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So I have a hard time with needy, sometimes manipulative patients. I have zero patience for it. I am not referring to the patients who need medical attention, of course.
It drives me banana when a pt is needy and just wants attention.. I am talk...
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Where do you draw the line? I had a very demanding patient who would sit at the nurse's station and holler out that he wanted his BP taken while I was scrambling to get all the fingersticks done. This patient wanted constant attention. The Social Wor...
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Today, we all have iPhones, iPads, iComputers, and everyone texts, messages, and/or tweets. Everything is instant. So, why shouldn't hospital care be instant too. From the "I don't want to wait to be seen" patient to the "I pushed my call light 3 sec...
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After 23 years of nursing, very few things drain my energy like a manipulative patient. This has been a constant regardless of the position or setting I was working. I expect to be hoodwinked when caring for someone with a substance use, personality ...