newdawn_45

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  1. Do you as a Hospice Nurse use a pulse oximeter?

    I absolutely refuse to us a pulse ox in a Hospice setting and I encourage my nurses to do the same because once used everyone fixates on the number. I practice symptom management. I look at the whole picture and assess current and most probable futur...
  2. Did I cause my patient to die faster?

    In our profession even with all the loving and supportive care we give, death is sooner or later inevitable. I apologize on behalf of the nurse that made you feel the way you did. I applaud your job as a CNA and I could not do the job y'all do. As...
  3. How Many Nurses are Glad They Have a Union

    Union in South Carolina? :nono: As they are so fond to tell you, "you're lucky to have a job" Ha!
  4. Were You a Nursing Assistant

    No, came into the program as a Paramedic. God bless the CNA. What a tuff job. :heartbeat
  5. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Not a look I care for but please aren't we all adults?
  6. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

    I was so frazzled by the time i reached the 75th when it shut off abruptly i darn near jumped through the roof.. I knew i had passed but you are never sure till you see the envelope. :uhoh3:
  7. Always get a chuckle when I hear the day shift talk about the night shift not doing anything. Speaking as a Charge for the ER we both work equally hard. We come in and usually have to hit the floor running. As the night progresses we lose all but one...