ceecel.dee MSN, RN

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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ceecel.dee replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Captain...you are hilarious! What.....no "perfect" prez? No one we can all agree on? God bless the land of free will and self determination and the freedom to debate these issues in a public forum!...
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    Nurses never in hospitals

    ceecel.dee replied to natnurse23's topic in General Nursing

    "Experience" is in the eye of the beholder. I think any nursing other than nursing instructor is considered active
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    Physician pats patients on the head

    ceecel.dee replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Schmoozer...and always a pause to wait for the laugh...on the young
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    what do u think?

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

    Well, you are used to hard work, so it may just work out. I just worry about that sweet baby getting what she needs. Just my
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ceecel.dee replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is a government run healthcare institution already. The VA. Anyone read anything about how that's going
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ceecel.dee replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Documentary" is not the word I use to describe any of his
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ceecel.dee replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I received a flyer in the mail today from the California Nurses/National Nurses Organizing Committee promoting SiCKO by Michael Moore. It says "While they're laughing 'til it hurts, you can be there...
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    Can you humor me?

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

    Oh yes...I agree. It is an honor and very rewarding (most days)! Great instructor, instilling a love of nursing even though the students may not be aware that they are internalizing what she said....
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    what do u think?

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

    It took me a moment to realize what you were saying! I should blush to interpret what you wrote the way I did. (Can you tell I listened to a lot of b****ing today?) Anyway...is babe healthy, or are...
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    What's the difference?

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

    Higher or lower? Interesting language. Differing institutions have differing job descriptions. In a hospital, I cannot imagine anyone "below" (to use your language) a RN obtaining IV access, unless...
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    lpn school

    ceecel.dee replied to us4halls's topic in General Nursing

    We look at a high school degee obtained in the "regular" way, although GED's get in as well (so HS grades don't matter). Any post-secondary course work, GPA is considered. Also, volunteerism, work...
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    Lipping the bottle

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

    In the OR, we still do this with the big bottle of betadine and tincture of benzoine. The skills lab instructor still teaches this to the LPN students in our program. That said, we do not use it on...
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    Physician pats patients on the head

    ceecel.dee replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago we had a doc faced with a woman sitting at the edge of her bed weeping. He did not ask her why she was crying, but patted her leg after doing his rounds. I asked him if she talked to him...
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    Does this sound strange to you?

    ceecel.dee replied to inquiry123's topic in General Nursing

    Immunizations are free to her family? Who did she sign it out to? I think this sounds
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    How To Be?

    ceecel.dee replied to seagull's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I found that new nurses benefitted from spending a few hours with someone in other departments, from pharmacy to PT/OT to cardiac rehab to surgery to discharge planning (and others). This provides a...
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    Pens

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

    A pen is something I have a hard time holding on to. I buy inexpensive gel gliders, clickers, only because I go through lots of them. Seems like I have a half-dozen in my pocket, or none at
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    Would you tell another facility you worked elsewhere for 1 week?

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

    This is THE professional way to depart. And don't mention this experience on your new
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    Very interesting if you have a strong stomach.

    ceecel.dee replied to MyLittleCody120's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...all I can say is wow! I watched the one on aging, a topic I teach, and...well...appropriate for the classroom? What do you think? I'd love to use
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    Starting nights, what to eat?

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

    Working nights? Nothing but comfort food! Candy and coffee! Of course, this guarentees that you will feel really crummy by 5am, but that is typically what we did. Going home feeling crummy has...
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    Boosting Morale

    ceecel.dee replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my former life (staff development nurse at a small, rural hospital) I took on the "morale issue" (sigh). This is an exhausting project if administration does not recognize the issue as important....
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    Nurse Personality

    ceecel.dee replied to trapped_in_light's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What you NEED to be a nurse, is a love for humankind, a backbone and
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    Nurse With Need For Help

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

    You could easily work in a Health Learning Center doing patient education (on diabetes, on smoking cessation, etc.) or in an Anticoagulation Clinic managing patients on Coumadin. Of course, this...
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    PDA software

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

    Try Mosby...I like what I've bought from
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    Want to teach CNA classes

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

    Technical colleges run lots of these classes. Good
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    How do you handle Physicians Bad Attitudes?

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

    Oh...where do the stereotypes about nurses come