deannawilliam

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1. Blue Collar or White collar?

   deannawilliam replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing is an art. Those that choose nursing as a way of making a higher wage, lack compassion and empathy, and have the attitude of "entitlement" are definitely blue collar workers. I am a nurse manager. I have dedicated my entirety to nursing and ...

2. Scripting

   deannawilliam replied to deannawilliam's topic in General Nursing

   :heartbeat i absolutely agree with you regarding your description of the "me me" generation. that is what i call them because it is all about them. no manners, no respect, and no changing. these are the individuals that benefit the most from scriptin...

3. Scripting

   deannawilliam replied to deannawilliam's topic in General Nursing

   i agree that all patients should be treated as individuals. i am probably one of the biggest patient advocates that walks the earth as i have had to be on the other side far too many times. my question is this, how do we teach new nurses or seasoned ...

4. Scripting

   deannawilliam replied to deannawilliam's topic in General Nursing

   i would think that scripting or scripted phrases should be used as guidelines and probably not verbatim phrases. personally, i know many nurses that just cannot communicate. their intentions are great but they just do not know how to get their though...

5. Scripting

   deannawilliam replied to deannawilliam's topic in General Nursing

6. Scripting

   deannawilliam posted a topic in General Nursing

   As nurses we all use scripted phrases. Some are our own personal phrases that have worked for years and result in positive outcome each and everytime that they are used. Some are those passed down by administration and even those seem to work. I a...