defyinggravity2009

defyinggravity2009 has 1 years experience and specializes in Complex care, tele.

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1. scab nursing

   defyinggravity2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

   tonight at work, my coworkers and I saw a fax came through around 5pm, mentioning a 'possible nursing strike' at an unnamed hospital in my state. The only other information provided was the maximum weekly pay, the need for a one-week minimum, vague ...

2. New grad hired to Med-Surg. What should I review, if anything?

   defyinggravity2009 replied to Bonnie86's topic in General Nursing

   Definitely review your meds and your commonly seen diseases. I've been a nurse for over a year now, and I still review the less common medical conditions - I often have 2 or 3 days in a row with the same patients, and I like to have an understanding...

3. Your Most AWKWARD Nursing Moment

   defyinggravity2009 replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

   My story is very similar....I too made the epically terrible assumption that the patient was the mother of the man walking in the door to pick up his discharged significant other. Problem is, I have since found out that he is very good friends with m...

4. Public Service Announcement: Know your LTD coverage BEFORE you need it.

   defyinggravity2009 replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

   Before going back to school for nursing, I spent a few years working as a Disability Claims Manager for a very large and well-known insurance company, however I worked only in the Short Term Disability aspect (absences lasting While insurance compan...

5. Vented Patient PEA

   defyinggravity2009 replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

   Is your employer hiring? I wish my job had that kind of time and staffing!

6. After termination: A Great Update

   defyinggravity2009 replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in General Nursing

   That's great advice - it's never in your interest to burn a previous boss/job to a potential employer. Take the high road and stick with the truth.

7. Click Here

   defyinggravity2009 replied to RNsRNotOut's topic in General Nursing

   I would have also accepted compression stockings and crocs, but whatever floats your boat. Welcome to posting - new to it myself. :-):)

8. Med-Surg Unit needs to spend money

   defyinggravity2009 replied to mstere's topic in General Nursing

   SCD machines and temporal thermometers - they're way better than oral or tympanic thermometers when used correctly.

9. Did you attend an Accelerated BSN program?

   defyinggravity2009 replied to GradStudent2012's topic in General Nursing

   Which accelerated program did you attend? Not necessarily the school but what type of program. Accelerated 2nd degree BSN program What prerequisites were required for your program? A&P I&II, statistics, developmental psych, micro What is you...

10. Treat all patients the same

    defyinggravity2009 replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't agree more.....everyone is entitled to compassionate nursing care, but I might be more likely to spend a few minutes with a patient who is courteous and respectful (and a sense of humor doesn't hurt either). My pet peeve is when patients a...

11. Screwed or not?

    defyinggravity2009 replied to OnlyByHisGrace's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of whether she lists the employment or not, employers will often use Google as a free background check on a potential employee, and lawsuits are public record. It's likely that if a boss is so inclined as to do a search, they will find ou...

12. Delegating task

    defyinggravity2009 replied to mynhii's topic in General Nursing

    Delegating is uncomfortable at first - all CNAs/PCAs are feeling you out, just like our other coworkers. I know what you mean about wanting to do it all yourself - I'm a big fan of the old saying, 'if you want something done right, you've got to do ...

13. birth defect, not allowed to practice nursing?

    defyinggravity2009 replied to westheimer1234's topic in General Nursing

    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is legislation that protects individuals with disabilities from employment discrimination. With reasonable modifications, a nurse missing 3 fingers should still be able to perform the essential functions of ...

14. Hypothetical, yet sticky situation for a new grad

    defyinggravity2009 replied to defyinggravity2009's topic in General Nursing

    I had very limited information on the client, and unfortunately all was through a third party. Since he was only on hospice for a few days prior to his death, I couldn't say for certain how much teaching (if any) was done regarding administration of...

15. Do Accelerated BSN Programs look at Undergrad School??

    defyinggravity2009 replied to guest_57352's topic in General Nursing

    A-BSNs will look at your undergrad transcript, and my school was really focused on the pre-requisites listed for the curriculum (e.g. A&P, micro, etc). The occasional C shouldn't be detrimental, and as long as your GPA meets their entrance crite...