NotAllWhoWandeRN ASN, RN

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    Stanford Rape

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Rape is not about sex, and women's clothes do not create the urge to rape. Men are not animals. The idea that women are being sexual by simply existing and having bodies is a cultural one, not a...
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that 3% "permanent impairment" (I'm fighting that) is 100% jobless. Waiting on HR; all I know for certain is that they won't let me back on my unit. I have a funny feeling they're not going...
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    Stanford Rape

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    I respectfully suggest that denial is part of rape culture. The parents' defense of the perpetrator disgusts me, and while I agree that focusing our wrath on them is not particularly productive, I...
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    Going to be fired?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Clinical knowledge is not a game. Nursing practice is not a game. A stage 2 pressure wound does not extend into the subcutaneous tissue, and so by definition cannot be "deep." But I'll agree that...
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    Stanford Rape

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Rape is not an accident. Rapists are not confused about consent. Relatively few men are rapists but many, many people allow rape to go unnoticed because sexual predators are often sophisticated in who...
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    Stanford Rape

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    I recently saw someone reply that the tally is now society: 0, rapist 1. If the rapist gets raped, that doesn't make it society: 1, rapist: 1. It makes the score society: 0, rapist: 2. I don't give a...
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    5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    *stops panicking in the
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    Going to be fired?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A stage two pressure wound is a "deep ulcer"? This is your comeback, your evidence that you know enough to comment on nursing
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    Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    Don't talk to me until you've placed a wound manager on an enterocutenous
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    Tips on Constructive Criticism

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to sfrw's topic in General Nursing

    When someone comes to you with a problem, first hear them out. What are they saying you need to improve? What are they saying you did wrong? Are they framing it as a need to develop skills or as a...
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    Unit Manager Demands I Cut My Hair

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Nurse Cookie Swirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't insult the mentally ill. Racism is racism. If the locs really were shedding I can see why it would be cause for concern in an ICU - but people with straight, short hair shed, too. The new 'do...
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    Going to be fired?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm trying very, very hard to bite my tongue (started out with a great deal of sympathy as my first job in LTC put me through heck, but lost that with "everybody cuts corners" followed by personal...
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    leaving clinic with Patients still in exam rooms?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to bethburlson's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think pretty much every responder here has included the fact that if something happens at the clinic and (1) you were not there and (2) you were not supposed to be there, it has nothing to do with...
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    leaving clinic with Patients still in exam rooms?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to bethburlson's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you're wanting to advocate for improved patient care, perhaps the place to start would be the 5 hours you say people spend in the waiting
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    leaving clinic with Patients still in exam rooms?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to bethburlson's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Being on hospital grounds does not make someone a patient. I'm sure it depends on local laws, but I've been told at several hospitals that how you handle a code/emergency depends strictly on where it...
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    Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard several nurses say they've gotten a wink and a nod instead of a ticket because they have our state's "be a nurse" plate. Reminds me, I've been meaning to get
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    Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing experiences have roughed me up a fair bit. There will be days when you feel like all you did was change a colostomy bag (and the patient complained that you didn't do it right), but there...
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    Interview appointment, no interview??

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to karenflrz's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    One of the nurses I worked with left med/surg for corrections. She stayed on the hospital unit as PRN, and one night I asked her how she liked corrections. She said she got more respect there than she...
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    Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    RNs just empty colostomy bags and don't make a real difference in patients'
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    What did I do? Blood in IV tubing!

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    When you create negative pressure by pulling back on a locked line then opening the line at the patient end, yes, it makes sense to me. Some of the IV systems I've worked with clamp once you install...
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    Is Anyone A Highly Sensitive Nurse?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to PrincessNur's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes yes yes. Being sensitive does not mean we aren't resilient. I've never had my own patient code, but there have been several times when I couldn't turn off the vague but persistent feeling that...
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    NCLEX Pass Rates vs. Graduation Rates

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to NavyVetNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Every program should have similar fail rates for the aspects that are beyond the program's control. If a school consistently has a high percentage of students that can't make it through the program, I...
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    Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    *opens bag of Cool Ranch Doritos for
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    5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    It irks me that they're calling something a "right" that isn't within the nurse's power at all. Right patient, med, dose, route, and time: if any of those are wrong, it's a med error because you...
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    "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on context. When in Rome, I address as the Romans do. But I also think there's an widespread dismissal in the public eye of people who have doctorates that are not M.D.s. "Oh, they're...