silas2642

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1. How to Deal With Ignorant Medical Professionals

   silas2642 replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry you're in this position-- when these situations occur, it's always the patient who winds up suffering the most. You're probably not going to be able to move mountains in this situation, but as long as you're this patient's nurse, you may find ...

2. Scope for nursing school - recommendations appreciated!

   silas2642 replied to crdubs's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I think that it depends on a number of factors including what kind of investment you want to make (if I remember correctly the Master Cardiology III is quite bit more expensive than the classic II SE), what scope you can hear well with, and if you'r...

3. Stethoscope - best for the buck

   silas2642 replied to Difficult_To_Stick's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Yeah. I would agree with the poster who said that the Littman Classi SE sounds like a good scope for you. It's not outrageously expensive, it's a solid scope with a bell and a diaphragm, it's lightweight, and it'll last you for as long as you take ca...

4. How many of your hospitals/clinics offer alternative medicine?

   silas2642 replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know if all hospitals should offer it, but I will say that many alternative treatments like acupuncture and chiropractic adjustments, while not necessarily helpful have been studied to be safe. If it isn't going to harm the patient and makes ...

5. Discouraged about being a nursing student

   silas2642 replied to psustudent5's topic in Career Support

   It sounds like you have a problm that is interferring with your ability to do what you want-- I would definitely try and get this under control before you start nursing school/invest in nursing school. There is definitely help out there, and seeing a...

6. Coumadin, yes or no?

   silas2642 replied to BCgradnurse's topic in NP

   What does your attending think? Why is he clotting, and has he been referred to hematology? Is he an appropriate candidate for a greenfield filter?

7. Fired but asked to resign!

   silas2642 replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

   Look did you violate the attendance policy or not? It doesn't matter what other people did, it matters what YOU did... if you don't show up to work, that's an enormous problem. You're no good to anyone if you're not reliable.

8. Anemia: am I the only one who thinks it's all complicated?

   silas2642 replied to BmoreCRNP's topic in NP

   Honestly I would ask an attending about this issue because you don't want to miss anything like an anemia secondary to malignancy. If her anemia is secondary to one cause, then figuring out the etiology is relatively simple, however, if the etiology ...

9. Where did you get your license, KMart

   silas2642 replied to litebrightgirl's topic in NP

   How could you possibly know if you haven't seen the patient?

10. Dead or Not he was your Patient show some RESPECT!

    silas2642 replied to Jerry 75's topic in Emergency

    He needs to change, there's no excuse for that kind of behavior. Sit down and explain he you can't behave like that (ie you're dealing with human beings who are sick). If he doesn't change, report him. His actions are intolerable.

11. Can a DNR order be a TO

    silas2642 replied to Bug Out's topic in General Nursing

    The thing of it is, what does DNR mean to the patient? You have to be sure that what the pt actually wants-- does that mean no chest compressions, but you can give vasopressors and fluids? Does he/she want a central line? Does he want to be intubate...

12. iTouch vs. Blackberry

    silas2642 replied to studentmom6263's topic in NP

    Just get the iphone; it's awesome. I'll never go back. Every blackberry user I've ever met is so-so on how they feel about it, but I've never met an iphone owner who doesn't love it to death.

13. Did I I just get a no-good stethoscope?

    silas2642 replied to luckygal5571's topic in Uniform/Gear

    It doesn't matter what other people think of the brand or whatever of your stethoscope, what matters is whether or not you can do your job with the stethoscope. A lot of what you're going to hear is dependent on the user, not nearly as much on the qu...

14. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    silas2642 replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral

    Quite frankly, I think that a lot of physicians just don't respect the DNP degree because they feel it's a load of crap-- there is no consistent curriculum across schools for this degree, it can be obtained online, and tons of these courses are fille...

15. Had first experience of withdrawing pt care, emotionally drained, need some advice!

    silas2642 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear about your night, but it sounds like you helped get the family through what was probably the worst night of their life and you did it with professionalism and a great sense of compassion, which helped them immensely even though they...