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  1. How to deal with a bully patient?

    saskrn replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    This is completely inappropriate, unprofessional, biased thinking. What makes you think you're better than they are? Unbelievable!

  2. How to deal with a bully patient?

    saskrn replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    This seems unfair. What did these poor nurses do to deserve

  3. I'm interested in going into nursing and I have a few questions.

    saskrn replied to Jay1900's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, it's inappropriate to refer to any patient as "gruesome". Second, I'm a "burn victim". Me and other "burn victims" don't like being characterized this way. FTR, I'm a survivor, not a...

  4. Running into former patients

    saskrn replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    I've run into many former patients, especially when I worked in critical access hospitals. I always let patients approach me first. I never make reference to their hospitalization, or any details of...

  5. Recognition of illness/condition by smell?

    saskrn replied to Misstika's topic in General Nursing

    Perforated

  6. Recognition of illness/condition by smell?

    saskrn replied to Misstika's topic in General Nursing

    Melena. I've worked on floors where you could literally smell it as soon as you stepped off the elevator. I swear that scent sticks to

  7. Would You do This Commute?

    saskrn replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    In the past when working in Idaho, I commuted anywhere from 70-90 miles one way, or 140-180 round trip, every day. Your commute sounds quite easy to me, but It's a personal preference and

  8. Do you have a free charge nurse on your unit?

    saskrn replied to EllaBella1's topic in General Nursing

    I work night shift, and at every med/surg, tele, stepdown position I've worked, the charge nurse has taken patients. However, this is not true when I've worked critical care areas. When I've been a...

  9. Dating a former patient

    saskrn replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what others have said about this being an inappropriate relationship, especially since it involves a psych patient. Psych diagnoses can take a very long time to stabilize or resolve, if...

  10. "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

    saskrn replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry for your

  11. Immunization Nurse!

    saskrn replied to Cadams47's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be prepared to do some good teaching about the vaccine and process, if needed, and be prepared to provide instructions for at home regarding possible side effects, reactions, discomfort, etc. Good...

  12. Charge Nurse dividing Assignments

    saskrn replied to aloha16's topic in General Nursing

    Isolation patients are often time consuming, and this should be considered when assigning patients. They should be equally shared among the staff as much as possible. I'm surprised that a charge...

  13. CALL OUT & MAKE UP DAYS in NJ...? IS IT MANDATORY OVERTIME?

    saskrn replied to GRAB1's topic in General Nursing

    If an employee has become a problem due to excessive/chronic calling in, her/his behavior should be addressed and they should be terminated, if needed. IMHO, the problem of chronic absenteeism...

  14. Rn nursing and moving to another state

    saskrn replied to Floridanurse3338's topic in General Nursing

    You have to consider the cost of living in each state, rather than just comparing pay. I have a friend who recently moved to Ohio, and she was amazed at how affordable it was compared to other states...

  15. Days to Nights

    saskrn replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Voluntarily? Believe it or not, not everyone wants to work days. I've seen a lot of night nurses refuse to be moved to the day shift, for a variety of reasons. My husband used to work a rotating...

  16. Med/ surg nurse to patient ratio

    saskrn replied to aloha16's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in various units, in a lot of different hospitals as permanent staff and a traveler, and patient ratios can vary a lot. It also depends what shift you're working. I like working nights,...

  17. Calling off :-(

    saskrn replied to gaby19's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad I'm not the only one! :) I first worked in one back in 1998, and I was hooked! Over the years, I've worked as permanent staff and as a traveler in various critical access hospitals - in 1...

  18. Calling off :-(

    saskrn replied to gaby19's topic in General Nursing

    It's not abandonment. You could always discuss the entire situation with your state board of nursing, ask for their input, and then pass it on to the hospital's DON, administration, etc. That...

  19. Calling off :-(

    saskrn replied to gaby19's topic in General Nursing

    I really enjoy working in critical access hospitals, and have worked in many of them over the years. I have never heard of a policy like this. If someone is sick or injured, it's completely...

  20. "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

    saskrn replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not easily offended, but your comment was out of line, IMHO. Name calling, labeling and accusations are unacceptable and

  21. Need your input - Best places to look for a travel nurse job online.

    saskrn replied to Sunnysandy's topic in Travel

    I've been a traveler on and off since 1998, and at one time Delphi's TNT forums were busy, but I noticed that's not the case anymore. I've heard Facebook can be helpful, but I'm not sure if it's more...

  22. Gifted Scrubs I Can't Wear

    saskrn replied to hegster's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You could always sell them on eBay or something like that, and then buy different ones with the money they

  23. UMFK area and housing

    saskrn replied to vanessap's topic in General Nursing

    If you're desperate and don't mind a bit of a drive, you can always consider other towns outside of Fort Kent like Madawska, or even Caribou. Caribou is a little far, but it's a bit bigger so you may...

  24. Unconventional hair colors

    saskrn replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely! I've been a chronic patient for 44 years, and have seen more staff than I can count, and in a variety of facilities. I haven't seen many, but when seeing nurses with unusual hair,...

  25. Unconventional hair colors

    saskrn replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

    Well