Deseosa

Deseosa has 7 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg, Peds, Critical Care, Stepdown.

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1. Step-Down woes need info please

   Deseosa replied to TikiRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'll just add that you need to decide how important this issue vs. your job is to you before you become too vocal, ie. if you are willing to be fired. Legally, they can't fire you for...

2. Do you chart medication errors?

   Deseosa replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely not. The only thing you would chart would be any interventions for possible adverse reactions, but you still wouldn't say that was why you were doing it. Same for missed meds or omission....

3. Step-Down woes need info please

   Deseosa replied to TikiRN's topic in General Nursing

   I work at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. Our CT step-down takes up to three on days (four if the staffing is really bad), up to four on nights (five for bad staffing). Our...

4. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

   Deseosa replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   As night shift nurses you are sometimes forgotten, but I had one patient who made me remember why I was in nursing. I cared for a man in his late 60's with a Koch pouch that, over time, had gotten...

5. Personal questions for male nurses

   Deseosa replied to baldee's topic in Men in Nursing

   very well said. it's about the patient, not you. you either suck it up and do it, or find a different line of

6. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

   Deseosa replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Be careful of Crocs with holes in the toe box. OSHA says this is a violation of toe protection. Many places have banned them. Check your facility's policy on them. Ask safety/ infection management,...

7. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

   Deseosa replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   "Dusty's" by Klogs. I work 12 hours, go shopping after work, am pregnant, currently weigh 250 pounds, and my feet still feel the same as when I put them on. I'm breaking in a pair of "Caitlins" by...

8. Will ADN RNs eventually be "phased out"

   Deseosa replied to NaTeTheGreaT's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Definately NO. Even if they did, 9 times out of 10, the facility you work for would pay to put you through a bridgeover program just like they did with the LPNs. Here is the real low down on what you...