dabearrn

dabearrn

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About dabearrn

dabearrn has 13 years experience and specializes in ICU, ER.


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  1. I HATE NANDA!!!!

    Yup hated NANDA as a student and as a practicing RN. I felt it was nothing more than a time suck. Although, I find it an excellent tool for an adjunct in teaching pathophysiology. It really forces students to think about what is REALLY happening P...
  2. What would you do?

    CAT call would have been the right call. Intubate him on the floor, and then move him to your CC unit. If he gets better you can take the tube out. If not, then intubation proved to be the right call. Either way, the pt is secured. Yeah, sound...
  3. Clinical Instructor site problems...need ideas

    Depending on where your students are in your program... I have done the following... Give the scenario of a patient who is coming into the ED. Full H&P info, with the treatment given in the ED. Have your students (in small groups) determine a ...
  4. If we had a conservative nurses forum

    Non-religious Conservative here!! Teaching in academia, so I have keep it quiet.
  5. The most comfortable Nursing Shoes

    I wear only New Balance 927's. I am a rather large guy 5' 10" 250# and My feet never hurt at the end of my shifts. I wear them to exercise, and on vacation when I am often on my feet walking/standing around all day. I haven't bought anything else ...
  6. How do you teach prioritization?

    I don't feel that I am doing a very good job at all of teaching prioritization.. Matter of fact I really do not have much of a plan for the topic at all. I do fine when talking about procedures, but in theory and critical thinking I don't do well a...
  7. HIPPA Violation with patient identifiers

    Looks like to me a photo of a tumor on an OR tray would not be considered a HIPAA violation. That is what happened here a couple of days ago and one of the hospital administrators is having a hissy fit saying that they are going to be sued by the FB...
  8. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    I live on the US island of Saipan. About 90 miles north of Guam, and 1500 miles SE of Tokyo. Challenging would be a very politically correct term to describe our situation. There is only 1 hospital, 70 beds, no specialists, severely underfunded, ...
  9. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    I am a second year instructor in an itty bitty ADN program on an itty bitty island in the Pacific Ocean. No MSN, no BSN, only a diploma, and a BS in exercise physiology. Students say they learn quite a bit from me though. It seems I am able to pu...