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	<title>Stressed Out Nurses &#187; Hospital</title>
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	<description>Who said nursing can't be fun?</description>
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		<title>Robot rounds quicken hospital&#8217;s med delivery</title>
		<link>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/robot-rounds-quicken-hospitals-med-delivery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keri Mucci</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[med delivery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medication delivery robots]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four robots are working overtime at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD, and their hard work is speeding up medication deliveries.
The robots don&#8217;t complain, get tired, or need a break no matter how many hours they work. The mobile TUG robots-dubbed Rigby, Herbie the love TUG, Jake, and Elwood-simply coast the facility&#8217;s hallways 24 hours a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I know nothing!</title>
		<link>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/i-know-nothing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Underwood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[difficult patients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[experienced nurses]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stressedoutnurses.com/?p=2167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, you&#8217;ve been hired as a CNA in the hospital. Either you&#8217;re new to the field or you&#8217;ve been working in long-term care for years. So, how do you feel? Nervous? Confident? Scared? It&#8217;s normal. Relax. I&#8217;m going to share a few tips in this article that may help you ease into your transition.
First, realize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prepare for a tough phone call with a physician</title>
		<link>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/prepare-for-a-tough-phone-call-with-a-physician/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Briddon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[experienced nurse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mentorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physician phone call]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBAR]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/?p=1813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before an experienced nurse makes a phone call to a physician, he or she usually has an idea of the order that he or she expects to receive. As a new nurse, you are not expected to know everything. Here&#8217;s a tip to give you some help:

Review your recommendation with a senior nurse by saying, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everything you wanted to know about nursing … but were afraid to ask in nursing school</title>
		<link>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-nursing-%e2%80%a6-but-were-afraid-to-ask-in-nursing-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deanna Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[code blue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deanna Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Direct ADMISSION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RN MSN/Ed HCE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stressedoutnurses.com/?p=2071</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tip #2 &#8220;IV line First&#8221;
In most instances you receive your new admissions from the Emergency Department or as a transfer from another unit in your facility. The patient arrives on your unit with IV fluids running through a patent IV. What about those patients that are known as &#8220;Direct Admissions&#8221; that come directly from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Deanna: My Nurse Manager is unapproachable&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/dear-deanna-my-nurse-manager-is-unapproachable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deanna Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deanna Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nurse manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unapproachable manager]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stressedoutnurses.com/?p=2068</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Dear Deanna: My Nurse Manager is so unapproachable that she scares me. We never know what she is thinking or if she even likes the nurses that work our unit. What can we do?&#8221;
Being a Nurse Manager is not the easiest position in our profession. You must first remember that your Nurse Manager is trying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m not a nursing student anymore?</title>
		<link>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/im-not-a-nursing-student-anymore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/im-not-a-nursing-student-anymore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea Bancroft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stressedoutnurses.com/?p=2063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So work is going really well! I&#8217;m actually starting to feel comfortable taking care of pateints by myself. I still have two more months of orientation which is good but I am already handling a full patient load and trying my best to troubleshoot areas myself before asking for help.
A couple of weeks ago a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Deanna: There are some questions I&#8217;m afraid to ask</title>
		<link>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/dear-deanna-questions-but-afraid-to-ask/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/dear-deanna-questions-but-afraid-to-ask/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deanna Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress Relief]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[new nurse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[questions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stressedoutnurses.com/?p=2030</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Dear Deanna: I am a newer nurse, and from time to time I have questions about procedures and other areas. I have asked a few questions but at times I get the eye rolling that makes me feel as if I am ignorant. What should I do?&#8221;
Asking questions shows that you truly want to know [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dear Deanna: I need some IV help!</title>
		<link>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/dear-deanna-i-havent-had-a-lot-of-experience-with-removing-transparent-dressings-on-iv-sites-everytime-that-i-do-i-pull-out-the-iv-catheter-what-can-i-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/dear-deanna-i-havent-had-a-lot-of-experience-with-removing-transparent-dressings-on-iv-sites-everytime-that-i-do-i-pull-out-the-iv-catheter-what-can-i-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deanna Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospital]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IV catheter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IV sites]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stressedoutnurses.com/?p=2020</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Dear Deanna: I haven&#8217;t had a lot of experience with removing transparent dressings on IV sites. Everytime that I do, I pull out the IV catheter. What can I do?&#8221;
First of all, relax. This is a technique that is only accomplished with practice. Here are a few tips that will  help you remove that bio-occlusive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Network your way to nursing success</title>
		<link>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/network-your-way-to-nursing-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/network-your-way-to-nursing-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Briddon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[malpractice issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[networking with nurses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nursing career]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stressedoutnurses.com/?p=1997</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Networking happens every day&#8211;at work, at church, at your child&#8217;s school, at sporting events, and even when visiting your relatives. People learn you are a nurse and will ask your medical opinion, or ask your advice/direction. You never know whether a chance encounter at the grocery store or a casual conversation at a get-together will [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Burnout: It happens to new grads, too!</title>
		<link>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/burnout-it-happens-to-new-grads-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/burnout-it-happens-to-new-grads-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Underwood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new graduate nurses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nursing burnout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patients]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stressedoutnurses.com/?p=1992</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;That patient in 310 is soooo needy! He won&#8217;t eat, complains about everything, and refuses to ask for help to get around! ARRGGHHH!&#8221;
How many of us are guilty of saying something like this about our patients? We say it to co-workers, ourselves, and doctors. We even say it loud enough to be overheard at the [...]]]></description>
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