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  1. things you wish you could tell the doctor

    platon20 replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    Well this is a growing problem from everybody's perspective. Consider the fact that at any one time there are about a dozen people who want access to a particular chart: 1) Attending physician 2)...

  2. things you wish you could tell the doctor

    platon20 replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors dont get paid "extra" for being on call. It comes with hospital admitting privileges, but they dont get paid for it. Resident doctors especially have a lot they could learn from experienced...

  3. Patient Beats Up Nursing Staff Member

    platon20 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I would try to judge the severity of the attack. If its just a girly catfight with some hairpulling and slapping, I would step in and try to pull them apart without being overly aggressive. Its rare...

  4. Doctors blackballing NPs/DNPs

    platon20 replied to mslinzyann's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    NPs can already run their own clinics and work 100% independent of any MD, so I dont know that they can really hurt us that

  5. DNP Article

    platon20 replied to prairienp's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Mary Mundinger just declared open war with all MDs. Easy for her to do from her ivory tower, but for the NPs down in the street she just did a great disservice. Sorry folks but NPs are not going to...

  6. PA School

    platon20 replied to JustaGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    The reason docs dont do this very often is because they dont know where the stuff is. Each floor/unit stores their stuff in different places, and it usually means you ahve to ask 3 different people...

  7. EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

    platon20 replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

    Do patients have the RIGHT to request a female nurse/provider? Yes Do patients have the RIGHT have their request granted? NO. Do patients have the right to refuse any handling by a non-female? YES...

  8. EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

    platon20 replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me, they dont like male doctors or male med students either. On the L&D service, all males are screwed regardless of their

  9. Help! ideas on getting along with a MD who dislikes NPs

    platon20 replied to westcoastgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm tired of people suggesting lawsuits are th eanswer to everything. Yes, if its a male boss who says you look good in a tight skirt then by all means sue for sexual harrassment. But thats not whats...

  10. How exactly does a surgeon "supervise" a CRNA?

    platon20 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I dont get it. A surgeon knows NOTHING about gas at all. So I'm confused when I hear some CRNAs say that their "supervising physician" (in states that require a supervising physician) are the...

  11. Baltimore, MD hospitals

    platon20 replied to flamingomama's topic in General Nursing

    Hopkins is the best hospital in the world, ranked in the top 10 in 16 different specialties. However, Baltimore is a wasteland of a city. You cant live anywhere near hte hospital unless you want to...

  12. How exactly does a surgeon "supervise" a CRNA?

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Fine, then lets throw out the term "supervision" and use "collaboration" instead. How does a surgeon "collaborate" with a CRNA when the surgeon doesnt know jack about anesthesia? Is a rocket scientist...

  13. Unrealistic steriotypes of medicine on TV

    platon20 replied to chnc1024's topic in General Nursing

    Uhh doctors draw labs and start IVs all the time. Not as much as nurses but to claim that its inaccurate to show them doing those tasks is ridiculous. Now doctors changing bedpans and washing...

  14. ? about doctor specialties

    platon20 replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    The answer is that it depends on the institution. Most places dont have hepatologists on staff. Those guys are extremely highly trained people found only at major academic medical centers....

  15. How exactly does a surgeon "supervise" a CRNA?

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    so you are claiming that its impossible for a surgeon to be liable for a crna's error, even when the state law explicitly states that some kind of "supervision" is required? i dont doubt that its a...

  16. How exactly does a surgeon "supervise" a CRNA?

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    a surgeon has absolutely zero business doing this. its the same thing as asking a family practice doctor whether his patient is a good candidate for brain surgery without talking to a brain surgeon...

  17. How exactly does a surgeon "supervise" a CRNA?

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    So all 50 states have opted-out of the Medicare "supervision"

  18. Nurses not following doctors orders

    platon20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have noticed a dangerous trend of fellow nurses just flat out ignoring doctors orders. I'm not talking about wrong/dangerous orders like giving the wrong amoutn of medication. I'm talking about...

  19. Nurses not following doctors orders

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    Hypotheticals: #1 Doc orders a CXR on a patient. Nurse cancels the order and doesnt tell the doctor about it. Nurse writes note in the chart, "patient does not have shortness of breath and does not...

  20. Nurses not following doctors orders

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    I dont agree with that. If you have a reason for questioning a doctors order then you are in the wrong if you dont get clarification. For you to just ignore it without talking to them first is a...

  21. How exactly does a surgeon "supervise" a CRNA?

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thats what I'm talking about though. If there are no MDAs on staff and its just hte CRNA and surgeon, how does this work? Does the CRNA go up to the surgeon and ask "will you collaborate with me or...

  22. the AA question (Anesthesiologist Anger)

    platon20 replied to Burnt2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    K Crozer has no record of military service, nor does he have any evidence of ever holding any kind of medical license in any state. IN other words, he's a ghost conjured up by somebody to start an...

  23. Do legal nurses testify in court against doctors?

    platon20 posted a topic in Legal

    Does a legal nurse's work extend to the courtroom for expert testimony against a doctor? Or can they only testify against other nurses? When the case first comes in, does the legal nurse give it a...

  24. Nurse-Run Hospital? Why not?

    platon20 replied to kenny b's topic in General Nursing

    thats all fine and good, but thats got nothing to do with owning/running a hospital. Forget that and just start up a union. So you think there is an organized conspiracy by doctors to keep nurses...

  25. Nurse-Run Hospital? Why not?

    platon20 replied to kenny b's topic in General Nursing

    Using Tenet is a bad example, they are one of the biggest hospital groups in the USA with hundreds of institutions. When the business gets that big and goes public, there's zero chance they're going...