sbic56

sbic56 BSN, RN

Obstetrics, M/S, Psych

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  1. My best friend in nursing school was ordered to terminally sedate a stroke patient.

    sbic56 replied to Love767's topic in General Nursing

    I still like the reality based approach that was used here by this instructor. Too many times students are merely shown the basics and the "ideal" as opposed to the real life way in clinicals. Then...

  2. Religion's Place in Nursing

    sbic56 replied to CHIRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe there was a resurrectioin either. If Jesus reappeared, it was because he was never

  3. Restraints - Face Up Or Face Down?

    sbic56 replied to PRNMEDS's topic in Psychiatric

    Face down?? Never heard of that being an acceptable way to restrain for all the afore mentioned

  4. My best friend in nursing school was ordered to terminally sedate a stroke patient.

    sbic56 replied to Love767's topic in General Nursing

    Alot of you are saying this is not an appropriate patient for a student. What better time than now? I would have welcomed the opportnity as a student when I was expected to be asking the hard...

  5. Would you assist in abortions?

    sbic56 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Excellent response to such an unwarranted remark. Your answer shows you show true caring and compassion toward your patients, not

  6. Do you wear makeup?

    sbic56 replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

    ITA. I am always clean and well groomed on the job, as I am anywhere else, but make up is not part of my daily routine. I doubt very much that make up matters one iota to a patient in need of good...

  7. Do you wear makeup?

    sbic56 replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

    No makeup here...I always think it makes me look worse. Go

  8. 4 year old bipolar????????

    sbic56 replied to TinyNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    This made my blood boil. What the hec are those parents thinking? What a message to give the kid by leaving animals in the house for him to

  9. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    sbic56 replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! We could start a whole new thread about miserable nurse peers. And we already know there is no fixing them, so why the

  10. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    sbic56 replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    kcsun You make a lot of sense, but what alot of us are saying is that it would be nice to be respected for what we do as nurses. It'd be nice if docs realized they couldn't practice without us. We...

  11. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    sbic56 replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno. I worked with an OB that was an LPN first. He was the most miserable SOB you can imagine and treated the nurses like crap, though his patients adored him. Did not remember where he came from,...

  12. Lovenox Questions

    sbic56 replied to mkfunk's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly the reason I learned for leaving the bubble in. Plus, just a tiny drop on the tip of the needle causes needless stinging. Good enough reasoning to leave it as it is for

  13. Do you have Malpractice Insurance?

    sbic56 replied to S.Lunsford RN's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with you on this one, steph. I was told in nursing school not to buy it, as it would only encourage someone to sue. Lawyers aren't stupid; they aren't going to put too much energy into...

  14. Doulas

    sbic56 replied to tahirah210's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I doula I met around here(Maine) received $500 for her services and was available to the client from about 6 months gestation on to help her to prepare for childbirth and be there for total support...

  15. Fibromyalgia

    sbic56 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    Hmmm...do you know if this sleep pattern disturbance is also the case with Chronc Fatigue Syndrome? Just wondering, as this too, is a newer phenomena. I have wondered if the source of these "new...

  16. Would you assist in abortions?

    sbic56 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know how to do it, but it would be interesing to post a poll to see just how we are split on

  17. Would you assist in abortions?

    sbic56 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would. I don't believe in abortion for me, but this isn't about

  18. Use of Certified Medication Techs in a Prison

    sbic56 replied to WRCRN's topic in Correctional

    The practice of using techs in this capacity has long been used in Maine in resdential settngs such as with the elderly and in psych. The tech are called CRMA's, Certified Residential Medication...

  19. It is With Sadness I Write This

    sbic56 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    While I totally understand Fran's point and agree to a degree, I believe what fiestynurse says here is also very important. I come here to see what others are thinking and often disagree, but that is...

  20. Nursing Shortage? Not really!!!!

    sbic56 replied to tiliimnrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We are moving toward globalization. Through it, we will see that we become less rich and other coutries rise to a standard of living that they can live on. I am not so threatened by foreign nurses...

  21. How do you get patients to give you a "very good?"

    sbic56 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    I hear you, but remember, patients don't know what we know, so they aren't really aware what we may not be doing for them medically. What they do know is when someone treats them well. It's just as...

  22. Nursing Shortage? Not really!!!!

    sbic56 replied to tiliimnrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    nursebonkers Do I think my gov't will support/protect me?No way. But, I don't see foreign nurses coming in and taking over either. The point of my post is that IT jobs, like my son hates to see leave...

  23. Final Warning

    sbic56 replied to nrsjo's topic in General Nursing

    I know a doctor just like this one, Sharon. He really isn't a bad guy, but I found he did need to be made aware that he couldn't go into attack mode and expect to get instant respect for it. What's...

  24. Final Warning

    sbic56 replied to nrsjo's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing to do with this doc is to approach her, ask what her grievance is with you and talk it out woman to woman. Screw the doctor/ nurse piece right now. Simply apologizing puts you in the...

  25. Medical patients on post-partum floor?

    sbic56 replied to tiliimnrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If census is low on the Birthing Center, we take clean med/surg patients. No MRSA, no weeping wounds, no respiratory infections. When the med/surg unit is full and we have extra beds, I don't see how...