Dempather

Dempather RN

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  1. Nursing with a Hearing Loss

    Dempather replied to Dempather's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow.. I can't believe what great responses I've gotten for a thread opened up last year. Thanks so much for your

  2. Nursing with a Hearing Loss

    Dempather posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi all, This has taken me a lot of time to come to terms with.. and then finally bring to a forum so I can get some feedback. I'm 22 years old, started working on a medical unit in a hospital...

  3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Dempather replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I heard this story for a colleague who was working on our floor's four-bedded step-down unit one night. I had been told in the past that people who are about to die can talk to or hear others who...

  4. My family is getting tired...

    Dempather replied to BookwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did you sign a contract saying that you'd stick around for a year? If so, how much of the year is left? They need nurses everywhere... is there a reason why you have a particular loyalty to that...

  5. What nurse/patient ratios do you work with?

    Dempather replied to heather1999's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work days on telemetry floor/step-down unit. On the regular acute floor, it's normally 1:6, although as of recent 1:5 because of our good staffing. Step-down unit 1:4. Sometimes we perform our...

  6. Advice for job change

    Dempather posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everybody.. I need some advice. I've been on a medical telemetry unit for almost 1 1/2 years. After a recent loss of a friend and some traveling, I've realized how important it is to begin doing...

  7. Advice for job change

    Dempather replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    What wonderful info from you all.. thank you! Janet, I actually already work and live in New York City. The hospital I'd be interested in is right next door. Unfortunately for that.. all of the...

  8. Nursing with a Hearing Loss

    Dempather replied to Dempather's topic in Nursing Career

    I appreciate your replies with this... as it is a sensitive topic for me. My hearing loss is funny.. I find that, at times, it bothers me more than others. Since I first started this thread, I have...

  9. How do I help others after a loved one's suicide?

    Dempather replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Thank the lord she didn't go over there. Who knows what could have happened. Part of me wonders whether she will be more likely to recover because of how her boyfriend seemed to be.. controlling......

  10. Puzzled.

    Dempather posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm about a year and a half into my first career on a med-surg floor. I work with an aide that I find unapproachable. It's almost impossible to ask her to do anything without having her grumble...

  11. How do you protect your identity?

    Dempather replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    This is a weird topic. I live in a very large city. My hospital has first and last names on our badges. I have an unusual name(per say), and patient's usually comment and we have a good laugh....

  12. What is NS NOT compatible with?

    Dempather replied to 2blessed2Bstressed's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen Amiodarone pushed during a code. I don't know if you need a loading dose to start a drip, either. So I'm not

  13. Guilt/Frustration Missing Work

    Dempather replied to peds_cna's topic in General Nursing

    Imagine going to work, infecting your co-workers with whatever you came down with.. and having to deal with the situation when they call in sick next week.

  14. What is NS NOT compatible with?

    Dempather replied to 2blessed2Bstressed's topic in General Nursing

    Amiodarone

  15. "VIP" Patients

    Dempather replied to dopaminequeenRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a VIP patient on my floor a while ago. Apparently, his family was very well known in the large city I live in. Anyway, he came out at one point in the night because his call bell had been on...

  16. Shoes with Good Support!

    Dempather replied to Dempather's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Looking at the website.. it looks like there are a pair of specialist crocs with a vent.. that may help with the perspiration.

  17. From Med/Surg to ED

    Dempather replied to raindrop's topic in Emergency

    "I actually was on a code in one room when another room was saying "well if we could just get some nurses off of that stupid code in there"". Hah. Funny that you mention that. I was in a full-blown...

  18. From Med/Surg to ED

    Dempather replied to raindrop's topic in Emergency

    "I actually was on a code in one room when another room was saying "well if we could just get some nurses off of that stupid code in there"". Hah. Funny that you mention that. I was in a full-blown...

  19. Emergency Room Transition Programs

    Dempather posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm looking for hospitals which offer ER Transition Programs for registered nurses. What I mean by that is clinical sessions, preceptorships, etc. I currently have about 1 1/2 years on a telemetry...

  20. Puzzled.

    Dempather replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry.. maybe I wasn't clear there. She accused me that I didn't do patient care. Had she refused, I would've known where to

  21. Racism in Nursing

    Dempather replied to lpnnursingstudent33's topic in General Nursing

    I fall into the category of 21-30 year old white women starting the job. I'm sorry to hear you've had some rough experiences. Sometimes, I feel like we talk and vent about our patients to do just...

  22. Calling out sick...?

    Dempather posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been coming down with a cold for the past week and a half (since Christmas). I hate calling in sick and don't do it very often (I know a lot of people can agree on the sense of guilt one feels...

  23. RN vs. Phlebotomist

    Dempather replied to sweet sue's topic in General Nursing

    On my floor, phlebotomists come between 6-9 am. So, any morning labs and labs ordered at that time, they would draw. Everything else is up to the good ol' RN, unless the patient is covered by the...

  24. Redman's Syndrome

    Dempather replied to hollyberry678's topic in Patient Medications

    Hey, I understand how nervous you must feel. You put time into doing something and when a patient has a reaction, you wonder if it's because of something you did. It sounds more like an allergic...

  25. My unit is going down the tubes...

    Dempather replied to whipping girl in 07's topic in General Nursing

    "I mean orders not taken off, incompatible drips running together, high risk vesicant drugs running to peripheral sites with central lines heplocked, piggybacks running with TPN (as a secondary on the...