dawnd470

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1. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Wow...I'm sorry this happened to you. As a fellow nurse, she should have known better, and should have expected you to take care of a critically ill patient before taking care of her. I even wonder,...

2. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   i am completely supportive of my colleagues, but i cannot support nurses who have forgotten how to care for others. i became a nurse to take care of patients, and their family members, those visitors...

3. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   On the contrary, I find Catherine's comments refreshingly honest. If any nurse is THAT unhappy in his/her job, it's time for a career change. Nursing is not a field for those who aren't totally...

4. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I do agree, I think we are doing our patients a HUGE disservice by calling them customers. A customer is someone to whom you are trying to sell something. When I'm sick, I don't want to be sold on...

5. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Please understand, I am not "disparaging" tasks at all, and am well aware of what the prescribed plan of care is. I also understand the challenges and frustrations facing nurses. Nowhere did I imply...

6. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   "A "nice nurse" is NOT synonomous with a "good nurse"!" My question is....why can't you be

7. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   dawnd470 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I have not been on this site in several months, but saw a headline in my e-mail that caught my attention and after reading all the posts on this topic, felt compelled to comment. I have been in...

8. boards need to regulate MA's

   dawnd470 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am an LPN, and have heard for the entire 19 years I've been in nursing that they're "doing away with LPN's", but have yet to see it happen. I've heard all the rumors that LPN's will be...

9. How do you go about handling a rude Dr.

   dawnd470 replied to RN 4 U's topic in General Nursing

   I think there are two issues here. First, I find it hard to believe that ALL of the doctors are rude. I've been in nursing for 19 years, and have encountered my share of rude doctors, but have also...

10. boards need to regulate MA's

    dawnd470 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to teach in an MA program, and also used to work with MA's, so I know exactly what you mean. The problem is that there really is NO regulation, and everything varies by state, and often from...