Delirious

Delirious specializes in Med-Surg/tele.

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1. Civility in Nursing - can it go TOO far?

   Delirious replied to blondielocks's topic in General Nursing

   BTW Candice, once you've written your paper, do you think you could post it for us all to read? I think you've chosen a wonderful topic. I'd love to opportunity to read it. Thanks.

2. VA Hospital

   Delirious replied to 2003rn's topic in West Virginia

   I haven't been on this website in several months. I just thought I'd follow up and let everyone know that I lasted 5 very long months at the VA Hospital. I felt like the stress of the high patient loads and grueling schedules were killing me litera...

3. Civility in Nursing - can it go TOO far?

   Delirious replied to blondielocks's topic in General Nursing

   "I think this recent trend towards "customer service" instead of patient care is toxic to the nursing environment." I agree with you 100% Fungez. I think hospital administration should spend less time working on trying to accumulate great patient s...

4. VA Hospital

   Delirious replied to 2003rn's topic in West Virginia

   I am there, for now. Not a day goes by that I don't consider going back to the private sector. I miss my co-workers and old way of doing things so, so much. The economy is such that I don't want to give up the security of a decent paying job. And...

5. Need assessment help!

   Delirious replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

   I also remember my first weeks as a new nurse having to go back in the rooms to check on specifics as I was charting on my patients. I created for myself a detailed spreadsheet which I would be glad to e-mail you (or post to this site if someone can...

6. VA Hospital

   Delirious replied to 2003rn's topic in West Virginia

   Thanks's so much for the information. My interview is today. :)

7. VA Hospital

   Delirious replied to 2003rn's topic in West Virginia

   I know your post is old but just saw it. Did you find anything out about this facility? I have an interview coming up there--currently working for a local hospital--and I could use some first hand knowledge before I go in for the interview. Thanks...

8. Need some advice - LPN first, then RN?

   Delirious replied to HopefulLInurse's topic in General Nursing

   Mountain State University, Beckley WV. If I'm not mistaken they offer the non-traditional program in New Martinsburg, WV and somewhere in Florida also--but don't quote me on that.

9. Should I stick with this?

   Delirious replied to RiverNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Where were your fellow nurses when all of this was going on? The thing that I love the most about my Med/Surg floor is the other nurses I work with. We all look out for one another and one another's patients. We were just talking this week about ...

10. Terrible clinical day, nurses don't seem to care.

    Delirious replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    As a Med/Surg nurse, my biggest problem with the situation you described was the nurses calling this patient a "crazy old lady." The other issues you described were quite possibly the best choices for this particular patient regardless of how it app...

11. Need some advice - LPN first, then RN?

    Delirious replied to HopefulLInurse's topic in General Nursing

    I also already had a bachelor's degree (in business). I actually chose a nontraditional cohort program which was called a BA/BS to BSN program. It took me 19 months to earn my BSN from start to finish. It was intense, but also worked full-time up ...

12. Need some advice - LPN first, then RN?

    Delirious replied to HopefulLInurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a BSN I have been nothing but impressed with the LPNs with whom I work. Their skill levels are often much better than those of many of the RNs where I work. In hindsight I wish I had gone the LPN to RN route. The length of training is essential...

13. tachypnea symptom.

    Delirious replied to oncalllorraine's topic in Hospice

    I am in med/surg, not hospice, but I do have an interest in hospice down the road. I'd like to add that I occasionally have alert and oriented med/surg patients with respirations in the 30's who deny pain. They just have shallow and rapid respirati...

14. Interested in ER nursing but have a concern...

    Delirious replied to Delirious's topic in Emergency

    Thanks to all of you for your input. The universal precautions comment makes perfect sense. But when I floated to ER I didn't see anyone wearing anything more than gloves. We had a young man who was blowing, not spitting, but blowing hard (thought fo...

15. Interested in ER nursing but have a concern...

    Delirious posted a topic in Emergency

    Ever since I floated to the ER as a nurse extern I've wanted to work there. But here is my concern...ER is the first line of defense for everyone coming into the hospital. You are exposed to everyone and everything before they are admitted to the f...