knoxnurse236

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knoxnurse236 has 1 years experience.


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  1. Price of Patient Satisfaction

    Thats really great advice. Sometimes I'm at a loss of words in the heat of the situation. Dealing with difficult, demanding people is definitely a learning
  2. Price of Patient Satisfaction

    I work in an oncology inpatient unit. It's funny how the sickest of patient's and families hardly ever act in this demenor. My cancer patients are amazing. It's when we have empty beds and over flow...
  3. Price of Patient Satisfaction

    I had something happen today that really bothered me. l lost my voice. I lost it in the name of patient satisfaction. I listened to a male patient yell at me for something completely out of my...
  4. LPN being scheduled to work as CNA....

    I'm sorry but there is a difference in a few shifts and now going on months of them using you. I would not work as a cna. I haven't utmost respect for every cna that does their job, they work very...
  5. Have you ever felt threatened?

    Have you ever felt threatened by a patient or family member? I work in oncology and deal with a lot of end of life care. We have very sick patients and often time family members who can't cope with...
  6. color coding staff

    I'm really a big fan of the color coded system. We wear royal blue as nurses. I hope royal blue one day becomes the symbol for nursing that starched white used to be. You can't deny that it's much...
  7. How important is appearance?

    I'm not a manger but we do peer interviews. Its normally the charge nurse and one of us. I have sat for many interviews. Pink hair or unnaturally colored hair would in no way fly. Scrubs are fine,...
  8. Scheduling NCLEX vs being prepared enough - question

    I did 10,000 practice questions before taking my nclex. Excessive? Maybe. I wanted to pass and I committed to it, because I read statistically that number almost ensured you would pass. I passed in 75...
  9. port accessing tips.

    When you get the skill down its so much easier to access and change port needles then placing an iv. I work on an inpatient chemo floor so the majority my patients have ports. I worry more about...
  10. I really hate to leave anything undone. I would rather stay late or work through my lunch then leave tasks for the next shift. Of course this is within reason. Occasionally if I have something like...
  11. I Hate People (my rant)

    I just can't
  12. So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    I really like placing Foleys especially in females. I like the challenge and to be honest I'm just really good and fast. I get teased so bad about it all the time! My goal is to be on the on call...
  13. Managing shift work

    I have been a nurse for a year. My husband is a sheriff's deputy. We both work shifts and it's hard especially when our shifts end up being opposite. I work 12 hours in a 2/3 rotating split. His also...
  14. I think this lady has way too much time on her