edc1951

edc1951 has 30 years experience and specializes in M-S;War OR;Peds;HomeHlth;LT.

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1. Will you work during a Pandemic?

   edc1951 replied to Goju's topic in COVID

   I do little thqt this govt. wants me to do and would not do anything they ordered but I would surely help in a privae capacity. The govt. can kiss my butt.

2. Tip for General Nursing: Remembering the Person within the Patient

   edc1951 replied to sst73's topic in General Nursing

   Nursehappenin, Keeping that attitude is what will lead to your patients trusting you and knowing that they can rely on you. Don't let others get you down (as sadly I can testify they will try, out of jealousy) but stay true to that. I will admit t...

3. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

   edc1951 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

   since i am sure there are nurses who do not believe the stats here is an excerpt from the national academy of science's institute of medicine's report of july 2006: [color=#231f20] an ade (adverse drug event)arising from an error is considered preven...

4. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

   edc1951 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

   graysonret , you seem to be mixing two things. The 100,000 who die from medical error have nothing to do with antibiotics which are related to MRSA. The 100,000 are preventable medication errors that lead to deaths. The 19,000 in 2005 who died f...

5. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

   edc1951 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

   And although I am an RN offended by your seming insinuation that it's med techs and LVN's who might be responsible for these errors. The nurse who not once but TWICE gave the twins the massive overdose could have been a RN just as easily as an LVN. ...

6. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

   edc1951 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

   Actually graysonret it is a true statistic and it has come to light after the incident with the Quaid twins. If you do a little research you will find the reasons that it is not as well known-they are much along the lines of what you suggest might b...

7. Do family members injuried bother you more than patients?

   edc1951 replied to Marie-SC's topic in General Nursing

   I have just returned to this thread after rereading some of the posts in a thread about a new nurse who was yelled at by the mother who was also a nurse, of a retarded pt. I have to say I am disgusted by some of the comments about this mother and ho...

8. My doubts about a future in nursing

   edc1951 replied to NewJA's topic in General Nursing

   NewJA, I thanked you for your honesty and willingness to reconsider your career in nursing because you are questioning whether you can fulfill your first desire. I too have become very upset by the changes (mostly negative) I have seen in the past ...

9. Do family members injuried bother you more than patients?

   edc1951 replied to Marie-SC's topic in General Nursing

   It can and the reaosns are psychological because you are being subjective as well as objective. Consider if you saw a woman beaten and then administered care to her. Would you not react differently than if she was brought into the ER with the same ...

10. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    edc1951 replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you cyndiangel13. As I just said on another thread we "older" nurses ARE always willing to learn new information. This suggestion is excellent for me, as one of my jobs is teaching home health aides. They work all alone with pts. who often w...

11. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    edc1951 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    While everyone has room for new knowledge, new nurses have room for a lot more than those with experience. That's what experience means. If what you say about the mom is how you truly feel I say have at it. Please don't ask advice from or listen t...

12. Tip for General Nursing: Remembering the Person within the Patient

    edc1951 replied to sst73's topic in General Nursing

    Frank, I was in a hurry before but I wanted to tell you that I, too, was afraid of shots. My mom would pay each of the 5 of us not to cry when we got our shots and I never got that quarter-they'd have to pull me out from under desks and chairs. At ...

13. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    edc1951 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    There is no excuse for rudeness? That was not rudeness on the part of the mother that was pure fear. She heard a nurse who would be responsible for her son's life and care while she was gone tell him something that indicated that he might have to s...

14. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    edc1951 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    First of all careinc. your post was not up when I posted (maybe it came up while I was writing. Yes, I am an older nurse (57), been at it for 30 years in 7 states and 4 countries and all areas in the hospital, LTC and home health. As much as I wan...

15. Tip for General Nursing: Remembering the Person within the Patient

    edc1951 replied to sst73's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and bravo to the nurse who took the time. That's what nursing is really all about-healing the WHOLE patient, not just "getting the job done."