JWG223

JWG223

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  1. The Enemy... The Nurse Manager

    I guess my real question is this: Where in the hell were you when someone ELSE was the NM? Are you that clueless that you didn't pick up on how things went while you were working the unit you say you came from, which is the same one you are NM over,...
  2. The Enemy... The Nurse Manager

    It sounds like you really care, and you're struggling with balancing the good-cop, bad-cop both with the same face, deal. My advice? Use the carrot more than the stick. I've worked for people in my life that I'd get one over on if I could, because s...
  3. prescription drug addiction

    If it's ordered, the patient asks, and vitals support the safe delivery of it, give it. One and done. There is no need to over-think this one.
  4. How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

    I have taken care of a few MD's. Some of them even remarked that they had no clue about all of the things we did. They also had a different tone when they spoke to us afterward. Honestly, I don't think many people understand the violence and filth we...
  5. How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

    That is likely grounds for peer review by the board. You do not get to violate HIPAA once you have a doctorate. All the rest is simply annoying, but rummaging around behind the desk/using the computer, etc. is a clear-cut NO.
  6. RT says her scope is wider than mine. Ok?

    Well, for one, other than an ICU nurse, I don't know very many RN's who manage vents effectively, and most systems I work in, even ICU RN's do not mess with the "fine" settings on the vent, which is to say, they do not typically mess too much with ti...
  7. RT says her scope is wider than mine. Ok?

    Her position likely comes from meaning she can do everything from pediatrics to adults, or something like that. Either that, or it's just simple ignorance. I used to think ER didn't do a damn thing. Just stick a half-ass IV in a patient and hit them ...
  8. How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

    It doesn't bother me. If they want to ask more in depth questions about my care or their treatment plan, I'm happy to entertain that, as well. It's their body, their care. If they have more knowledge than the next patient and want to apply it, more p...
  9. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

    This is not the first time this person has done something like this, nor will it be the last. This is a marker of "who they are as a person". Singling them out over it later will only make them think about you in a negative light, every time they see...
  10. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

    Always address people in the work-place by appropriate title, or by what they request you to address them as. A lapse of professionalism by one person does not rightly begat that of another.
  11. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

    Hmmm... I pump iron. Hike. Shoot. Hunt. Travel. Have an affinity for sports cars (my favorite was my C6 Z06, least favorite was my 370Z, regarding driving dynamics, but the inverse for interior). And have a ton of other hobbies. Also not gay, so no ...
  12. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

    "meh". You go to work to pay your bills and do something positive. If someone calls you stupid, oh well? As long as they can't legally support their statement, then it's all gravy.
  13. No. However, you do need the people skills to interact positively with everyone on the spectrum from atheist to pious. That said, I do have a personal rule. I never work for the church. It doesn't pay, and it almost always means that you're expected ...
  14. If it happens it happens. Sue the offending party for lost wages, slander and libel, defamation of character, and so forth, and move on. Nursing is all about risk, and you can't cover yourself 100% for 100% of it. Just roll with it and know there are...
  15. Help RE: IABP

    Speak with your first in line immediate superior. This needs to go up the chain of command until a policy is either found, or created.