shisalion

shisalion has 15 years experience and specializes in Med Surg, ICU, Perioperative.

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1. Operating Room Nurse: Roles

   shisalion replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

   Hey Jeff, here's a great "gofer" scenario for you. Female patient, age 60 with diabetes, HTN and CAD that goes in the O.R. for excision of a bladder tumor. The surgeons get in there, lacerate an...

2. Is It Just Me...

   shisalion replied to kbm318's topic in General Nursing

   i agree with you

3. Pick up Malpractice! They went after my license.

   shisalion replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

   No, the decent, ethical ones will save my butt. The blood-suckers stick to what they know how to do

4. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

   shisalion replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

   You might add in that letter the CNA is practicing medicine without a license. The last time I checked, NP's are licensed to diagnose and treat illness. Impetigo vs. ring worm... big difference. If...

5. Help! Question for all RN's! ARE NURSES MEAN TO EACHOTHER??

   shisalion replied to AudioGirl's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, nurses can be mean to each other. Women that work in non-medical corporate office settings can be mean and domineering to each other too (worked in an office before working as an RN and...

6. Pick up Malpractice! They went after my license.

   shisalion replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

   Malpractice insurance won't save your nursing license. Its purpose is to protect your wallet from the blood-sucking

7. Doctor or Nurse Practitioner??

   shisalion replied to curlysin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   In medical school, you learn how to practice medicine. In NP school, you learn a bit about how to practice medicine, but first they torture you with graduate level "Nursing Theory" and "Nursing...

8. Another Five Star Visitor Thread

   shisalion replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   I thought we left "client" back in nursing school? CPA's have "clients" and you can find "customers" at

9. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

   shisalion replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

   Unbelievable. NANDA has gone too far with this "nursing diagnosis." It sounds like something from Star Wars or Star Trek. They need to stop this nonsense if nursing as a profession is to retain any...