studley

studley has 4 years experience and specializes in Critical Care/Trauma.

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1. Air Force Hospitals with ICU's

   studley replied to larry v's topic in Government

   Are you still interested in the Air Force or another service? There's been a lot of recent changes with the BRAC (Base Relocation and Closures) happening in all the military branches. Here's some more information about where the ICU's are: In the U...

2. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   studley replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

   I appreciate your reply, lamazeteacher, however, I only gave example of the times I do NOT agree with patients. 99% of the time there are no disagreements, and I listen to the patients, answer any questions/concerns they have, and provide their nursi...

3. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   studley replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

   That's how it feels at my hospital too! We recently have been getting more high acuity patients and lots of staff has been leaving. The more the nurses speak out about the high risk we are putting patient's in and other poor processes we have here,...

4. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   studley replied to jalvino1's topic in Relations

   Well, it's not the field of medicine or customer service...it's nursing. Like Whispera said, it is a caring profession, but that doesn't mean we have to wait on people hand & foot. Sometimes a little "tough love" is better for the patient, like...

5. night shift depression

   studley replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

   I live in Florida and have some of the same problems with working night shift. I work 1800-0600, but we alternate 3 months of days and 3 months of nights. I love days because I am more energetic and feel better all around, so when I go on nights, I a...