Ddestiny BSN, RN

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    CDC now banned from using "evidence based" and other words per White House

    Ddestiny replied to babyNP.'s topic in Nursing News

    You must be mistaken. For someone that "banned words like 'Christmas' he sure said them a lot himself, on camera. MSNBC trolls Trump with video montage of Obama saying ‘Merry Christmas’ | TheHill...
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    I don't know how I could've handed this differently

    Ddestiny replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I really like this suggestion! It establishes appropriate boundaries while also forming a way for everyone to be kept informed. The only other thing I would emphasize is that, in noting the family's...
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    Getting Clean To Be A Nurse

    Ddestiny replied to cnatobsn17's topic in Nursing Career

    I have been a nurse for 5 years and can honestly only remember being drug tested once in that time, which was when I started my hospital job. I was a CNA for 3 years and was drug tested more often,...
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    Nursing School Needs Repair (And Why I Quit)

    Ddestiny replied to Barmherzigkeit's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing school is stressful by design, and honestly if you cannot handle it then I don't see how you can handle your first year as a nurse. The expectations put on us with staffing and handling...
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    What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    Ddestiny replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital we do receive orders for Milk and Molasses Enemas. We have a specific protocol that spells out how to prepare the enema, and includes measuring the temperature after it has been warmed...
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    I'm too afraid to do anything in the clinical setting

    Ddestiny replied to CurrentlyCrying's topic in General Students

    Looking young can be a challenge but it is in no way insurmountable. I've had similar issues, especially when I started out in nursing at 25 and was lacking in confidence. I totally agree with those...
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    What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    Ddestiny replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my "hacks" are less task-oriented and more people oriented, but they've served me well. 1. Got family or patients that are suspicious of healthcare/your healthcare team? The natural response...
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    New RN, terrified of codes and emergencies

    Ddestiny replied to Dd04321's topic in General Nursing

    I think what you're experiencing is normal. Until you've been in multiple codes and have a foundation of experience from which to draw from, you're not going to feel confident. I entered the hospital...
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    Peer Review questions

    Ddestiny posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this will be long. I am having some questions about the peer review process. I just finished a 12 week orientation in my hospital's ICU. On my 4th week I had a med error where I incorrectly...
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    Peer Review questions

    Ddestiny replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I'd provide an update for anyone interested in hearing the end of the story. Peer Review was a couple days ago. I provided my statement to my nursing manager (much like the one above but...
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    Irritated MDs: to SBAR or not to SBAR?

    Ddestiny replied to Melanin's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had a physician even mention SBAR....Sounds like he really was being a passive-aggressive douche. Especially if he's now going back and complaining about it both ways. Since there is a...
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    Torn between office RN and hospital

    Ddestiny replied to 11RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Office nursing is its own specialty. A lot of what you do on a daily basis really depends upon the physician you work for. Some people confusing "office" with meaning it will be "slow" or "boring" but...
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    Confused

    Ddestiny replied to nerdynurse22's topic in General Nursing

    I want to agree with RubyVee's post that a lot of these feelings really can come from inside, rather than any major outside purposes. I've been able to learn this first-hand recently. I have a long...
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    Alert & Oriented Patients Who Pee and Poop on Themselves

    Ddestiny replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    This doesn't work all of the time, but when I worked post-surgical and had patients that would ask for help with things that it seemed they should be able to do (i.e. wiping their own bottom), I would...
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    BSN is a joke

    Ddestiny replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    I did not read all 7 pages of responses here so my reply might be a bit redundant. I seriously felt the exact. same. way. when completing my BSN. I was initially excited to get back into school and...
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    Would this be a good way to increase my chances at an ICU job?

    Ddestiny replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Critical Care

    I'm sorry if I missed this somewhere in your posts, but I didn't see if you are applying to any non-ICU jobs. If the market is saturated and your resume has a hit against it in that you've got a gap...
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    Migraines

    Ddestiny replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    Not a school nurse here, so I might be completely in left field.....but, if the kid is able to tolerate the bright lights and is talking like someone that's not particularly bothered by his migraine,...
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    Peer Review questions

    Ddestiny replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you again to everyone for the continued support. I've been "offline" for a few days but wanted to provide a small update. After reading TriciaJ's comment... ....it helped me to change my...
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    Peer Review questions

    Ddestiny replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your support. I don't have a problem with being reported, or even having people review the issue if it were to help add some new level of safety (new popups on the pumps, more education,...
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    Peer Review questions

    Ddestiny replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that it was reported the same day, and that the report was not followed up on by my supervisor until several weeks later. My supervisor apologized for "taking so long to get to the PEARLS"...
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    Peer Review questions

    Ddestiny replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. You're right, I've learned a huge lesson here and I'm much more careful with my medications boluses and new meds I'm not as familiar with. In our unit during report we often will say things...
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    Peer Review questions

    Ddestiny replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your supportive comment. I was nervous to post about this. And you're right, there are definitely worse meds that could have been part of an error. I'm so glad that things turned out so...
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    Calling patients by "pet" names.

    Ddestiny replied to dbabz's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I work, one of the first things that one fills in on the "Flow sheets" in charting under the head-to-toe is a a space where it asks the patients' preferred name. The only time I don't ever see...
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    Dropping undergrad to take CC courses?

    Ddestiny replied to Aidank90's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't think that stopping an undergrad program to move to a CC and work on prerequisites is a bad idea. If for some reason it were to be asked about later, you can honestly say that you wanted to...
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    Baby vs no baby... help!

    Ddestiny replied to Abby_3191's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is very time-consuming and intense. Then, some people mistakenly assume that the end of the program means the beginning of "the easy part" but that is not the case. The first year of...