TheBlackDogWaits

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TheBlackDogWaits has 2 years experience.


A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor. -- Unknown

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  1. Religion and Suspicious Death

    Hi, all! I'm looking for some clarification here. I'm currently studying for MDI certification and I've hit a small wrinkle in my understanding of jurisdiction here and certain legalities regarding family religious requests vs. an autopsy dictated b...
  2. Nurse Investigators/Nurse Coroners

    UPDATE: fepac-edu.org has a list of accredited universities. I am looking into it, but wanted to share first.
  3. Nurse Investigators/Nurse Coroners

    Hi Tren, I am also looking into this and feel as you do about sexual assault examining. Right now I am trying to find out more information, but the best resources I've found for continuing education regarding this field have been ABMDI.org, and tai...
  4. Seeking advice from all you Introverted nurses out there...

    You are generalizing.... Can you honestly speak for all introverts? I made a suggestion, with suggestive language, not hard and fast language. Let's not get lost in semantics. I am heavily introverted. However, when I regularly explore things that in...
  5. Seeking advice from all you Introverted nurses out there...

    A couple things to consider... Your poll is likely to be heavily biased since the title of your post specifically draws in the introverted- what is your end game with that info? What does it facilitate? Also, most professional settings are similar i...
  6. Womp, womp, womp...

    Thank you..... I really needed to hear this. My new preceptor is phenomenal and she is sharing this with me as well, that this doesn't happen overnight, etc. I really am starting to feel like I am in the right place at the right time. I suspect that...
  7. Womp, womp, womp...

    Hi, PANYNP..... I can very clearly see your point. It sounds to you like I have a bias against "Gero," and it sounds to me like you have a bias towards them. And that's ok. Really. It's ok. It doesn't mean I take less pride in my work. Is it less exc...
  8. Womp, womp, womp...

    Thanks for the replies. Yes, CRNA is definitely off the table for me. I'm an adrenaline junkie, and thought I may enjoy it, but I'm starting to realize I prefer to take my risks outside of a professional health care setting. I enjoy seeing gross thin...
  9. Interpersonal skills during a code

    What is the "issue?" In my unit, a code team is assigned for the shift, and each person on the code team is assigned a role. No questions asked. Get to the patient and own your role. Drugs, bag, CPR, timekeeper, etc... If everyone sticks to their rol...
  10. Womp, womp, womp...

    I am in a 19-bed unit, with a 1:2 load ratio, fresh hearts are 1:1 and rare, but my campus is probably the smallest acute care facility in the system, and all the trauma gets diverted to another campus, where they have specialty ICUs. I've jumped fro...
  11. Womp, womp, womp...

    So, I'm not really sure what my dilemma is. But I'm going to try to give y'all a crack at it the best I can describe.... I've been wanting to be a CRNA since before school. My entire direction has been focused on this idea. There are many reasons why...
  12. Other students don't think I'm good enough

    I consider myself reserved. I also considered myself a mediocre student at one time, and surrounded myself with people who (probably) believed they would be better nurses than I am. It's ok. First of all, if you're the smartest person in the room, y...
  13. Meaning of your username?

    In European culture, the black dog represents death..... And it definitely waits for us. It's my reminder to myself to live each day with some purpose :)
  14. Words You Hate

    Mucus. Gag.... I really can't get down with that word. Although, I do love the words mucosa or mucosal lining. I noticed someone substitutes 'secretion' and that is awesome - love that. So, 'mucosal secretions' it shall be...
  15. WHY do so many people hate nursing? Sigh.

    *** 'groan' *** yucky typo I would love to also tag onto my typo that obviously the greatest concern every shift is that my competencies are advanced enough to save lives and mitigate adverse events with some dignity and compassion for all patients ...