Desert Rat

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1. Crrn or bachelor's first?

   Desert Rat replied to rnrgoodson's topic in Rehabilitation

   I am an old RN,BSN and have worked in rehab for 10 years. My last job did not acknowledge that rehab was a specialty, so did not encourage or reimburse for CRRN education or certification. 2 years ago...

2. Should nurses return to wearing uniforms?

   Desert Rat replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

   BS RN for 25+ years in the southwest in acute care facility. Many of my patients have commented positively on our fun scrubs, and it helps get their minds off their illness. I would find another job...

3. AA vs. CRNA - Let's Discuss.

   Desert Rat replied to warzone's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I am not familiar with AAs. Work in a rural area where we have always used CRNAs and no anesthesiologists. This whole thing reminds me of several decades when docs were promoting nurse...

4. "Force Feed"

   Desert Rat replied to ceecel.dee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   We have a surgeon who yells at the nurses if the patients don't eat as much as he thinks they should. One day he decided to show us how to feed a patient. After the patient told him several times he...

5. "Force Feed"

   Desert Rat replied to ceecel.dee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   We have a surgeon who yells at the nurses if the patients don't eat as much as he thinks they should. One day he decided to show us how to feed a patient. After the patient told him several times he...

6. What Freaks You Out?

   Desert Rat replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Mouth care that hasn't been done, leaving you to suction out big chunks of dried out growths stuck to the tongue and palate that clog up the yankauer. Also Costco sells a natural juice with strawberry...

7. What Freaks You Out?

   Desert Rat replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Mouth care that hasn't been done, leaving you to suction out big chunks of dried out growths stuck to the tongue and palate that clog up the yankauer. Also Costco sells a natural juice with strawberry...