bbuerke

bbuerke

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About bbuerke

bbuerke has 7 years experience and specializes in Oncology.


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  1. The Slow Code: Justified?

    How does that work? If someone stops breathing but has a pulse, unless you do something about it, eventually they will have no pulse. Are you supposed to just stand around and wait for the pulse to stop, then do compressions because they are not a ...
  2. The Slow Code: Justified?

    quote from akulahawk: I don't know that this is universal yet. I know a lot of hospitals are moving to this model for definition of DNR, but I don't think all have caught up yet. Some people interpret DNR as no compressions, no intubation only, b...
  3. I got fired today...

    Quote from Samadams8: I'm a little disturbed by this line of thinking. It sounds, I don't know, paranoid maybe? I don't mean to pick on you in particular, but I've noticed this type of general theme a lot on Allnurses, and I feel the need to say ...
  4. I got fired today...

    I'm so sorry this happened to you. You sound like someone whose heart is in the right place, judging by your level of humble introspection - very mature, and not often the case when someone is fired (people always want to blame the manager or someon...
  5. Have dress codes changed for clinical prep?

    So glad I'm not the only one who didn't have clinical prep work. As I was reading this post I was thinking "what the?!?!? Did I miss something when I was in nursing school?" The idea of coming in the day before seems preposterous to me, for the reas...
  6. Working long hours to buy gifts for everyone...

    I don't do obligatory gift giving. Not for Christmas, birthdays, anything. It feels fake to me. If I see something I think someone will enjoy, I'll get it for them, just because, doesn't matter if it's 12/25 or 6/17. Makes it more genuine that wa...
  7. The new person is a germaphobe.

    Had a co-worker who was a total germaphobe. The thing was not only did she have all those rituals, she would talk about it incessantly, how everything grossed her out. Seriously, it would occupy a large percentage of conversation with this woman an...
  8. Working the holidays to get away from family...

    Jean Marie, What a sweet story. I think all children should have exposure to those who are less fortunate, whether they are poor, sick, elderly, disabled, etc. It builds empathy and compassion at a young age, and kids don't get enough exposure to ...
  9. Nurses are #1 in Honesty/Ethics again - Gallop

    It's great that nurses are consistently recognized as the most trusted profession, as I think we should be. However, when considering why some of the others are ranked so low, you have to consider publicity. Clergy for example, let's face it, the s...
  10. The Slow Code: Justified?

    elkpark: Yes! Coding people is, in a way, fraudulent. It's providing care that has been shown, time and again, to be largely ineffective. How is that practicing evidence based nursing/medicine? It is sooooo expensive, and we are essentially taki...
  11. How to Determine Whether a LTC / SNF is Well Run

    I think the biggest endorsement for any facility comes from the customers. I will never forget when my sister joined the Little Sisters of the Poor. They run nursing homes for impoverished elderly, and they do it with precious few resources (yes, t...
  12. "For instance, I read up a few days ago on a program called "Does Jesus care for Klingons..." it cost just over a million $." It was one session of a larger workshop run by the DOD that totaled $100,000, and it was entitled "Did Jesus die for Klingon...
  13. blame the morphine

    This can be a truly challenging thing to discern, even for those who are trained! All it takes is one encounter with an over-sedated patient who was discounted as actively dying to make someone gun shy with narcotics. For example, a patient with se...
  14. Nursing Interview Questions (Part 2)

    Reply to cienurse: "Do you fear the unknown?" Interesting question. I fear that you would not give me a job, for my answer would be yes. However, I would follow it up with my definition of bravery: Bravery is not the absence of fear. It is being a...
  15. Happiness vs more money

    This is a toughie. I understand the wish to not saddle your child with enormous debt after school, especially since he'll have to go for 8 years! While I agree with the above posters, I am also sensitive that your son could accumulate double the de...