DCtooRN

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1. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

   DCtooRN replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

   med surg is 5:1

2. Being blamed for fall after shift

   DCtooRN replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

   In my opinion you are in no way at fault. 1.) You triend to get the bed alarm but it was not available 2.) You were not even in the the room or on shift when the patient stood up 3.) Its really the other nurses word of what happened; so who knows wha...

3. Disrespectful patient

   DCtooRN replied to hwknrs's topic in Relations

   Sounds like you had a psych patient. I would have acted as if they were a psych patient, when you do that it helps put things in perspective for you and you wont get offended as easily.

4. Male graduate and pinning

   DCtooRN replied to Rn 1979's topic in Men

   Soon to be male graduate nurse. I feel the same as the OP. I do not plan on going to my pinning. The pinning doesn't symbolize anything to me. The main accomplishment is that I finished nursing school. I dont see skipping the pinning as disrespe...

5. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

   DCtooRN replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

   Respectfully, you are wrong. Do a little research. I can shoot a 40 cal or a 45 with one hand, it doesnt knock me around at all.

6. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

   DCtooRN replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

   So by that logic.................... Lets just make terrorism illegal, and drugs................................... Police can go door to door to confiscate heroin! And we can throw all the narcan away!

7. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

   DCtooRN replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

   #1 You wouldn't shoot at the attacker unless you had a good shot............common sense #2 Know your target and what is beyond it at all times #3 You could take a defensive position and let the attacker come to you, they would never even know whe...

8. Where did you start working right after getting your RN license?

   DCtooRN replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

   There's a good chance your plan will change after you do your nursing home rotation.......and once you see all the other options out there. Of course your afraid, you havent even started nursing school yet. You will build confidence in nursing scho...

9. New grad starting out in ICU?

   DCtooRN posted a topic in MICU

   I will be graduating soon and really want to work in an ICU. Any advice or wisdom on this? Is it a good idea? Critical care is where my interest lies. Please let me know your opinions/experiences.

10. Screaming match with my preceptor

    DCtooRN replied to jherd's topic in Relations

    I would lay low and look for another job or maybee an internal transfer?

11. FNP salary?? Productivity stipend?

    DCtooRN replied to ked022214's topic in General Nursing

    I am somewhat confused about the NP salaries. Where I am an RN can work their 3 12's and pick up an extra 12 and make around 80k pre tax. Why in the world would we go 50k in debt and spend 3 years working our butt off to become a NP with no pay rai...

12. I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    DCtooRN replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    I have no problem with the email. Just follow the rules. Your professor is right.

13. skeptical of another nurse

    DCtooRN replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    If you see a clear danger to the patient then report your concerns to somebody. By the sounds of it I would report it to a supervisor. If the supervisor does nothing with it and that nurse does something wrong it's on them and not you. I also woul...

14. NPs working with chiropractors

    DCtooRN replied to mystcnurse's topic in NP

    I would NEVER work with a chiropractor who is a practicing chiropractor. And I used to be one! I left the chiro field for a much better career IMO. If they are a chiro who left the field and aren't practicing anymore that's a different story IMO.

15. What is your degree in other than nursing?

    DCtooRN replied to nija315's topic in General Students

    Chiropractic.............