K9lover ASN, RN

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    It's Official!

    K9lover replied to Tigerlily8's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congrats! Got clean and sober as a young waitress, only had to prove to boss I was serious that last time. My hat is off to anyone who makes it through the BON
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    Peanut allergy issue

    K9lover replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    Oh you are not in the minority, my kids are grown so I had no idea schools had become 'nut free', oh the irony of the nut writing the nut free policy; sounds as if they were being guided by an...
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    Worried sick that I may have caught MRSA?

    K9lover replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    It has happened to
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    Worried sick that I may have caught MRSA?

    K9lover replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    They do not want us swabbed because what would they do with us? Have nurses dressed in HazMat suits all day? The hospital does not want to know and why swab your nares? Be on isolation precautions and...
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    Giving insulin late patient request

    K9lover replied to daniela095's topic in General Nursing

    As another posted I would mark earlier as refusal. You can bet if there is a bad outcome involving an attorney the patient will deny requesting later or say you should not have
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    Are nurses and doctors equal?

    K9lover replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    Equal as a human. Not so much in the length of education and responsibility, when the landsharks AKA malpractice attorneys start swimming around it is the MDs they are heading for. Seriously, why do...
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    Am I a woosy for feeling 5 patients is too much on a medsurg floor

    K9lover replied to PaperPushingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Being 'normal' does not make it right. As a Californian we had legal ratios for years, makes it no less hideous...I fled bedside nursing @ 5 years ago upon discovering options and only regret is not...
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    Where Were You...9/11

    K9lover replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Californian, it was a day off so I would usually be asleep @ 0600 AM & my husband woke me up. I have never been to the East coast and had just thought of the Twin Towers as a couple of big...
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    What do you hate about nursing and why?

    K9lover replied to ccorreces's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, turn Q2 lest CMS comes down hard, pull that Foley within 48h lest the CDC rain fire upon you, don't scan that Norco and run risk of running afoul of
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    Walmart cashiers wearing gloves?

    K9lover replied to Misstika's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I have not seen it but would not find it annoying or offensive. I fail to see why anyone would and how would you know they wear them all day? Money is not too sanitary and easier to separate out bills...
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    Michigan hospital sued after honoring woman's request for "white nurse only"

    K9lover replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    Hospitals need to quite catering to all racial-preference requests. I have had pt requests for black. Latino etc...nurses when there were no 'race-ethnicity' nurses' of request on the unit that day...
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    Greetings From SpankedInPittsburgh

    K9lover replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congrats Spanked! You sure have earned everything
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    Very concerned

    K9lover replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    Learning is a continual process and I have some colleagues who lean toward giving long acting insulin after BG drop but I lean toward not giving any insulin since I can't 'unring the bell' once...
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    Complicated background, should I go to nursing school?

    K9lover replied to 2012bar's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Been sober since the 1980s and I would not tend bar. As an old timer once told me if I hung around the barbershop long enough I'd get a
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    Patients & Pet Peeves

    K9lover replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! When I discovered a whole world of non-bedside nursing I ran not looking back. My only regret was not doing it
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    Patients & Pet Peeves

    K9lover replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    I don't object to the minor stuff but when patients threw out racial epithets I put my foot down and told them they could hold all the unkind attitudes they wished but they were not going to call...
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    When they're SO sure they're right...

    K9lover replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen a bit of weirdness. An RN who floated to post-partum dutifully did his checks of the patients' fundus. Only problem was that he was checking the fundus in his patients
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    How long have you been a nurse

    K9lover replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Too true, my dad wanted me to follow in his footsteps and be a cop. He made more in retirement than I ever made in
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    How long have you been a nurse

    K9lover replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    21 years but it only feels like 50
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    Legal issues with AA or NA

    K9lover replied to RN0904's topic in Nurses Recovery

    AA is not a religious program so
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    Pre-Employment Physical Attire

    K9lover replied to EmxoRenee's topic in General Nursing

    I have not seen that 'lift 50 lbs' for some time and it was not required of my last job. I have long thought this an odd question since we are not lifting/ transferring patients alone. That and no...
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    Co worker issue

    K9lover replied to SnickerDoodle_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I thought you were referring to 'patient-controlled anesthesia' PCA and was visualizing explaining to the PCA! I need more
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    California or Phoenix??

    K9lover replied to neurogirl77's topic in General Nursing

    San Diego has a lot of Kaiser hospitals and they use scads of travelers. You can go that route and get paid to scope out the area. Los Angeles has far more Kaiser hospitals and, it seems, half the...
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    Right med but suspended

    K9lover replied to CJ2121's topic in General Nursing

    I concur and 'just' culture will never happen
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    Where are all the nursing jobs?

    K9lover replied to neurogirl77's topic in Nursing Career

    If you are willing to relocate to central California there are jobs in occupational nursing (mostly farm workers.) All of California has jails/prisons but, as to acute care, we have a ton of nurses...