DEE 2006

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1. Staffing requirements/rules?????

   DEE 2006 replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

   Nurse lou unfortunately the state can only make recommendations and hold the hospital accountable when they follow their own Pocily you need to find the policy regarding staffing in the ICU, in a closed unit like the ICU I would expect to see a min o...

2. my encounter with a schizophrenic

   DEE 2006 replied to shock-me-sane's topic in Psychiatric

   I think you handled the situation great, but I would have asked her in the later conversation about the headache ie if she was hearing voices etc... she is one Zyprexia but only 5 mg according to your post. Zyprexia in my experience (psy nurse 10+ ye...

3. LPN? Why not RN

   DEE 2006 replied to NoWaNrN's topic in Ohio

   hooray, anyway you get to the RN is great, I did sort of the same thing but it is the end result that counts don't pay attention to the nay sayers about getting your LPN first, they don't know your situation and so their oppnion does not cout in my b...

4. Put On Probation for Clinical

   DEE 2006 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

   first you need to take a deep breath! slow down a bit. if your are feeling like that nurse was watching you and going back to your instructor then you need to foster a relationship with her. ask her to help you out when trying to figure out all the l...