MassED BSN, RN

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    Verbally, mentally & emotionally abused by patient where do I turn.

    MassED replied to nowdistracted's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    in the ER, we call the police for any threats verbal or physical. LTC, or any other setting, is no different. You don't need permission from anyone at your job to protect yourself. It is illegal to...
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    I hate night shift

    MassED replied to Wrangler156's topic in General Nursing

    What you are saying on here about yourself has nothing to do with NURSING. This is about you, as a person. It is not healthy to feel fear, loneliness, grief, or anything else when you're away from...
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    I hate night shift

    MassED replied to Wrangler156's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I'm hoping that she feels that way, not that this is the expectation in her household. Chores should be divided and conquered equally, among all who make a mess in the home (minus babies...
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    I hate night shift

    MassED replied to Wrangler156's topic in General Nursing

    I really think maybe some counseling together would help. Having other friends, even to just have someone else to talk to is healthy. You may be in a shell and counseling may have some suggestions...
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    I hate night shift

    MassED replied to Wrangler156's topic in General Nursing

    perhaps the nursing path, as well as being away from her husband are the problems. I don't see night shift has an issue if it's the only job, then you find a way to deal with it. I did. I have...
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    Can we talk about NG/OG tubes?

    MassED replied to foragreatergood's topic in Emergency

    never an NG with Varices or known varices, or potential varices. Never
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    Overflow in the er

    MassED replied to medic978's topic in Emergency

    Well it would be nice not to have Admitted holds in the ER, but there are no nurses to staff any empty beds upstairs. See, they let go many people who had reached a certain many years of service and...
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    Overflow in the er

    MassED replied to medic978's topic in Emergency

    oh my goooodddddd, it's awful. We have boarders (admitted holds, no bed upstairs) every night. This is what makes ER nurses want to leave the ER. Not being an ER nurse, but a floor nurse. That's...
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    back to work after 4 weeks off

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    good luck to you, Emergent. Take it easy, since all that work is there when you
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    back to work after 4 weeks off

    MassED posted a topic in Emergency

    Well back to the grind next week after 4 weeks off after a hysterectomy. I have had perfect attendance for 5 years, so having 4 weeks off I feel a little guilty. I hear the winter flu has been awful...
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    back to work after 4 weeks off

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    all is going great! Exercising, working overtime. Back to the
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    My experience as a pt on a med/surg floor..

    MassED posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    It has been a long time since I've been back on Allnurses. I had a Hysterectomy on 1/19. My experience was wonderful, overall. As a nurse (and one who worked on a Med/surg floor years ago) I have a...
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    Black and Job Hunting

    MassED replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Unless you live in the south. Reverse discrimination is real. I have seen both sides of this. I have lived all over and have seen a variety of treatment. Let me tell you, when you don't fit the...
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    The B word. Again!

    MassED replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    I thought this was a thread about being called a B, witch.
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    My experience as a pt on a med/surg floor..

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Medical-Surgical

    this hospital on this floor, the nurses did all of their work with their assignment. They did not have CNA's to assist. I think that must be difficult. It was primarily an Ortho floor, but even...
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    back to work after 4 weeks off

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    It sure does, Esme. I think it was nice and helpful to have that little life lesson. Being a patient, you're so vulnerable, which is difficult when as a nurse we're used to being in charge. It is...
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    Looking for advice from experienced nurses regarding the possibility of student debt

    MassED replied to CHBlake's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    my question is, how do you have these options for DEBT FREE education?? So not fair... But yes, debt free! Is that really a hard decision? Coming from having had school debt and will have more for...
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    Feb - Mar 2015 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    MassED replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I didn't exactly mean that when I said to please clean your work
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    My experience as a pt on a med/surg floor..

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Sure! Whatever helps the process. Good luck in
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    Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    MassED replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So now we are not going to trust the thermal scanners at the airport? No way will they go the oral route for their screening. They need to have confidence in their screening methods and act on those...
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    Rules for Triage

    MassED replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I find the more difficult triage nurses are those who over triage and put every person in critical care. Sometimes an ESI 2 can just be that. If they decompensate in a main room and need one to one...
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    October 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    MassED replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "and the CDC said we had the appropriate
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    MassED replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    which has nothing to do with staying in a room for an EXTENDED period of time. Initially, these patients are not very sick outwardly. I think that if they could be trained to take their temperatures...
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    Ebola Nursing Survey Part 2: Call to Action for Ebola Protection

    MassED replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    we have perhaps "one" area that is negative pressure in the ER (that has a bathroom), but there is no shower when leaving the area after doffing your equipment for the nurse (which is a requirement)....
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    MassED replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am not understanding why the need to stay in a patient room for an extended period of time. Get in, get out, as little time in full PPE, the better and less chance for exposure from an extended...