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Adventure, thanks for your thoughts. When I had surgery for a rotator cuff tear, I became more aware of how to treat post op patients: I lowered my voice when speaking to them, and informed them of any movement or event that was to take place, etc. Now that I have experienced the possibility of contracting scabies, I am more aware of using PPE. So in an ADULT ICU, when giving baths, inserting flexiseals, Foley's, wiping, cleaning and the removal of such filth to the dirty room down the hall, I have become more vigilant in covering every aspect of my scrubs, including my hair. I wear the Pouf hair cover as ancillary ppl come into the unit and say, "oh, you work in the kitchen now?" 😉 What is glaring to me now is the lack of awareness my coworkers, including myself, have towards protecting themselves in acquiring something worse than scabies. Rarely do I see anyone in my unit donning plastic gowns in close patient care except for those in isolation. It's easy to forget things you don't see (like bacteria, mites, virus). BTW, I have worked at this awesome system for 25yrs, so I'm not trying to get $$,or workman's comp. Sonya

Months ago I developed a severe dermatitis but it went misdiagnosed. Scabies has now become part of the differential and I received the first treatment a few days ago. My husband and other family members have absolutely no symptoms. The derm thinks I picked it up from work in ICU. I am involved in heavy patient care and on a few occasions, I did sit on the john at work but will never do that again after this nightmare. If this turns out to be true scabies, should I tell my boss, or just keep quiet about it? Thanks for your advice. Sonja

Yeah, anyone in a uniform is subject to scorn today. I go into Publix after work to pick up a few groceries, and have noticed ppl reaching in front of me grabbing items without ever saying "excuse me". Lately I've noticed ppl seeing my scrubs and looking @me like "who do you think you are?"

Sir/Mam, I am so sorry you took my reply as being snarky. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings at all. You stated in your sentence how physicians "disparage education". All I was trying to say was that physicians Do hate having to go back in a Simulation situation to be able to practice in their chosen field. I actually thought by adding "LOL" would make what I was saying seem light hearted. I am sorry that it made you angry instead.

"Don't hang around any physician forums, but I have to wonder if they are in the habit of disparaging education the way I often see nurses doing.. ****************************************************************** MD's are the worse! What are you talking about! LOL! My hubs is a Simulation Manager. Every physician specialty has to come to the Simulation Center to perform their scenario to prove competency. The MD's hate it, as they already know how to do it!

Sour lemon, Poor English grammar runs rampant and it makes me cringe. When I first started an online BSN program, I was astonished how prevalent basic grammar mistakes were being made by Professional RN's. The OP's title, "BSN is a joke" and subsequent post is a perfect example of this.

Lil, my mentor told me to buy the formatting software PERLLA for $40. It was a godsend! I never had to worry about APA formatting. My reference pages were precise and impressive! My papers were formatted to perfection by using this software! It also saved every reference that I used so I could pull from my data base to use in any of my future papers. It was an excellent teaching program as well. I was told never to mention this program in any discussions as the professors looked down on it. Haha! You could tell everyone used it!

Esme12 You Nailed it!

I would beg you to become a volunteer at a hospital nearby. Please specify you want to volunteer in an ICU. Right now in my unit, we have several volunteer ladies who sit right at our nurses desk to answer the phone and speak with visitors. They are tremendously needed and valued. If they want to do our ordering for coffee supplies and restock, we are more than appreciative. My unit dedicated a couple of beds for the sole purpose of taking care of breast flap patients. We have a Plastic Surgeon specializing in micro vascular breast reconstruction (DIEP,etc). These patients are given a 1:1 status initially. If you could find a small unit like ours to volunteer, I promise, you would be so welcomed and valued! 🌺

"After leaving work, many of us call back up to the floor or unit checking on our patients" Just to let you know, BamaRN, it's a HIPAA privacy rule violation for you or coworkers to be calling work after your shift is over to inquire about the patient. I feel the same way you do about the state of nursing but remember, every job has lot of misery associated with it. When I'm feeling down about nursing, I think, well, how about a job requiring me to be on a 100 foot scaffolding painting or hammering nails into a house frame when it's freezing cold or scorching hot ( and not much $ for doing that!) What about climbing a telephone pole To place power cables? Or being the sanitation worker on a muggy day going from house to house unloading filthy garbage? And the garbage cans lined up to infinity? How about trading places with the struggling patient Youre caring for? These are a few of the many coping mechanisms I developed over my 21 years of Bedside nursing.