hawaiicarl BSN, RN

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    Starting a forensic psychiatric job in a maximum security center as a new grad. ANY TIPS?

    hawaiicarl replied to ForensicPsychNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Soap on a rope .... Pie plate tied to your waist with string ... Nothing they say is the truth .... Just the usual prison advice!
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    MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

    hawaiicarl replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

    Universities are businesses, they will be happy to give you whatever advanced degree you want .... if you pay them. So then we end up with a bunch of over-educated clueless APNs .... Yayyy! Sadly a...
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    "I would never want you as my nurse!"

    hawaiicarl replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Haters gotta hate .... Trollers gotta troll In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by...
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    EHRs- why arent they linked nationally

    hawaiicarl replied to sroseo's topic in General Nursing

    Crackheads. Well, actually, paranoid conspiracy theory weirdoes who think the government is going to track all their data. If an Opioid addict picks up a Vicodin Rx at Hospital A, they do not want...
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    The every year Snow thread

    hawaiicarl replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't seen snow in 15 years, sucks to live in
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    How do I deal with "needy" nurses

    hawaiicarl replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Look, look! I found one of those needy nurses, and you got her panties in a knot! Honestly, nurses like this drive me nuts, so inefficient, takes less time just to do the task than find the Aide and...
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    What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    hawaiicarl replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    A Patient rang her call bell .... to ask where her call bell was. Seriously!
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    after 35 years, I cannot believe it

    hawaiicarl replied to Carolyn1234's topic in General Nursing

    How's your back feeling? I hear lower back pain is very difficult to substantiate .... a little TDI would stretch a long way towards 62 when you can grab SS. I never suggested this by the way. Then...
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    What's your side job?

    hawaiicarl replied to thejetsetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Loving husband and father of
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    2016 Salary thread

    hawaiicarl replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    Hawaii 55/hour base pay 4/hour night diff 9/hr oncall Mortgage for a 2 bedroom condo 2100 Maint fess 750 utilities 300
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    Got hit on by a patient and it wasn't a granny.

    hawaiicarl replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Taken out of context .....
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    Psych nurses being forced to float to med surg and tele?

    hawaiicarl replied to lovetosleep's topic in Psychiatric

    I remember back in nursing school they laid off the Med-Surg instructor, because she was low on seniority. Then they made the 20 year Psych instructor take the rotation .... it was disastrous. She...
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    Where will I have the least amount of contact with men?

    hawaiicarl replied to nightflower's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Classic, hands-down beats any reply I was thinking of to this offensive
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    problem with my DON, help!

    hawaiicarl replied to nurseredd's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Could report him to State BON, falsifying documentation, failure to report etc etc. Also, you may be protected under the whistleblower's act if you report him. Whichever path you take it may get you...
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    ethical dilema

    hawaiicarl replied to badcompany's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When I work ICU I always help my Tech bathe my patient, especially when they are unstable. This is my main time to do a full on head to toe assessment. Once in a rare while we get floated out to...
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    Oh, you quirky night shifter you!

    hawaiicarl replied to dannibeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    4 kids, two owls two larks, guess it's not a dominant gene 50/50. I am the owl.
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    The MANDATORY Skills fair

    hawaiicarl replied to Hippy chick's topic in General Nursing

    OR join the local Plumber's union!
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    The MANDATORY Skills fair

    hawaiicarl replied to Hippy chick's topic in General Nursing

    This is a tool they used to use to make it easier to interpret ABGs, I think the first time I saw it was a CCRN review with Laura Gasparus. OP , you ran into the Day Babes, another Laura Gasparus...
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    Requesting words of encouragement… I’m a new grad having a breakdown at work right now.

    hawaiicarl replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel for ya, happens to the best of us, some patients are just ready, and occasionally you have no idea. I remember one time I had a syncopal patient we were working up, looked perfectly fine, all...
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    Weed and work.

    hawaiicarl replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    That seems messed up to me. Sort of like they are implying that staff must be impaired to let a patient fall. Or maybe they are trying to blame the staff for falls, like if they are stingy with...
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    Weed and work.

    hawaiicarl replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    In 25 years I have never been screened, so maybe not all that random (I am a straight and narrow kinda guy). I know we screen anyone suspected of diversion, generally speaking agency nurses (sorry...
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    New nurse-what do I bring daily for work?

    hawaiicarl replied to Kebby1016's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Coffee, and the patience of
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    Naroctics diversion...Am I going to prison? Help

    hawaiicarl replied to whodatme's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Dear odaat I am glad you are doing better, and wish you well in your recovery. I am fully aware of what an addict is capable of, as an example my son's classmate was a meth addict. When his mother...
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    Naroctics diversion...Am I going to prison? Help

    hawaiicarl replied to whodatme's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In my personal opinion, any health professional who diverts over 800 meds from patients should be jailed, and have their license stripped. It would be like an alcoholic working as a bartender,...
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    When you get your first met call as a new nurse...

    hawaiicarl replied to soulshine101's topic in General Nursing

    I am a little confused about the OP. Ok, you called your first MET, ok you patted yourself on the back ... what was the end result? Can't leave us hanging like that .... Being the MET person, I...