DallasRN

DallasRN

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  1. What is it like in your hospital right now?

    DallasRN replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I no longer work in a hospital and in fact, my little clinic has been closed entirely. However, if I WAS a hospital nurse and was handed that kind of BS, I'd write letters to the Surgeon General,...

  2. Is asking too many questions to other nurses a problem? (new nurse)

    DallasRN replied to joytotheworld21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And they might say you ask too may questions because they don't know the answers. ? Moving on, thought about this after my first reply. When I first started nursing, several of us carried small...

  3. Shoulds I Consider Transferring?

    DallasRN replied to Pulsar's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with the comment about staying and giving the hostility and gossip time to die down. You mentioned your self-confidence. If you stay, it's going to take a beating and it might take a very...

  4. Is asking too many questions to other nurses a problem? (new nurse)

    DallasRN replied to joytotheworld21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love this response (as well as others) because many years ago, I felt the same...adjusting slower than some of my peers. We all have varying degrees of confidence, we learn differently, we adjust...

  5. Seeking job outside of inpatient due to severe hand dermatitis

    DallasRN replied to Nicurn345's topic in Home Health

    Perhaps you (and your hands) might be more suited to an office job - insurance/case management/workers comp, health coaching. I loved telephonic health coaching! You can use all your nursing...

  6. Need Your Advice ASAP

    DallasRN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hello, All. I started to post this in Ambulatory Care/Clinic forum but seems there is very little traffic there and I need advice quickly - and especially from experienced/seasoned nurses. And if...

  7. Dry, Cracked Hands

    DallasRN replied to newnurselearningtheropes's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it's been a few years since I've had to wash my hands as often as hospital based nurses, but years back while working in a trauma ICU, most of us started using Neutrogena Norwegian Formula®...

  8. A few questions

    DallasRN replied to LauraRN13's topic in Home Health

    I can tether my chromebook to my phone. I have unlimited data/phone/text/etc. with my carrier. Check on that. Also, I'm not so certain your company is so wonderful based on your pay rates (I'm in a...

  9. I can’t stop crying over a bad death

    DallasRN replied to rmacns's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this happened to you. Many years back I had an experience that never left me but in the end, it made me a far better nurse for that exact reason...it never left me. You can't see it right...

  10. I need advice. I work PRN for a Home Health Company who has not been able to make payroll on time twice now. What should I do?

    DallasRN replied to guest825264's topic in Home Health

    This is certainly ill-advised advice. First, many have found great satisfaction in HH nursing and other areas of nursing, e.g., school nursing, telenursing...so many areas. Second, earning...

  11. Passed NCLEX 2nd Time With 75Q!

    DallasRN replied to _nurse123's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    LOL! It's been about a hundred years since I sat for Boards. In another city miles from home, 2 days, pencils and paper. Mid-July. Had to wait until about the first of September for results. But...

  12. I need advice. I work PRN for a Home Health Company who has not been able to make payroll on time twice now. What should I do?

    DallasRN replied to guest825264's topic in Home Health

    I appreciate and respect your desire to care for your patients and not wanting to leave them in a lurch. I suspect we've all been through those feelings at various times - in the hospital, HH, even...

  13. Home Health - concerns with unstable family

    DallasRN replied to Jplvn's topic in Home Health

    You've gotten some excellent advice from the first three posters. This is a situation I know nothing about but was wondering about being a mandated reporter. I work with senior citizens and we...

  14. Nurse Assault: My Story

    DallasRN replied to Shawna Kratochwill's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Another one that is so sorry you had to go through this with a true jerk. It did make me think of a thread I commented on a couple of days ago. A home health agency is trying to make nurses show...

  15. CoWorker using a patient's medication

    DallasRN replied to BlondieRN19's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Absolutely, It'sYaGirlK! Absolutely! At this stage of my life, I may very well be the patient some of y'all are taking care of in the near future. I don't want you stealing my much needed morphine...

  16. CoWorker using a patient's medication

    DallasRN replied to BlondieRN19's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First, I suspect if you compared all states on the basis of population, you'd find the same number of incidents on a per capita basis with the various Boards. The comments about nursing care in...

  17. Show drivers license to patients in home health

    DallasRN replied to guest1074618's topic in Home Health

    Love it! Made me laugh. I like the way you think.

  18. CoWorker using a patient's medication

    DallasRN replied to BlondieRN19's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good grief! I'm going to assume the OP is a new-ish nurse and with that assumption I'll say she needs to give more thought to the hill she wants to die on. In Texas, the BON is inundated with...

  19. PRN nurses on-call mandatory?

    DallasRN replied to KoshkaBuba's topic in Home Health

    Where do these people get the idea they can just rule the life of a nurse?!? They might be able to require certain amounts of on-call, holiday work, etc. if that was written into your employment...

  20. Show drivers license to patients in home health

    DallasRN replied to guest1074618's topic in Home Health

    No, I would not agree to this and I would certainly question why the admins thought it was needed and appropriate. The HHA should have checked references, verified your license, and done background...

  21. Fired for False Workplace Violence Accusation - Feeling Humiliated and Shamed

    DallasRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Great comments. We need to be more forthcoming in our support of other nurses. Thank you for your comments to the OP and others who are

  22. 12-Hour Shift | Life of a Nurse

    DallasRN replied to Susan E.'s topic in Nurses Rock

    Good for you, Susan E. I'm glad you find satisfaction in this type of day. However, I personally find it frustrating so many of us look at this type of work day as the norm. In the last lines of...

  23. Fired for False Workplace Violence Accusation - Feeling Humiliated and Shamed

    DallasRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I promise this will be my last comment (and also, an attorney has already addressed some of this), but... An actual lawsuit would likely fail. Hospitals/big pockets, etc. But I'm thinking more along...

  24. Fired for False Workplace Violence Accusation - Feeling Humiliated and Shamed

    DallasRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Beth, I very much do not like your reply. This situation as told may well have ended the career of this nurse. Certainly she can go with the "not a good fit" thing but as soon as this hospital...

  25. Serial Killers Who are Nurses!

    DallasRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    You bring up some excellent and interesting points, dholly2015. Quality of life. The two cases you mentioned...I would hate to be one of the people having to decide their fates. I now work...