TopazLover BSN, RN

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    CEO compensation

    TopazLover replied to dzadzey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    PBS - American Experience: Woodrow Wilson | People Just a bit of history that people seem to forget. When the rails came our government was in bed with the railroaders. It took a great deal to break...
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    CEO compensation

    TopazLover replied to dzadzey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The reality is that there are too many people with MBAs. Those CEOs have got to show profit to their shareholders. If they don't, they are gone. Someday soon we will see a revolt of the...
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    Literacy issue

    TopazLover replied to KRaney's topic in Home Health

    I suspect more people than you know are functionally illiterate. Many are able to hide this quite well. Once I got with the idea of looking for it I found at least 10% of our D&A pop. were...
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    I'm scared

    TopazLover replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    I can understand the deer in headlights feelings. You have not been there. One thing you need to remember is that unless you take a job in some tiny hospital in the boonies you are not going to be...
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    I'm scared

    TopazLover replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    I think it is very normal. You are a student. You are still learning basics. Emergent care requires you to be able to put this learning to use quickly and critically think through many scenarios in...
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    I Love being a Christian Nurse

    TopazLover replied to Lauryen828's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I respectfully disagree. We have to take ourselves to work with us. That is why it is acceptable for nurses who do not believe in a specific procedure are allowed to not be part of it. We do not...
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    I Love being a Christian Nurse

    TopazLover replied to Lauryen828's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I look at religion as man made. I look at spirituality as an internal barometer. I think of spirituality as beliefs, value systems, and human response to stimuli. Religion is man's attempt to...
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    I Love being a Christian Nurse

    TopazLover replied to Lauryen828's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    The thought crossed my mind that many sects of Christianity focus on the aspects of being shame based. I am not sure that makes the nursing different but it might require more work from the nurse who...
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    I Love being a Christian Nurse

    TopazLover replied to Lauryen828's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    When in a tough spot in nursing I can easily see a devout _____ using their spiritual beliefs to help cope with a situation. As a person of varying degrees of faith in my life time I think I would...
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    Is the Nursing Licensure Exam effective?

    TopazLover replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    actually i took them in nyc. i thought they were crazy to tell us to bring a sweater but i did follow directions well back then. of course i was hauling a sweater all around the big apple in between...
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    Is the Nursing Licensure Exam effective?

    TopazLover replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I took boards many years ago. I was sure of my stuff. I knew the material. I walked into The Colosseum when the outside temp was 102 F. Inside was AC to the max. I sat huddled under a sweater. I...
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    Neighbors, friends, and family coming by for nursing advice

    TopazLover replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have medical POA for my DSis. for the same reason. I feel honored that she trusts me but am I really the best perosn for this job? I had to make decisions for my DH when he was ill. It is not a...
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    Neighbors, friends, and family coming by for nursing advice

    TopazLover replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    If it is some one I know and like then I will assess and tell them to go to a doctor. It goes something like "Gee, your finger is really swollen. It seems like it might be infected. You better get...
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    RN with misdemeanor battery conviction

    TopazLover replied to recifebr's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Thanks for the clarification. With the glut of nurses right now I would think it might be a tie breaker each time you apply. Do you have any experience as a nurse? Perhaps the question could be...
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    TopazLover replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Life is hard enough without having to pull black hairs from the upper lip and on the chin. Yuck. Things we do to keep our old folks looking like
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    RN with misdemeanor battery conviction

    TopazLover replied to recifebr's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    We don't give legal advice. You can check with your state board of nursing. I may have misread your question. Are you an RN now with the conviction? Employers make their own
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    "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    TopazLover replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I recognize that I am either opening a can of worms or offering something that will most probably be ignored.. Why do ERs, part of huge hospital complexes, not have some form of urgent care for sick...
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    please explain delegation to me?

    TopazLover replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    An RN can delegate the task but the responsibility for the task remains with the RN. So if you delegate a bath and the bath is not done or done correctly, yes, it does come back to you. A CNA...
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    May I have possibly ruined my new career

    TopazLover replied to Lifeisajourney's topic in General Nursing

    You were called in on your night off? Had you had adequate sleep? food? fluids?. A "fainting" spell can happen to any of us. We are not machines. So you had a "situation" and went to the ER as yu...
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    2nd Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    TopazLover replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    "Sir, What is the meaning of life?" "Three twelves and no breaks" "Is that all there is?" "You tell me. No one comes to relieve
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    "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    TopazLover replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Assess. Sometimes the sickest don't follow our rules. How do you know there is an MI?, a stroke? You assess. Once you have assessed then use your communication skills to let the person know you...
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    Insight please!

    TopazLover replied to >--stethoscope--o's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You asked for insight in your opening, not advice. You were in a difficult environment. The NM has offered you an opportunity where you might fit in better. What I wrote was not to be demeaning. It...
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    "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    TopazLover replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could give this 100 "Likes". As you can see I am a crusty old bat. As gristly as they come. I understand many of you come to vent. When I read many of these vents I get the impression that...
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    "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    TopazLover replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Your geri patients will not have high temps even if their urine is pure pus. Believe me. I once thought a patient had a severe stroke with a simple UTI. Pos. Babinski, somnolent, etc. No temp...
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    Insight please!

    TopazLover replied to >--stethoscope--o's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can't answer the questions you are asking. My personal opinion is that new grads in ICU will always have a difficult time. They may not be as fast with the mundane things. I am not saying they are...