Whispera MSN, RN

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    Been at Job 9 Mons, Work Suddenly Calls References?

    Whispera replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    HR just hadn't gotten around to it, and it's probably some sort of required
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    Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    Whispera replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One time when I was taking care of a post-op patient, surgical notes indicated the wrong ovary had been
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    Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    Whispera replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    aren't the docs supposed to talk to the patient and mark the part to be removed,
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    Clean stick needle change

    Whispera replied to Emergencyhotdog's topic in General Nursing

    was the vaccine already in the
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    Anxiety following patient death

    Whispera replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    On a related note...I worked in a hospice owned by the Catholic church. There's a Doctrine of Primary Intent that fits here. Sometimes we don't want to risk hastening death in an already dying...
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    Can Text Convay Enough

    Whispera replied to Reigh7's topic in General Nursing

    Text can lack emotion, and that hinders comprehension and encourages misunderstanding. There is no body language in text. About affect and effect...Sometimes I can't decide which is correct, so I...
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    Anxiety following patient death

    Whispera replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    It was a 50 ml. bag, so 54 ml. couldn't have gone in. The pump said 46 ml. were left. That seems to be what it should be. Was the bag empty awhile before you changed to the new one? That would...
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    Review of nursing exams with students

    Whispera replied to Educator1988's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My students write their answers to their multiple choice questions on the text booklet as well as the scantron. I return the booklet to them for review, with a copy of their scantron. I keep the...
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    Anxiety following patient death

    Whispera replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see that you hastened his death. Your wrote that he was declining quickly and had been unresponsive, had no urine output, and had a very low respiratory rate, along with gaps. Struggling for...
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    Advice?

    Whispera replied to MoonlightSilhouette's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I hate to say it, but there could be quite a few people with ranking higher than yours, and they'll get the first slots in the school. Have you talked with an advisor to see what he or she says could...
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    Advice?

    Whispera replied to MoonlightSilhouette's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There's another thread on this topic...interesting reading:
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    Whispera replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Do a search for C. Clark, incivility in nursing. She has done oodles of work on the
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    Advice?

    Whispera replied to MoonlightSilhouette's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Look at your individual course grades rather than your GPA. Are there any courses that you could take over and replace a poor grade with a better one? What are the standards for admission at your...
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    Delirium

    Whispera replied to 3rdshift098's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know what delirium that isn't reversed is called? I haven't been able to find the word. Dementia doesn't quite fit all the
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    Delirium

    Whispera replied to 3rdshift098's topic in General Nursing

    my response should say RIGHT thing, not eight Sometimes the cause isn't determined or proper treatment isn't determined or completed. Then the delirium goes on. Time frame is kinda flexible. I...
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    Delirium

    Whispera replied to 3rdshift098's topic in General Nursing

    Delirium is reversible, provided the eight thing is done to reverse it. Why do you
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    If you're burned out at the bedside...

    Whispera replied to quazar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    keep in mind, depending on the school, teaching can give you a very, very small paycheck...much smaller than bedside
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    Boy/Girl Who Cried WOLF Syndrome

    Whispera replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    I used to get nauseous before tests, and have been known to hurl
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    Pseudo Seizures

    Whispera replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Bolding is mine. I'm next to verclempt that it seems you're making fun of psychiatric
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    Male graduate and pinning

    Whispera replied to Rn 1979's topic in Men in Nursing

    if it's a waste of time, don't go! no
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    Male graduate and pinning

    Whispera replied to Rn 1979's topic in Men in Nursing

    what makes celebrating with your peers, even if it involves a pin, a negative
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    Pseudo Seizures

    Whispera replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    In my experience some are attention seeking. Others are the result of a life that doesn't allow expression of negative emotions. In this situation, the emotions pile up until they are intolerable...
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    May Is Mental Health Awareness Month

    Whispera replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I'm unsure what your comments mean, Pat. Please
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    Is this a hipaa violation?

    Whispera replied to NurseRatchedTheBest's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    unless someone knew where you worked, who you are, who your patients were, and put two and two together. Let's say Joe knows you work on 4S at XYZ hospital and his mom was a patient there and...
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    Anyone ever gotten stuck

    Whispera replied to Twinmom06's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You know how some people's skin is really tough? Wellll...I was giving a PPD and as I tried to do the thingie, the needle bounced from the patient's skin straight through my gloved finger. There was...