DedHedRN

DedHedRN

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  1. August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    DedHedRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "The patient kept complaining to the doctor, so he made a order that we offer the super mega size coffee every two

  2. August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    DedHedRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I think management has gone overboard with their new ideas to get us to work more

  3. August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    DedHedRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "You think bribing me with coffee will get me to take the new

  4. August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    DedHedRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    You think thats going to make up for coming back late from your

  5. Nurses: Did you find learning to document a difficult task?

    DedHedRN replied to northmississippi's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Documentation should be part of your nursing school ciriculum at some point. I took the 6 hour side documentation course and it didn't add anything new. Where ever you end up working will have their...

  6. Interruptions during my med pass

    DedHedRN replied to Nspirit's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    LOL, It is Phenergan, she just always called it her "Finnygin". Didn't care if the pt next door was dying as long as she got her "Finnygin" on time. There were some days I would be so busy, and having...

  7. Interruptions during my med pass

    DedHedRN replied to Nspirit's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was interrupted during a med pass in LTC to "Gasp" send a lol off to the hospital who was nearly dead. They were able to save her thank goodness. But my oh my did I catch it from a resident who had...

  8. What to do?

    DedHedRN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I went to a staff meeting today with many other nurses and one particular nurse who works as a team leader, but who does not supervise me came up to me and asked me a question. She says "How was your...

  9. "I don't want him as my nurse"

    DedHedRN replied to libran1984's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm not sure if this post is about the pain scale, or the OPs lack of

  10. Are they lying or are they confused?

    DedHedRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Even if they are lying, which I doubt they are doing it purposefully, as nurses we are obligated to provide proper care to the pt and maintain our professionalism. People come with all sorts of...

  11. splashed with hep c blood

    DedHedRN replied to Danielle1987's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt that you are that much at risk for transmission unless you have a open sore where the blood splashed you. Remember the modes of transmission? Hep C is a blood born pathogen. You need a mode of...

  12. wouldn't it be easier

    DedHedRN replied to mvm2's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad that I was able to get my ASN with no loans at all. I would rather be a ASN nurse with zero debt then a BSN nurse with triple digit debt. I'll go get a BSN if my employers decide to pay for...

  13. Per-diem nurses

    DedHedRN replied to Vishwamitr's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I wish I could get a per diem job to supplement my regular

  14. Are they lying or are they confused?

    DedHedRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Delusions are very real to the person who has them, you may tell them the shirt is pink, show them the shirt is pink, but they will never believe it

  15. wouldn't it be easier

    DedHedRN replied to mvm2's topic in General Nursing

    The clinical hour requirements for a BSN and a ADN are the same. I had to do three 12 hour clinical days a week in nursing school. So you cant really argue that your getting more clinical time. The...

  16. Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    DedHedRN replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Guess whose kid is going to be able to go see a doctor now because of Obama care? Oh...would that be my kid? I think it would! Previously unable to get health insurance because the enormous costs...

  17. Being directed to get a patients son a ride home

    DedHedRN replied to unappreciatedrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You cant just send the kid home, who will watch the kid while he is at home? Maybe the kid is worse off at home for whatever reason. We cant just assume everyone has a hunky dory home life. This lady...

  18. wouldn't it be easier

    DedHedRN replied to mvm2's topic in General Nursing

    Its my understanding that a BSN is basically just a two year degree your "Minor" the basic education classes, and what you are "majoring" in, your nursing classes. So a ADN nurse who holds a...

  19. Old nurse, New BSN, MED ERROR

    DedHedRN replied to marace's topic in General Nursing

    "NO Harm Done" was the most important words I read in that entire post. No harm done to the pt! OMG, close call, but NO HARM DONE! People make mistakes, and suffer the consequences, but at least you...

  20. At what point do you send to the hospital?

    DedHedRN replied to jamd11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Some institutions have policys that can cause you to lose your license. I know. I have ran into them even in California. And I have also chose to ignore company policy when it is going to put my...

  21. At what point do you send to the hospital?

    DedHedRN replied to jamd11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This whole situation stinks. Are you a RN because this is unacceptable. You have to follow the standards of nursing, remember from nursing school? ADPIE? This sounds like gross neglect to me. Even as...

  22. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    DedHedRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wrote you up because I had to, I laughed because you bullied me

  23. Help developing leadership/accountability in our nurses

    DedHedRN replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    It would be nice if management would give the nurses tools to use to talk to her aides all night long while also doing her own job. Walkie talkies with ear buds have worked well in places I have...

  24. Bad Job Market? Be a NURSE! (Insert eye roll here)

    DedHedRN replied to BloomNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    If anyone would have gone out of their way to discourage me, I would have went into microbiology, which was my first passion anyways, and been a lab

  25. Random question: Would you wear a $300 watch to work

    DedHedRN replied to TXRN44's topic in General Nursing

    I bet most of these nurses are wearing knock off replicas. I was at the hospital once and saw about fifteen nurses dash out to the parking lot because some lady was selling fake coach purses. They...