Cindy-san

Cindy-san

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  1. Someone forged my signature!!!

    Cindy-san replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    Drug diversion is illegal. Yes, people have lost their licenses for it (& no, there's no mention in the license revocation notice that these nurses were using the drugs or selling them. I wish I...

  2. Someone forged my signature!!!

    Cindy-san replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    You realize if there was an audit and a missing narc problem came up with Kermitlady's forged name on it & she hadn't realized her sig had been forged, she could have lost her license? And maybe...

  3. Someone forged my signature!!!

    Cindy-san replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    Terrible. Glad you reported it. Keep us updated on if they're fired or not (I think they will be, but you never

  4. What in the world? Your thoughts please?

    Cindy-san replied to Cherry2000's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say how much your posts sounded like my first nsg job interview.... When I got out of that office I ran and did not look back. Change Agent thing aside, this is a very high stress industry....

  5. If u were the patient,what type of nurse would you like to have?

    Cindy-san replied to ahmadfaiz1992's topic in General Nursing

    It's always great to get an expert, but that doesn't mean someone who isn't wouldn't take great care of me. Even the experts started somewhere. For me, I just want someone who is competent, will...

  6. I want this pt showered...and a bunch of other questions...

    Cindy-san replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Question, would/do these types of pts do better with those cleaning wipeys as opposed to an actual shower? I imagine they drink at some point, so the minimal wetness of those cloths might not not be...

  7. Should spelling count?

    Cindy-san replied to betc's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, one or two minor spelling errors isn't the end of the world, like "teh" instead of "the." But if someone is typing "celebrex" instead of "celexa" or the notes look like this: "calld dr smth weth...

  8. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Cindy-san replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If life was just that simple. Maybe Starbucks doesn't quite pay enough to make his rent. Or maybe he can't afford rent in a cheaper place and transportation to the job, since the cheaper place is...

  9. Guilt over other nurse's med error

    Cindy-san replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    Because you're human. *hugs* Use this as a learning experience to remind you to always check what you hang, pour, program, etc... I've seen people do careless things (hang levaquin instead of...

  10. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Cindy-san replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So many people live paycheck to paycheck and spend so much of their time working. Not everyone can go back to school. Not everyone can afford school. Not everyone has the ability to do well in school....

  11. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Cindy-san replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are always going to be poor people. And just because you have a job, doesn't mean you can afford healthcare. And just because you have the skills, doesn't mean there is going to be a job for it....

  12. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Cindy-san replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Shelters exist too. It doesn't mean they're picking at garbage cans. I know someone who was homeless for a while and went into a shelter with her kids. Oh, and she has a decent job and healthcare

  13. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Cindy-san replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I totally agree. My mom is a school psychologist and the stories she comes home with are unbelievable. Not everyone has the skills or the brains (sry2say) for some magical high-paying job that's going...

  14. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Cindy-san replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Because change terrifies people. The grander the scale, the grander the terror. Misinformation, ignorance of the facts, unwillingness to learn and apathy doesn't help either. We see this everyday at...

  15. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Cindy-san replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's an interesting question, but I'll vote no. I think it'll be exactly the same, only instead of paying for my overpriced insurance, my taxes will increase. Right now we have a system of sorts where...

  16. What PRN meds do you give a lot?

    Cindy-san replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Lyte replacements are the big ones for me. Potassium, Mag, Phos, & Calcium I give on a regular basis. (I actually gave all of them to my pt last

  17. How does everyone wind down after work?

    Cindy-san replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Falling asleep has no longer been a problem since I've started working. Well, scratch that, now I fall asleep in classes. Can't sit still for too long anymore. T_T :zzzzz I like to surf the net (&...

  18. Doctors and Nurses need to band together against out of touch regulatory overkill

    Cindy-san replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    And each new focus comes with more documentation. "For the new goal, we've come up with new (read: complicated. time consuming) ways to document that it's being done. Check off this for 'xyz', write...

  19. Should this patient be in ICU??

    Cindy-san replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    BSG of 500 and low BP? I'm curious if she wasn't in DKA again? If she's peeing out her fluid and dehydrating herself, that could explain her low BP (I see she needed a fluid bolus, big suprise...) But...

  20. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    Cindy-san replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Honestly, I think the problem centers on, the almighty dollar. Everyone is out to make a buck today. I can understand on some level, most hospitals are deeply in the red, insurance and medicare...

  21. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    Cindy-san replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You just reminded me, before I left my old job, they started passing out to everyone from techs to nurses to housekeeping, huge badges that went w/ our IDs which read: "Ask me if my hands are clean."...

  22. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    Cindy-san replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The song and the dance my old hosp gave me was this: "Hospitals are big scary places for pts, so it's good for the pts that you all say the same things as they go from unit to unit, b/c it gives them...

  23. Nurse fired for calling police

    Cindy-san replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    Good gravy.... I'm sorry, but the stories in this thread are ridiculous! What is wrong w/ people?! If they come to the hospital and throw things at the staff and push them through glass, etc... when...

  24. Best Spanish at home Program

    Cindy-san replied to Aradien's topic in General Nursing

    Ick, I hate Rosetta Stone. I have a decent foundation in Japanese and had no idea what half the stuff I was mindlessly repeating meant. I don't recommend that "[insert language here] in your car"...

  25. Nurse fired for calling police

    Cindy-san replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the differences in these two scenarios are: 1. It did sound like an emergency to me. If you were kidnapped and called from the kidnappers house stating it was an emergency & all that, I...