sbic56

sbic56 BSN, RN

Obstetrics, M/S, Psych

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  1. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    sbic56 replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    All that is needed to be a good nurse is the desire to be just that. Why would a belief system be a pre-qualifier for nursing? And, I agree that religion is more often like opium than glue. All major...

  2. Medication Nurse Assistants

    sbic56 replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    I see a bit of paranoia and a bit of elitism here about the med tech issue. Nurses are not losing their licenses because med techs make mistakes. Med techs have been used sucessfully for decades, so...

  3. Ok guys....facing hardest decision of my life..long..please help.

    sbic56 replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Lucky you! Do it! You will forever regret staying in a job you don't like. I have a job I like sooo much more than bedside nursing and don't regret it for a minute. Yes, you can still do a shift of...

  4. criminal background

    sbic56 replied to Lisa196434's topic in Legal

    If by being reduced to an infraction, you mean it was reduced to a misdemenor, you should be OK. Like the others said, be upfront by telling the BON and impress upon them that it is not indicative of...

  5. I had some trouble with a CNA...should I talk to the manager?

    sbic56 replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should speak with this coworker rather than report her. She was wrong, so were you. Lesson to be learned by both here, I think. She needs to control her temper, you need to treat people...

  6. Jay Leno slams nurses!

    sbic56 replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    rn/writer I love your description of the world today, as it is so apt!! It's so sad that this political correctness has made everything so damn

  7. Jay Leno slams nurses!

    sbic56 replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    Stereotypes are formed for a reason. We don't need to look any further back than the time of Florence Nightengale to realize just how low on the social ladder nurses were considered. I think it helps...

  8. NURSES! NURSES! Stop eating your young!!!

    sbic56 replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know as nurse bullies pick on the young nurses any more then they irritate the old nurses. New nurses are most vulnerable and sensitive and understandably so. I agree these nurse types should...

  9. Our latest delegated task: chart audits

    sbic56 replied to rstewart's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I had to chart audits in one place. I always thought it was most helpful to do my own so I could see where I was slipping for myself, but we got random charts which I didn't see as being that helpful....

  10. Future of Psych nursing

    sbic56 replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    Hard to say. I work for a mental health agency, though my responsibilities in the psych piece are predominantly medications. I also cover the medical piece and how it interacts with psychiatric...

  11. animal research

    sbic56 replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    No testing on an animal is necessary to treat humans in this day of advanced technology. Cosmetic testing is, of course, barbaric and unnecesary. Beyond that, though, we have advanced enough to be...

  12. pre reqs @ technical college

    sbic56 replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I'm not sure what that accreditation means as far as acceptance of credits to the college you have chosen for your BSN. I'd call admissions of both places to know for sure that the credits will be...

  13. pre reqs @ technical college

    sbic56 replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Georgia Nursing

    It's a good idea as long as the college you go to for your BSN accepts the credits from the technical college. Most do these days, but call to make sure first. If they do, it's a better deal as the...

  14. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    sbic56 replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, Timothy...seems something ate my words upon submission, thus the blank post. What the gist of it was, is that I am totally with you on this scripting thing!! No programming

  15. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    sbic56 replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  16. Is it absolutly neccasry to swap out the needle after I draw it?

    sbic56 replied to bjware's topic in General Nursing

    It could be that the patient was having fun at your expense as a newbie, especially if he was used to getting insulin. (I never wanted my patient to know they were a first for anything they received...

  17. Question about needle lengths

    sbic56 replied to nananurse2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Then all is well, I bet if it came packaged that way. Just seems like a short needle. But, like you said it is used for soft tissue injection, so you are not at risk in that way... more is used in...

  18. Is it absolutly neccasry to swap out the needle after I draw it?

    sbic56 replied to bjware's topic in General Nursing

    Good points about glass shards and the alcohol. I use a filter needle with amps. I'm suprised to learn so many are changing needles after piercing stoppers, though. If I thought it made a difference,...

  19. Question about needle lengths

    sbic56 replied to nananurse2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Darn, I was hoping you were going to say deltoid. Like someone else said....good idea to report that nurses

  20. Question about needle lengths

    sbic56 replied to nananurse2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    She really should have used an IM needle. If you didn't get it in the muscle, it won't be absorbed as well. If you are quite slim, it may have hit the muscle. Where was the injection site? Hope...

  21. Is it absolutly neccasry to swap out the needle after I draw it?

    sbic56 replied to bjware's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't find much stating it is necessary or helpful to change needles between drawing up and injecting. Found one saying it may help. Personally, I doubt it would be any more painful as the...

  22. Received this email today and I am steamed!!!

    sbic56 replied to MomBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a tired old insinuation, too. Stereotypes are based upon positve as well as negative commonalities within a group. We all like to be thought of as caring and kind; the positive...

  23. Received this email today and I am steamed!!!

    sbic56 replied to MomBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree...some of it is pretty cynical...and some of it was kinda funny. All in good

  24. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    sbic56 replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is the singling out of just nurses for this campain that is irking people. Asking us to wear a button is degrading. I think we all agree that good handwashing is important, but it's wrong to treat...

  25. What can an RN do than an LPN can't?

    sbic56 replied to pdpeanut's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree totally, Tweety! I have never seen an RN go down for what an LPN may have done wrong. If it happened very often at all, we'd all know about it. I think that accountability line is nursing...