SuesquatchRN BSN, RN

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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    SuesquatchRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    See, I was offended that I was required to take such a course. Do physicians? Lawyers? Accountants and teachers? Nope. Just dumb ol' nurses who need to be taught what is is to be a
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    Excelsior...Any end in sight?

    SuesquatchRN replied to 4YearNurse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I finished via Excelsior and girl, just keep on plugging on. I earn $9 an hour more than LPNs doing almost identical work. There's your
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    Code Brown

    SuesquatchRN replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and they is
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    SuesquatchRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    God, yes, Everyone where I work will, from housekeeping right up to the
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    Code Brown

    SuesquatchRN replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    In fact, CNAs are doing nurse work, just things for which a license is not required. I manage a unit. I also wipe bottoms, refill coffee cups, help transfer residents - we are a team. If I have IVs...
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    I passed my cpne at southern regional!!!

    SuesquatchRN replied to 4pancakes's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :ancong!:
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    Help please?!

    SuesquatchRN replied to Margaret Butler's topic in General Nursing

    Margaret, welcome! I would advise the pre-calc and another science. If you can go straight into a BSN program. The more math the better suited you will be should you someday decide to go into...
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    How can nurses avoid burnout?

    SuesquatchRN replied to nolamor's topic in General Nursing

    I am in LTC/skilled and I have learned that I MUST detach emotionally from my residents. I care about their welfare very deeply, I advocate for them, I show them real affection, but I DO NOT love...
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    State is coming and I'm a wreck..

    SuesquatchRN replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This, especially. "I'm not sure. Perhaps the DON (or unit manager, etc.) knows." Do not be led into discussions about what you "thought" about x, y or
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    Found A Patient Deceased In His Home

    SuesquatchRN replied to homenurselpn's topic in Home Health

    If your employer offers an Employee Assistance Program seek it out. That's gruesome, and not something you should deal with without a
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    Nursing jobs in your area....

    SuesquatchRN replied to gabrielle76's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a couple of hours north of Albany and it's dry here /s experience. LTC is always
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    Daddy Put In Bye-Bye Box

    SuesquatchRN replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very
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    Malpractice Insurance

    SuesquatchRN replied to apocatastasis's topic in General Nursing

    Don't leave home without it, wherever you work. Professional Liability Insurance for nurses, nursing medical
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    Is there a Need for National Standards of Practice?

    SuesquatchRN replied to BackfromRetirement's topic in General Nursing

    Follow the money. MAs are cheaper than LPNs are cheaper than RNs. And the infighting among NURSES as to who is qualified is our biggest barrier to progress. Look at the ANA. They don't even want...
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    Does anyone else find this offensive?

    SuesquatchRN replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    An office RN in my area makes a whopping
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    Longterm care nightmare job

    SuesquatchRN replied to Vonique's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Get another
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    OK, ummm............well...........

    SuesquatchRN replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    It's his way of letting you know, "I've got a crush on you, sweetie
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    Healthcare is a commodity

    SuesquatchRN replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You've been reading Ayn Rand, haven't
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    Distrust of Dr's-Paxil Withdrawl

    SuesquatchRN replied to KimGau's topic in General Nursing

    You need to talk to him about this. I've gone off of various SSRIs and the depression comes screaming back but that's
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    Healthcare is a commodity

    SuesquatchRN replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I live in a rural, medically underserved area. NO ONE here, in health care, isn't overworked. Yet we choose to stay in the
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    Flushing a central line

    SuesquatchRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    HA! Best title I've ever heard for
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    When everything could go wrong...it did

    SuesquatchRN replied to blessedmomma247's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, and to the OP, you
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    When everything could go wrong...it did

    SuesquatchRN replied to blessedmomma247's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    arabianeyez, I don't know if you are familiar with LTC, but our crash cart is an AED and suction machine. We are not equipped to do more than that, nor should we, without an ICU
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    what's it like to be a LVN in LTC?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Kellyma's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Very hard
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    Flushing a central line

    SuesquatchRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a thought. I'm going to get the DON to clarify procedure when I go in on