sdwmb

sdwmb specializes in home health, public health, Parrish nsg.

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1. I Left Work Sick- Can I be Charged With Patient Abandonment?

   sdwmb replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Log onto your state boards website and do a search. The Ky BN would not consider this abandonment as you fulfilled the following requirements. 1. Communicating the need to do so with the nurse's...

2. Coworker nurse trying to ruin my reputation...

   sdwmb replied to HM7380's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I had the same issue years ago. The nurse I worked with had ruined several others reputations then she started on me! I got her in the nursing station in front of God and everybody and calmly and...

3. How do the male nurses feel about perineal care?

   sdwmb replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

   when a man is providing perineal care to a female do you make sure that someone is in the room with you like a ob/gyn does to protect yourself from false

4. Moral/Ethical Advice

   sdwmb replied to chinacatSN's topic in General Students

   As an Instructor I would want to know, and all faculty would watch her more closely. It is not fair, plus it does put the patinet at risk because she is demonstrating having knowledge in class that...

5. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

   sdwmb replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   one of the best things about nursing is that you can pick up and move on without starting the whole educational process over. I remember those days (scarred is a better word), but I found my niche...

6. Why did you choose to go into nursing?

   sdwmb replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Well, I don't watch any of the medical dramas except house. I have been a nurse for 16 yrs, I love helping people and learning new things. I have wanted to be a nurse as long as I can remember. I...

7. Overweight Nurse?

   sdwmb replied to MissKatie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   How horrible, there is no excuse for discremination. I have had older people accuse me of being lazy or stupid because I am fat. Really? I just go on with my life, or turn it into a joke while...

8. Overweight Nurse?

   sdwmb replied to MissKatie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   of all things to worry about in relation to nursing school this is the least. As long as you are healthy, no worries. I have been as much as 372 pounds. Really I can do whatever I need to, maybe...

9. Do you tell your family members you visit patient in the bad neighboorhood.

   sdwmb replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Home Health

   I tell my family where I am going every day that I work. I have worked for bosses that don't really care about my safety, however my current boss has us list our patients in order and we must either...

10. Your desired specialty

    sdwmb replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Enjoyed reading your hopes and desires. Made me remember way back when. I wanted to be a psych nurse in '94, then quickly realized that while thought processes are amazing it is not the thing for me...

11. Do you actually wear gloves/gowns/masks ?

    sdwmb replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Nursing

    If they are not suppling you with ppe, then call OSHA! I bet they won't be able to get it to you fast

12. Typical ASN VS BSN questions

    sdwmb replied to Student4_life's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I was an ASN nurse for 12 years before acquiring my BSN (I had to back up and take 2 english courses, a statistics course and intro to biology, I allready had all other courses besides the nsg) and...

13. heparin drip and ptt

    sdwmb replied to sdwmb's topic in Patient Medications

    Thank you for all of the

14. heparin drip and ptt

    sdwmb posted a topic in Patient Medications

    while on the unit we had a discussion concerning heparin drips and drawing a ptt. I would like to hear what others do or what their hospital policy is. We tried to look up a policy and couldnt find...