DManAZRN

DManAZRN

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  1. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    DManAZRN replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    I refuse to pay another insurance company that prolly won't honor their word anyway! Know what you are responsible for, respond to it, notify MD's and document, they can't touch you. If they know you...

  2. Pls help... Self governance in Nursing Questionnaire

    DManAZRN replied to my_amygdala's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Self-governance is a FARCE. If you really want to study it, look for a Magnet hospital, usually it's one of the conditions of becoming a Magnet facility. The Farce part is that they set up...

  3. Is ortho a good area for a new grad RN?

    DManAZRN replied to AJ BSN 2008's topic in Orthopedic

    I would have to advise avoiding ortho. Dependent on the facility and ratios of course. Lots of heavy equipment, anyone here enjoy moving CPM's all night? More likely to pull something and ortho...

  4. If they can ask for it..they aren't too sedated...

    DManAZRN replied to faline1973's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, sounds like you need to report you manager. Don't you have a union or are you not in California? Report it to them. You made the right call. I tell oversedated patients that it is too...

  5. No Prior Existing Conditions but Dead Anyway

    DManAZRN replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wow, someone missed some data here! Sure would like to know if Tamiflu/Antivirals were given? Duh. Some article. Typical media. Guy was prolly having an ALL Rxn to something they gave him he'd...

  6. Mgr brings up events on previous shifts-feeling blindsided

    DManAZRN replied to GraceNotes's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OK, you need some more advice on this...... Really you do, Do not let anyone else know they exist, if they flub and someone spills beans like, to a lawyer, they can subpoena your notes..... just 2c....

  7. ER being taken over by behavioral health patients

    DManAZRN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Emergency

    At every charge meeting I go to after the start of the shift, the ER talks allot about they're BH patients. They are always filling up beds. Maybe we should start a suicide hotline or something......

  8. Are LPN's being phased out in hospital setting??

    DManAZRN replied to fozziebear's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Of course they are valuable. I am not implying anything like that. The RN just cannot take on two high ratio assignments worth of pain shots (IVP), central lines, all other IVP meds, "oversee" the...

  9. What ever happened to "mother nature"?

    DManAZRN replied to im_an_honest_1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly!, natural birth is so inconvenient these days... Maybe they're medicating with THC for the morning sickness, since their HMO won't cover the meds? (Natural medicine?) hahaha, JK I saw a true...

  10. Nursing Retirement Plans

    DManAZRN replied to bds165's topic in General Nursing

    401K is better than a company pension. If the company goes belly up, no pension. Did'nt we see this somewhere recently? What's the street with the big wall? I thought the new retirement age is now...

  11. How fast do you push metopropolol

    DManAZRN replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Go with AHA guidelines for the intervals, the push rate of administration you have is 2min small dose, 5min larger dose of 5mg, That is standard for us. If the hospital P&P even mentions it, go...

  12. New grads how did you land a job?

    DManAZRN replied to beachbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    Well, making less than they're current experienced RN's helps... it motivates them to hire you OVER someone WITH experience. Pretty good advantage I'd say. So much for that fake nursing

  13. How did this happen! Help I don't want to be this kind of nurse!!

    DManAZRN replied to female12233's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of coats.... I had a ratty lookin' family member steal my leather jacket once. At least he will be warm I thought. Warn out anyway, matched what he was wearing. As for a cynicism... how can...

  14. How do I fill out application form?

    DManAZRN replied to hnwxmo's topic in General Nursing

    As far as the salary I would put "negotiable". Take a look at new grad RN pay in your area and you will have an idea where to

  15. Need help with studying for the HESI entrance exam.

    DManAZRN replied to mgriswold224's topic in General Nursing

    Buy an NCLEX study guide. Read it. Remember it. Is the Hesi like a Pre-SAT for nurses? Silliness. Why do we demand such smart and good people just to burn out and throw away? This society throws...

  16. How do you avoid a burn out ????

    DManAZRN replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing

    You take a "mental health day" and call in sick. You talk to your doctor. You go slower at work on purpose. Don't rush. Save yourself for the real battles, like coding somebody. If they're not...

  17. Can they PLEASE stop calling her a nurse!!!

    DManAZRN replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

    A surgical tech just sets up equipment, cleans the rooms etc... Like a CNA/Houskeeper for the OR. Cheaper than a nurse too... Probably got Hep C from prior theft of syringes too. How poetic. So...

  18. Male Surgical Nurses

    DManAZRN replied to avidgolfer3's topic in General Nursing

    Of course there's a demand for surgical nurses. (OR nurse) As far as being gender specific, what's with that? Male/Female/Not sure, still a nurse right? Men work in L&D sometimes too, not my cup...

  19. Mgr brings up events on previous shifts-feeling blindsided

    DManAZRN replied to GraceNotes's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OK, it's your notes.... as long as you DO NOT allow the information to be comprimised and it's in your personal residence AND you don't talk about it you are pretty much untouchable. And if for some...

  20. How to Write to Your Legislator

    DManAZRN replied to Teresag_CNS's topic in General Nursing

    Any response? I wrote my representative.... not even a form letter in return. Of course, I thought nurses could only make progress like management does... By making vague sugar coated threats.......

  21. Tell me what you like about your specialty......

    DManAZRN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I love caring for my elders. I love not being the "typical" man. I love values from 200 years ago. How about a society where health and happiness are more important than greed and how much stuff I...

  22. Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    DManAZRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to post twice but I have to say..... Litigation will only cost you more than it's worth. Blow it off and find something else, do you really want to go back to the same? You have a better...

  23. Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    DManAZRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, a warning is just that.... (your bad, be gooder) If your manager can add, which is quite unlikely, as they are always "over budget", maybe they'll begin counting them and figure out they need to...

  24. Flushing/heparinizing PICC line before and after peak and trough?

    DManAZRN replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think the first answer you got would be the best, and yes the trough is first for that exact reason. The equipment is pretty specific. Ask for information on your particular PICC brand. Our PICC...

  25. Staff acting like mean girls what do you do

    DManAZRN replied to amiconfused's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like they all went to high school together and never grew up. Suck it up, keep working, and all you can do is make the manager aware of the behavior. Hopefully you have a manager that didn't...