classicdame

classicdame MSN, EdD

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  1. Seeking advice about new Hospital Clinical Educator Position

    classicdame replied to DanaBA's topic in General Nursing

    agree fully with HouTx. Would add that you need to well versed in the BON rules for your state, policies of the facility, and know resources for professional information (evidence based study results,...

  2. Legally Protect the word "Nurse?"

    classicdame replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    It definitely should be a protected term. LVN and RN are both nurses, but I am old enough to remember people who claimed to be Dr. X's "nurse" when they had no license whatsoever. THe title implies...

  3. Mandatory Overtime

    classicdame replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    look at your BON website. Common question. Mandatory OT not allowed in Texas but it is defined as "scheduled" because patients have to have someone caring for them. People cannot just walk out at 3:00...

  4. Question for nurses

    classicdame replied to shonniemichelle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you are in the USA you will not need to claim a speciality as your education and license will be generic. You will be going to different areas for clinical experience and may develop an interest in...

  5. Another reason to take clinicals and preceptorships seriously

    classicdame replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Students

    you must have wowed them. That's

  6. Please help!

    classicdame replied to yesterday's topic in General Nursing

    not at my facility. They refuse to talk to anyone unless interview was set up by HR. Waste of time if screening shows the person is not a candidate. Numbers online can change because the post expires...

  7. CEUs for license renewal

    classicdame replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    In my state the contact hours have to be current before the expiration date of your license. Next time do not wait till last minute. What if you got sick and could not cram them in all at

  8. I am back guys need help

    classicdame replied to nette1022's topic in General Nursing

    concentrate on school and forget this place. It was a bad experience but should not interfere with your

  9. Nursing School Uniforms And Their Fate After School

    classicdame replied to RunBabyRN's topic in General Students

    classmates burned the uniforms - all white - after pinning ceremony. Shoes were delegated to garden shoe

  10. "Required" Reading

    classicdame replied to BeachsideRN's topic in General Students

    cannot imagine you will have the time. "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down". I think that is the title. It is about a child caught in the middle of East vs. West medicine. True story and will...

  11. How do you work with a "know it all"?

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

    ask, "Is that your opinion or do you have something to base it on?" In the end, you will either have to confront them about how you feel about their remarks, or you willhave to put up with it or you...

  12. Am I too old?

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

    I started at 45

  13. The Future of Nursing Question

    classicdame replied to On_a_mission92's topic in General Students

    three healthcare facilities in my area are closing due to decreased reimbursement. This could mean that people have to travel further to get

  14. Overtime dependent nurses

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

    no one is promised OT. If they made the bade decision to depend on it, that is their own fault. I guess they can get a PT job elsewhere if they

  15. Help! Am I Responsible

    classicdame replied to tigress_8207's topic in First Year After Licensure

    just write what you know. I wonder why hearing aids are confiscated, since that creates a real disability for the

  16. Internships?

    classicdame replied to IThinkICan100's topic in General Students

    I think you will be lucky to find one anywhere, as there is a lot of competition. That said, if you land one, and it pays enough for your living expenses, then go for

  17. Dissertation: maggot therapy and nurses perceptions

    classicdame replied to tw00086's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I can tell you my perception - UGH!. I had one patient with an order for this therapy. I had to tend to the maggots as well as all my patients (right temp, etc.) I found it difficult to determine when...

  18. Family members

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

    I think your job is to intervene when abuse is evident, even verbal abuse. Get a witness first and then tell the other party that you are concerned they are upsetting the patient and ask them to...

  19. How much is too much?

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

    I share about as much as I would to a stranger in line with me at McDonalds. Not

  20. HELP - need advice!

    classicdame replied to BooBear'sMommy's topic in General Students

    I also believe the time off this summer would be good for you and the boys to learn to be a new type of family. You do not need the additional stress right now. So sorry you are in this situation, but...

  21. Accent

    classicdame replied to 2014 Graduate's topic in General Students

    It will get better when people are around you more (like when you go to work). We have several Nigerian and Kenyan nurses in our area and we all finally learned to understand each other and appreciate...

  22. Help! What does Q2P & Q4P mean?

    classicdame replied to rose2012's topic in General Students

    good example of bad abbreviations. I would ask MD for clarification and say "I could not find it on the approved abbreviation

  23. Interviewing prior to NCLEX

    classicdame replied to MissyNik's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    we interview before NCLEX and most of the time we have successful candidates. If someone is not successful they are not allowed in Texas to re-test for more than a month, so the candidate either takes...

  24. I feel like a fraud :((

    classicdame replied to jcwhite23's topic in General Students

    people go to school to learn, not to demonstrate what they already know. I was totally stressed in nursing school too. It seemed like I was learning a new culture and new language at the same time. It...

  25. Safe Nurse Staffing for Patient Safety & Quality Care Act

    classicdame replied to j0yegan's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Texas has had a law several years now that requires nursing staff to participate in a safe staffing committee where ratios and other issues can be discussed and then presented to the Board of...