin County, FL 24.56 base + 2.50-6.25 differential 3 years RN/ASN degree Med Surg

  11. 5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    greenerpastures replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This week I learned I can be a good patient in the outpatient surgery setting, even when it was delayed multiple times. I learned although I love caring for medical oncology patients, I very much...

  12. 4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    greenerpastures replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes, you give cardizem IV push for SVT. We had a wide stable QRS SVT that I thought - wow, we are going to give adenosine and/or cardiovert this pt. NOPE - that "expert consultation" part of...

  13. Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    greenerpastures replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    On the flip side for you, as a middle schooler, I went to the school nurse and told her I'd been hit in the left middle finger with a kicked soccer ball that pushed my fingers back. On exam, the tip...

  14. Mid-forties : Looking for a Specialty to Grow Old In

    greenerpastures replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Just be careful. Many hospitals have started rejecting older nurses who try to go back to some side of bedside nursing once they've stepped away for a few years. I know several nurses who have...

  15. Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    greenerpastures replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Where I work, it is explicitly written in the dress code that any nurse off their "floor" should be wearing a white coat over their scrubs. Does that mean I need to wear a coat to go to the...

  16. Personal Values as a nurse

    greenerpastures replied to ksurette's topic in General Nursing

    You have to check your personal values at the door. You have to have a "nurse persona", taking care of all who come in, regardless of judgement. That doesn't mean you don't feel it, you just can't...

  17. What to do about coworker not pulling her weight

    greenerpastures replied to guest947568's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To build on this - you can always through in the trusty "survey responses" into the conversation. Better response/triage times leads to more ALWAYS satisfied patients.

  18. I'm not a babysitter!!!!

    greenerpastures replied to zizi2677's topic in Private Duty

    Why not just call CPS/Police at that point? You are a mandated reporter who is not there to be legally responsible for the child who is not being given PDN. She is abandoning the 5 year old. Imagine...

  19. Difficulty Accessing A Port

    greenerpastures replied to REDDICKD's topic in General Nursing

    How often are you doing these blood draws? I'm not sure which state you live in or what your agency suggests, but I know patients that just have their ports left accessed even as outpatients as they...

  20. The effects of not reporting harassment

    greenerpastures replied to Funkymiss187's topic in General Nursing

    Completely off topic, but hopefully it will make someone smile. My first thought when I read this... Well, there goes that HCAHPS survey

  21. Cancer Patient Falls

    greenerpastures replied to websterk's topic in Oncology

    I'm a bed alarm person too! Pretty much all my patients get one until I know what they can/can't do. However, where I work has a form people can sign to opt out of the bed alarm. You opt out, you...

  22. BSN does NOT open the door for better opportunies

    greenerpastures replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    We are all RNs. Did you possibly mean they had ASN/ADN

  23. "I feel like I'm gonna puke"

    greenerpastures replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Come back when you vomit AND someone actually witnesses it, then we can talk about you going home. (This is probably why I'm not a school

  24. What am I qualified to do? OTHER THAN FLOOR NURSING!!

    greenerpastures replied to Shackna13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What about hospice nursing or wound care? Both allow freedom to move about, either from house to house or pt to pt in the

  25. Employee HEalth Surveillance Program

    greenerpastures replied to North Woods Nurse's topic in Oncology

    Please don't think floor nurses/CNAs aren't regularly exposed. I am an oncology floor nurse, we have people every day that are getting chemo, have had chemo in the past week, or are taking oral chemo...