ceecel.dee MSN, RN

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    is it really that bad?

    ceecel.dee replied to colleenee2's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not a bad job...mostly it's satisfying. Nurses do need a place to decompress and debrief, if you will. We just prefer to do in a format where others will understand, just as you will do at...
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    Do nurses take work home?

    ceecel.dee replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but I'm in Staff Development, Education. Many a presentation, in-service, "Great Job" notes, inspirational or motivational quote of the day/week is done from home. When I was a floor nurse, a...
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    Anyone sick of the "Drama Queen" patient?

    ceecel.dee replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing worse is the drama queen on staff assigned to that
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    This constant nagging....

    ceecel.dee replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    You are too young for regrets...it sounds to me like you know what you want your decision to be, but also want to be loyal to nursing. Very understandable. Just take with you the part of nursing,...
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    Bully! Help! I need to write a rebuttal!

    ceecel.dee replied to Bitten's topic in General Nursing

    Write a rebuttal...then leave! Don't miss the opportunity to do your part for new employees on this floor! Write your rebuttal, just as you wrote to us here. Just be objective. "Aligation: did not...
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    Can you believe this???

    ceecel.dee replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

    I, personally, would never use a mental impairment (drinking) excuse. A simple "no, but thank-you for offering me the hours" is enough. You do not need to give them a reason/excuse. However, if you...
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    Interesting question...

    ceecel.dee replied to LisaRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    This is often what we have to do too. In small towns, it's inevitable that you will have to deal professionally with people you know. If it is an "arch enemy", I would speak to the charge nurse...
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    Emphasis on caring or personal gain?

    ceecel.dee replied to oregonvolunteer's topic in General Nursing

    In my area, only agency staff make $45/hour, and that's before the agency takes their
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    Could use some input

    ceecel.dee replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Stand by your principles...your instincts are correct! You are also on the right track re your
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    related to another post I made on reporting a MD

    ceecel.dee replied to angelbear's topic in General Nursing

    Patients don't get daily doctor visits? I don't think the physician has one thing to be upset about, if he doesn't even assess his own hospitalized patients! And, nurses don't chart to cover their...
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    help! Women's health or midwifery or family

    ceecel.dee replied to bethny's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So...is the only difference between WHNP the delivery? I'm just doing my application and I was thinking that in the rural areas, where the female to male Dr. ratio has yet to catch up with the metro...
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    Is this common practice?

    ceecel.dee replied to medmama's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of this...and I'm involved in the interviewing of new nurses. (I haven't applied for a new job myself in over 10 years
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    IM injections

    ceecel.dee replied to ragingmomster's topic in General Nursing

    We get rid of all bubbles prior to
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    delemma in the ER..what would you do?

    ceecel.dee replied to 2muchfun's topic in General Nursing

    You did absolutely, undeniably, the RIGHT thing! Be sure you are heard by the ethics committee. Be very careful about patient encounters under his direction of his orders are not
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    How the Battle Axe is Born

    ceecel.dee replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    3 out of 4 aint bad...the "judgement" word does ring especially true. ...and what was she just saying about NP's (somehow dirt-like)? I don't quite have a handle on this
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    Nurses are not Doctors

    ceecel.dee replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    "Christ-like"? "Evil"? "Calling"? "Mother Teresa"? Are "good" nurses nothing more than martyrs? Is that professionalism? It sounds more like a
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    HIPAA/HIPPA infraction or not ?!

    ceecel.dee replied to dachweiler's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see any violation in what you
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    Interested in sharing the vision/mission statement of your department?

    ceecel.dee posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have been working hard to create a new and improved OB dept. to increase our # of deliveries and better our service all-around. Our mission statement, is an all encompassing one, including the...
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    Anyone resign due to hostile work environment?

    ceecel.dee replied to ceecel.dee's topic in General Nursing

    You ever feel like they expect you to have a brain and think only when they (docs) need your help, but you are not allowed to use that brain or think without their permission? "Yes, I expect you to...
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    Can Someone Help/Standing Routine Orders

    ceecel.dee replied to JR Herr's topic in Rural

    I've just done a complete packet for Heart Failure: Physician standing orders, standard nursing assessments, reminder stickers for LVEF documentation and ACEI orders, inpatient education, and...
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    What do ER and Acute Care NP's Do?

    ceecel.dee replied to edogs334's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We have 2 FNP's working at our community clinic. They have no hospital privileges at all. Is this
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    Touching Email

    ceecel.dee replied to Noney's topic in General Nursing

    I'm printing this out for my boys to read. Middle school and early high school can be
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    Gastric Bypass Surgery

    ceecel.dee replied to SweetMagnolia's topic in General Nursing

    Are these surgeries becoming too easy to have done? I have a coworker who is 24. She came to work with us 2 1/2 years ago as a size 10. Now considerably bigger...but I wonder how she qualified for...
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    " . . . or should we just hire someone mediocre who will stay a decade?"

    ceecel.dee replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    What if she was actually paying all those who have been hired in the past a HUGE compliment? "I've always hired only the best and brightest" would include
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    attention Rural male nurses

    ceecel.dee replied to wannaknow's topic in Rural

    40 nurses on our roster (RN's and LPN's) and no males. The one we had up until 3 years ago also left for greener pastures. How we miss him...one in a