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  1. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    tddowney replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    wanting to make a decent living and caring about pts are not at all mutually exclusive. in my experience, the people who do the best job in any field are those with the pride in doing a task well....

  2. DNR bracelet with DNR written on it. HIPAA???

    tddowney replied to FireStarterRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Exactly. The Pt's choice has to be communicated to those that could follow/not follow it. In the magic world inhabited by lawyers and commissions, every caregiver can remember the code status of Pts...

  3. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    tddowney replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    The first step is to find out about the clinical hours of the programs you apply to enter. Ask directly, and don't count on rumor or what their schedule was last year. Tell them your restrictions,...

  4. Help....How do you Protect yourself?

    tddowney replied to TonyFl's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean by "dangerous?" Physical, emotional, financial? Like any profession, nursing has exposures to each of

  5. Help! Accused of verbal abuse.

    tddowney replied to nurse.pammy's topic in General Nursing

    You don't want to give any kind of statement until you have a lawyer with you. If you're suspended, it means your license as well as your job is at risk, plus the possibility of a lawsuit. A lawyer...

  6. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    tddowney replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're describing a lazy nurse, not a nurse motivated more by money than love of the profession. In my experience, these sort of folks are just as unprofessional in any field you happen to be...

  7. Tattoo's on Nurses

    tddowney replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    If I were an administrator, I wouldn't want to get into defining what it "tastefull and not offensive." That way lies lots of headaches and probably a lawsuit sooner or later. So, the policy I think...

  8. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    tddowney replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    First of all, I'm not inexperienced or naive enough to believe the government will take care of anything. I've been an adult for 35 years, and I know the goverment talks a much better game than it...

  9. How do you handle non compliant patients??

    tddowney replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    If I followed your post correctly, the Pt had gone more than 24 hours without food or anything to drink. No surprise that he's going to sneak

  10. Is there anything else I can do for you? I have the time. (new hourly rounding sheet)

    tddowney replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, if you're sitting down, that must mean you're on a break, and don't need a real one,

  11. Is there anything else I can do for you? I have the time. (new hourly rounding sheet)

    tddowney replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    In this case, it was nurses who came up with the hourly rounding. The idea is that it cuts down on call light use, and thereby saves nursing time. But, no doubt the researchers forgot to take into...

  12. Help!! How to retain new nurses

    tddowney replied to rn to bsn student's topic in General Nursing

    Start with the complaints commonly seen on these boards. Nurse/Pt ratios, inadequate and shortened orientations, unhelpful or worse response from those with experience on the unit. The solution to...

  13. Pressure to take breaks ...

    tddowney replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of those paradoxes in life. Taking a break allows you to refresh your mind for a few minutes, grab a snack and a drink of water, tea, etc. You'll probably think better with some nutrients...

  14. How Would You Handle This?

    tddowney replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Search your cart for the actual wood--no aluminum, please--Louisville Slugger Alex Rodriguez model bat you purchased for one of your family members. Remember to step into the swing............. A bit...

  15. DNR Orders Overturned By Doctors

    tddowney replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Nursing

    If the pt does recover, he ought to sue not only the doctor, but also the family members who insisted the doctor act against the DNR. In some cases, some family member might be siphoning off...

  16. ANGRY! There's no place to eat or drink 'round here!

    tddowney replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean to pick on you, but............................Why in the world did you apologize? This wasn't your lack of professionalism, but lack of professionalism by your supervisors and...

  17. ANGRY! There's no place to eat or drink 'round here!

    tddowney replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    All bureaucracies come to serve their own interests first, and one way to do that is to make silly rules, in addition to the ones that make sense. More rules require more people to enforce them, and...

  18. ANGRY! There's no place to eat or drink 'round here!

    tddowney replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    If they are going to enforce this policy, then you and your fellow nurses need to enforce the rules about luch and breaks. Take this opportunity to let your supervisors know that you will require,...

  19. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    tddowney replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're making an unwarranted assumption that all nurses are learning grammar, or having previous lessons reinforced in college. Many do, I think, but there's an increasing minority who...

  20. "Latex Lunacy" or "Latex Liason"

    tddowney replied to RiverNurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Your questioning of what could be a dangerous situation for both patient and staff (drawing blood w/o gloves) made a change in how things are seen on the unit. Well done. I've recently been in your...

  21. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    tddowney replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    If everyone votes for "et," will we then have an "et al"

  22. Why do patients like these go to a doctor?

    tddowney replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    If they do it at home by themselves, then they won't have anyone to blame (and/or sue) if things go

  23. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    tddowney replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard Churchill quoted as saying: Ending a sentence with a prepostion is something up with which I will not put. Seriously, I think the contortions some put themselves and their readers through...

  24. Tired of impaired nurses

    tddowney replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    If the institution won't do anything about this, then patients are still in danger, and may be experiencing pain from undermedication, etc. I don't think a nurse can ignore an ongoing, dangerous...

  25. Accepted offer, now I feel stuck.

    tddowney replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like you are having second thoughts about things you knew when you accepted the job, such as pay scale, commute time, etc. The manager may be different, but people do leave jobs, move to...