DixieRedHead

DixieRedHead ASN, RN

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  1. Nurses, perception difference and education

    DixieRedHead replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Just throw the stuff out. The drunk probably doesn't expect it to be returned, and you're only making it harder for yourself when finding a "safe" place store liquor. Just throw the stuff

  2. Telepathy works but where is scientific evidence?

    DixieRedHead replied to medstud66's topic in General Nursing

    I do believe we are having our collective leg

  3. Do you all think med aides are bad idea?

    DixieRedHead replied to blocp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A strong relationship with a med aide, or a med tech can make for very good care. I work in an LTC that has 40 AL beds on one wing. The day shift med tech on that unit is superior to many nurses...

  4. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    DixieRedHead replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    30-60 year old men with high blood pressure: "I already know why you don't take your blood pressure medicine. And No, it's not the cost,and it's not because you forgot, and it's not because you don't...

  5. Pt told me... why didn't anyone else?

    DixieRedHead replied to Blues1220's topic in General Nursing

    Did you look at the chart? And if your supervisor had no access to the chart how would he/she

  6. Dilemma... How to leave gracefully

    DixieRedHead replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Nursing Career

    After much consideration I have decided to take a position at a local hospital Thank you for the experience that I have gained here. My last day of employment will be (two

  7. Disposable Bedpans?

    DixieRedHead replied to scarlet87's topic in General Nursing

    I am not acquainted with them, but I am pretty sure they don't dissolve when they get wet. Just

  8. Need advice PLEASE

    DixieRedHead replied to HA_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    They can neither ask nor discriminate against you because you are

  9. Does culture improve when you move up?

    DixieRedHead replied to pedicurn's topic in Nurse Management

    What does "poor behavior"

  10. night shift LPN woes

    DixieRedHead replied to nurse_autumn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Isn't answering a call bell one of the first duties you learn, even in nursing school? Routines and paperwork are things that can be postponed. Sleep schedule is not an issue at work. It's not about...

  11. New to mgmt, several questions

    DixieRedHead replied to AmyS,RN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Different length of orientation depending on how they learn. DON wears scrubs if they want, I am the ADON, I wear scrubs and never thought of it. I didn't become a nurse to have to worry about what I...

  12. Don't You Just Want To Scream?

    DixieRedHead replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Yes, I do want to scream. And crap like that MAR make me want to scream and scream and scream. Read this: D/C YaDaYa 50 mg PO at 9a & 9p Order Give YaDaYa 25 mg PO at 9a...

  13. Reporting child abuse

    DixieRedHead replied to Airidis's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You think if you are sued that doctor is going to cover you if you are sued? NOT! You did great. No child deserves anything like that and no doctor should sanction it. She can have her plan and get...

  14. Why did you pick your username?

    DixieRedHead replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    Because Dixie is taken

  15. Miss Thing visitor

    DixieRedHead replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Be very thankful for a NM who has your

  16. How do you pick your vein for an IV?

    DixieRedHead replied to Chandra Lancaster's topic in General Nursing

    My problem is not starting an IV. I can put an IV in a raisin. BUT, drawing labs is so very hard for me. Never had to do it before LTC.

  17. Am I just being a big baby?

    DixieRedHead replied to mamarhonda's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This works. It worked in practice for me. I am an ADON at and LTC/AL facility. We needed a third aide. I sat down with a room list list of each patient and had a code for all total care residents,...

  18. The Old Problem of Systolic Blood Pressure

    DixieRedHead replied to hazyblue's topic in General Nursing

    First. Just like they taught me

  19. Mass patient Incidence

    DixieRedHead replied to Reydel's topic in General Nursing

    Think

  20. Humor: You Might be an ER Nurse

    DixieRedHead replied to TrafalgarRN's topic in Emergency

  21. Humor: You Might be an ER Nurse

    DixieRedHead replied to TrafalgarRN's topic in Emergency

    You've ever hidden an overdose's prosthetic leg to keep him from leaving AMA. (true

  22. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    DixieRedHead replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I ask, "Did you not see the light? You and I are going in to answer it." I know it doesn't work always but it works when I am

  23. Thats not what she said....

    DixieRedHead replied to leslielara's topic in Nursing Humor

    Those "unresponsive" patients. Sometimes they don't even respond to a sternal rub. BUT, if you take your thumb and forefinger and squeeze the nasal septum, they come around real quick. Works like a...

  24. Unpaid Internship

    DixieRedHead replied to Decemberblues's topic in General Nursing

    Difference: Gas, oil, tires, clothes, shoes, laundry, child

  25. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    DixieRedHead replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I have a strict rule. Nobody, not me or anyone else walks past a light that is