kdbuckley1

kdbuckley1 has 1 years experience.

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1. Dear Hospital Administration...

   kdbuckley1 replied to aboucherrn's topic in General Nursing

   Before I was a nurse I was a unit secretary on a 42 bed med surg floor. At the time they were semi private rooms with the exception of our negative pressure room. I will never forget the day I answered the call light and I couldn't quite make out wha...

2. To insure or not to insure??

   kdbuckley1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse a little over 18 months now. I spent a year in med-surg and then when we moved from North FL down to South FL I got a job in ICU. I had already been debating whether of not to carry my own nursing insurance, but now that I work in...

3. Are nurses allowed to have their nails painted?

   kdbuckley1 replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in Professionalism

   Both hospitals I have worked for have been very outspoken about not having even nail polish. I always have my toenails done, but nothing on the fingers now. Maybe depending on what area you may be able to in some. I have recently started in a high ac...

4. Moral Distress In Nursing

   kdbuckley1 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations

   If a pt has a very clearly written living will and the health care surrogate wants to override the living will, since they are both legal documents, can the hospital override the healthcare surrogate? I just turned a case like very similar over to Ri...