RoxyDi

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  1. Treat the Patient, not the Monitor.....Really?

    RoxyDi replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you might want to brush up on assessment skills, gain more experience and also understand the unintended negative consequences associated with the use of technology. Neither people or...

  2. Health care administration - non nurses

    RoxyDi replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    While I'm sure your personal experiences are important, not everyone will have the same experiences with being managed by someone in or outside their field. I believe that in many cases, nurses MUST...

  3. A New Day: A New Psychological Contract with Night Nurses

    RoxyDi posted a topic in General Students

    Recently, I've read several articles in healthcare industry publications related to sleep deprivation and the unsafe conditions faced by medical students and residents, and how their work is...

  4. A New Day: A New Psychological Contract with Night Nurses

    RoxyDi replied to RoxyDi's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the information. What I meant about not seeing information about the topic is that in the publications I've seen (management, patient safety, risk management, health care industry in...

  5. Health care administration - non nurses

    RoxyDi replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    How can you manage nurses if you don't have more than a superficial knowledge of what their job entails? The same way people without management skills (nurses without management education) can manage...

  6. Health care administration - non nurses

    RoxyDi replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    Great points. My son in law recently graduated from MBA school and is in a corporate leadership program with a major health care company. I am about to graduate with an MHA and I have 30+ years...

  7. Health care administration - non nurses

    RoxyDi replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    I am with you, RiskManager. In my experience, more and more administrative positions are being filled with nurses, but that historically has not been so. I think the essential thing here is putting...

  8. Nursing Student with Learning Disability

    RoxyDi replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I echo supportive comments re: getting diagnosed for appropriate accommodations. When I graduated from a diploma program in 1981, I wanted to earn a BSN degree, but was petrified of having to take...

  9. Should I get my masters? 48 years old with 24 years experience

    RoxyDi replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    As a fellow nurse over 50 who has gone back to school twice now, starting at age 49, I agree that it is a great thing to do if you really do plan to use the degree. I was a diploma grad from the 70s...

  10. UT Arlington RN-BSN spring 2010

    RoxyDi posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Is anyone registered for the UT Arlington online RN-BSN spring 2010 program? Or already enrolled from last semester? If so, how do you like

  11. HCA Hospital

    RoxyDi replied to barkscotty's topic in Texas Nursing

    Aw, don't let other people's perceptions worry you. You could have a perfectly lovely experience there! You might get a great position with a leader who has a terrific attitude - one who hasn't been...

  12. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    RoxyDi replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree completely that whatever decision a woman and her family make about BF should be honored. My real message was that the author seemed angry that her experience wasn't scientifically backed up,...

  13. HCA Hospital

    RoxyDi replied to barkscotty's topic in Texas Nursing

    Sounds like someone knows "tricks" to being successful as a professional. Be quiet for 3 months? Don't offer suggestions? Having a hard time understanding how this makes a facility "a awesome" place...

  14. UT Arlington RN-BSN spring 2010

    RoxyDi replied to RoxyDi's topic in Texas Nursing

    Good luck with your first course. Keep me posted on how it is going, and weather you are glad you made that decision. I'm looking forward to getting started soon after

  15. HCA Hospital

    RoxyDi replied to barkscotty's topic in Texas Nursing

    Recent new management with resulting high turnover from what I've

  16. ? re unlabeled meds

    RoxyDi replied to OklaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I would offer to report anyone who suggested you take meds from home and use them without verification to their respective licensing board. Of course, you would have to have proof, and that would be...

  17. Will i have the same chances of being hired if i get a ADN?

    RoxyDi replied to RedXIII_'s topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As an RN who feels forced into finally obtaining a BSN, due to the lack of jobs in my area, I would say, get the BSN asap. No two ways about it. Don't even think about stopping with an ADN. I always...

  18. Career suicide?

    RoxyDi replied to angelkerri's topic in Nursing Career

    After many years experience and several employers, my advice is this: Do whatever is in your best interest at all times. This may mean staying in your position until you must leave for a good reason,...

  19. Entrance essay: I cannot write a 200 word essay!

    RoxyDi replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Editing your own work is always the hardest. I did it recently for a publication portfolio. Next time, give yourself the parameters by estimating how long the length should be on the paper. When you...

  20. Let me hear your raves

    RoxyDi replied to Kyla.ann's topic in General Nursing

    When you use your education and experience to make a difference between life and death, and life wins, there is nothing sweeter. I've experienced this on more than one occasion, and when I get burned...

  21. When to call the Doctor regarding a fall?

    RoxyDi replied to LStar's topic in General Nursing

    Risk managers will tell you to follow your company policy, always. Injury or no, follow your policy. Notifying the MD of a fall is simply updating him/her of the patient's status. Medications may need...

  22. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    RoxyDi replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, this author (and some responding to this thread) have very strong negative feelings about FEEDING babies the way nature intended. That's a little odd, if you think about it. The author obviously...

  23. Depressed about new job-hate it- quit???

    RoxyDi replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    If you really are considering quitting, be sure and find another job first! You don't need the stress of not having a job on top of being depressed from the one you just left... Good luck. You deserve...

  24. Reforming nursing education...

    RoxyDi replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - so it now takes a masters degree to provide safe, appropriate NURSING care? Let me throw this into the discussion - what if all nurses were mandated to speak Spanish? Surely that would assure a...

  25. UTA Concepts of Professional Nursing Course Info

    RoxyDi replied to gonnabetxnurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Can you explain what the portfolio project is? Do you have to be working to do