pedicurn

pedicurn LPN, RN

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  1. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Mostly pertaining to how information is handled - broadness/narrowness + accuracy. And relating to generic professional skill development as distinct from the 'professional' development taught in...

  2. parents please talk to your teens

    pedicurn replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    This statement is very telling Important to know who your kids are associating with ..... never be reluctant to pass judgement regarding safety

  3. Does culture improve when you move up?

    pedicurn posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Question for the nurse managers and administrators here. Do you still have to handle poor behaviour from your peers? Does it 'go away' the further you move up? I am at a crossroads with my career. I...

  4. Does culture improve when you move up?

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in Nurse Management

    I generally view 'poor behaviour' from a staff nurse vantage as: uncivil behaviour (basic rudeness) cattiness and bullying. Component of disruptive behaviour with its implications for p't safety,...

  5. Patients' perception of your demeanor.

    pedicurn replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I have learned to manipulate difficult, demanding p'ts and families a little Some of the things I find help: - I use 'we' a lot eg 'We' are all concerned about the the p'ts comfort - I use 'Mom',...

  6. Day shift nurse but picked up an extra night tonight- should I sleep now?

    pedicurn replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    Actually pretty much everyone I know does not sleep during the day of their first night shift Normal for those on rotating

  7. My gut is telling me you are not a nurse

    pedicurn replied to ksc0723's topic in Nursing Career

    Perhaps quite a lot. But you really should make an appointment and see your doc. It is quite common for nurses on nocs to experience exacerbation of underlying depression or other mental illness. At...

  8. My gut is telling me you are not a nurse

    pedicurn replied to ksc0723's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes nocs can exacerbate underlying depression Also can bring about mild depression due to sleep deprivation Best see your doc and go from

  9. My gut is telling me you are not a nurse

    pedicurn replied to ksc0723's topic in Nursing Career

    Maybe try phone triage until you get this issue sorted? Would hate you to suffer financially and also career wise if you take time off and have a gap in your resume. All the best to you Please see...

  10. Associate of nursing and bachelor of science to bsn

    pedicurn replied to adcockrn's topic in Nursing Career

    Would the magnet facilities allow an ADN -MSN instead? Or would a post-graduate diploma in nursing suffice? It seems a shame to have to earn a bachelors all over

  11. My gut is telling me you are not a nurse

    pedicurn replied to ksc0723's topic in Nursing Career

    Oh yes I love this post 1. Find a job that has a beginning. middle and end 2. Find a job that gives one real respect 3. Get a job that pays money 4. Don't do a caregiving job if it doesn't suit you...

  12. My gut is telling me you are not a nurse

    pedicurn replied to ksc0723's topic in Nursing Career

    Perhaps some people don't feel content in one job because that job will not provide ALL their career/employment needs. Maybe these people need to do different things as well as NO one job will have...

  13. My gut is telling me you are not a nurse

    pedicurn replied to ksc0723's topic in Nursing Career

    Hopefully you are working three 12's and not relying on a stack of overtime. Because on those other four days a week you could begin to spend some time doing something that you find fun and...

  14. New nurse nights are days

    pedicurn replied to Rnshar's topic in General Nursing

    But this only really works with people who don't have to get up early in the morning. Wont work for mothers of school age children at

  15. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    pedicurn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

  16. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    pedicurn replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    i feel ruby makes a very valid point here utilising other staff members to help you lift is a risky action. this can easily hurt backs. i remember having a radiology tech help lift in ct and she does...

  17. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    pedicurn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. I'm not getting any younger either ! It will take me years to progress to management and it will be at the same rate as those grandfathered in with older nurse training here in Australia....

  18. Does your facility allow the floor/unit nurses write up other nurses?

    pedicurn replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Emergency

    I am totally tired of these women (and yes ...most of them are women). Pathetic behaviour by women who have received so much advantage compared to women from many developing countries. They need to...

  19. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    pedicurn replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Have worked in the uncomfortable position where : Those who wont because the hospital needs to provide more staff vs those who will stretch because the patient needs it Whilst I understand the...

  20. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    pedicurn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I might irritate some people here but I don't actually believe an experienced, educated, intelligent bedside RN is necessarily a 'lower rung' or 'underling' of a NP. Just because the NP writes orders...

  21. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    pedicurn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. I don't want to 'work for' (LOL) somebody who has 'her

  22. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    pedicurn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    This is a strange comment. Where I work our advanced practice nurses often have LESS education than the staff nurses. Many of our staff nurses have degrees in other fields as well as their nursing...

  23. Does nursing satisfy your needs?

    pedicurn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Some of them are satisfied: - Acceptable salary - Fairly stable employment - Doing good stuff (not useless, pointless work) However the rest off me is not satisfied. I'm bored (over-worked at the same...

  24. California new grad RN planning to work in Australia

    pedicurn replied to Saint637's topic in Immigration Advice

    Perhaps nursing everywhere can be a bit parochial - unfortunately I've seen Australian nurse managers, with no more education than a nursing certificate, dismiss first rate US nursing education and...

  25. Nurses as primary breadwinners?

    pedicurn replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    It's either just the economy and temporary. Or some of them will be married to douche bags and that's why they are doing all the work. The number of nurses who are supporting men who are not trying...