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  1. Your perception of student nurses when they visit your hospital?

    debmsn01 replied to avery's topic in General Nursing

    like any other job i imitate the nurses i know are skilled & interact in ways that i respect. wow, could we all as nurses carry this quote out in our professionalism. i am a nursing instructor...

  2. Just got canned!!!

    debmsn01 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anywhere is a perfect place to be a nurse at this time. The nursing shortage is here because many of us are not working due to the environment we work in. It is in every journal but...

  3. Just got canned!!!

    debmsn01 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I have been on both sides of this so can speak positively for both. I chose to "quit" after being pushed into a corner for "insubordination"-you DO NOT want to work in a place that pushes you there....

  4. 2 Nurses needed???

    debmsn01 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There in lies the answer, nurses must bring to light that the effectiveness of these changes & quality patient care are only feasible with adequate staffing. So speak up for staffing issues with...

  5. 2 Nurses needed???

    debmsn01 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes it is an outdated policy, but it is making a come back due to many medication errors!! Having someone double check your meds, your calculations & such for meds, is an avenue of protecting...

  6. 2 Nurses needed???

    debmsn01 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes it seems that JCAHO does make our lives hectic-for the 3 days they are present, plus the weeks prior to their arrival. Isn't it funny that the organizations are not concerned with those important...

  7. 2 Nurses needed???

    debmsn01 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You are absolutely right, I would never sign or even verbally verify unless I see everything. Usually at the times of these meds, there are more than 1 nurse at a med station. I made a fellow staff...

  8. 2 Nurses needed???

    debmsn01 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As a 24 year veteran of nursing and now as a nursing instructor, I don't think this is about "old school". It is as many have stated, "good nursing care". By double checking your meds such as insulin...