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  1. Night Shift Causing Relationship Problems

    Wow. Maybe you need to reconsider this relationship. Seriously. My husband works full time, gets home in time to cook supper, and brings it to me so I can sleep until 6 pm. He does some of the grocery...
  2. Noncomplience and uninvolved management

    You cannot force a patient to do anything even if he ends up harming himself in the process. As others have said, keep documenting, but also keep offering whatever it is with explanation. Patients who...
  3. Who says nurses can't be scholars?

    I've just started back for my BSN for the very ignoble reason of easier access to jobs. In reading all the stuff I have to, I've noticed that lots of people really seem to like piling up those...
  4. Thrown From the Tower!!

    I can't believe you actually had the chutzpah to post this and expect sympathy. Like others have said, you have to show up, do your job, minimize mistakes, and leave when you're supposed to. You have...
  5. WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    Does she chart witheld due to ________? If yes, I think you're
  6. Private duty hospice care in a hospital. 70+ year old male dying of liver and kidney failure who discontinued dialysis and other treatments except for palliative care. He was well loved amongst his...
  7. Day 4: 2016 Nurses Week Top 5 Things Contest

    1. Patient first, machines second. 2. Patient first, chart later 3. Patient first, family later. 4. Patient first, tidiness after. 5. Patient
  8. Day 2: 2016 Nurses Week Fill In The Blank Contest

    . . . an all body fluid
  9. Habits you picked up from work...

    For any task I do at home, I gather all my materials and arrange them. I also think about what else needs to be done and I try to prepare for multiple tasks. If I have to go upstairs or downstairs in...