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ORIGINAL: Masque66

Your capacity for grace and tact is beyond bounds, Earthycouple.  Please accept my sincere thanks and know that I will bow to your infinite wisdom and pray to god that I can emulate you in every way.  You are without doubt the epitome of knowledge on this, that, and any other topic that may arise.  I was wrong to express my own opinions and from this day forward I live only in the hope that one day my life will match your pre-ordained plan.  As your knowledge is without fault and your truths beyond doubt.

All Glory and Honor to You and You alone, in this life and the next.

Amen.

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ORIGINAL: LightHeartedMaam

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ORIGINAL: Masque66

Your capacity for grace and tact is beyond bounds, Earthycouple.  Please accept my sincere thanks and know that I will bow to your infinite wisdom and pray to god that I can emulate you in every way.  You are without doubt the epitome of knowledge on this, that, and any other topic that may arise.  I was wrong to express my own opinions and from this day forward I live only in the hope that one day my life will match your pre-ordained plan.  As your knowledge is without fault and your truths beyond doubt.

All Glory and Honor to You and You alone, in this life and the next.

Amen.

It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. ~ an Earthycouple fan. 

(knee-jerk reactions in a Dom is very unattractive as is sarcasm, sir.  Earthy is one of our best.) 

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ORIGINAL: Focus50


Just curious if working in nursing does actually make you "safer".  I'm not doubting your skill, ethic or dedication etc, I'm thinking more along the lines that if it's something you're conditioned to do virtually all the time, doesn't that make for days when over confidence leads to the odd second of carelessness - as is human to do...?
 

Focus.

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ORIGINAL: maybemaybenot

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ORIGINAL: Focus50


Just curious if working in nursing does actually make you "safer".  I'm not doubting your skill, ethic or dedication etc, I'm thinking more along the lines that if it's something you're conditioned to do virtually all the time, doesn't that make for days when over confidence leads to the odd second of carelessness - as is human to do...?
 

Focus.

I have a bit of a different answer on this question than earthycouple did. I absolutely have done something " careless" or " unsafe" in my nursing career. Not out of carelessness, but more out of emergent, knee jerk reaction.

I have had more than one of my patients exsanguinate < Bleed out/hemmorhage> on me. It has come on suddenly and, without thinking, I  have grabbed whatever was close and covered the source. When blood is spraying all around and on you and hitting the walls, you just want to cover it up until you can grab your gloves and eye shield and control the situation more effectively. So, yep, I have made the cardinal sin of medicine and touched blood products with my bare hands.

I have had an uncapped needle in my hands, after giving a patient an injection and the patient in the other bed go into a full seizure. I plunged the uncapped needle into the mattress of the seizing patients bed, while I attended to that patient. removong the plunged needle aftewr the crisis was controled.
Is it good  * practice* ?  No, and it is not my *practice*, but there have been times the situation has  determined that routine practice is not in the best interest of the patient.

I'm sure others may disagree, but my patients have been quite thankful for my quick response to a critical situation.

            mbmbn
                              

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ORIGINAL: earthycouple


You and I have VERY different nursing backgrounds...I geriatrics, pediatrics and hospice and you sound more critical care (I'm guessing from your posts). 

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ORIGINAL: maybemaybenot

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ORIGINAL: earthycouple


You and I have VERY different nursing backgrounds...I geriatrics, pediatrics and hospice and you sound more critical care (I'm guessing from your posts). 

Actually very similar:
Early years: oncolgy ICU, surgical oncology
in between years:  AIDS
last ten years: geriatrics and currently hospice and palliative medicine

I also did a brief stint in pediatrics, but abhored it. Not the kids, but the parents drove me out. If they had all been orphans I would have liked it. 
< nurse humor, for those who may think I am unkind>

Donna:
I don't think you and I are that far apart on things. I think we have a bit different philosophy in certain areas, but I think our goals and outcomes are the same.

What I was trying to convey to Focus was even the most diligent person will experience a situation where you throw away the * rules * for the greater good. And that is not always a matter of carelessness, but of another reason. Nurses being no different.

BTW,  a tip I learned along the way.. Dark towels for home patients at risk for hemmorage. Aesthetically is is easier on the families eyes. I provide or ask my home patients families to have them handy in high risk patients and keep them at the bedside.

               mbmbn

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ORIGINAL: Masque66

I recently mentioned in another thread that I was hoping my profession (nursing) would lend itself well to being a dom.  Unfortunately this seemed to be misconstrued as meaning I planned to tie up and abuse my patients.  Actually I was referring to learning sterile technique, safety, and basically having study that would make me more capable of keeping my sub safe and healthy.

I'm curious if anyone out there has found that their own professions have lent resources, skills, or information that has come in useful in their lifestyle.

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ORIGINAL: theMadWelder

Learning about those things ( sterile,being a first responder, etc) some just place those as part of their  being a dominant.

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ORIGINAL: ready4srvce4all


Ahem....please, on your knees and head bowed.   Not only are you a terrible nurse, but your sarcasm isn't even funny.