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  1. Drug Seekers

    ICURN3020 replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

    I understand how my comment may appear simplistic or, using your vocabulary, "Duh" when taken out of context and inserted into the middle of your argument. I was not replying to a thread titled "The...

  2. Drug Seekers

    ICURN3020 replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

    Yes, these people likely are dealing with personal/social problems that have led them to self-medicate as a coping mechanism. They need to be offered and encouraged to use available services (social...

  3. How do I know if I will enjoy Critcal care

    ICURN3020 replied to LeanneNis's topic in Critical Care

    Your response was, I felt, was very helpful to the OP, with the exception of the above quoted statement. Having a "task oriented" frame of mind can be disastrous to an ICU patient. Nothing should...

  4. Nurse/Workplace Bullying Victim & Resignation

    ICURN3020 replied to Gypsynurse3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. Keep it professional and to the point. There are many templates available out there that you can customize to fit your needs. Just Google "resignation letter template". Good luck to

  5. Is this common with nurses and doctors?

    ICURN3020 replied to usetimewisely's topic in Patient Medications

    I agree with BostonFNP.....I have found that many physicians, after getting to know you and learning that they can trust your assessments/judgement, truly do respect your input and take that into...

  6. Vanco: give or wait for vanco trough?

    ICURN3020 replied to rn.5245's topic in Patient Medications

    It sounds like this nurse, instead of addressing the issue appropriately by contacting the lab and ensuring that the blood draw was done in a timely fashion, just pushed off the*problem*for you to...

  7. Vanco: give or wait for vanco trough?

    ICURN3020 replied to rn.5245's topic in Patient Medications

    You're right..... it's a lesson learned and now you know. This is how we learn, by making mistakes and growing from them. It shows a lot that you took the time to review everything that had...

  8. The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    ICURN3020 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This seriously makes my stomach queasy!!!!

  9. Given a warning

    ICURN3020 replied to canche's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just had a pt who, five minutes after telling me he did not want anything from his untouched dinner tray (which included a cup of coffee), ask for a cup of coffee!?! I had already taken his tray...

  10. caught a med error. ...stress. ..

    ICURN3020 replied to thatnurse17's topic in Patient Medications

    You absolutely did the right thing! Think how you'd feel if you overlooked it and the pt ended up in respiratory arrest, needing intubated and transferred out. You can bet if a lawyer was ever...

  11. Piggy Back IV order with no fluid order?

    ICURN3020 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Patient Medications

    We can just override it in the

  12. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    ICURN3020 replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I never rely on what another nurse tells me in report as fact. I always do my own checking/investigating as I too have been burned before by inaccurate

  13. Should I accept position??? Help please!

    ICURN3020 replied to jwils's topic in Nursing Career

    Personally, I would wait for a position to open up in the hospital that offers more of what you're looking for...opportunities to develop clinical skills. At least at my hospital, a pt cannot even...

  14. How did you change?

    ICURN3020 replied to openyourmind's topic in General Nursing

    I always knew through school I wanted a fast-paced environment with more critical patients. I planned to work in ER or ICU. I started in ICU and have been there ever since! I have thought about...

  15. Grammar Police

    ICURN3020 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Maybe I'm alone in my thinking (it sure seems that way sometimes), but I find the use of text speak/SMS language utterly annoying and unprofessional. It seems as though its use is becoming more and...

  16. Most shocking thing you've seen another nurse do?

    ICURN3020 replied to SuzieVN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, that's horrible! Hopefully she never finds herself on the other end of that vent either due to illness or karma. Especially with a mean nurse like

  17. Grammar Police

    ICURN3020 replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thanks everyone for all the great points of view. It's nice to know I'm not the only one with this pet peeve! :) My husband is one of the biggest offenders I know and I give him (playful) grief over...

  18. Grammar Police

    ICURN3020 replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree!!! Incorrectly using there/their/they're, your/you're, are/our, etc. is the worst! This is taught in like first grade!!! If you aren't sure, look it up in a dictionary. Maybe my...

  19. Grammar Police

    ICURN3020 replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It is not a judgement, it is an opinion. An opinion that apparently some share; others not so much. My intention was not to start a topic to judge/bash others, it was to state my opinion and get...

  20. Grammar Police

    ICURN3020 replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Haha!!! Love the "don't kill me" comment, but I was thinking the exact same thing! I'm reasoning that this site requests that type of language not be used is because we are all PROFESSIONALS!! Not...

  21. Grammar Police

    ICURN3020 replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

  22. Grammar Police

    ICURN3020 replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Good point about language evolution! In my experience anyway, I've noticed that the attention to grammar and punctuation seem to be overlooked when text-speaking. I rarely see a text-speak type...

  23. Grammar Police

    ICURN3020 replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Haha!!! And good point....I agree that how you "speak" whether verbally or in written form is a reflection of

  24. Grammar Police

    ICURN3020 replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You're right.....to each his/her own! I can see where it has it's place, I just don't think it is in the work setting. We all have our pet peeves....this just happens to be one of mine

  25. Ventilators and how they work

    ICURN3020 replied to Joanie811's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I didn't even think of that when replying to the original post. I really hope that is not the