classicdame

classicdame MSN, EdD

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  1. How do I stop being looked over?

    classicdame replied to bug2621's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    union and seniority - as this example shows, seniority does not equate best person for the job. My advice is to try for the job and if that does not work GET OFF NIGHTS. Night nurses tend to be looked...

  2. any career changers?

    classicdame replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    no careers, but plenty of jobs. I worked as receptionist in MD office, then insurance clerk, then tech, then transcriptionist-finally decided t go to nursing school because it seemed the most logical...

  3. Dakins!

    classicdame replied to ajmoss's topic in Home Health

    Sounds like a lot of room for error and guess who would be faulted? I recommend getting all this clarified. Ask the Pharmacist and anyone else till you get a real

  4. Preceptorship

    classicdame replied to mikasa's topic in General Students

    you are not getting married to this decision. Just find something and learn from it and relieve yourself of this stress. You can learn from any preceptorship and you are not stuck with that area the...

  5. Dakins!

    classicdame replied to ajmoss's topic in Home Health

    what do you mean by "responsible"? For compounding it? For administering it? I am surprised they want it done daily as it has the effect of irritating new/healing

  6. Care plans in the LTC setting

    classicdame replied to sheebs_'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would first go to your Nursing Practice Act to determine what is required of nurses in long term care. Then I would get membership on the Joint Commission website, and Health Department and anyone...

  7. Mistakes in practice

    classicdame replied to ClareLara's topic in General Students

    Competence and expert are not the same. A competent nurse should not have been in a situation that demanded more expertise. However, I think you did well under the circumstances. We all make mistakes....

  8. Reality vs. Validity in Nursing Research

    classicdame replied to ChicaArc's topic in General Nursing

    read your question again. It is not

  9. Nursing standard

    classicdame replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think this scenario has less to do with standards than with paying to get the experienced people. Also, it appears that the instructor has not been evaluated for competencies. Scary. Hold your...

  10. COPD & diabetes

    classicdame replied to cforester's topic in General Students

    I had a patient tell me the only time he got insulin was in the hospital. What he did not understand was he was in the hospital due to a COPD exacerbation and required steroids which led to...

  11. strangest question a friend or acquaintance has ever asked you?

    classicdame replied to AQEELSMOM's topic in General Students

    BIL asked if, while we are conducting mock drills in ER, do we just ignore the real patients while we "play our game". I was tempted to say of course, the game is always more important than saving...

  12. Where there is smoke ... there is usually a cigarette

    classicdame replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    the above stories indicate what an addiction nicotine really

  13. Where there is smoke ... there is usually a cigarette

    classicdame replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    we had a visitor smoking pot. She saw the no smoking signs but assumed they referred only to

  14. Recency Requirement for Titers

    classicdame replied to chendricks92's topic in General Students

    the problem I have in dealing with students on this topic is their lack of knowledge about the purpose of titers vs. vaccines. A vaccine helps you become immune. A titer tells if you are actually...

  15. How to deal with a slacker coworker

    classicdame replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    you might even ask for an appointment with the department supervisor. Ask how they expect you to handle this

  16. TNCC as a student nurse?

    classicdame replied to jglover4168's topic in General Students

    like a previous poster said, you have to be an RN to get credit for the course. Some trainers will let you audit, for a fee, but I believe your time and money would be better spent studying. Right now...

  17. Doing away with Scrubs

    classicdame replied to Kcwestportboy's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    you are a professional nurse, not a hairdresser, and should dress for the job. I would not want to work

  18. Clinic requires recent travelers from Texas to call from car

    classicdame replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    this is a repeat of what occured during the 80's regarding HIV/AIDS. Ignorance and fear are powerful

  19. Your insight wanted

    classicdame replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You "hear"??? Why not go to the source? The university will have advisors who are paid to guide you so that you actually spend money on tuition with them. Call or visit one and get the REAL answers....

  20. Clinic requires recent travelers from Texas to call from car

    classicdame replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. More people have been married to Kim Kardasian than have contracted Ebola in the US. What does this clinic recommend for people with flu, which kills nearly 100,000 annually in the USA alone?...

  21. ADN to BSN compared to ADN to MSN program

    classicdame replied to asnballaboy's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    you need a goal. Why do you want the MSN in the first place? The best source for most of your answers is the institution from which you intend to get your degree. What do they require and what is just...

  22. Inpatient carbohydrate counting?

    classicdame replied to lovin's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    either remove the card yourself or ask aide or patient to do so. Then all you need to know if how much they ate. Be very careful about education - the patient needs to be aware why this count is...

  23. Abducted Nurse

    classicdame posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thank goodness she is safe. Do you think being a nurse helped her thru her

  24. BSN vs. MSN

    classicdame replied to AJS04's topic in General Students

    You really need to have an objective in mind for your graduate degree. There are several tracks offered and you have to decide when you enroll how you intend to proceed. Right now you do not have...

  25. In LPN Program - Denied Acceptance into ADN Program

    classicdame replied to kimmyanne02's topic in General Students

    Fighting the system before you are in it will not set well with the faculty. I recommend getting your license, working if possible, and then following the plan. This would be a good time to learn to...