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  1. This doesn't seem right to me....what are your thoughts?

    steelydanfan replied to LatinGirl's topic in General Nursing

    would not even go there if I were

  2. Terrible first clinical experience (CNA)

    steelydanfan replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think he is "overreacting" at all, he is simply stating the dichotomy between his classes "standards" and the real life as he has seen it now. He is seeing poor care, and can and should report...

  3. Confused...should I become an LPN first?

    steelydanfan replied to terra105's topic in LPN to RN

    LPN school will not really help you at all in what you want to do. I would suggest just focusing on college and getting the best grades that you can. LPN school will not be a help in deciding on a...

  4. So... how do you deflect family members when you're busy?

    steelydanfan replied to nenabee's topic in General Nursing

    Umm, we already know that. This thread is about trying to deal with you and the 7 other pt's families JUST LIKE YOU who also have the same feelings, wants and needs. How we VERY human nurses cope....

  5. Time for some introspective criticism perhaps?

    steelydanfan replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Joint Commission is NOT where you want to look for "relevancy". They Are a PRIVATE company, that is HIRED by every hospital in this country to survey themselves. JCOHAA exists because it EXISTS. Every...

  6. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    steelydanfan replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Everybody who reoprts off to me will now make rounds with me at shift change due to the 5 infiltrated IV;s and the one nearly dead pt I found on my rounds last week! If I see ANYBODY looking at a...

  7. I'm in my first semester of my BSN, not sure if I can do it.

    steelydanfan replied to brielle776's topic in General Nursing

    You are expressing the thoughts EVERY new nursing student has ever had. We have ALL been there, been through it, and came through it. If I could ONLY tell you about 2nd year MS and the calls I made...

  8. Should I bother to get my rn?

    steelydanfan replied to UpstateNyDollCna's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody misread your post. You came off as very arrogant, and as someone who had not done the BASIC amount of research into one's chosen field before stating a VERY misinformed opinion of it. Take...

  9. Should I bother to get my rn?

    steelydanfan replied to UpstateNyDollCna's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't know what kind of setting public or community health care takes place in, why do you think you would like it? Any of the above requires a BSN with a PHC. You can look it up

  10. is this a common thing with OVERTIME

    steelydanfan replied to CHEWEYchum's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get it either. Why pay an RN to do a PT's job. Unless they think they can pull the RN to take an assignment if needed. Also remember that an RN is STILL an RN no mattter what role she is...

  11. scrub tech= scrub nurse? hmmm....

    steelydanfan replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    AORN is an organization for professional Operative Nurses. If you want to join, go out and get your

  12. scrub tech= scrub nurse? hmmm....

    steelydanfan replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and I find it so offensive to find our professional title accorded to Na's and caregivers in the salacious articles in the news these days; when some fly by night aide is called a NURSE in the...

  13. Other jobs for BSN with revoked license?

    steelydanfan replied to MIZtigersZOU's topic in Nursing Career

    The Bachelors degree is in NURSING, period. BAs don't transfer from one subject to another. A BSN is not the same as a BS in Sociology, and any legitimate institution does it's homework. A BSN is...

  14. Other jobs for BSN with revoked license?

    steelydanfan replied to MIZtigersZOU's topic in Nursing Career

    Sad to say, I think you are out of luck unless you are willing to get a BS in some other field. Your BS is in NURSING: as soon as you cite it, your licensure WILL be investigated. And there is a...

  15. Help! EBP on not inflating foley balloon prior to insertion

    steelydanfan replied to highlandlass1592's topic in General Nursing

    Sandra is totally correct, what we are REALLY testing is the patency of the balloon duct, wish I had thought of that

  16. Help! EBP on not inflating foley balloon prior to insertion

    steelydanfan replied to highlandlass1592's topic in General Nursing

    If the balloon does not deflate properly after testing, then why would NOT testing it prevent those wrinkles from occuring when you go to D/C the cath that's been in the pt. I have NEVER seen BUMPS...

  17. Trach suctioning. Bullet vs. no bullet

    steelydanfan replied to divaRN*'s topic in Pulmonary

    Thank you for distilling all the known research in such a brief form. This practice is a HUGE NONO, and has been since at least 2002. Unless cleaning out a closed ETT suction line, saline bullets have...

  18. So... how do you deflect family members when you're busy?

    steelydanfan replied to nenabee's topic in General Nursing

    Firstly, please understand this: They DON"T care about: How busy you are, what has to happen first, that the guy in the next bed is coding. So don't bother trying to explain ANYTHING. It's a further...

  19. Time to call a duck a duck?

    steelydanfan replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This USED to happen during nursing school. It was called a diploma program. During the first year, a student had 3 class days, mixed with 2 clinical days of 6 hours each, during which they were...

  20. Time for some introspective criticism perhaps?

    steelydanfan replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that was NOT cool. And I think you got it, or I got it. You must be a newer nurse, and you ARE dealing with a lot of us oldsters. Well, we DO have a thing or two to say, and that is what I was...

  21. How should I ask my manager...?

    steelydanfan replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    Perfect. There is nothing wrong with ASKING, I know of a new grad who was on days within 3 months because nobody else wanted it. She was in the right place at the right time, and so might you

  22. What is the term for word confusion in the elderly

    steelydanfan replied to newtress's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I always find it hard to differentiate between word salad and expressive aphasia, because some pt.s seem to 'want to filll in the gaps" , if you will, although they certainly seemed to have intent in...

  23. What is the term for word confusion in the elderly

    steelydanfan replied to newtress's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, I think that the old term for paraphasia would be "word salad" at least that was the first thing that came to mind after your

  24. Can any nurses explain to me about being a patient sitter and what to expect?

    steelydanfan replied to italy's topic in General Nursing

    This person has had an orientation, but STILL has no clue as to thier duties and responsibilities? Wow, that's not a good mark on THAT

  25. Time for some introspective criticism perhaps?

    steelydanfan replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, not true, friend! Unions were just voted in in Texas and Minnesota. If they can do it, so can you! OTOH, I just don't know what the OP's point IS anymore. I TRIED to state that as NICELY as...