dnnc52

dnnc52 has 46 years experience and specializes in ICU,ER,med-Surg,Geri,Correctional.

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1. Confused new nurse seeking advice ... please help?

   dnnc52 replied to jss1985's topic in General Nursing

   OK: I think you made the right decision to change your unit that you worked as a PCT. There is a big transition from PCT to RN. It is hard to be in control of your coworkers that you were once " one of the guys" You now have much more responsibility...

2. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   dnnc52 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   Could not remember in my last posting. But the "Gumpco" suction units.

3. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   dnnc52 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   Hyperstat for hypertensive crisis ACLS: When you were lost for a intervention you could always "Give an amp of bicarb" Sublingual Procardia-cut or pierce the capsule and squeeze it under pt. tongue OH BTW: you had patients instead of customers/cli...

4. Skin Changes At Life's End (SCALE)

   dnnc52 replied to VickyRN's topic in Hospice

   Nursing is and always will be a fascination of new ideas, studies and theory. I have a 40yr hx of CCU,ER, Geri-care, Med-Surg and many certs and took a lot of classes. My 93 old Mother is in a NH, and was called by the DON and her case worker. To be ...

5. What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

   dnnc52 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

   You can be in a crowd and everyone can be talking with about hundred different conversations and regardless how much you try to ignore all the talk. If there is just a faint smidge of a conversation related around healthcare or illness you unconsciou...

6. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

   dnnc52 replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

   No doubt finger injuries especially amputations. 40 some years ago as a new ER nurse in a small county hospital where the physicians took tune being on call. I mean you actually had to call them at their home to come it to see pts or we were just giv...

7. Help....I Can't Take it Anymore! - Nurses Coping with Stress

   dnnc52 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Stress 101

   We all go through this in our career. Its the time when we try to completely disengage our job and profession on our time off. No talking about it, no reading about it, if you are pursuing an opportunity related like in class ,or studying for a cert,...

8. Musicians, Artist career changers?

   dnnc52 replied to Elsa15's topic in General Nursing

   Got out of the service. Played a few years on the road, not the glamorous life so many think. With a bit of road wisdom I decided time to get a back up plan. Always enjoyed helping folks and healthcare always fascinated me. So went to Nursing school....

9. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

   dnnc52 replied to RNDave's topic in Professionalism

   So it seems we have took a sedgeway into a side discussion on the rewards of certs by our employer. In the early days at a small hospital I was given .30/hr for my CCRN, then got my CEN, and another .30/hr. So a total of 60cents/hr. Plus they actuall...

10. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    dnnc52 replied to RNDave's topic in Professionalism

    In order for the big greed factor to take over our hospitals. They have to get rid of the vintage nurses who have seen the drastic downfall of healthcare. There is still a great deal of older nurse in the workforce who still remember the days of heal...

11. Depakote side effect?

    dnnc52 posted a topic in Neurological

    Okay folks I am a retired RN and always feel the best place to come for true facts and education is to the nurse who specialize. I have a 20 yr old nephew who has been on Depakote for about a year maintain levels WNL. About 2-3 weeks ago he C/O visu...

12. Night Shift Woes...When Do You Sleep On Your Days Off????

    dnnc52 replied to BibleBarb56's topic in General Nursing

    That was the hardest thing in my career. was getting sleep while working and then re-regulating sleep on days off. I was so adamant about not sleeping my entire day off that I would come home have my wife wake me up in 4hrs. Drink a big Sundrop or Jo...

13. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    dnnc52 replied to Nacki's topic in Professionalism

    I think I choose "Poor management" which I feel is the result of many of the other options 1. Overworked 1. Overworked- This is a result of the hospital administration trying to save money ,clearly as nurses we see all the waste in other depts. and o...

14. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    dnnc52 replied to 0.adamantite's topic in COVID

    I am wondering while these nurse are wearing the Extreme(but necessary ) PPE. Seems that charting would be very difficult. Are they able to use a dictation device or something?. I could not imagine wearing that PPE for 4 hrs. I know I would be claust...

15. Help....I Can't Take it Anymore! - Nurses Coping with Stress

    dnnc52 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Stress 101

    Try and find a hobby you love as much as nursing, let them compete, then let the hobby win on your time off!