REDDICKD

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About REDDICKD

REDDICKD has 40 years experience.

I have been an RN for over forty years. I retired from the USCG Academy (as a civilian) about four years ago. I was the head nurse in the outpatient department for about 15 years. I now have 4-5 per deim positions that I thoroughly enjoy. I believe you are never to old to learn, in fact, your patient's life may depend upon it! I have wanted to go back for my BSN for most of the forty years I have been an RN. I have taken four online courses at American Sentinel Univ. I have never regretted becoming a nurse. If anything, over the years I have considered it a privilege. I have been married for forty years, and have two grown children, three grandchildren, two dogs and two cats.

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  1. Disappointing RN-BSN & RN-MSN Programs. To many assignments with no real learning! Serious

    REDDICKD replied to alex rn-msn's topic in Online Learning

    Dear Alex, Yes, this has been my experience also. I am looking into an online program at the University of Derby in the UK for that reason.

  2. Difficulty Accessing A Port

    REDDICKD replied to REDDICKD's topic in General Nursing

    I am so happy you are in remission. And you are absolutely correct about the love/hate relationship with so many circumstances with this patient.

  3. Difficulty Accessing A Port

    REDDICKD replied to REDDICKD's topic in General Nursing

    I value your comments because you have a power port. Who could refute your actual experience? The pain is comparable to a peripheral stick as long as it is "done correctly". She is and has been a needle phobic and "procedure phobic" even before havi...

  4. Difficulty Accessing A Port

    REDDICKD replied to REDDICKD's topic in General Nursing

    I knew you meant a butterfly for a peripheral stick!! She has had multiple years of peripheral sticks, chemo etc.

  5. Difficulty Accessing A Port

    REDDICKD replied to REDDICKD's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you blondy for the advice. I will definitely try the techniques you have suggested. The situation is unusual without getting into specifics as you can probably tell from my comments above.

  6. Difficulty Accessing A Port

    REDDICKD replied to REDDICKD's topic in General Nursing

    As I mentioned above the patient is terminal. As the situation becomes more and more out of her control the issue of control over things like EMLA cream, time, etc. becomes more and more important. Believe me if you said stand on your head prior to a...

  7. Difficulty Accessing A Port

    REDDICKD replied to REDDICKD's topic in General Nursing

    The pt. is in her late 50's. I called Bard about "the bumps" or lack of. The rep. said they are not always so prominent....go figure. That seems to be the case with this pt. Fortunately I use it solely for drawing blood (4+ vials of blood). Thank you...

  8. Difficulty Accessing A Port

    REDDICKD replied to REDDICKD's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much. Truthfully I am use to those big old ports. The pt. is terminal. As strange as it may seem "simple things" is all she has control over for e.g. EMLA, icing, arriving on time etc. Yes, the spouse who is an RN did apply the EMLA crea...

  9. Difficulty Accessing A Port

    REDDICKD replied to REDDICKD's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your reply. The port was placed about 3 mos. ago. No bruises, edema or any signs of infection. Another nurse accessed it once and thought the port "felt new". I will ask the pt. about icing the area.

  10. Difficulty Accessing A Port

    REDDICKD posted a topic in General Nursing

    My patient recently had a Bard Power Port placed. I access/de-access the port weekly. She had never had a port before. She continues to complain about pain when I access and de-acess the port. She admits to being a needle phobic. We used emla cream o...

  11. Depressed after graduation. Is it normal?

    REDDICKD replied to baymar1967's topic in New Nurse

    Dear Baymar, I graduated from nursing school in 1973 at 19 years old. Guess what, at this time with a varied nursing background I am running into similar problems. Is it depressing, you bet it is. As others have said just get in the door some wher...

  12. Lateral Violence

    REDDICKD replied to Sensibility's topic in Relations

    Lateral violence in nursing is a real documented problem. I personally have experienced it over the course of forty years. At this point in my life if I can view the current situation as, "their problem not mine" I will ignore "them" and continue. ...