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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

  16. Keep fired jobs off resume?

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

    Don't they get reported to the BON, at least in some

  17. Drug Seeker Stories

    Neural replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Why not just remove the hand sanitizer from the

  18. Misdemeanor charge on driving license

    Neural replied to FutureLPNNursing's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I wouldn't think so. They're mainly looking for crimes of theft or abuse. People get DWIs and still attend nursing

  19. Suspended without pay for expired TB requirement?

    Neural replied to lsvalliant's topic in General Nursing

    They didn't send you an email a few weeks in

  20. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    Neural replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I was asked by a male patient, diaphoretic from pain meds, to both itch and direct a personal fan at his sweaty nuts. I also has a notorious drug seeker tell me to go F myself because I couldn't...

  21. Seven Hells: Vent

    Neural replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Unit directors in my hospital are notorious for doing things like this to keep their prime employees and prevent them from transferring. The better you do, the more likely our bosses are to use their...

  22. Objects that represent a nurse

    Neural replied to Moran11's topic in General Nursing

    Scrubs and worn-out running

  23. Health Insurance costs

    Neural replied to martymoose's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    $80 a month for a single male. $180/mo for single mom with two kids (per report). $1750 deductible with $2000 out-of-pocket annual maximum. $25-40 co-pay for expensive prescriptions. Obamacare didn't...

  24. Health Insurance costs

    Neural replied to martymoose's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    duplicate

  25. How much do you really make?

    Neural replied to AnnaK12's topic in General Nursing

    It would depend on where you're going to work (hospital vs. LTC, etc), as well as your location in the U.S. For instance, it's reasonable for a new grad in a hospital to work 'part-time', 50-60 hours...