Scubadiver

Scubadiver

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  1. Nurses going back to school

    Scubadiver posted a topic in General Nursing

    :nurse:I'd like to find out from those of you who went back to school either to obtain your BSN or an advanced degree: How long had you been a nurse when you went back and why did you decide to go...

  2. How old is too old?!?!?

    Scubadiver replied to Amy Married to Art's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Folks, I turned 60 in January and am finishing my MSN in July ready to start my doctorate in October. You tell me, how old is too old given that I will be working for at least 10 more

  3. Do you think removing an NG tube is "killing someone"?

    Scubadiver replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    I can't say enough thank you's for your response. I am a certified palliaitve care and hospice nurse. I work in an acute care hospital where I am the one responsible for giving the order to stop meds...

  4. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

    Scubadiver replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

    Tramadol binds to mu receptors just like opiates do. It inhibits norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake so it is far from being a placebo. However, we all react differently to drugs. If it doesn't work...

  5. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

    Scubadiver replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

    You say you know this is unethical yet can find times when it's okay to give a placebo. It is never okay to be unethical. If a doctor doesn't want to give someone an opiate for pain he/she always has...

  6. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

    Scubadiver replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

    As stated earlier, the AMA has come out vehemently against the use of placebos as being an unethical practice requiring the patient's consent. It's experimental, not

  7. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

    Scubadiver replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 33 years and never once seen an order for a placebo. It is highly unethical. I am also trained as a pain resource nurse and am a certified palliative care nurse. As such I am...

  8. Public health vs community health nursing

    Scubadiver replied to smilin4ever's topic in General Nursing

    I think your instructor has it backwards. I am an MSN student doing a public health course. A public health nurse is a recognised specialty - either general (BSN) or specialized (MSN). A public HEALTH...

  9. Nurse Bashing

    Scubadiver replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm really glad you re-read your post. And I'm also glad you are re-looking at how you do things and that you want to change. Good for

  10. Nurse Bashing

    Scubadiver replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Absolutely not. There are a lot of good nurses out there- hang in

  11. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    Scubadiver replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    For whatever reason, we don't have a problem with staff at this facility using their cell phones. In fact no-one even carries one - maybe it's because I have the good fortune to work with a group of...

  12. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    Scubadiver replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh! I wonder how any of us ever survived before we had cell phones. It does make one

  13. Nurse Bashing

    Scubadiver replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Why in the world would you "LIKE" to bash fellow nurses? What does that say about your work ethic? I'm sorry if this offends you but I have never in my 33 years of nursing understood people like you....

  14. Nurse bashing by UK public AGAIN

    Scubadiver replied to scattycarrot's topic in United Kingdom

    FYI - Nurses topped the Gallup poll again for 2007. Nurses have been included in the Gallup poll since 1999 and the only time they didn't make #1 was when firefighters topped the list right after...

  15. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    Scubadiver replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    If the policy states no phones I'm sure if you got caught with one, taking it from you until the end of your shift would be perfectly legal. If you come to work in purple scrubs and they're banned you...

  16. Nurse Bashing

    Scubadiver replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Before you start working as a nurse find out how the facility handles horizontal violence - what's the policy and how well is it enforced. As long as people sit back and say they just have to put up...

  17. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    Scubadiver replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry folks, I totally disagree with carrying a personal cell phone at work. All the 'what if I have an emergency' comments are really stretching things. A hospital is no place to have personal...

  18. Neglect...LPN was fired, RN was not

    Scubadiver replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    If it was truly just about justice - then why go for the big pay-off? Is that going to fix whatever went

  19. Leaving nursing

    Scubadiver replied to wandering_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you're feeling so down right now and from reading some of the other posts - take heed of the encouraging advice. One thing disturbs me though; when we've had a new nurse who couldn't 'cut...

  20. How do you really feel about 5-star rooms?

    Scubadiver replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree wholeheartedly. Yes, the rich have needs and wants too but living and working in an area where there are many rich people, I know from experience how they and their families treat the...

  21. Neglect...LPN was fired, RN was not

    Scubadiver replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you work that 12-14 patients between two nurses at night is too many? That's a 6-7 to one ratio. Most night nurses in a med-surg unit would give their eye teeth for that kind of assignment....

  22. Male coworkers harrassing female staff...

    Scubadiver replied to Sgt_Chunk_Spelunker's topic in General Nursing

    We have a very strict sexual harrassment policy at my hospital and I would imagine yours does too. Find a copy of the policy and take it with you the next time you report an incident to your manager....