DManAZRN

DManAZRN has 15 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg Cystic Fibrosis Gero/Psych.

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1. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

   DManAZRN replied to sirI's topic in Career Support

   I refuse to pay another insurance company that prolly won't honor their word anyway! Know what you are responsible for, respond to it, notify MD's and document, they can't touch you. If they know you have it, the prosecuting party is MORE LIKELY to ...

2. Pls help... Self governance in Nursing Questionnaire

   DManAZRN replied to my_amygdala's topic in Activism

   Self-governance is a FARCE. If you really want to study it, look for a Magnet hospital, usually it's one of the conditions of becoming a Magnet facility. The Farce part is that they set up committees of "floor nurses" that are carefully groomed an...

3. Is ortho a good area for a new grad RN?

   DManAZRN replied to AJ BSN 2008's topic in Orthopaedic

   I would have to advise avoiding ortho. Dependent on the facility and ratios of course. Lots of heavy equipment, anyone here enjoy moving CPM's all night? More likely to pull something and ortho docs think they're really special, well, they are. "...

4. If they can ask for it..they aren't too sedated...

   DManAZRN replied to faline1973's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, sounds like you need to report you manager. Don't you have a union or are you not in California? Report it to them. You made the right call. I tell oversedated patients that it is too dangerous and they could OD, but only if they are exact...

5. Destiny Forward - A Patient Lost, a Future Gained

   DManAZRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you, so much for your heartfelt story about your relationship with this patient. It shows what a nurse is capable of emotionally, mentally, physically... You give me reason to continue. We should all have time for true mind/body/spirit care ...

6. No Prior Existing Conditions but Dead Anyway

   DManAZRN replied to indigo girl's topic in COVID

   Wow, someone missed some data here! Sure would like to know if Tamiflu/Antivirals were given? Duh. Some article. Typical media. Guy was prolly having an ALL Rxn to something they gave him he'd never had before..... hmmmm My Immune system is so st...

7. Mgr brings up events on previous shifts-feeling blindsided

   DManAZRN replied to GraceNotes's topic in New Nurse

   OK, you need some more advice on this...... Really you do, Do not let anyone else know they exist, if they flub and someone spills beans like, to a lawyer, they can subpoena your notes..... just 2c. A tactic I used recently was simply to say, "The p...

8. ER being taken over by behavioral health patients

   DManAZRN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Emergency

   At every charge meeting I go to after the start of the shift, the ER talks allot about they're BH patients. They are always filling up beds. Maybe we should start a suicide hotline or something... As far as saying "I want to kill myself", wow, t...

9. Are LPN's being phased out in hospital setting??

   DManAZRN replied to fozziebear's topic in LPN/LVN

   Of course they are valuable. I am not implying anything like that. The RN just cannot take on two high ratio assignments worth of pain shots (IVP), central lines, all other IVP meds, "oversee" the LPN (most LPN's don't need much oversight) and stil...

10. What ever happened to "mother nature"?

    DManAZRN replied to im_an_honest_1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly!, natural birth is so inconvenient these days... Maybe they're medicating with THC for the morning sickness, since their HMO won't cover the meds? (Natural medicine?) hahaha, JK I saw a true natural childbirth once, in Africa. Woman just squ...

11. Nursing Retirement Plans

    DManAZRN replied to bds165's topic in General Nursing

    401K is better than a company pension. If the company goes belly up, no pension. Did'nt we see this somewhere recently? What's the street with the big wall? I thought the new retirement age is now like 72 or something.... My plan is to die right a...

12. How fast do you push metopropolol

    DManAZRN replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Go with AHA guidelines for the intervals, the push rate of administration you have is 2min small dose, 5min larger dose of 5mg, That is standard for us. If the hospital P&P even mentions it, go with your hospital guidelines always, so they can ...

13. New grads how did you land a job?

    DManAZRN replied to beachbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    Well, making less than they're current experienced RN's helps... it motivates them to hire you OVER someone WITH experience. Pretty good advantage I'd say. So much for that fake nursing "shortage".

14. How did this happen! Help I don't want to be this kind of nurse!!

    DManAZRN replied to female12233's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of coats.... I had a ratty lookin' family member steal my leather jacket once. At least he will be warm I thought. Warn out anyway, matched what he was wearing. As for a cynicism... how can you not be? Of course nurses are cynical. We wat...

15. How do I fill out application form?

    DManAZRN replied to hnwxmo's topic in General Nursing

    As far as the salary I would put "negotiable". Take a look at new grad RN pay in your area and you will have an idea where to start.