JRD2002

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1. Axis point Healthcare

   JRD2002 replied to Kfultz07's topic in Triage

   They are all 8 hour shifts and most of the ones offered to me were for afternoon/evening hours. The schedules require you to work every other weekend. They also have some split shifts where you would work half your time in the AM and the other half...

2. Axis point Healthcare

   JRD2002 replied to Kfultz07's topic in Triage

   Any updates about working for this company?

3. How do you talk to doctors on the phone?

   JRD2002 replied to Lael's topic in Relations

   IsisC has good advice...although I wouldn't bother with a head to toe assessment and just do a focused assessment on whatever problem the patient is having. Part of calling the MD is anticipating the outcome of the call. Before calling you should ...

4. Can anyone explain to me the rationale behind this order?

   JRD2002 replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in Medications

   I am guessing there is no rationale for that order and that the resident misunderstood the directions of his supervisor. Usually when no one can come up with a reason for doing something (nurses, MDs, pharmacists) it is usually because it is wrong.

5. Suicide on unit

   JRD2002 replied to as1234's topic in General Nursing

   I am also curious as to how they did it. I assume that since it is a mental health facility that more precautions are taken than most facilities to prevent suicides. I suppose it is a "if there is a will, there is a way" type situations. Sorry you ...

6. How often do you take a vacation?

   JRD2002 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

   This should be on a recruitment flyer for your hospital...I'm packing my bags right now!

7. The Suicide Tourist

   JRD2002 replied to JRD2002's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! Also a big thanks to those of you who constructively contributed to the post!

8. The Suicide Tourist

   JRD2002 replied to JRD2002's topic in General Nursing

   I am aware that this is a very controversial topic but am really just interested in learning more about the subject. I can make up my own mind about the morality of assisted suicide so everyone try to leave your opinions at the door. In the words o...

9. The Suicide Tourist

   JRD2002 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I just finished watching a Frontline documentary called "The Suicide Tourist" which followed a man that was diagnosed with ALS and was seeking assisted suicide in Switzerland. I found it very interesting and learned quite a bit. I was under the imp...

10. Do You Remember Your Patient's Name?

    JRD2002 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Can't tell you how many times I have gone into a patients room when they were sleeping and needed to wake them up only to realize I can't remember their name. Usually I try to peek at their name band. At least 50% of the time this scenario ends up ...

11. can i become a nurse if i have a mental disability?

    JRD2002 replied to donnalou86's topic in General Nursing

    ........only if you limit your practice to nursing management/administration. Now it all makes sense...

12. Feel traumatized

    JRD2002 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    It is most facilities P&P to change a Foley every 30 days. You gotta get over that fear about talking to jerky doctors especially when it is a safety issue with a patient. Chances are that if a urologist did come and place the Foley he would s...

13. Anything Good About Bedside Report?

    JRD2002 replied to rntg's topic in General Nursing

    I hope we never go to bedside reporting but I have been hearing that the main advantage for doing it is to involve the patient more in their care. There was another thread on this recently and they had some good points about some of the challenges ...

14. Feel traumatized

    JRD2002 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I would probably have gone ahead and replaced the Foley without talking with the urologist. Just because they had to consult one for Foley placement the last time does not mean that the patient will need a urologist every time it needs to be changed...

15. Feeling bad because I didn't "go with my gut"

    JRD2002 replied to LuVnLpN08's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me that even if you did advocate for your patient more that the hospital administration and the MD would have still discontinued the order. You did the right thing by investigating the medication more to help you make a more informed de...