DidiRN

DidiRN

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  1. Excuse me, I wasn't talking to you!!

    DidiRN replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    Can you get social services involved? They might be able to help with this situation. If the POA is just for healthcare, then I don't think they really have any say in his code status, as long as...

  2. Need some support

    DidiRN replied to ladydame's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No, I don't think it's normal at all. It's very, very difficult to be a new grad nowadays, and most of them are already under tremendous stress, and if you are feeling this bad about things (ie...

  3. Please Help Me!! 50 pts med pass [New grad]

    DidiRN replied to medsurgcutie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a job as a new grad where I had a med pass to 50 patients...but they were very low acuity, and this was 1985 :chuckle I don't blame you one bit for being scared, honestly. I know the acuity...

  4. Noise on the Night Shift

    DidiRN replied to becksgr's topic in General Nursing

    I have never worked LD/PP, but when I first heard years ago that there was a trend to combine these two units together, all I kept thinking was was the noise...screaming mothers in labor next door...

  5. What is the Issue with Pain Control in the ICU?

    DidiRN replied to leslie :-D's topic in MICU, SICU

    I take she was still a full code at the time? Not saying this is right to withhold the pain meds in this case, but I'm guessing they might have been afraid of having a code situation if they did do...

  6. Internet Porn at work-need advice

    DidiRN replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    If she is devious enough to be making up stuff about her coworkers, especially something as horrible as making up something as awful as you viewing child Media, God only knows what else this girl is...

  7. Internet Porn at work-need advice

    DidiRN replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what a tough situation... My two cents worth would be to tell the manager, even the part about her "calendar". But like someone else asked, depends on your manager and how your relationship...

  8. How would you handle this patient.

    DidiRN replied to mjscan_07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I get someone like this, I document, document, document. I will document exactly what they say, and exactly what they did (especially the part about getting up, and also the threats of leaving...

  9. Your take on 'younger' vs 'older' new nurses

    DidiRN replied to mom2cka's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, I personally never noticed a difference at

  10. seems I'm blacklisted ... now what?

    DidiRN replied to CRNAorBust's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, call them. Seems like alot of HR departments are agonizingly slow in getting back with applicants. I had to do this myself, they had been dragging their feet for six weeks. And I got the

  11. Your Pet and your schedule...

    DidiRN replied to KatieBell's topic in General Nursing

    I do 12 hr nights, have two pugs. They use a doggie pee pad while I'm gone. I can't expect them to hold it. They do just

  12. I have never met anyone like her...

    DidiRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the classic borderline personality disorder. They are just SO difficult to deal

  13. Diabetes treatment and why success does not pay

    DidiRN replied to grannynurse FNP student's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I don't have time at the moment to go to their website, but I had briefly read something a few days ago about somewhere in NY, some department of health was wanting to or had started some kind of...

  14. Anyone else frustrated with being a new nurse?

    DidiRN replied to asilmk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh that's terrible...having to wait for a preceptor like that. Plus all the other stuff too you mentioned. And it is just so unfair to you. A friend of mine with 20 plus years experience quit a job...

  15. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    DidiRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Still nickpicking and not addressing the issue I brought up again. Doesn't discredit me in the least, but certainly discredits you, since you can't seem debate the real issue here, huh? Not one single...

  16. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    DidiRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Never said anyone used it here in print here...I did say insinuate though. And I did state I don't necessarily mean here on Allnurses. I will try to make this more clear.I am concerned that a certain...

  17. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    DidiRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    No, you didn't say that. I said, "folks like you"...I didn't say you personally. What I should have added was the word "some" before that. My error. It's your opinion that I am oversensitive, but I...

  18. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    DidiRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I am referring to the Minuteman Project, which started operations on April of 2005 (fairly recent, in my book). If there are any more organized, grassroots efforts out there, perhaps you can enlighten...

  19. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    DidiRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I'm well aware parts are already walled off, thank you. But I believe there is talk of doing the entire thing. To me, at least by what is getting reported, it is becoming much more serious than ever...

  20. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    DidiRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    They did not stop their attempt, and they found someone at the person's country to accept them as a patient. They ended up becoming more unstable and that is why they stayed here. BTW, this would not...

  21. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    DidiRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I have seen something similar done recently where I work at, but it wasn't someone in labor. It was a critically ill person who was not in this country legally, and this was the first time I have seen...

  22. What do you Tell Someone Who Doesn't Believe Mental Illnesses Exist?

    DidiRN replied to ChristineN's topic in Psychiatric

    You been talking to Tom Cruise? Sorry, couldn't

  23. Deman for nurses decreases in Columbus????

    DidiRN replied to barefootlady's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Well, me personally, I would take a pay cut to do agency, for what the agency is paying here. They are actually paying nurses with many years of experience (like myself) very well now. I can't comment...

  24. Do ICU RN's sugarcoat things to patient's families?

    DidiRN replied to mama2amaya's topic in MICU, SICU

    This is something that I have seen in two different places I've worked at ...should the nurses be telling the families the medical diagnosis of a patient before the physician does? I'm up the air...

  25. Do ICU RN's sugarcoat things to patient's families?

    DidiRN replied to mama2amaya's topic in MICU, SICU

    How's she doing? Any