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TiredMD

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  1. NA's not professionals

    TiredMD replied to Jabramac's topic in General Nursing

    I know you think that, that's my point. Most docs think they could do the job of an RN without any particular difficulty. Whether it's factually true or not is irrelavent. This whole notion of "I can...

  2. NA's not professionals

    TiredMD replied to Jabramac's topic in General Nursing

    For three years before medical school (and all through it as well), I was a CNA. I did the nursing home thing, med/surg, float pool, eventually settled into an ER at my last job. The work is brutal,...

  3. Prayer and patient care.

    TiredMD replied to WhiteFlowerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thought this was interesting. I guess we (hospital personnel) don't have to pray with them, but we do have to assess the impact of spirituality in their lives. From the JCAHO website:...

  4. unsafe MD

    TiredMD replied to girlgizmo's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, surgeons don't "gather up patients". Patients are referred to them for specific concerns, usually by a primary care physician/NP/PA. It's not like this guy puts an ad in the paper that...

  5. unsafe MD

    TiredMD replied to girlgizmo's topic in General Nursing

    Ophtamologists are eye surgeons, not primary care practitioners. They were referred to him for a specific reason: eye care. It is neither expected nor appropriate for an ophthamologist to initiate...

  6. CNA's calling in/writing prescriptions

    TiredMD replied to phelan26's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting range of views. I wonder if there's actually any law specifically relating to this? I kind of doubt it, to be honest. It is my understanding that anything a physician tasks out and signs...

  7. Is this inappropriate?

    TiredMD replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps the patient consented to have her friend examine her chart, as a way to ensure that she was getting the best possible care? I think if I were admitted, I would ask a friend to do the

  8. MD for DUMMIES

    TiredMD replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I never want families to feel like I forced them into withdrawing care for their loved one. Nor do I want them to experience the guilt of "pulling the plug" if they're not ready for it. I'm not really...

  9. EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

    TiredMD replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt it will make you feel better, but this is a perpetual problem in medicine and medical education as well. On my L&D rotation as a student, I barely made my required number of deliveries...

  10. MD for DUMMIES

    TiredMD replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I find statements like that unnecessarily cruel, although I know a lot of physicians think that they're doing the right thing by bullying family members into signing DNR orders they're not ready for....

  11. Non compliant and frequent flyer patients

    TiredMD replied to dona4jc's topic in General Nursing

    I whole-heartedly disagree. Drug addicts get sick too, and actually more often than non-addicts. When they have pain, they need a ton of narcs to get past their already-saturated receptors. It's...

  12. Hypercapnia caused by nonrebreather mask?

    TiredMD replied to newohiorn's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a lab error to

  13. MDs should obtain & have patients sign consent

    TiredMD replied to riley50's topic in General Nursing

    I drifted over from SDN. Thought I'd see what all the fuss is

  14. MDs should obtain & have patients sign consent

    TiredMD replied to riley50's topic in General Nursing

    There are two different conversations going on here: (1) Physicians must always obtain informed consent, in all cases, without exception. However, this does not mean that they have to get the piece of...