Daisy Joyce

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    How many residents is too many for one nurse?

    Daisy Joyce replied to arabstarRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked at a LTC on the overnight shift in charge of 70 residents. There were four CNAs. The residents were low-acuity and not overly needy. I got out on time nearly every day. I also worked at a...
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    MSN working bedside nursing

    Daisy Joyce replied to HalfBoiled's topic in School, College Programs

    My very first job after I graduated from BSN, there was a nurse on my floor with an MSN. She wasn't a manager, wasn't any kind of NP. Regular floor nurse with an MSN. Nobody knew her reasoning, she...
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    Dr Death

    Daisy Joyce replied to mtmkjr's topic in General Nursing

    People don't want to "get
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    Are nurses and doctors equal?

    Daisy Joyce replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    The source of conflict in doctor/nurse relations is in the areas that our duties overlap. But at the end of the day, the doctor is the head of the health care
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    Student Body Odor

    Daisy Joyce replied to AzElemNurse's topic in School

    When I was in school, we were given a hygiene talk as a class. Nobody singled
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    Is there a "Nurse Shortage" Lie?

    Daisy Joyce replied to New_Man_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's partly regional. But facilities deliberately keep themselves short staffed to save on
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    Fight for Mandated Nurse - Patient Ratios Heats up - Pennsylvania

    Daisy Joyce replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My first job was a hideously understaffed unit that did a real job on my self esteem (I blamed myself for not being able to keep up with the workload). Sometimes I wonder where my career would have...
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    5 things would have detered nurse from killing

    Daisy Joyce replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    Assuming that she was telling the truth, she had a bunch of enablers, from her current girlfriend, to the ex boyfriend, to her pastor who was all set to leave his wife and let her live with him and...
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    Dealing with a childish coworker?

    Daisy Joyce replied to LPNewbie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm just trying to wrap my head around this whole scenario. Yes, I've had immature co-workers, or socially awkward (interrupting report to talk about personal stuff, not picking up on the fact that...
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    Nursing

    Daisy Joyce replied to Joween's topic in General Nursing

    Were you trained outside the US? I've never heard the term "nursing
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    Assisted living turned nightmare

    Daisy Joyce replied to danij040866's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you already know the answer. Find another job. But it's okay to vent, too. How
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    It Never Occurred To Me.

    Daisy Joyce replied to Have Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've had patients who were reluctant to receive care because they're very modest. No matter how matter-of-fact we were, care is still an embarrassing ordeal for
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    Does anyone ever get tired of people thinking Nursing is easy?

    Daisy Joyce replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    LOL stay off the internet! Seriously, a lot of people lose their manners and turn into jerks when they log on line. But I'm not sure it's a common perception that nurses have easy jobs. I usually hear...
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    Can you give a lesser dose than prescribed without an order?

    Daisy Joyce replied to Faith1234567's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me a couple months ago, but I wasn't dinged for it. The alert and oriented resident rated her pain as high, and was eligible for the higher dose, but wanted and requested the lower...
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    A weird interview exercise; and how interviews have changed: for the Worse!

    Daisy Joyce replied to BlinkyPinky's topic in General Nursing

    Except most of us aren't trained or being hired for typist
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    Just stopped a teacher from applying medicated cream to a student's arm

    Daisy Joyce replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Keep the cabinet locked. You might have to go over her head to the principal if she won't
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    Can you give a lesser dose than prescribed without an order?

    Daisy Joyce replied to Faith1234567's topic in General Nursing

    If I understand the question correctly, you have to offer the med, but the resident can take or refuse as they prefer. So, if I bring in the three pills, and they only take two, I can't force the...
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    CNAs sleeping on the job... What can I do as a new nurse?

    Daisy Joyce replied to jessica0rae's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If this has been going on for years and all the other nurses tolerate it, do you really wanna die on this hill? Also, if you used to be one of the sleepers, lotsa luck being an agent for
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    Sub

    Daisy Joyce replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    When assembling the sub folder, please write the timed events prominently front and center. And the contact names and numbers for anyone in the building we can use for a resource if we have questions...
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    Charles Cullen and Other Healthcare Serial Killers

    Daisy Joyce replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago a CNA came up to me and said, "Did you ever notice how many hospice residents die when so-and-so nurse is on? We all call her 'Mercy Nurse'". Well, come to think of it, the previous...
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    About the Nature of Nursing

    Daisy Joyce replied to yoganurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Did it come with a masseuse? I will say, however, "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" was HUGE back in the day. We were assigned it in English class back in the 80s, and not by some far-out hippie teacher,...
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    Pro Life Beliefs and Nursing

    Daisy Joyce replied to Tuzla99's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pro life and have been a nurse for many years and have never gotten a hassle over
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    Having a rough patch :(

    Daisy Joyce replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Hugs and prayer ps for you through the internets. I hope you get a break soon í
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    Employee Complaint

    Daisy Joyce replied to FlyingFishofFury's topic in General Nursing

    Are you usually good at reading and interpreting body language? Or was this a one-off misreading on your part? In either case, now you know who you can't trust. I personally despise that...
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    Is it best for the new nurse to start with night shift?

    Daisy Joyce replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Learning how to document on the computer will be the least of your problems on med surg. Your success will have more to do with the quality of your preceptorship and your own willingness to learn and...