dawnd470

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1. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

   Wow...I'm sorry this happened to you. As a fellow nurse, she should have known better, and should have expected you to take care of a critically ill patient before taking care of her. I even wonder, if she had such a minor injury, why did she even ...

2. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

   i am completely supportive of my colleagues, but i cannot support nurses who have forgotten how to care for others. i became a nurse to take care of patients, and their family members, those visitors you seem to discredit, are a vital part of their ...

3. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

   On the contrary, I find Catherine's comments refreshingly honest. If any nurse is THAT unhappy in his/her job, it's time for a career change. Nursing is not a field for those who aren't totally committed to it. What is wrong with being nice while als...

4. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

   I do agree, I think we are doing our patients a HUGE disservice by calling them customers. A customer is someone to whom you are trying to sell something. When I'm sick, I don't want to be sold on anything, I want to be taken care of. I don't bel...

5. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

   Please understand, I am not "disparaging" tasks at all, and am well aware of what the prescribed plan of care is. I also understand the challenges and frustrations facing nurses. Nowhere did I imply that a pat on the head and a smile are all that i...

6. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

   "A "nice nurse" is NOT synonomous with a "good nurse"!" My question is....why can't you be both?

7. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

   I have not been on this site in several months, but saw a headline in my e-mail that caught my attention and after reading all the posts on this topic, felt compelled to comment. I have been in nursing for over 20 years, so I'm not new to the field....

8. boards need to regulate MA's

   dawnd470 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am an LPN, and have heard for the entire 19 years I've been in nursing that they're "doing away with LPN's", but have yet to see it happen. I've heard all the rumors that LPN's will be "grandfathered in" to a RN if they simply pass the NCLEX-RN, t...

9. How do you go about handling a rude Dr.

   dawnd470 replied to RN 4 U's topic in General Nursing

   I think there are two issues here. First, I find it hard to believe that ALL of the doctors are rude. I've been in nursing for 19 years, and have encountered my share of rude doctors, but have also had the pleasure of working with some wonderful p...

10. boards need to regulate MA's

    dawnd470 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to teach in an MA program, and also used to work with MA's, so I know exactly what you mean. The problem is that there really is NO regulation, and everything varies by state, and often from one clinic to another. I know that in the program ...