DedHedRN

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  1. Using Your Nursing Credentials to Validate Anti-Vaxxer Theories

    DedHedRN replied to Helen Crump's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just trying to be a voice of reason. If you guys want to read more into my post then I’m actually saying or put words in my mouth I can’t stop you. But that’s OK I’m just gonna sit back and...

  2. Using Your Nursing Credentials to Validate Anti-Vaxxer Theories

    DedHedRN replied to Helen Crump's topic in Disaster Preparation

    To lump every single nurse that raises legitimate concerns about a vaccine into a anti-VAXer category is alarming. I took Microbiology. I was a lucky one and my teacher was fresh out of biological...

  3. Nurses Who Harm Patients

    DedHedRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Omg. Way to sow suspicion amongst coworkers. I wouldn't put being a serial killer in the top 100 reasons people get fired. What a way to cast a even more negative light on any nurse who has ever been...

  4. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    DedHedRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Texas Ebola patient's friend has been told he can return to work as nursing assistant | Daily Mail Online What do you think of this? Texas CNA family is quarantined, but he is allowed to come and go,...

  5. October 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    No, I doubt you'll catch his

  6. July 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    "I told her I'd watch her patients while she went on a ten min

  7. Holiday Pay-- Anyone else heard of this??

    DedHedRN replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    Quit.

  8. How important is your 'look' as a nurse

    DedHedRN replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When in doubt I tend to gravitate towards the "I'm crazy enough to show the #$%& up every day and keep a smile on my face look". What does that look like you ask? To be honest......a bit like an...

  9. Things you tell newbies

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

    There are days that will make you cry. You will cry on the way home from work. After a while you might even cry on your way to work. Just keep on trucking and eventually it will all weave together to...

  10. Nurses Notes: Guidelines On What Not To Chart

    DedHedRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work with a nurse that likes to write things such as, "Pt says that Nelly RN told her last night to take 15mg of morphine, and this SN informed them that it's actually for 5mg". "They complained...

  11. OTC medication one bottle-multiple participants

    DedHedRN replied to ggcolonnello's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Stupid law. Really stupid. Sometimes I just want to beat my head against the wall and scream at the stupidness of

  12. Non-acute nursing jobs. Suggestions?

    DedHedRN replied to beachlifeRN's topic in Nursing Career

    If you have a BSN non-acute nursing jobs that are not any of the jobs you mention above will be easier to get. If you have a ASN you might need to be willing to live in

  13. Post interview

    DedHedRN replied to poeboy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    She was not hitting on

  14. Got a job...then quit the job.....

    DedHedRN replied to RN that never was's topic in Nursing Career

    The hospitals are shrinking and pretty soon there will be more SNF, RCFE, and elderly home patients then ever due to our aging baby boomer generation, with this mass coming of elderly population where...

  15. Quit with the rudeness

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

    I personally get a little rude at times, I think its from the constant stress that I have from day to day. I am expected to leave every single pt no matter how mentally unstable feeling like they just...

  16. Urinary cath rant!

    DedHedRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I feel like ranting a little bit here. I am appalled at the amount of times I come on after a nurse who put in a urinary catheter and I have to do it over. Let me go over the main reasons this...

  17. Urinary cath rant!

    DedHedRN replied to DedHedRN's topic in General Nursing

    These nurses are charting that there is no urine when they insert Foley and leave the home, telling family to call night shift if there is no urine. I get called in later because no urine ever goes...

  18. Urinary cath rant!

    DedHedRN replied to DedHedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, thanks for opening my eyes to how bad this really is. I felt like the situation was pretty bad, but since this is my first job where so many of the RNs do not know how to insert catheters...

  19. My Poor Legs!

    DedHedRN replied to nynursey_'s topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I skip the nursing shoes altogether, they hurt my feet something awful. I go to several sports shoe stores, try on every shoe in the store, then buy the pair that is the most comfortable. Last time it...

  20. Use of chux cloths to replace facewashers

    DedHedRN replied to seriouslylost's topic in General Nursing

    They might do away with draw sheets, but you can always fold up a flat sheet and make your own draw-sheet, which I recommend that you do if you want to save your back. You can work around anything if...

  21. BG- 74, would you give or held insulin?

    DedHedRN replied to Hope2017's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think I smell a student. No, I would not give insulin to a person with a BG of 74, when the order says to give when BG over

  22. How to deal with negative nurses.

    DedHedRN replied to Mae2014's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I also found myself doing this. What made me change my ways was a super compassionate nurse who had been working for 20+ years. I would give her report with my usual negative quips, and she would...

  23. medical director

    DedHedRN replied to oregon hospicern's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    According to medi-cal regulations even a osteopathic trained person can be a medical director, so I think it would really depend on who you have for a

  24. February 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    "Pick me up! Make my bed! Get me some coffee! Don't make me lodge a complaint about

  25. Most common (+ overlooked) reasons for abnormal vitals?

    DedHedRN replied to SoCal student's topic in General Nursing

    Lets see, most common reasons for abnormal vitals that I have seen in LTC, could probably apply anywhere. 1. BP taken after pt upset over something 2. BP cuff upside down, to tight, wrong size. 3. BP...