smartnurse1982

smartnurse1982

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  1. Fake call outs irritate me

    smartnurse1982 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly the reason i cannot stand Unions! They enable lazy

  2. How much personal info do you share with parents?

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I have been at this for long,but i feel like parents somehow view me as an "outsider". For example,i am courteous,but i do not like to share anything personal. I mean,i do share with them my education...

  3. Medical Assistants being called nurses

    smartnurse1982 replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was not trying to be funny,but when i was an lpn many assumed that an lpn was not a nurse. I lived in North Jersey at the time,(very populated area)but i guess the fact that i had to call the Rn to...

  4. Medical Assistants being called nurses

    smartnurse1982 replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  5. Are We Truly That Gullible?

    smartnurse1982 replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    Well,not trying to be funny,but a nurse can possibly lose her license if the pt has a peanut butter allergy but gets a peanut butter sandwich anyway.. I did not read the

  6. Medical Assistants being called nurses

    smartnurse1982 replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The problem with "nurse" as i see it is that it does have different meanings,and is a noun as well as a verb. Remember "wet nurses" from back in the day? We also "nurse"(breastfeed) babies right? I...

  7. PDN in assisted living?

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in Private Duty

    How does that work? I just checked out the job openings on my agency's website and about 80% of the open cases are seniors in assisted living facilities. Lots of these cases are vent,trach,and tube...

  8. PDN in assisted living?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks. Who is responsible for meds? You or the med tech? Did the AFL let you go in the med cart and pull up meds? What about back up emergency equipment and supplies? Who is responsible for that? I...

  9. Medical Assistants being called nurses

    smartnurse1982 replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No,i really did not know that. I know i asked a question like this on a different nursing board and someone told me that Rn and Lpn are protected titles,but the actual word "nurse" is not. I read it...

  10. Goodbye, fellow nurses

    smartnurse1982 replied to mcbg6335's topic in General Nursing

    It is great that you had a back-up plan! I do not have one,and i am scared because nursing is the only thing i know. I started at 22. I think it is probably easier for second career nurses to...

  11. A new puppy!!

    smartnurse1982 replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    I personally would not do it. Her family should do it. I do not see how taking care of a pet is apart of her AdL. I am not even sure insurance would agree with that added to the 485. The insurance...

  12. Medical Assistants being called nurses

    smartnurse1982 replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wonder if i could use the title nurse in front of you even though i am not licensed in Mass,but i am in South Carolina,Delaware and Nj?(All Non -compact states) Also,can someone who was a nurse in...

  13. Requiring a BSN degree for an ADN scope of practice

    smartnurse1982 replied to Gentleman_nurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    How can the standards and practice be the same but the outcomes differ? That is something i never

  14. Requiring a BSN degree for an ADN scope of practice

    smartnurse1982 replied to Gentleman_nurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    WHat about the paper published by the ANA that states patients have better outcomes when the staff are BSN

  15. PDN shot and killed

    smartnurse1982 replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    Are you doing visits or shift work? I am doing shift work in the home(anything from 6 to 16 hrs) and i doubt we would get a police escort. Most of us on this board are doing shift

  16. PDN shot and killed

    smartnurse1982 replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I have never heard of a private Duty nurse having an escort. How would that work for an 8 hr shift? I find that it does not matter the neighborhood,there is always a threat of danger. Sometimes when i...

  17. ADN to MSN online? With no specialty?

    smartnurse1982 replied to Janinern84's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Western Governors's

  18. A calling to help others but give me a good paycheck

    smartnurse1982 replied to runningcrazy's topic in General Nursing

    How does one get called to nursing? I am curious,because i really do not remember a voice telling me to be a nurse. I am not being sarcastic or rude btw. I do remember thinking about how fun it would...

  19. The nurse you dread working after

    smartnurse1982 replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I feel bad for writing this,but it seems common. Is there harm in telling a pt's Mom that Sally is watching tv,and understands what her parents are saying even though she is brain damaged? (She really...

  20. Nurses with worse spelling than mine are laughable.

    smartnurse1982 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well,to be fair,nurse's notes are not written in exact "English" either. We still use symbols,like a triangle for "change". Example of notes in the chart: Pt had a good day. Sx x2 thin nasal sec....

  21. Do you think ADN programs will really be phased out?

    smartnurse1982 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would just like to point out that there are 4 entry levels into nursing,not 3. Lpn..Certificate Program I just do not know why people forget "Lpn" when they mention nurses. Rn..Bsn, Adn, Diploma I...

  22. Do you think ADN programs will really be phased out?

    smartnurse1982 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would love to see a paper published by the ANA of pt outcomes with Bsn Degrees vs Msn Degrees. I have a feeling that the outcome would be that Msn prepared nurses will have better pt outcomes than...

  23. Do you think ADN programs will really be phased out?

    smartnurse1982 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I agree with you for the most part. However,i do think the degree obtained will determine your future workplace. Bsn=hospitals Adn=Ltc,Home

  24. Drug Testing for Newly Graduated RN

    smartnurse1982 replied to ManNurse7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are some areas of nursing that do not test for drugs.(i do not do them either). I have never,ever been tested in my 10 yrs of nursing. I have worked private duty,nursing homes,even psych. That...

  25. I've been a nurse since.....(fill in the blank)

    smartnurse1982 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i was born in 1982. I started out as a Cna at 20 in 2002. I have been a nurse since 22 in 2004 as an Lpn,an Adn Rn since 2008,and that is it. I do not plan to get an Msn,and barely want to get a...