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  1. One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    suanna replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    I don't think I heard the advise is to give up nursing in the postings- just that what is a valid excuse as a burger flipping grill jocky and Burger Palace isn't valid for a health care professional...

  2. are mandatory scrub color-coding in hospitals the wave of the future?

    suanna replied to kelligracie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I hope so. At my hospital we see scrubs, old style uniforms, even t shirts and a cover up sweater. Name badges are always flipped backwards(I want to do a study of why this happens), and many of the...

  3. Would you be insulted by this?

    suanna replied to jannjul76's topic in General Nursing

    Insulted- maybe a little-but not surprised. Our hospital has turned "Nurses Week" into an opportunity for the nurses to send gifts to the other departments with whom we have frequent interactions....

  4. Soap vs Wipes

    suanna replied to busymamaof3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hate "soap" for bed baths and especialy peri care. Using just a basin of water, wash your pits and peri area with soap and water at home on your day off. I'd bet within an hour you are in the shower...

  5. Pet Peeve

    suanna replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Patient Medications

    This whole issue is an arguement of semantics. I'm sure the CNA hasn't a clue what meds may be ordered and for what specific issues but "pt X in Rm 2218 needs a PRN" is shorthand at this center for...

  6. Are nurses forced to assist abortions?

    suanna replied to lookingintoRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm not an expert, but I get the feeling this thread was started just to spread some propaganda about and against the ACA. Did this section of the law specify if we are going to have to endure forced...

  7. Occurence reporting to punish other nurses

    suanna replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've worked in that type of toxic enviornment, and I know it is no fun. We solved a lot of the "write up" mentality by establishing a required Qmos staff meeting for each shift (later it became...

  8. Do you ever feel like we are contributing to the creation of addicts

    suanna replied to Nola009's topic in Patient Medications

    LOOK OUT- LONG RANT! Addiction, tolerance, and dependence are all facits of narcotic use that can and will happen with prolonged use. They are different from ABUSE. Narcotics are the most effective,...

  9. Is this risking my license?

    suanna replied to chende's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OMG- are yo working in a third world country? GET

  10. To give or not give insulin

    suanna replied to Twisted Nurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Really?- that is why you have a sliding scale for- to adjust the insulin dose based on the patients glucose when changes in condition and diet result in unpredictable blood sugar readings. If the...

  11. Growing Up Unvaccinated

    suanna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How does a parent assume responsibility for thier choice if thier choice ends up with a blind, or mentaly challanged, or deaf child from a preventable disease that a vaccine could have prevented. Are...

  12. Pregnant in nursing school.

    suanna posted a topic in General Students

    I have a family member who finds herself "in a family way" as she is finishing her sophomore year in a BSN program. It was 30+ years ago when I was in school. The instructors in my time treated anyone...

  13. Pregnant in nursing school.

    suanna replied to suanna's topic in General Students

    Thanks so much for all the positive replies. I have an antiquated view of nursing education and appreciate a more current perspective. My family member will make a great nurse and I hated to think she...

  14. Why do people insist on coming to work sick?

    suanna replied to LTCNS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Great- because of your work ethic- I'm going to be off sick for 2-3 weeks. If we are working as a team, I'm bound to catch whatever you are suffering from. I, of course will share it with my children...

  15. I feel like everybody hates being a nurse!!!

    suanna replied to hershdawg's topic in General Nursing

    Hating your chosen profession is as far as I can tell, the one universal rule in nursing, regardless of educational background, years on the job, or area of specialty. The only thing I have seen...

  16. to the nurses: nursing assistant who is lazy

    suanna replied to citygirl22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Welcome to Nursing! I have seen far more NAs or Nurse Techs (senior student nurses working the floor) that have one gear- bullbog low, and they are not going to do anything that is not absolutely...

  17. Accused of withholding pain medication

    suanna replied to trucol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What I get from your post is you were punishing this patient for smoking against your explicit instructions by witholding ordered pain medication. " I asked him if he was going to go smoke..." He...

  18. Why do people insist on coming to work sick?

    suanna replied to LTCNS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Everywhere I have worked the assumption is: Unless proven otherwise, the employee who calls off ill is faking it and just wants an extra day off at thier co-workers expense. I get sick pay when I call...

  19. PRN meds

    suanna replied to mom-wife-nurse's topic in Patient Medications

    The patient knows thier meds, what they are for, when they are due. The patient has to feel like they are being required to beg, or jump through silly hoops to prove they are entitled to the...

  20. ED tranfer.. No verbal report required

    suanna replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I can see a printed report. Verbal reports from the E.R. usually went something like " the patient is fine as far as I know- I just picked them up to call report and they look fine from here..." At...

  21. Do male nurses wear scrub jackets???

    suanna replied to Nolander's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wear scrub jackets. (I think I'm still a man, but after reading this thread I'm not so sure) After 30 years as a "Male Nurse", I can't imagine I have any manliness left. If I'm cold- we aren't...

  22. Too much snow! Getting to work late again.

    suanna replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

  23. explosive co-worker

    suanna replied to espinoza's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Working on it"??? I have been told I have some anger issues and need to "work on it" but I have never raised my voice to a patient. I can't imagine "telling off" a co-worker. I get chastised if I...

  24. Cross matching of blood

    suanna replied to tkyeung's topic in General Nursing

    I wish we would have been given more of this type information as part of our science background for nursing. Some basic fact astounds me almost every week. I keep asking myself- " did I ever learn...

  25. Does Preferring to Work Night Shift mean you're lazy?

    suanna replied to Soliloquy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work nights and I'm lazy as sin. I just don't think the two are related. I think anyone who isn't Lazy has some wires crossed somewhere. I just have a sense of professional ethics and commitment to...