JWG223

JWG223

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  1. NPR story on nursing injuries

    JWG223 replied to tara07733's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I lift weights routinely. I focus on dead lifts and squats. Noone cares about you and noone is going to coddle you. The real world is a "at your own risk" place. Protect

  2. PATIENTS BECOMING MORE ABUSIVE?? anyone agree?

    JWG223 replied to nurseredd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have only been doing this for half a decade. I can't observe a trend. Just do whatever the patient wants as long as policy and laws of practice will cover

  3. I am a new grad and think I don't want to take a bedside RN job, advice please.

    JWG223 replied to newgrad000's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you can pay your bills without going near the bedside, why would you? Rock

  4. Need advice on nursing/pt relationship post discharge

    JWG223 replied to NurseJackie87's topic in General Nursing

    I know a nurse who married the paraplegic they cared for for a few days. Relationship began while the patient was still in the hospital. No administrative action was taken against the

  5. Changing to 8 hour shifts

    JWG223 replied to JMoney's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. Screw that. There is no way I would do this job if I only had 8 days a month that I wasn't required to show up at the hospital. 3x12 is

  6. for those who work 12 hour shifts, how long is your lunch break?

    JWG223 replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. I've never taken one officially. It may not be technically correct but I can eat at the desk and keep an eye on things or take my food to the break room as is correct and things will...

  7. Why I Love IV Nurses

    JWG223 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Must be nice. I'm just happy we don't do our own lab draws at my facility

  8. Leaving a patient foley in

    JWG223 replied to VivaLaVida14's topic in General Nursing

    Follow orders. I believe each facility has their own policy on how long you have to carry an order out. Otherwise you are just leaving yourself hanging in the breeze for the snotty co-worker who wants...

  9. Do You Ever Ignore Your Employer's VM When They Try to Call You In?

    JWG223 replied to westieluv's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, I call my employer back. Sometimes I say "Yes", and sometimes I tell them "No". I don't call back what I call "canned voice mails", where they say "We were just calling to see if you would come...

  10. Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

    JWG223 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Because sometimes competent and confident do not equal having a strong inner sense of self. Also, MD's are more important than nurses. You're talking about a ring where the 3 carat diamond doesn't...

  11. weekend work Harder?

    JWG223 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    No. I prefer

  12. Male Nurse Interactions

    JWG223 replied to MikeRN84's topic in Men in Nursing

    On the flip side...do you really want a patient that is biased and picky like that to begin with? This has saved me more trouble than it's

  13. Interview Advice!!

    JWG223 replied to alaber's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't have peds experience, but I have been to a few interviews. -Be honest -Be positive -Try to listen more than you talk. Don't give just 1 word answers, but don't go on and on, either. Politely...

  14. hypertension

    JWG223 replied to 2bNurse_kinjal's topic in General Nursing

    The medical community is constantly changing what is hypertensive. 30 years ago, it was 140+, I believe. Now days, what is it,

  15. Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

    JWG223 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. The MD knows that no nurse is going to hit them. This is an intellectual understanding "I'm more important, he would lose his career and possibly his home/car/family. I can't be hit by him"....

  16. I can't smell c-diff

    JWG223 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've had plenty of patients who fit that, but never smelled anything special. I think this must be an individual situation similar to how that bitter or tasteless paper taste-test in highschool

  17. What is this condition called in bariatric patients?

    JWG223 replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like the blood of the deceased migrated to the lowest point. In this case, that part of the

  18. Hospital Safety Workplace Violence

    JWG223 replied to Stevie Boy's topic in General Nursing

    Commentary in bold/underlined. The goal behind this bill is to generate tax revenue and treat guns/ammo like the government treated R12 refrigerant a while back. I'm 100% against it. Proper and...

  19. Nursing Pay Question?

    JWG223 replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I would add...Magnet status doesn't mean anything. I worked with an RT who was also an RN. She went to a Magnet hospital from mine (non-Magnet). Told me how great it would be. Well...it...

  20. Male Nurse Interactions

    JWG223 replied to MikeRN84's topic in Men in Nursing

    No stress, brother. Head down, motor on, is good advice. If the patient doesn't like you, make sure that they also don't remember

  21. Nursing shortage

    JWG223 replied to Red Kryptonite's topic in General Nursing

    Nah, what got me was all the assignments/chapters are "shuffled" so it's a monumental pain not to have the edition the professor is using. You tend to miss test questions because you read something...

  22. Male Nurse Interactions

    JWG223 replied to MikeRN84's topic in Men in Nursing

    No. The standard is to make the patient happy so when they get their HCAHPS survey they will mark it satisfactorily enough for your institution to get reimbursed as much as possible. The ultimate goal...

  23. Do you really get the worst of the worst when you float?

    JWG223 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, until I lit into someone about it. Now, I get fair assignments. Unless you run into a uniquely fair charge nurse, or you make a racket, expect the dregs when you float. The mentality is that...

  24. Does nursing really suck that badly?

    JWG223 replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As long as it pays the bills, consider that you only really work half the year, and it's illegal for you to "take work home with you". That alone offsets most anything I have to do for 12 hours in an...

  25. I can't smell c-diff

    JWG223 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Me either. Been a nurse 5 years. Had tons of CDIFF patients. I think people just imagine what they