Isabelle49

Isabelle49

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  1. Best way to deal with unsafe staffing, what form?

    Isabelle49 replied to Blindsided's topic in General Nursing

    It would be risk management form, but in quite a few case, I suspect they get shredded before they make it to risk management. What I really hated about risk management and those forms is, they never...

  2. Why are so many nursing related things childish?

    Isabelle49 replied to DeeAngel's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to be treated and respected like a professional, you must dress and act like one. This action of cute stickers and stuff, belongs on

  3. Where do you get your CE (continuing education) hours?

    Isabelle49 replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I've used Medscape for years, with no

  4. New RN - Wants to know when to wake up the doc

    Isabelle49 replied to suzem's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, how long have you been out of school? How long was your orientation in

  5. Why are so many nursing related things childish?

    Isabelle49 replied to DeeAngel's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds

  6. I can't beleive this!

    Isabelle49 replied to jmtndl's topic in General Nursing

    Report the MD to the medical board and JCAHO. A JCAHO goal has been to get docs to stop intimidating nurses because this has caused many errors and harm to patients. I hope your HR is truly...

  7. I lost a good friend

    Isabelle49 replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    So very sorry. How

  8. What is continue education / contact hours? License Renewal! Need help!

    Isabelle49 replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    Medscape is great. Free ceu's and you can download your certificates. Been doing that for years and

  9. Using BSN when you have not earned it

    Isabelle49 replied to sportsmom84's topic in General Nursing

    Wrong, wrong, wrong. Falsification of credentials. I bet the school where she is studying wouldn't look too highly on

  10. Can't get a hold of Dr.!

    Isabelle49 replied to txdon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You did the right thing. The doc, being human,

  11. Hey Rn's,,do you ever wish you had done physical therapy instead?

    Isabelle49 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    No, actually wished I had gone to Medical

  12. Why do some Medstudents love to belittle nurses?

    Isabelle49 replied to LPNweezy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would report any medical student who acted that way or said those things. That/those students just don't realize what a dangerous game they are playing when they belittle a

  13. Frustrating Injury

    Isabelle49 replied to DeacJn's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have your own health insurance? If you did, you could have tests without approval of

  14. Fed up with the "rules"

    Isabelle49 replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Any place that says a nurse cannot wear white isn't worth working for and can go to heck in a

  15. Interpersonal conflict in Nursing

    Isabelle49 replied to sweetmama81's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Been there, done that. Won't go

  16. question

    Isabelle49 replied to kirslet's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Back in my day, it took almost 3 months to get results. That's when we used a pencil to fill in the bubbles on the board

  17. Why do we do this?

    Isabelle49 replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    Am going to have 'Do Not Resuscitate" tattooed on my chest, with my signature under

  18. Why do we do this?

    Isabelle49 replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    A cardiologist did the same thing to my mother when she was 94. Unfortunately, my sister had power of attorney and he was able to really pull the wool over her eyes and get her to sign the consent....

  19. What is your admitting procedure to the floor?

    Isabelle49 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    If the nursing supervisor does not let you know that the patient is in the room and leaves, she/he is abandoning the patient! A big mistake! Good grief, I can't even imagine doing something like...

  20. any ideas on the 'real' hours of hospice home health nurse?

    Isabelle49 replied to ninaricci's topic in Home Health

    Nina, if you do go into hospice or home health, the one most important piece of equipment you will want is a good GPS. I don't know how I survived the first 5 years without one. I once had a manager...

  21. Contstructive discussion

    Isabelle49 replied to dankimal's topic in General Nursing

    Canesdukegirl, Loved the 'McMedicine'. Fast-food medicine, that is what it is all about now. The health care industry is no longer that. It is a business and most of the businesses are 'for...

  22. pt abandonment question

    Isabelle49 replied to sunshineyday's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing to refuse the assignment. I was once pulled to a telemetry floor, nicu was my specialty. I told the charge nurse that I had no experience in cardiac care and cardiac...

  23. Why everyone wants to become anesthetist? Is it because of the salary?

    Isabelle49 replied to Datu's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I do believe $ has alot to do with the choice, plus the put them to sleep, watch them, wake them up and send them on their way! What I don't like is anesthesiologists with a number of anesthetists...

  24. Feeling so guilty about calling in.

    Isabelle49 replied to rnay312's topic in General Nursing

    You would have really screwed over your co-workers and patients if they would have caught what you had! I always hated it when nurses came to work saying, i feel sick, i had fever today. Gee,...

  25. Management Pay

    Isabelle49 replied to QTNurseBSN's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds about