3ringnursing BSN

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    Freaking out..?

    3ringnursing replied to BedtimeEnforcerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I developed SLE after working as an RN for ten years - I spent another ten years on medical disability believing not only would I never return to nursing, but that I was not long for this world...
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    Submitted with one BUT accept with another

    3ringnursing replied to TREC96's topic in Travel

    This is a difficult situation for you - I understand the complexity of the details you face: 1) You have every right to want to earn the highest pay for doing the same job, and deserve it too. 2) In...
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    new grad having extreme difficulty

    3ringnursing replied to momo42's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree with other posters that applying for a student loan hardship deferment while seeking employment is a smart decision - contact your student loan advisor you had throughout nursing school to...
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    MD was angry I questioned him.

    3ringnursing replied to ella2990's topic in General Nursing

    Nice work nurse! A job well done. I have more than 23 years nursing experience, and I still get the pissed off on call doctor attitude from some when my requests clash with their thoughts. Why? Who...
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    Paper Charting venting

    3ringnursing replied to raindrops1234's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Really? I am pretty surprised to hear there is a hospital in the US that has held out this long so far and not yet switched. A MD's private practice, sure - but a facility? That is stunning. The...
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    How to deal with obnoxious staff

    3ringnursing replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Advanced Practice

    Nonstop chatter makes it hard to think. When I did orientation for my current job they gave us an hour to work on annual competency review modules (no where never enough) in the computer room - the...
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    Paper Charting venting

    3ringnursing replied to raindrops1234's topic in General Nursing

    I remember in nursing school (spring 1991 - fall 1993) they told us we needed to take a computer course because that was the way charting for the future was headed (LOL). Of course, the computer...
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    Inappropriate CNA behavior?

    3ringnursing replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Nursing

    I ran into behavior like this at times in the past. How horrible for you, and everyone that had the misfortune to interact with them. It makes me wish they would be caught on video and never be...
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    Gross Things Patients Do

    3ringnursing replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps a longer
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    Long Term Care Stigma

    3ringnursing replied to TruvyNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My own past experience with LTC (think > 20 years ago) was lack of necessary staff, and the extrordinary number of things expected of the patient care staff - CNA's, LPN's and RN's. Correct this...
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    Gross Things Patients Do

    3ringnursing replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    hahahahaha!!!
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    Gross Things Patients Do

    3ringnursing replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    I would think the CNA would be so traumatized that he/she would wear one of those head helmets that they test your TB mask seal with from then on while providing patient care - or a muzzle....
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    Gross Things Patients Do

    3ringnursing replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    He had the scratcher - he can scratch his own darned
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    Gross Things Patients Do

    3ringnursing replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm, I'm going to hazard a guess and say yes ... Damn - wouldn't that have gone great with KatieMI, MSN, RN's au natural candida yeast bread starter dough? And at potlucks you could warn people:...
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    Gross Things Patients Do

    3ringnursing replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    I learned real quick as a new grad NEVER to pull back the sheets without wearing gloves - you never know what that wet substance is (snot/mucous, semen, urine, stool ...). I discovered a patient had...
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    Gross Things Patients Do

    3ringnursing replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    Sputum is my kryptonite ... I would have emptied the contents of my stomach promptly without question (and I still may)
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    Gross Things Patients Do

    3ringnursing replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    OH ... oh God ... [hoike, retch, gag]
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    IVDU pt kept asking for pain meds. Managment kept saying to just give it to her.

    3ringnursing replied to ella2990's topic in General Nursing

    I completely understand your reluctance to administer what in your opinion amounts to excessive or unsafe dosages of narcotics, but please bear in mind that the human body has an amazing ability to...
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    Not a Near Death Experience: A Shared Death Experience

    3ringnursing replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    "No one would believe me, and I wasn't sure I believed it". I believe you. The death of someone close and immensely loved still stings over a year later - thank you for helping me (still trying to...
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    I need to vent please....

    3ringnursing replied to Justwanttonurse's topic in General Nursing

    Have you inquired with any of the facilities your did your clinical rotations at to see if they would be willing to give you a letter of recommendation based upon your work on their unit as a nursing...
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    Personal leave of absence?

    3ringnursing replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I applied for FLMA - twice. Not sure if the amount of time has changed since, but in 2002, then 2004 it was 12 weeks. It was unpaid (I had long since burned out my PTO and ELB), but I had no choice....
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    Can you refuse to give care to a resident in LTC?

    3ringnursing replied to CNA2016:)'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow, what a handful! My sincerest sympathy for your plight. He sounds like a miserable, cantankerous old coot hellbent on making everyone else's lives who come in proximity with him miserable too. It...
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    July 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    3ringnursing replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Now that the health insurance companies are practicing medicine by deciding what can and cannot be ordered for patients, setting up a hospital based law office seemed like a lucrative move for
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    Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    3ringnursing replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, caught up ... now that you have been unfairly terminated my next move would be to discretely check your status on your SBON website. And that lawyer if you haven't gotten one yet. Maybe discuss...
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    Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    3ringnursing replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the no income dilemma, but unfortunately you have to wait it out where you are and make things "right" (by dealing with whatever that is coming down the pike head on). You have no...