Effie, RN

Effie, RN has 32 years experience and specializes in nearly all.

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1. Would you be a nurse if you knew then, what you know now?

   Effie, RN replied to I love the OR's topic in General Nursing

   i would absolutely be a nurse again. i've been doing this for nearly 33 years and have never done the same thing two days in a row. i've had to move (my husband was in the usaf) and never had to worry about finding a job with a decent salary, even ...

2. What do you say when a patient asks you how old you are?

   Effie, RN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

   Good "old" Miss Manners has a great answer for questions like this from anyone: "Why do you ask?" That gets more to the meat of it, right? Are they concerned about their perception of your lack of experience or just making conversation? By turning...

3. Nurses and Organ Donation

   Effie, RN replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely am an organ donor, have been as long as it has been an option. Have encouraged this with all of my family and most of them whole-heartedly agree. My parents and I were recently talking about how much more of a person's body can be donate...

4. "Fired for NO Reason"

   Effie, RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Professionalism

   re: FMLA, it applies to illness or providing care for an immediate family member and sister/brother in law would qualify. There are some conditions, i.e.: FT employment for one year, but after that it's pretty open and if you've qualified you have 1...

5. "Fired for NO Reason"

   Effie, RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Professionalism

   Re: Case Manager 1 getting fired: This situation is why FMLA exists...it is illegal for them to do this, you just have to go about it the right way!

6. No More Fingersticks for Techs!!

   Effie, RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   the key here is knowing the knowledge level of the practitioners and everyone working as a team! it's not supposed to be about egos or letters after your name, it's about using everything you know and everything everyone else knows to make sure the ...

7. No More Fingersticks for Techs!!

   Effie, RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   i have never thought this was a good idea. in missouri we have certified medication technicians who can also get insulin certified so they not only do the fingersticks but give the insulin too, all with training that is measured in hours not months ...

8. Real Nursing

   Effie, RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   great post angie. you say so well something i try to teach all our employees...all nurses are educators even if it doesn't say educator on your badge! we all do it in large ways and small ways every day, we just don't often get (take?) credit for i...

9. So Many Students! Will Shortage Now End?

   Effie, RN replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Students

   i'm also one of those baby boomer nurses. been doing this for 32 years and have seen the job gluts come and go but the need for nurses does not change. i personally do not plan to continue working until i'm in my dotage and want to be sure that the...

10. Nursing Future

    Effie, RN replied to nurse_oneday's topic in Hawaii

    been a nurse for 32 years, seen the ease of getting a job ebb and flow but one thing is for sure there will always be a need. every estimate i have seen in the literature says that unless there is some major miracle there is likely to be a shortage ...

11. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Effie, RN replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

    all the more reason for you to get involved!

12. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Effie, RN replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

    until we all realize that the politics of nursing is important then nothing is going to change. the docs, the hospitals, the insurance companies have each had a powerful lobby in dc and the state capitols for years speaking for them and getting the ...

13. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Effie, RN replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

    it makes me very afraid when a bedside nurse is not interested in finding out about research based nursing care. this is evidence based practice in action. if you don't think it is pertinent, you should contribute something that is.

14. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Effie, RN replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

    for anyone who cares to read it there is a very timely article in the current issue of ajn on this very topic. i would encourage anyone who has strong feelings to read it. i would also refer all nurses to the standards and scope of practice for ...

15. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Effie, RN replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

    i do understand. but things were no better "way back when", just different. we had more patients jammed into smaller spaces plus family members camped out in chairs. we were trying to manage iv pumps and any other equipment we could squeeze in beh...