tanjaccurn

tanjaccurn has 7 years experience and specializes in critical care.

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1. Where are all you SC nurses?

   tanjaccurn replied to RedVaz's topic in South Carolina

   Hello; I'm a Rn here in the upstate of S.C. I graduated in 2003 with my nursing degree at the ripe 'ol age of 42, just a few months shy of my 43rd birthday! Outside of miltary bootcamp when I was barely 19, attaining my nurse's degree was by far the ...

2. 24 hour open visiting in the ICU

   tanjaccurn replied to rnmama3's topic in Critical

   Why does it always take a major law-suit for hospital administration to 're-think' how they're running the place?

3. Bringing Massage Therapy Back into Nursing

   tanjaccurn replied to massageRN's topic in General Nursing

   With such high nurse/patient ratios this is difficult at best to do with all of the added duties that hospitals have placed on RNs....but I know first-hand that it is of benefit to the patient. I had a patient complaining of pain, but was unable to g...

4. Emotional Rollercoaster

   tanjaccurn replied to 7out_to_nursing's topic in General Nursing

   Never be ashamed of crying when a patient dies....it only shows that you have a heart and have empathy for the sorrow and loss that the family is enduring. I can't count the times since I've been a RN and working in critical care that I've cried with...

5. Got No Job? Come be an RN !

   tanjaccurn replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   You should perform your nursing skills without receiving a pay-check for them.....then, check your "passion" level for it!!! What a saint!

6. Got No Job? Come be an RN !

   tanjaccurn replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   You are what I label as having a "Super Nurse" mentality.....no one can do it as good or better than you....and you think that 'Rn' after your name should really be "MD" since you're so much more knowledgeable than everyone else......if you're not co...

7. Conditions in hospitals getting worse

   tanjaccurn replied to JDougRN's topic in Safety

   This problem of nurse/patient ratios isn't exclusive to one or a few hospitals....it is rampant in the United States. When there has to be a choice between patient safety and making an extra dollar for the hospital, the patient loses out every time....

8. 24 hour open visiting in the ICU

   tanjaccurn replied to rnmama3's topic in Critical

   I work in the critical care unit of a small community hospital that has 24 hour open visitation.....keep in mind that the hospital now refers to patients as "customers"......the nurses are expected to perform all of their nursing duties/care for the ...

9. Patient Safety: We could be the killer!

   tanjaccurn replied to Mayjor Wong's topic in Safety

   I think the author of this particular article needs to hire a proof-reader......the English and grammar are atrocious!!