Scubadiver

Scubadiver specializes in Critical Care, ED, End of Life, Pain.

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1. How old is too old?!?!?

   Scubadiver replied to Amy Married to Art's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Folks, I turned 60 in January and am finishing my MSN in July ready to start my doctorate in October. You tell me, how old is too old given that I will be working for at least 10 more years????

2. Do you think removing an NG tube is "killing someone"?

   Scubadiver replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

   I can't say enough thank you's for your response. I am a certified palliaitve care and hospice nurse. I work in an acute care hospital where I am the one responsible for giving the order to stop meds etc. The nurses thank me. Living involves having t...

3. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

   Scubadiver replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

   Tramadol binds to mu receptors just like opiates do. It inhibits norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake so it is far from being a placebo. However, we all react differently to drugs. If it doesn't work for you then it just means you need something els...

4. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

   Scubadiver replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

   You say you know this is unethical yet can find times when it's okay to give a placebo. It is never okay to be unethical. If a doctor doesn't want to give someone an opiate for pain he/she always has the option to offer the patient something else and...

5. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

   Scubadiver replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

   As stated earlier, the AMA has come out vehemently against the use of placebos as being an unethical practice requiring the patient's consent. It's experimental, not treatment.

6. Nurses going back to school

   Scubadiver posted a topic in General Nursing

   :nurse:I'd like to find out from those of you who went back to school either to obtain your BSN or an advanced degree: How long had you been a nurse when you went back and why did you decide to go back? I am writing an article on higher education and...

7. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

   Scubadiver replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for 33 years and never once seen an order for a placebo. It is highly unethical. I am also trained as a pain resource nurse and am a certified palliative care nurse. As such I am well trained in pain management and the barriers to...

8. Public health vs community health nursing

   Scubadiver replied to smilin4ever's topic in General Nursing

   I think your instructor has it backwards. I am an MSN student doing a public health course. A public health nurse is a recognised specialty - either general (BSN) or specialized (MSN). A public HEALTH NURSE looks at the total effects of a specific di...

9. Nurse Bashing

   Scubadiver replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric

   I'm really glad you re-read your post. And I'm also glad you are re-looking at how you do things and that you want to change. Good for you!

10. Nurse Bashing

    Scubadiver replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric

    Absolutely not. There are a lot of good nurses out there- hang in there.

11. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    Scubadiver replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    For whatever reason, we don't have a problem with staff at this facility using their cell phones. In fact no-one even carries one - maybe it's because I have the good fortune to work with a group of professionals who don't see the necessity for holdi...

12. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    Scubadiver replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh! I wonder how any of us ever survived before we had cell phones. It does make one wonder.

13. Nurse Bashing

    Scubadiver replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric

    Why in the world would you "LIKE" to bash fellow nurses? What does that say about your work ethic? I'm sorry if this offends you but I have never in my 33 years of nursing understood people like you. I'm a critical care nurse / ED nurse - both areas ...

14. Nurse bashing by UK public AGAIN

    Scubadiver replied to scattycarrot's topic in UK

    FYI - Nurses topped the Gallup poll again for 2007. Nurses have been included in the Gallup poll since 1999 and the only time they didn't make #1 was when firefighters topped the list right after 9/11. Topping the Gallup poll every year for integrity...

15. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    Scubadiver replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    If the policy states no phones I'm sure if you got caught with one, taking it from you until the end of your shift would be perfectly legal. If you come to work in purple scrubs and they're banned you can expect either to be sent home to change or to...