steelydanfan

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  1. Preceptor from hell- no more killing with kindness

    steelydanfan replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OK, calm down. This nurse did NOT want to be a preceptor, she was forced into the role, and your fabulous personality does not mean SQUAT to her. She TOLD you that when she said that "I know I am...

  2. Pyxis as the problem? You decide.

    steelydanfan replied to vicarious's topic in General Nursing

    Pyxis or Cerner or WHATEVER is such a joke as long as you have that drawer with a narcotics count sheet.. I can't take out a D5LR bag without a computer scan but I can be entrusted with MS ER or...

  3. One Year Later....

    steelydanfan replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I want you to be my

  4. Need your thoughts, experienced nurses....

    steelydanfan replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    Typical day, you coped. Tell any oncoming nurse the

  5. Are Hospitals requiring courses to be considered for hire unfair?

    steelydanfan replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    There is a REAL problem in nursing these days. To whit, most hospitals want thier new grads to be up and running, and most nursing programs are telling thier students, "Not to worry, the hospital will...

  6. HIPAA VIOLATION

    steelydanfan replied to bc808's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    And exactly WHAT kind of people are they lettting into nursing schools these

  7. Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    steelydanfan replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    as i

  8. As a patient, is it okay to suggest a vein for IV?

    steelydanfan replied to Lahryn04's topic in General Nursing

    It's perfectly ok to suggest a site, but I find 10 out of 12 times that pt's feel they are "hard sticks" is because nobody ever looked beyond their hand as a possible site. I find glowing veins in the...

  9. help with dementia patient please!

    steelydanfan replied to Tarabara's topic in General Nursing

    Dementia is simply unpredictable and you have to become comfortable with the fact that the symptoms change from hour to hour; or minute to minute. The patients internal cues are not always discernable...

  10. How fast does dopamine work?

    steelydanfan replied to ornurse25's topic in General Nursing

    Agree, would not have started it at 10mcgs for a pt. with a BP in the 80's, probably would not have started it at

  11. When is patient education TOO much?!?

    steelydanfan replied to Nursey103's topic in General Nursing

    OBTW, she had LOTS of nurses tell her about the same interactions, this little one is playin' with your head. Get a troubling diagnosis; feel free to lay down and die and take everbody else in contact...

  12. When is patient education TOO much?!?

    steelydanfan replied to Nursey103's topic in General Nursing

    So many of our pt.s come into our facilities with med profiles that should have killed a team of oxen, yet they take it everyday; and somehow survive to live and gripe another day. You don't have to...

  13. WOW! The public really doesn't like us, huh?

    steelydanfan replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have had doctors complain of the same thing: "All the nurses seem to do is be at the computer". Well, not ONE of you has stood up to the Joint Commission and tell them that thier regulations are so...

  14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    steelydanfan replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    " I cannot believe you allowed your new (son/grandson/niece) to be brought into a HOSPITAL because you couldn't live another day without seeing them". For heavens sake, we isolate PUPPIES for 14 weeks...

  15. Worked hard all night

    steelydanfan replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    You can EXPECT anything you want, but you won't always get it. Your off-going nurse often has to give report to 3-4 different nurse, and finding them ain't always easy; not to mention the complicated...

  16. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    steelydanfan replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    No. If I had known that my professional integrity would be impacted by know-nothing bean counters and that I would be abused and blamed; instead of respected and consulted, I would have become a hotel...

  17. Staff Meetings: What Are They Good For?

    steelydanfan posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In the last year, I have dutifully attended my staff meetings. Lately however, they seem to have become a forum to chastise the staffs failings, rather than a place of support and information....

  18. The CEO said WHAT!!!!

    steelydanfan replied to resumecpr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually, with a good core team, you don't. I worked in an ICU which had 3 interim managers in 1 year, all of whom came in with big ideas as to how they would "transform" our ICU. They soon learned...

  19. The CEO said WHAT!!!!

    steelydanfan replied to resumecpr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, there was NOT any more to the statement than that. Wake UP, people, this is EXACTLY what your management thinks of you! You are nothing more than an expensive pain in the butt to people in power...

  20. What should I do about the patient from hell?

    steelydanfan replied to mountain_biker_88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "I challenge you to make amends with this patient and show.." I challenge YOU to figure out the time I am supposed to have to show all this

  21. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    steelydanfan replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Fabulous, my dear; incredibly fabulous! Is there an award on this site for someone who makes a post that not only answers every point but does so with intelligence AND

  22. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    steelydanfan replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It must be great to live in a place where one can CHOOSE the hospital EMS will take you to. In MY area (and most others from what i know of), you willl go to the closest hospital that can serve you....

  23. 0.9 points kept me from graduating with my ADN. What to do?

    steelydanfan replied to Jess1980's topic in General Students

    You are SO wrong in your rationale. The last semester is the time when a student REALLY has to "put it all together", and it is the time where critical thinking really comes to the forefront. Nursing...

  24. are nurses satisfied?

    steelydanfan replied to snickerdoodle17_1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG, 1 clinical and she/he has ALREADY begun the old nurse/new nurse debate! When will it

  25. Compassion required???

    steelydanfan replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    "Without wanting to help the sick and injured, I can still be a great nurse". Uh, EXACTLY what is it that you are prepared to do? Are you