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    Doctor vs Nurse

    VICEDRN replied to anne919's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I understand and respect that you have had both experiences and that makes you more sympathetic to the LTC nursing side of the equation but frankly, I think this makes your response more emotional and...
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    Doctor vs Nurse

    VICEDRN replied to anne919's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The facilities in my area absolutely do not do IV therapy or new neb treatments. I can tell you this as a fact. I recall one night hearing in report that our facility disciplined a nurse for...
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    Doctor vs Nurse

    VICEDRN replied to anne919's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't see where she said breathing treatments were ordered. You can't ignore audible wheezing. Lets be really honest here folks. The ltc folks call 911 for absolutely everything including a fever...
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    Got "nurse face"? How'd you get it?

    VICEDRN replied to Cinquefoil's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Confidence. After a while, you see enough stuff that you learn not to judge what's around the next corner. Once you accept that, they could throw anything at you and you won't freak out. People who...
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    Doctor vs Nurse

    VICEDRN replied to anne919's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Will chime in as a emergency room nurse. Please do not send your hospice patient with s/s of flu to us. We won't treat flu but when we draw labs and find all manner of other things, we will treat...
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    Because nobody is a better expert in the art of nursing than...

    VICEDRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Uap work here and largely know the routine. Frankly, my general opinion about uap is that it is easier to do their job then cajole them into doing it themselves. It's just less aggravating that
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    Because nobody is a better expert in the art of nursing than...

    VICEDRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Familiarity breeds contempt. Soon enough they won't even ask and it'll still be your fault and your problem if patient
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    Because nobody is a better expert in the art of nursing than...

    VICEDRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

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    Because nobody is a better expert in the art of nursing than...

    VICEDRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    And they know if room five is npo or not how
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    Because nobody is a better expert in the art of nursing than...

    VICEDRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely do not want these people doing anything with the patients. My old ER had a customer service rep who just loved to feed people and just figured well, when we run out, we run out! I asked,...
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    Career in Healthcare - Many Different Options . . .

    VICEDRN replied to Koko4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is exactly what I am talking about. The physician does not jsut take the "mystery diagnosis" patients. They take anything more complicated than the completely obvious. In fact, many times, your...
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    Because nobody is a better expert in the art of nursing than...

    VICEDRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Just wow. What I planned to say, its not printable here..." Speechless. And they say there is "no money" for this or that or raises or
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    Career in Healthcare - Many Different Options . . .

    VICEDRN replied to Koko4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Like you, I already had a bachelors degree when I decided to change careers. I wish I had spent the time and money on taking medical school pre reqs instead of becoming an RN. A midlevel provider is...
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    Heated debate between Civilian ED RN and FMF Hospital Corpsman.

    VICEDRN replied to testing109's topic in Emergency

    ha ha! I know this is an old thread but I have to post. I know I didn't know what to make of the first medic I met when I was new grad nurse. The medic was employed as tech. I now know they can also...
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    Who actually likes nursing??

    VICEDRN replied to mmcnabb3's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that nurses move into other roles to mitigate their damages. The logic goes something like, "I hate this role but maybe this other role won't be so bad. Anything is better than this....
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    Career in Healthcare - Many Different Options . . .

    VICEDRN replied to Koko4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    PS. You already know you want to midlevel. Its like you are really confused about the destination. Just the
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    Career in Healthcare - Many Different Options . . .

    VICEDRN replied to Koko4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I understand. I actually suspect we are similar people with similar natures. I go back and forth and contemplate things too much too!! The trick is to not overthink things. What is the point of...
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    Visitors who stay overnight. Vent.

    VICEDRN replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you can't understand because you have a mindset that is different from those of who disagree with you. You are a pediatric nurse who has sat with family members as a nurse/partner and mother....
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    A Call to Action from the Nation's Nurses in the Wake of Newtown

    VICEDRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    HEAR HEAR! Georgia get on
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    Career in Healthcare - Many Different Options . . .

    VICEDRN replied to Koko4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was an EMT for four years, I had a bachelors degree when I started nursing pre reqs which I took at Georgia State ironically. (I was an EMT, then became a paralegal after college and then went and...
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    finally... I cried.

    VICEDRN replied to yaleli's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Listen, you got this. You are perfectly poised to become an effective assertive nurse. You can express yourself, be pleasant and now, you have to master the last piece: be assertive. You already have...
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    Who actually likes nursing??

    VICEDRN replied to mmcnabb3's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like nursing and its not because I had a bad day last time I worked or really the last year I worked. I love helping people but I don't like the role. I understand you want to hear...
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    Visitors who stay overnight. Vent.

    VICEDRN replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ridiculous. I think you should file an incident report as patient welfare was clearly endangered by instructions not to turn on light and observe patient. Is my opinion that 1 in 100 family members...
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    Any hospitals hiring exp Med/surg nurses to fulfill specialty needs

    VICEDRN replied to gcupid's topic in General Nursing

    The difference is that they crump a heck of a lot less on floors than they do in ER and when they do, they all crump from a similar spot. In the ER, it isn't like that. Further, I have med surg nurses...
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    How is the floor/hospital census lately?

    VICEDRN replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    We are a large public access hospital in the southeast. We are busting at the seams. No icu, tele or step down beds. Limited med/ surg. Flu and respiratory