Neural

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1. WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

   Neural replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Does your facility utilize essential oils for nausea? Ginger oil works like a charm for nausea. I've been told spearmint does too, but I haven't used it. Either way, this nurse sounds like a real...

2. Fragrance Sacrifice

   Neural replied to Shonqueen1's topic in General Nursing

   I work with quite a few Somali staff who mostly work in housekeeping. You can smell their scented oil from a hundred yards away, and it lingers for hours. Despite our hospital policy, they're allowed...

3. Nurses with self harm scars

   Neural replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

   More and more nurses are wearing long sleeves to cover tattoos nowadays. No one will think anything of

4. How much urine to collect when cathing

   Neural replied to gal6767's topic in General Nursing

   If you're having to straight cath a person because they cannot pee, you're going to want to empty the bladder completely so that fewer catheterizations are needed, thus limiting the opportunities to...

5. Oooh it hurts to have a bowel movement

   Neural replied to TalkJack's topic in General Nursing

   Call your local clinic and make an appointment

6. What are the biggest challenges facing nursing today

   Neural replied to candykaine's topic in General Nursing

   The balance between treating patients like patients or treating them like

7. so many falls!

   Neural replied to qcnursingstudent's topic in General Nursing

   Make sure you have another job lined up if you choose to do this. You're gonna need

8. Night shift for new grads.

   Neural replied to Nurse_Brezo's topic in General Nursing

   Keep something similar to a night-shift schedule throughout the week. Eat well, drink lots of water, limit caffeine and alcohol. I think many people would agree that a drink after a long night's work...

9. Hospital that bans family members

   Neural replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I know that "visiting hours" is a pipe dream, but just I wish our hospital had limits as to how many family members can be in a room at one time. Jeez we have them sleeping on the floors sometimes, a...

10. 3M Littman classic III a decent stethoscope?

    Neural replied to LelahRN2be's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Almost undetectable difference in quality, hence the minimal difference in price. I owned a Classic 3, lost it, bought a Classic 2, can barely tell the difference, other than the fact that the 3 is...

11. 3M Littman classic III a decent stethoscope?

    Neural replied to LelahRN2be's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    As far as I'm concerned, the Littman Classic II S.E. ($70) and Classic III ($80) are a wash, and are just about all that a student or average nurse needs. However, if you're in an 'auscultation-heavy'...

12. Different hospital units

    Neural replied to emtpbill's topic in General Nursing

    Oh there's tons of these, and hospitals don't always use the same abbreviations. For example, NICU can mean neonatal ICU at one hospital and neurological ICU at another. Don't forget the Progressive...

13. Still unemployed; Why am I not getting calls for interviews?

    Neural replied to 2016New's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The very first one on the list -- the only one I looked at -- mentioned that new grads are

14. Verbal warning about sick calls.....please advise

    Neural replied to SaffireWeldon's topic in Canada

    When people don't show up for work, patient-to-nurse ratios go up, which often results in lower quality patient care and unsatisfied customers (patients/family). That's the bottom line. Your bosses...

15. I felt unsafe working

    Neural replied to yooniehime's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. Walls of text are rarely even read, to be