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  1. I saw another nurse assault a patient

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

    I always think of it this way; What if that was my family member and someone saw something and DIDN'T say something, how would I

  2. New hire RN accused of being "mean."

    greenerpastures replied to NS885RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Honestly, you may just have "one of those faces/voices." I have one too. Most people tell me, "I thought you were a witch when I first met you, but you are actually really nice." It's partially...

  3. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    greenerpastures replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    I felt the same way. Why can't we unite to do something good for ourselves? I received an email from National Nurses United to check out there push to send letters to my senators to support national...

  4. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    greenerpastures replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    The solution to pollution is

  5. Med-Surg sentence

    greenerpastures replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    * Who has time to check on a patient every 15

  6. Med-Surg sentence

    greenerpastures replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    * Every place I did clinicals and the places I've worked - the psych unit won't take a patient until they have been "medically cleared" to be moved to that unit. If you have a medical issue, you stay...

  7. Nursing as a Second Career...can I get financial aid with a graduate degree.

    greenerpastures replied to msdee69's topic in General Students

    I had a master's when I went back for an ADN. Federal financial aid wasn't a

  8. Insurance & Weight Loss Meds

    greenerpastures replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If he's pre diabetic, why not ask if he can try something simple like Metformin ER first? It's pretty cheap and works great for some people to help them. Ask if he can see a registered dietitian -...

  9. Jane Doe, RN, AAS, BSN, MSN, CCRN BFD

    greenerpastures replied to Oceanpacific's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if anyone else has posted this, but I've always had to look at the ANCC's guidelines when I need to figure out how to list degrees, etc. I just forget from time to time....

  10. Unethical?

    greenerpastures replied to ahosoda's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    By not reporting it, she could turn it around on you. Just be careful. Please report it to

  11. Doctors yelling

    greenerpastures replied to Oedgar's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Why not just talk to him about it? It sounds like a clinic/office you work in. Professionally make an appointment with him to speak. As a grown adult, let him know it's not okay to speak to anyone...

  12. It's not my job to pray with you.

    greenerpastures replied to kickatthedark's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Abigail 1509 - Did you have something to say about what I'd said - because your entire post was nothing but my original comment word for

  13. Craziest vitals on a person who lived?

    greenerpastures replied to guest64485's topic in General Nursing

    Not a vital but a repeatedly confirmed ABG pH of 7.8. Still

  14. It's not my job to pray with you.

    greenerpastures replied to kickatthedark's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Back to the OP's original statements. If you don't believe in some higher omnipotent being, that's fine. If you don't want to pray, that's fine. You could stand there quietly. You could ask if the...

  15. RN being bullied by LVN

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

    Me personally, I'd start keeping her notes, somewhere in a very safe place. Then, when I got ready to leave the case, and management asked my reason as to why, I'd mention the notes. Perhaps given...

  16. Noncompliant diabetic patients

    greenerpastures replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I explain to my patients in detail about their fingerstick blood glucose numbers and what they mean when I do my first rounds/before meds; document this education. If I check it and it's within a...

  17. Scripting sounds patronizing

    greenerpastures replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    NOt to get completely off the topic, but since this is about scripting - I saw something about a hospital in Michigan that started trying to "relate" to patients to bring up their scores. The new...

  18. Why don't you just read the chart?

    greenerpastures replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The organization I work for has two separate systems. We can't see what the ER does. They may have given the IV abx, but the Meds given list was scanned 5 hours ago when the admission order was...

  19. Moving to Florida post-graduation

    greenerpastures replied to BeachsideRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Just remember that "bonus" is considered just that. It's usually taxed at a crazy rate of about

  20. How to handle a coworker who is giving poor care

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

    THIS! Fill out incident reports on everything that is an objective violation of care policy. If there is an issue with a baby and it's just the two of you - I'd find a way to casually call a...

  21. Tactful way to address staff issue

    greenerpastures replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    Start telling everyone who comes through your door to stop doing it or you'll send a note home telling their "parent" they are being disruptive in class. Or, start walking through their offices each...

  22. PLEASE HELP! fired/demoted RN still on orientation

    greenerpastures replied to jrobbin44's topic in General Nursing

    Jory - are you researching everyone's answers each time we post? Let me clarify my answer then. I don't know of ANY hospitals in the North of Albany/East of Syracuse (Northern NY) region that will...

  23. Death of a Dream

    greenerpastures replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Why not find an online LVN-RN bridge program and do it one class at a

  24. What changes would you like to see from administration?

    greenerpastures replied to kbakrevs's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As a night shift nurse, I'd recommend 1. you actually SHOW UP once and a while at night to see how the staff is doing/working. I've worked at the same hospital for a while now. I've never seen an...

  25. Valedictorian caught cheating

    greenerpastures replied to pinknursepower's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My thought was everyone can attend graduation, then start waving cheat sheet "fans" or get up and turn around when she starts to talk, ignoring her speech. You still get to participate in graduation,...