debmsn01

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1. Your perception of student nurses when they visit your hospital?

   debmsn01 replied to avery's topic in General Nursing

   like any other job i imitate the nurses i know are skilled & interact in ways that i respect. wow, could we all as nurses carry this quote out in our professionalism. i am a nursing instructor & i can believe & have seen, many times tha...

2. Just got canned!!!

   debmsn01 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think anywhere is a perfect place to be a nurse at this time. The nursing shortage is here because many of us are not working due to the environment we work in. It is in every journal but yet management doesn't seem to respond to the porble...

3. Just got canned!!!

   debmsn01 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

   I have been on both sides of this so can speak positively for both. I chose to "quit" after being pushed into a corner for "insubordination"-you DO NOT want to work in a place that pushes you there. HOWEVER, I also worked in a hospital that had an AL...

4. 2 Nurses needed???

   debmsn01 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Safety

   There in lies the answer, nurses must bring to light that the effectiveness of these changes & quality patient care are only feasible with adequate staffing. So speak up for staffing issues with your state nurses assoc., legislators & whomeve...

5. 2 Nurses needed???

   debmsn01 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Safety

   Yes it is an outdated policy, but it is making a come back due to many medication errors!! Having someone double check your meds, your calculations & such for meds, is an avenue of protecting yourself. When we stop taking it as a personel affront...

6. 2 Nurses needed???

   debmsn01 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Safety

   Yes it seems that JCAHO does make our lives hectic-for the 3 days they are present, plus the weeks prior to their arrival. Isn't it funny that the organizations are not concerned with those important points until they "need to be". In respon...

7. Discouragement in nursing

   debmsn01 replied to debmsn01's topic in General Students

   I also teach my students to stand up for themselves, question (appropriately & professionally) Dr.'s, co-workers & yes administration, to protect both yourselves & your patients. If we allow staffing to be unsafe, or allow delegating skil...

8. Discouragement in nursing

   debmsn01 posted a topic in General Students

   Wow, I spent time reading through these comments, (I haven't been online in awhile) & couldn't believe some of them. Yes there are alot of nurses out there who are disgruntled, disatisfied & unhappy wishing they had not chosen the path & ...

9. Nurse Doctorate degree

   debmsn01 replied to Gampopa's topic in General Nursing

   I guess I am confused. I began my nursing career as an LPN, than ADN-BSN & MSN. Lots of school, but it still doesn't always apply since I chose the CNS vs the NP route thinking I would prefer more disease management/teaching than physicals. I now...

10. 2 Nurses needed???

    debmsn01 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Safety

    You are absolutely right, I would never sign or even verbally verify unless I see everything. Usually at the times of these meds, there are more than 1 nurse at a med station. I made a fellow staff member throw insulin away that was mixed & do it...

11. 2 Nurses needed???

    debmsn01 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Safety

    As a 24 year veteran of nursing and now as a nursing instructor, I don't think this is about "old school". It is as many have stated, "good nursing care". By double checking your meds such as insulin & heparin, you ensure safe & efficacious c...

12. Nursing; A job or a Profession?

    debmsn01 replied to RUsincere2's topic in Career Support

    been there-done that!!!-Debb

13. Nursing; A job or a Profession?

    debmsn01 replied to RUsincere2's topic in Career Support

    Future RN, Than answer the call, but don't lose faith if things change. I started as an LPN, went back for my ADN, than on for BSN so I could get my MSN & wonder why we as a profession are allowing the emphasis to be so fiscally oriented. Yes I ...

14. Nursing; A job or a Profession?

    debmsn01 replied to RUsincere2's topic in Career Support

    Nursing is a "Profession", however sometimes all of our members do not act as professionals & as a whole we cannot unite as a profession, so we probably will never hold the clout as many other professions do. If we could unite as the ANA as one g...

15. What is professionalism?

    debmsn01 replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    Professionalism is being proud of your career & doing it to the best of your ability, while also being responsible for what you are in charge of. Making the time & effort to keep abreast of the current technology & treatments we are usin...