AutumnApple

M/S, Pulmonary, Travel, Homecare, Psych.

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    How do you handle co-workers who are extremely dramatic and are easily stressed?

    AutumnApple replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok. I absolutely must lead with: I'm not advocating that you do this! While in nursing school, I earned spending money by doing a 'workstudy' job. If you've never heard of it, that is basically...
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    Eaten Alive in the ED

    AutumnApple replied to MillennialNurse's topic in Emergency

    Am I reading this right? They were this way with you from the second you came through the door? No disagreements or incidents that acted as a catalyst to you being targeted like this? What disturbs...
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    Teaching a CNA how to chart

    AutumnApple replied to NurseNicolexo's topic in General Nursing

    Lol Maybe I've been reading too much Game of Thrones but I can't stop thinking you probably strike a resemblance to Ramsey Bolton. I find throwing the comment 'Your ability to perform this skill, or...
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    Hospital & The Drug Screen: I thought they had to wait?

    AutumnApple replied to cassimoo's topic in General Nursing

    The part I underlined above is the wisdom we need Healthcare institutions to understand. But there is no profit in learning that very true lesson (from their point of view) so they see no value in it....
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    give up

    AutumnApple replied to floweer1992's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My post might get moderated because it might be considered advertising something but I'm pretty sure I'm being compliant here. If not, I apologize. STATNursing.org * STAT Nursing Consultants...
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    Teaching a CNA how to chart

    AutumnApple replied to NurseNicolexo's topic in General Nursing

    I use a bit of wisdom from D. Carnegie when educating. He states that people are more receptive to doing something when they understand how it benefits them. For your project, this means statements...
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    Best littmann stethoscope model for Nursing School?

    AutumnApple replied to abarreto's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    In my experience, the cheap double barrel ones are perfectly fine in school and on a lot of units. Beware though, the ones in the bookstore are often marked up a good bit lol Maybe give Amazon a...
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    PROBATION with RESTRICTED RN LICENSE - NOW RN REINSTATEMENT : FORMAL HEARING

    AutumnApple replied to JC4me's topic in General Nursing

    This. Its just not something that leads to loss of license in my experience. Did any harm come to the patient? Did you try to cover up the mistake somehow? There just has to be more to their case...
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    First nurse job 1.5hour commute

    AutumnApple replied to GRN005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had to do a one hour commute for four months before I found my current position. I didn't hate it but, I was not sorry when I no longer had to do it. Stock up on bottled water. I discovered I like a...
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    How do you last?

    AutumnApple replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to say it, because it needs said. The key ingredient for me was to learn balance. You hear a lot about how nurses stop taking care of themselves, but not much on why they do this and how to...
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    Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

    AutumnApple replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just want to share what the employment specialist at my school shared in our workshop before graduation. The laws, one way or another, don't matter. You can say something without saying it. Hard to...
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    Is this illegal?

    AutumnApple replied to Taratoes's topic in Home Health

    I was going to say, while it probably isn't illegal, it certainly presents some challenges. HIPPA becomes tricky to follow as you pointed out. My experience in homehealth is limited, but I've known...
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    Unequal Treatment by Manager?

    AutumnApple replied to laladeedee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I will second what Stitch said and point out that we don't know the details. I'll further that with, you probably don't have them all either. Not because you are in your first year or anything but its...
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    Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

    AutumnApple replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. When I saw this, first thing I thought was: "What a shame. Another nurse who never learned to protect themselves from burn out. And despite all the grandeur of her resignation, no one will even...
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    Home health aide issue

    AutumnApple replied to Hhcna's topic in Home Health

    The remedy to your delima is simple really. You already pointed out that you understand reporting the hours as worked after you left is the wrong way to go. Good, at least we don't have to talk about...
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    The right to an opinion

    AutumnApple replied to ElectricCabbage's topic in General Nursing

    A couple things that I feel need said: 1. We talk a lot about the right to 'have an opinion'. If you listen (read) closely though, you will find that what people are actually talking about is 'acting...
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    Refusing to float

    AutumnApple replied to NurseKC123's topic in General Nursing

    As a travel nurse, I was always first to float. That's just how it goes. Refusing to float would have meant no renewal for sure and possibly a bad reference. I refused to float one time. I was not at...
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    I HATE bedside nursing

    AutumnApple replied to Sabr's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Agree. Administration that is willfully detached and frankly......too often......out of their league....has lead to a very 'the Indians run the camp' phenomenon on many units. I have seen too often...
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    "You're too smart to be a nurse. Be a doctor"

    AutumnApple replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard this a few times in my career. From my family, pt family members and friends. Being able to succeed in nursing does not by default mean one could/would (and especially not should) do as...
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    Should I report this nurse?

    AutumnApple replied to laladeedee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This. Report the incident, not the nurse. There is a difference. Many things lead to the problem, non of which are 'personal'. IV team not responding, protocol/policies on what gouge the facility...
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    Passing the buck?

    AutumnApple replied to novicenurse2015's topic in General Nursing

    Dealing with people who have a Master's in "Passing the Buck", who also minored in bullying to avoid responsibility is an unfortunate obstacle we all must learn to jump over. As others have pointed...
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    BSN and Associate Nurses Are Neck and Neck. Will This Change?

    AutumnApple replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    People have already pointed out that the answer to your question changes drastically from area to area. I will go a step further and say it's also personal, not just geographical. In other words, two...
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    Can a nurse get in trouble if....

    AutumnApple replied to Ariel143's topic in Rehabilitation

    I 'think' I understand what OP's concern actually is. It seems they believe the facility is admitting patients and putting them in a sub-acute bed and then following through with that by charging as...
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    Home Health and Maintaining a Theraputic Relation

    AutumnApple posted a topic in Private Duty

    Since returning to work after being out of the country for some time, I have worked on a few different home health assignments. Up until this point, my experience was primarily in a hospital setting....
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    BSN and Associate Nurses Are Neck and Neck. Will This Change?

    AutumnApple replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    I got my BSN, don't regret having done it and would die it again. With that said: I never at any point in time felt having the BSN put me on a higher plateau regarding my performance. I can not recall...