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1. your Nurses: What's going to happen?

   offlabel replied to artistnurse's topic in Case Management

   Which hospitals will be closing? Medicaid/medicare doesn't pay **** as it is. How is rooting out fraud and abuse going to close

2. Is it inappropriate to talk to a patient outside of work and give them money?

   offlabel replied to bluescoop's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry for the blunt response and don't take it personally but you've put yourself in a very dangerous position. His interest in you is likely material and probably physical. You should have a very low...

3. Should handshaking be obliterated from our culture?

   offlabel replied to Alnitak7's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Short some religious observance, ie, Muslim woman shaking the hand of a man, I wouldn't think 'weirdo' either. Arbitrary personal preference? I would think 'odd' just reflexively as it is an...

4. Should handshaking be obliterated from our culture?

   offlabel replied to Alnitak7's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Nah, it is weird and awkward especially in professional settings in the United States. If it's not someone's thing, no shame, but own the negative consequences if dying on that hill. I guess offering...

5. CCU vs ER

   offlabel replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

   Worked in an inner city level one trauma center and while frequent, the times when we were 'keeping people alive' was the minority of the time. The majority of the time we spent treating routine...

6. CCU vs ER

   offlabel replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

   The RN's use the consent for the operative time out and if there is a wrong site surgery, ie, they take out the wrong fallopian tube, the RN is on the hook

7. CCU vs ER

   offlabel replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

   Weird...getting a toxic vibe...anyway, just for starters, as pain is one of the symptoms of this problem, if pain develops on the contralateral side of the ectopic, that could be a relevant exam...

8. CCU vs ER

   offlabel replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

   No dog in the ICU v. ER nurse fight, but why is asking which side the ectopic on a

9. CCU vs ER

   offlabel replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

   yeah...obnoxious nurses are the

10. CCU vs ER

    offlabel replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

    Pick the one with better hours, pay and time off. All things being equal, then pick the unit with less drama and more mature and well adjusted

11. Being Video Taped by pt/family

    offlabel replied to Irving's topic in General Nursing

    It does if it's in a public

12. Being Video Taped by pt/family

    offlabel replied to Irving's topic in General Nursing

    Usually, no constitutional right to record on private property. You can certainly use some BS reason like a HIPPA violation. Or do what I do. When the recording stops, I'll continue working. When...

13. Feeling BORED at a NYC ER...

    offlabel replied to AllNursesAcct's topic in Emergency

    For starters, making major decisions with someone you're not married to is cray-cray...secondly, ER culture varies with hospitals. The ER I cut my teeth on was an academic ER and they encouraged the...

14. Interview advice

    offlabel replied to Paul Stanton's topic in Emergency

    If you won't take the interviewers advice to 'get more experience' why would you take someone's advice on this forum? Sounds like you need more experience and ignoring what you're being told while...

15. Dunkin Donuts Nurses Week | 2025

    offlabel replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Sheesh, maybe there should be some gym discounts with all of these Nurse Week give