d!gger

d!gger

psyche, dialysis, community health

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About d!gger

d!gger has 7 years experience and specializes in psyche, dialysis, community health.


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  1. Fresh from the SiCKo threads... Tonight, Frontline aired "Sick around America". They came to many of the same fundamental conclusions. You can watch the whole 1 hour show and read extended interviews, etc here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontli...
  2. Mispronouncing medications

    Took me about a month to be able to say "a-rip-PIP-pra-zole" without biting my lower lip off. I would've paid money to hear Otsuka pronounce it when they first developed it. dig
  3. Choosing a program troubles...any thoughts?

    As my Dad used to say, "These are good problems to have. " Don't be worried about your education taking a while. You'll have more time to learn the crucial stuff, and learn why it's crucial. For me the latter is really important. ANd you'll know it...
  4. You're a different person now. They may be a different facility now too. They may need you more than you know. I agree. What have you got to lose? Go for it! dig
  5. Trying to choose Nursing or Counseling

    I'd highly recommend psyche nursing. It's what I do. It's my second career too. There's a LOT of counseling, exploration, behavior mod involved in psyche. I started out wanting to do counseling. After a few years nursing, I discovered that I rea...
  6. Burnout Rx

    Yeah Yoga! At first I thought it was organo-groovy nonsense, but it has done wonders to clear my head and thinking and makeme more limber. The slow, noncompetitive, stretching and deep breathing has really gotten me into evaluating how I respond to...
  7. Nurses who work the day shift

    If bodily fluids make you uncomfortable, you really might want to re-evaluate your choice of profession. But like any learned behavior/reaction, it can be unlearned. The more exposure you can give yourself to cleaning bodily fluids (and the BSI prec...
  8. Whistle Blowing and Retaliation

    Someone who admitted to stealing narcs is now your boss? And you have documented proof of this? Start looking for another job. Any other job. That culture of fear will only tear you apart. And you'll have to endure watching your coworkers go thro...
  9. Bad news

    I'm sorry to hear it. That sucks. I wish I could put it more gracefully than that, but... well... yeah. There are much less healthy responses to impending grief and uncertainty than posting on the boards. We go where we feel supported. If that's h...
  10. I have a Question for you Male Nurses out there.

    My "justice delayed is justice denied" side is battling my "wait 'til after graduation and then vent to the N school's DON in person AND in writing" side. Or see if you can land him a job on your unit after he graduates in 4 months? That might be th...
  11. What did you NOT expect when you became a nurse.

    This surprised me too. Pleasant surprise, but a surprise nonetheless. I still have patients that would rather have a female nurse do certain procedures. But not nearly as many as I was led to believe. I do my best to accomodate when the situatio...
  12. any advice to male late 30's on entering nursing field?

    Yes, changing careers is f%$g terrifying. But in today's economy, it's increasingly the norm. The sooner you convince yourself you can do it, the better. I'm a former sys admin. I got into nursing at age 30 because engineering was failing to inspire...
  13. You could, but it conflicts with "blind, left handed, dentists without tonsils" day. Smirk, dig
  14. Recognition days are traditionally bandaids. They're crumbs that do little to recognize and take steps towards solving much deeper problems of no bread. I'd rather have adequate staffing every day than a hallmark card and flowers on recognition day....
  15. It's fantastic that you're a CNA before going into Nursing. I wish I had. That's gonna cut the learning curve like you wouldn't believe. It'll also make you a more effective nurse who actually knows what the CNA can/can't do. Where I work, the CNAs s...