Wuzzie

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    Dilemma

    Wuzzie replied to rtx's topic in General Students

    This is a good point and the preceptor needs to be spoken to about it but it doesn't hold a candle to leaving
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    Dilemma

    Wuzzie replied to rtx's topic in General Students

    Because you don't know who reported you to your school it would be a bad move to throw your preceptor under the bus. You were given an opportunity to shadow the charge nurse because your preceptor did...
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    NEED CAREER ADVICE!

    Wuzzie replied to NurseChristinaB's topic in General Nursing

    Just be aware in any office/clinic situation there are a lot, and I mean a lot of days that you will not get out on
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    Starting New Grad Residency on Grady Hospital Surgery Ortho Floor

    Wuzzie replied to LeCookieMonsieur's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on your new job and welcome to all nurses. May I make a recommendation? Ask the mods to remove the identifiers from your thread title and if your user name is your actual name pick...
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    What to do when patient refuses wearing a name band?

    Wuzzie replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    You take a piece of adhesive tape and double it on itself with the sticky sides together. You can either stamp it if you have the old-fashioned patient plates and stamper or stick a patient label to...
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    What to do when patient refuses wearing a name band?

    Wuzzie replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve never really experienced a kid that didn’t tolerate it. Plus if you put it in a place they can’t reach/can’t see it shouldn’t be an issue. I guess you could wait until they were asleep...
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    What to do when patient refuses wearing a name band?

    Wuzzie replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Patient label on double-backed tape with Tegaderm over it on their back or whatever body part they tolerate it
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    First Time Parents Asked For A Different Nurse

    Wuzzie replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah...theirs.
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    First Time Parents Asked For A Different Nurse

    Wuzzie replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Also they won't think twice about going to your manager with made up things you did/did not do. It then becomes a he said/she said situation that you will most certainly come out on the losing end....
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    First Time Parents Asked For A Different Nurse

    Wuzzie replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    They sound like jerks. Let it go. This is not a reflection on your capabilities as a
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    Things I wish my patients understood

    Wuzzie replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Which is why it’s best not to chide people when you don’t have a full understanding of the situation. To answer your questions it happens everywhere with almost every demographic. It doesn’t...
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    Oncoming Shift Nurses Complaining about Assignments

    Wuzzie replied to Joanne15's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'll sometimes surprise the ones who quietly take a rough assignment on the chin without complaining a little token of my appreciation. I will also remember it the next time I make an
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    Manager wants us back in office...

    Wuzzie replied to rn30's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is the issue in a nutshell. People have also had the audacity to say it solved their child/elder care issues (ummm they aren't paying you to take care of your kids), they don't want to...
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    Oncoming Shift Nurses Complaining about Assignments

    Wuzzie replied to Joanne15's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Never, ever explain why you did something to people like this. They don’t listen they don’t care and it isn’t going to change their minds. Stand firm in your decision and let them know that you...
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ups and downs are going to be normal. Personally I think at this point they should stop reporting case numbers and instead report hospitalizations. In addition in many states we are back to the point...
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    Vaccinated and Hospitalized?

    Wuzzie replied to ajdizzle43's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you for the clarification and you aren’t an inconvenience at all but I have to say, given the information we have, I’m not convinced what you are going through is caused by the vaccination...
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    Vaccinated and Hospitalized?

    Wuzzie replied to ajdizzle43's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’m entirely confused by your post. Are you saying you got sick 2 months after you got the vaccine or sick from COVID which you indicated you tested negative
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    Thoughts On Eliminating Nurse Report

    Wuzzie replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    And when that was the case I would pick up the phone and make the call as any prudent nurse would
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    Paramedic Experience beneficial?

    Wuzzie replied to Michael Cook's topic in General Nursing

    In some states you can also be a PHRN (pre-hospital
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    Thoughts On Eliminating Nurse Report

    Wuzzie replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Then the issue isn't generalized it is specific to your hospital and the only way to fix that is to start writing incident reports. Giving verbal report isn't going to fix the crappy care you are...
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    Things I wish my patients understood

    Wuzzie replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    @Rose_Queen yeah, I was making a point.
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    Thoughts On Eliminating Nurse Report

    Wuzzie replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    I think their goal is to get the patients to the units much faster by eliminating the time used to avoid taking report. The reasons for avoiding report, for the most part, are valid. Too many...
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    Things I wish my patients understood

    Wuzzie replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    May I ask if you are a
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    Scolded For Prioritizing Emergent Situations Over Routine Meetings

    Wuzzie replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    If you have been following all of the threads from this OP you know very well that it has been suggested that the OP seek some therapy to deal with her issues. It has been part of every single one....
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    Scolded For Prioritizing Emergent Situations Over Routine Meetings

    Wuzzie replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I think the two of you are discussing two different types of