oldiebutgoodie

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  1. "Not a Good Fit"

    oldiebutgoodie replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's very sad, but it just reinforces that it just doesn't pay to dedicate yourself to your job. Companies that bemoan lack of loyalty in their workers need to look inward.

  2. Making Acetylcysteine bearable?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to kaliRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just an aside: It is refreshing to read a clinical thread in which the participants disagreed on a civil level, and I learned something. Thanks!

  3. Pushing Dilaudid?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to chacmool's topic in Patient Medications

    Pass the popcorn.

  4. "Not a Good Fit"

    oldiebutgoodie replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wonder if patients were preferring you over the MDs, so they felt they had to get rid of you so they could maximize their own dollars. Sorry this happened. Take care.

  5. News - CA ratios produce better outcomes

    oldiebutgoodie replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it. Print off copies of the study and stick under every manager's. door.

  6. Where are all of the "experienced nurses hiding?"

    oldiebutgoodie replied to SWS RN's topic in General Nursing

    At Studentdoctor.net, the mods tend to move posts which pertain to another forum. It seems that a lot of the "General" posts should be moved to Student forums. The general forum has become a big...

  7. Where are all of the "experienced nurses hiding?"

    oldiebutgoodie replied to SWS RN's topic in General Nursing

    Frankly, I lurk much more over at studentdoctor.net than over here. The level of conversation seems to be more intelligent, and people asking for someone to do their homework, or asking questions that...

  8. What did you take away from your ADN to BSN program

    oldiebutgoodie replied to jennifers's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I bet that new grad BSN didn't last long in that ICU! Or he/she was humbled quickly.

  9. What did you take away from your ADN to BSN program

    oldiebutgoodie replied to jennifers's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    A co-worker of mine recently finished an ADN to BSN program. Now she wants to start an NP program, and the school said she has to take Pharmacology first. I was shocked that she didn't have Pharm in...

  10. repositioning oscillator pts question

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Zookeeper3's topic in MICU, SICU

    Well, I'm certainly not going to debate you on who knows the most about the ICU. However, you can use your knowledge to teach (in a more positive way), or to dismiss. Nowhere in my posts did I infer...

  11. repositioning oscillator pts question

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Zookeeper3's topic in MICU, SICU

    Actually, I HAVE been a critical care nurse, so I DO understand the "minute by minute decisions" you must make. I was NOT inferring that turning was required, I was addressing the rather flip answers...

  12. "When nurses eat their young"... I think I've been eaten...

    oldiebutgoodie replied to phoenixfire's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm sorry, I think it's just total BS that you have to tiptoe around these so called "special" ICU nurses when asking a question, God forbid you actually open your mouth! I think that the whole ICU...

  13. repositioning oscillator pts question

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Zookeeper3's topic in MICU, SICU

    Good for you, Zookeeper3! I am interested in the LEGITIMATE comments, as well. We had a patient recently on an oscillating vent, (I'm the wound care nurse), and all the epidermis was sheared off both...

  14. Exorcising the Demon (rant)

    oldiebutgoodie replied to sassyrn333's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey, a little respect here! I am a certified wound and ostomy nurse. And guess what? We see the whole person, not just the butts and nuts etc... wounds, which, by the way, can make the patient...

  15. Horrible 14 1/2 hr shift.

    oldiebutgoodie replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Too bad the doctor doesn't have any cojones to set limits. Unfortunately, as nurses, we are required to provide "customer service", or we get reamed when the patient complains. Hey, next time she's...

  16. If No Luck Trying to Straight Cath, Obtain Urine Sample from the Wet Pad?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Zen123's topic in General Nursing

    The sample would be contaminated with skin flora such as Staph aureus, as well as E.coli from stool, and all sorts of other flora and fauna. A sample drawn this way is worthless.

  17. Hospitals cracking down on who can enter

    oldiebutgoodie replied to kbm318's topic in General Nursing

    So obviously there a patients who are idiots, and in this case, the administration are idiots too.

  18. First year over-Lessons learned

    oldiebutgoodie replied to tracelane's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Boy, it sounds like my first 2 years of nursing. I left first job after 4 months, switch departments 3 times in next job. Sigh--so first year of NP practice may be the same. If I live that long....

  19. Thinking About Starting Nursing School at age 50

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Candyy's topic in General Nursing

    This is an interesting post. I started nursing school at age 50, got my BSN at age 52, worked ICU 1 year, Med-surg 1 year, became a certified wound and ostomy nurse, and have been doing that for 2...

  20. First year over-Lessons learned

    oldiebutgoodie replied to tracelane's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Rusted equipment? Oh my. Sounds like a story there!

  21. Can you give me the darkside of working as a RN

    oldiebutgoodie replied to hathead91's topic in General Nursing

    If you haven't started down the road yet, consider Occupational Therapy. LOTS of jobs (also physical therapy), better hours, better pay. I might have done this instead if I had known. You are still...

  22. 6 months in and not a big fan of ICU

    oldiebutgoodie replied to NickiLaughs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hated the ICU. I spent my first year there, and switched to a Med-Surg floor, believe it or not. It's okay to not like the ICU. Many folks think it is the pinnacle of your career. Don't listen to...

  23. How do I rest after my supervisor noticed another major mistake before I did?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to rainbowbright2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Number one: Don't beat yourself up! You'll never forget to check urine output on a post-surgical patient again! Number two: You are a new nurse. Patricia Benner described the stages of a new nurse in...

  24. Where Can a New Grad Get experience!?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to dfowler19's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a BSN and no family commitments, consider the military. My son (although not a nurse) spent 4 years in the Air Force as a medic. He is now on the GI bill, finishing his bachelor's. As a...

  25. I don't mean to whine...

    oldiebutgoodie replied to omcnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like my first unit. Manager would tell me there were complaints about me, but never specifics, and never who from. It was a toxic unit, and I left after 1 year, worked a med-surg floor for...