Retired R.N.

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1. Nursing the old fashioned way

   Retired R.N. replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

   Wangensteen suction device was used to handle secretions after cholecystectomy. Emptying and cleaning the big glass jugs was obnoxious task.

2. dayshifters please please please...

   Retired R.N. replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

   My solution to this problem was an answering machine. I NEVER returned the calls until I had finished sleeping. If that happened to be inconvenient for the person who called me while I was asleep, that was not MY problem. :-) Retired R.N.

3. High Metabolism + No breaks= death, diet for skinny nurses?

   Retired R.N. replied to phosophorus's topic in General Nursing

   Why are today's nurses so darned incapable of standing up for their own needs when it comes to meals and bathroom breaks? These are issues that my husband and I brought up with our children while they were young pre-schoolers, and we reinforced the t...

4. High Metabolism + No breaks= death, diet for skinny nurses?

   Retired R.N. replied to phosophorus's topic in General Nursing

   As I read these posts about the atrocious health habits being practiced by nurses today, I wonder just what are you learning in your high-priced schools of nursing these days? What part of A&P has been eliminated? As a patient, I am not thrill...

5. This Is Not Right!

   Retired R.N. replied to Nursebarebari's topic in General Nursing

   So how does this practice affect this student's basic knowledge or clinical skills? No matter how she learns the information, she is the one who needs to pass her exams. Do you consider this a personal threat to you?

6. Overhaul of health care system needed to address nursing understaffing?

   Retired R.N. replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

   I think you understand the present sytem very well. As long as we continue educating nurses to escape the Med-Surg scene, that is what they will do, and why should anyone be surprised when patient care suffers?

7. Overhaul of health care system needed to address nursing understaffing?

   Retired R.N. replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

   Your answer proves my point! This division of ranks in nursing was originally begun after the "White Paper" issued by the so-called "leaders" with the advanced collegiate degrees. We don't like to attribute to malice that which can be explained by ...

8. Overhaul of health care system needed to address nursing understaffing?

   Retired R.N. replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

   So, while the BSN prepared nurse is getting that experience (s)he cannot carry a full patient load, and the unit remains inadequately staffed. The problem we were originally discussing was that the BSN education was not appropriate for the duties t...

9. Overhaul of health care system needed to address nursing understaffing?

   Retired R.N. replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

   A hospital diploma program for RNs is not less education because the students must learn all the same nursing principles in order to be able to pass the NCLEX. It is however, much more intensive in the clinical experience area, as the students put i...

10. Overhaul of health care system needed to address nursing understaffing?

    Retired R.N. replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    How can you accuse U.S. employers of such dastardly motives? I had one administrator defend this process of raiding foreign countries for nurses by claiming that the U.S. paychecks those nurses earned were good for their countries because they helped...

11. Overhaul of health care system needed to address nursing understaffing?

    Retired R.N. replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your support, but I don't think I really want to get into politics at this time. The nicest thing about being retired is that I can say whatever I think is true without having to worry about getting fired. I fully realize that not eve...

12. Overhaul of health care system needed to address nursing understaffing?

    Retired R.N. replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of waiting for the government or a union to "Fix Something," why don't we professional nurses take on the responsibility of doing it ourselves? First, we start by admitting that the present system of expensive, taxpayer-subsidized nursing edu...

13. Excellent article on nursing shortage

    Retired R.N. replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    One factor that seems to be completely ignored, however, is the fact that we, the taxpayers, are subsidizing some very expensive educational programs for R.N.s that do not adequately prepare the students for the realities of the jobs that await them ...

14. Nutritionist to RN--good move?

    Retired R.N. replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    I agree wholeheartedly! You have a dream job, and if you have any spare time, you can take on writing assignments and/or private consultation work. Your present job has benefits that money can't buy!

15. A doctor asking you to give him a cup of coffee!!

    Retired R.N. replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    Having had some personal experience with walking on crutches while temporarily disabled due to broken bones, I know how pain and helplessness can cause a sour outlook. As others have already pointed out, it is impossible to carry a cup of coffee wit...