TiffyRN BSN, PhD

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    Use of cellphones while at work

    TiffyRN replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    If the only option was to leave my valuables in an unsecured area, I wouldn't bring them to work. I used to only bring my "pocket stuff" and a change purse with $3-4 in coins and maybe $20 in small...
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    Why white shoes?

    TiffyRN replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    Did no blood fall on her arms or legs? Why do my feet need leather shielding when no other part of my body requires this? I could almost buy a justification of steel tip shoes especially in an area...
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    Why white shoes?

    TiffyRN replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    I'll emphasize that we all have to follow the rules, especially when you are in nursing school. But I never understood what was so vulnerable about my feet that they needed to be wrapped in leather,...
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    Why white shoes?

    TiffyRN replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, me too. My school-era nurse-mates were the only ones I ever wore consistently, because they were all but required. I bought 2-3 more pairs of various styles of Nurse mates and never wore them...
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    Why white shoes?

    TiffyRN replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    Uniformity. Tradition. Because they
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    Can a bedside RN conduct CBT?

    TiffyRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    That's pretty much my question. Quicky intro: I'm an experienced NICU nurse and almost halfway through a BSN to PhD program. My main interest is improving family-centered care to improve infant...
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    Facebook and employers/school

    TiffyRN replied to daisybird27's topic in General Nursing

    My husband strongly dislikes social media, which he found out after he set up FB. He claims you cannot delete your profile, only make it inactive. I am his "friend" and I can't pull anything up on...
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    Can a bedside RN conduct CBT?

    TiffyRN replied to TiffyRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you guys for all your advice. I think I came up on CBT not necessarily because it's the current buzz but because acute and post-traumatic stress are really starting to get attention in NICU...
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    Use of cellphones while at work

    TiffyRN replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    If the texting is being done on personal devices that sounds questionable. One of our MDs was counseled about that. We then implemented a hospital sanctioned messaging system. Which of course doesn't...
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    When to call a code

    TiffyRN replied to JenHRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have supporting data on hand (and I'm on my phone right now), but there's a reason why you use a palpable pulse as a guideline. Like I wrote, this is from memory and years ago when I was still...
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    When to call a code

    TiffyRN replied to JenHRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you were getting a hard time. Everyone's a Monday morning quarterback right? If the patient recovers their pulse and you are compressing they are likely to start protesting. I think it's...
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    When to call a code

    TiffyRN replied to JenHRN's topic in General Nursing

    You need to start compressions in the absence orders limiting resuscitation. Could you defend that the reason your patient lost their pulse was truly a Vaso-Vagal episode? If your patient is elderly...
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    Use of cellphones while at work

    TiffyRN replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    I personally think it's an outdated mode of thinking. However, if you value this job (maybe you don't, that's ok), then adhere to the policy. Up until about 2 years ago, my employer had a similar...
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    What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    TiffyRN replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Neonatal ICU in the Southwest. Depends on the acuity of the infant. The vast majority of the assignments are 2 infants to 1 nurse. The least acute infants (minimal respiratory support etc. . . ) are...
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    BSN degree seems off topic

    TiffyRN replied to Wayne47's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I can't remember which previous poster wrote that you get out what you put in, but I couldn't second that any stronger. In my BSN capstone, we were asked to reflect on the experience. Another student...
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    Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    TiffyRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    That's flat out wrong. It is not my experience though. I've always made more hourly than my husband (as I should for more experience). He will catch up soon though as we both reach our top-out for our...
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    Short staffing incentive ideas???

    TiffyRN replied to kms6417's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital system went to a staffing pool system. It's mostly a good deal. Our former PRN staff were all transitioned to it. They can increasingly higher rates of pay if they sign up to go to more...
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    "I do the same thing as an RN"

    TiffyRN replied to WheresMyPen's topic in General Nursing

    I quoted the above as what I think helps us understand why sometimes scope is interpreted differently. I think you misinterpreted some of my intent. I have no disrespect for Texas. I have extensively...
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    Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    TiffyRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    So to further elaborate. . . . I have serious doubts that the gender pay gap is the result of out-and-out discrimination (in the US anyway). I am going to quote the lady I referenced on page 1 of this...
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    Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    TiffyRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Chessie, I ask this completely from a spirit of inquiry and no aggressiveness (you know how online writing struggles to communicate tone). I think I agree with you that gender pay gap is related to...
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    "I do the same thing as an RN"

    TiffyRN replied to WheresMyPen's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I don't know the exact answer to what LVNs can or cannot do. What I know is that through the years, as I've worked at a variety of hospitals and States, the story changes all the time, even within...
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    Studying for the Neonatal CCRN

    TiffyRN replied to notsosupernurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know you already have the Core Curriculum and all these books are expensive. I really like the Core Curriculum questions and answer book. It's not very big but it covers questions that were...
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    Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    TiffyRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Women do not generally negotiate the same way. It's cultural, even within our generally equal society. In that podcast I referenced, the female professor relayed a story of her own. She was going to...
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    "I do the same thing as an RN"

    TiffyRN replied to WheresMyPen's topic in General Nursing

    No, we in the US, in reaction to short staffing, decided we needed nurses so desperately that we would train nurses for a shorter period of time (usually 12-18 months) but limit their scope of...
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    Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    TiffyRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that doesn't make much sense unless his contributions were higher than yours. If they were equivalent then I wouldn't be happy with that. I'll have to see if I come up on the study I saw a...