Dobbysanurse BSN, RN

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1. Dementia and driving??

   Dobbysanurse replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I wonder if there is a way you could speak to PT that would give him and order to be reevaluated for his license? I know PT department works with our post-surgical pt (who are with it - just surgical)...

2. Medication aides and errors

   Dobbysanurse replied to Dobbysanurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Believe me, after this mistake I took the narcotic keys back and said I would be administering them in place of the TMA's. I talked to my DON and apparently the TMAs practice under her license but I...

3. Medication aides and errors

   Dobbysanurse posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Im a charge nurse in a TCU/LTC and we unfortunately heavily rely on TMAs (medication aides) and I keep running into so many errors! Our DON has said they are allowed to administer narcotics which I...

4. Non Type A nurses

   Dobbysanurse replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   As a type A preceptor, I would say we are supremely aware that we are annoying buzzing little flies around new staff whether it is warranted or not. I have to internally reminds myself to step back...

5. Work place friendships, OR avoid like the plague?

   Dobbysanurse replied to Alexx_xox's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I have worked in the same TCU for almost 12 years. I would say I have always had work buddies but very few true full fledged friendships; I can name maybe 5 and funnily enough they were all the CNA's...

6. disciplinary action - letters of reccomendation

   Dobbysanurse replied to tinybbynurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   From my experience we have to bend to the BON will. In my first year as a nurse I was randomly selected to be audited for CEUs and while I was still in my BSN program I months and months of back &...

7. Too many errors :'(

   Dobbysanurse replied to LisbethRN's topic in Patient Medications

   It's hard to offer specific advice without knowing the circumstances the errors occurred. Where they wrong dose? time? med? Route? Cause could be internal or external ranging from misunderstanding of...

8. E-mails aka nastigrams

   Dobbysanurse posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   So to make a long story short, I work on a TCU with a small group of nurses - there are only 5 of us that work this unit so we all have fairly good communication and working relationships. Our Nurse...

9. How do you deal with someone trying to get you fired?

   Dobbysanurse replied to solDanz's topic in General Nursing

   I would say cut ties and find something else. Once rumors start spreading they are like wild fire and even if you amend your actions to not give them anything to talk about there will always be those...

10. Why do you visit allnurses.com?

    Dobbysanurse replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I come to allnurses because sometimes I have to propose a scenerio that I am dealing with at work and like to hear advice from nurses from all corners of the field - not just the ones I work with on a...

11. CNA Drama!

    Dobbysanurse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ever have an aid that you just can't rein in and manage? Well I have one. I've been a charge nurse in a TCU for awhile and usually have a fantastic working relationship with my CNAs & LPNs but...

12. Rasmussen University, Here I come!

    Dobbysanurse replied to BlueBoxSearcher's topic in School, College Programs

    I have a ADN & BSN from Rasmussen College and it was $38 K together.. the ADN was somewhere in the $20K range. Yes it's spendy but they teach you what you need to know. My area is saturated with...

13. What Helped Me Get Level 3 On Most of ATI Exams...

    Dobbysanurse replied to StocktonNurse's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Thats quite a detailed plan I winged it and go level 3's on all but fundementals (go figure, Ill never figure out crutches questions), passed my comp with 92%... though when I say I winged it I guess...

14. 3x Failed.. NCLEX plan Help

    Dobbysanurse replied to Anonk3's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree with the first comment. Do as many questions as you can! Leading up to my boards I did about 1000 a day for 2 weeks and made sure I remediated every 100 questions or so. I made sure I had a...