djh123

djh123

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  1. Should I pursue my dream?

    djh123 replied to mwilburn's topic in General Nursing

    If I could get a BSN at 54, you can do it. Go for

  2. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    djh123 replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Without explaining details, I'll just say that I was treated well by several nurses when I was a student, but somewhat shockingly badly by a couple of others. And like you, I've vowed to treat...

  3. New RN's: Is it normal to help your preceptor with all their patients tasks

    djh123 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    I did anything I could when I was under a preceptor. She still occasionally had a crappy attitude, but that was her, not me. Still the right thing to

  4. Be honest: do you feel valued by your employer?

    djh123 replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and no (re: being valued). They sure aren't giving me (or anyone else there) any big raises for all of my hard work, that's for

  5. Nursing a prejudiced Pt.

    djh123 replied to Avid reader's topic in General Nursing

    I've only skimmed the comments, and have posted once on this thread, but at least one person said something about us all having some types of prejudices/biases/preferences. True, but as my dad said,...

  6. Nursing a prejudiced Pt.

    djh123 replied to Avid reader's topic in General Nursing

    To me it's a little similar (but racism is far worse) as when I have a patient who makes political/social statements that are the opposite of mine. I've dealt with those, as well as racists, by just...

  7. Sick policy vs. reality

    djh123 replied to rquinn0111's topic in General Nursing

    The thing I hate about policies like that are that they're 'one size fits all' - they don't allow for the reality of 'life happens'. There's a difference between people who are late, or don't show...

  8. "Observed" urine drug screen

    djh123 replied to thisgirldrums's topic in General Nursing

    This is an aside, but your experience reminds me of a thought I've had for years re: drug testing, and for that matter, the way we were treated when we took the NCLEX (some of the things they made me...

  9. Don't write an order like this

    djh123 replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    OK ... but for the specific patient I was thinking of, ADHD was totally

  10. Don't write an order like this

    djh123 replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, obviously someone who's not looking very closely is likely to give the 0.5 mg tab at HS. Some of my 'favorites' which come to mind are: * Offer healthy snacks BID (to someone who eats whatever...

  11. How much death do you see/ have you seen on the job?

    djh123 replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm at a LTC/rehab facility, where I've had to 'pronounce' a number, but not really all that many, considering. Some have passed when I was off, or in a hospital. And besides that, people aren't...

  12. "Fixin' to die"

    djh123 replied to ktwlpn's topic in Nursing News

    I don't think regional speech thingies necessarily make someone sound ignorant. In fact, I think it's kind of boring that the country has LESS of this stuff than it did 50 years ago (yes, I've...

  13. To tell or not to tell?

    djh123 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I somewhat often have problems in my LTC/rehab facility with residents who want and/or need too much of my time, and whether I should or not, sometimes I do apologize to others for not getting to them...

  14. What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    djh123 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea re: the answer to your question, but I'm surprised, that's for

  15. RT says her scope is wider than mine. Ok?

    djh123 replied to CardiacDork's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nothing against RT's whatsoever, but a wider scope than an ICU nurse?

  16. How much time for break?

    djh123 replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    When I saw the topic headline, I thought it was going to be MINUTES, not days (for you school nurses). Last night I clocked out for my usual huge, long (right) alleged 30-minute break, and probably...

  17. Does working at a small hospital make me less of a nurse?

    djh123 replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    Not in my

  18. Overweight RN talked about

    djh123 replied to VegGal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wasn't this smart when I was 20 (or even 30, probably) - but we ALL have problems, make mistakes, struggle with this or that. I'm not saying a critical thought about someone never comes to mind,...

  19. December 2016 Top 8 Captions Contest - Select $100 Winner

    djh123 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I'm glad you're home! Hey, could you make that special casserole thingie with the ground beef, pasta, tomato sauce, onions, garlic, parmesan, black olives, oregano, basil..." "Hah! Do you know how...

  20. December 2016 Top 8 Captions Contest - Select $100 Winner

    djh123 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Glad you're home, honey. Y'know, I could take a Viagra and make um, something even longer than my nose, and we could...". "Do I look like I care about that right now? After the shift I just had,...

  21. Med takers....

    djh123 replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I've had ones I've had to hunt down, and I've had those who want them NOW, even when 'now' is 'way earlier than they're supposed to get

  22. Family members bring us junk food!

    djh123 replied to guycna95's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I've ever seen junk as a gift from family members, but family members bring THEIR family members (my residents) junk all the time. And there is frequently junk available, whether it's...

  23. Coffee marketed to nurses. Would you buy it?

    djh123 replied to ResumeRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you've never tried it (anyone reading this, not just the OP), try Peet's. I drink Starbucks pretty often because that's what's near me, but if I lived near a Peet's I'd probably almost never go in...

  24. New grad, Bored.

    djh123 replied to Tedstar's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I'm not saying anything bad about you or your job, but I'm actively doing something about 98-100% of every shift I work at a LTC/rehab facility. If I'm lucky, I actually get to take a 30-minute...

  25. Catching something from patients?

    djh123 replied to Peteypab's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As someone else said, if your immunizations are up-to-date, and you wash your hands and use other PPE when necessary, you probably don't have much to worry about. I've only been working as a nurse...