dinah77

dinah77 ADN

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  1. You Don't Have to Be a Stereotype

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    And as I said above "I will not, however tell a pt they can fix their hypothyroidism with simple diet changes and they should ditch that evil pharmaceutical synthroid (not only is it outside my scope,...

  2. Ask a question till reporting nurse can't answer one

    dinah77 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here's the thing. Report is supposed to be basic, pertinent background with highlights. Every nurse is responsible for looking up info on their pts themselves. Everyone must do a thorough assessment...

  3. You Don't Have to Be a Stereotype

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    YEs, as others have already mentioned, we do not give peppermint oil P.O, we put some on a 4X4 and the pt smells it I'm temporarily retracting my comments on good amount of research as I am having...

  4. mandatory flu shot

    dinah77 replied to Mando7475's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Anyone else ready to scream over nurses complaining about THEIR HIPAA rights being violated? Or in some cases HIPPA or HIIPA or whatever other creative misspellings we can come up with I retract;...

  5. NCLEX- how many attempts is too many?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ??????????????

  6. mandatory flu shot

    dinah77 replied to Mando7475's topic in Disaster Preparation

    LOL, All of us on this thread were following it long before you piped in with your misinformation and ridiculousness My oh my, you do have a martyr complex See this is a "message board" and when you...

  7. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Seriously? Are you really going off the rails over this comment? It is disconcerting to hear such ridiculous comments over someone who is stating "there is proof just not evidence that immunizations...

  8. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What a convenient anecdote to derail the conversation. No way for any of us to prove or disprove this short of seeing her medical records, which obviously will not

  9. Ask a question till reporting nurse can't answer one

    dinah77 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Im in postpartum, so there is rarely anything in the pt's H&P that is relevant When I was in tele that was a a different story Finally,it is still your responsibility as the oncoming nurse to...

  10. Is it me or it's impossible to get a Job at Fairview?

    dinah77 replied to pepehugoboss's topic in General Nursing

    Wish I had insight for you, but I don't. I applied to Fairview regularly for four years before I got a job here. I even have several friends who work at different Fairview locations- ironically, none...

  11. Nursing Station Technician Salary-Fairvew

    dinah77 replied to duckyluck111's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak to NST jobs, but RN jobs can be very hard to get @ Fairview- I applied for FOUR YEARS, with numerous friends who work there pulling for me, and just randomly in July I got a position @ a...

  12. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wow. If that is your take on nursing, you are doing it wrong. And I can say with absolute certainity, you are not a very effective

  13. NCLEX- how many attempts is too many?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When I was in school, I bought an NCLEX book and began using it in the 2nd semester to help study for my school tests It helped get me in the right mindset nobody told me to do it, I just did Perhaps...

  14. NCLEX- how many attempts is too many?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Not quite sure how worrying about safety and high standards is

  15. Ask a question till reporting nurse can't answer one

    dinah77 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh lord. I could have written this post! Some nurses do not understand that it is not actually my job to give you the entire H&P, just the pertinent info Add in so many who STILL not do...

  16. NCLEX- how many attempts is too many?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So one of my biggest issues with endless NCLEX attemmpts is this: When I was in nursing school, I worked as a tutor- occassionally, I had students come in that I would think "Dear lord, I would not...

  17. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    God bless you all for pressing on in this threadd It is clear andi78 does not understand what "data" and "evidence" truly mean Like trying to explain physics to a five year old If I had any moderation...

  18. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    dinah77 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and yes. I am 37 y.o, graduated in 2010, wanted to be a nurse for much longer but circumstances prevented it happening sooner Have always wanted to be in OB, and here is what I had to do to get...

  19. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    dinah77 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Especially #2. Yes yes and yes. For proof of this, check out the thread about anti-vax nurses. Ridiculous that so many people so confused about scientific principles are

  20. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Waiting patiently for all of this evidence Wondering if andi understands the definition of scientific

  21. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    THIS

  22. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Your comments highlight my original concern: You seem unable to research properly and separate science from opinion And that makes me question what kind of nurse you are Not basing practice on sound...

  23. Night shift is killing me-Help!

    dinah77 replied to pedsnurse22's topic in Nursing Career

    Find the good things- you said you were a new nurse, so you probably don't have a lot of comparisons, but as 4.5 yrs of RN experience almost all on days, recently switched to straight nights here is...

  24. My termination story, any new grad success advice appreciated!

    dinah77 replied to Islaleigh's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I take issue with several of your comments Nothing irks me more than the attitude of "This is all I got, so no one else deserves better!" 12 weeks is standard on most med-surg or tele floors these...

  25. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is heart breaking I hope CPS gets