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  1. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

    Fribblet replied to Fribblet's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think that the idea of providing a way of documenting nursing autonomy isn't necessarily a bad thing, but NANDA does a poor job. And yes, coming to a doctor with a nursing diagnoses is hilarious,...

  2. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

    Fribblet replied to Fribblet's topic in Nursing Professionalism

  3. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

    Fribblet replied to Fribblet's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Care plans are not dependent on nursing diagnoses. You can still use care plans without NANDA. Also, NANDA is not part of the federal

  4. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

    Fribblet replied to Fribblet's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't think that they help physicians see us as colleagues (and I agree that as the older physicians retire, this is becoming less of an issue). I think they see it as defensive and a result of...

  5. Youtube funny hospital videos

    Fribblet replied to Lizzy88's topic in Nursing Humor

    Anyone who's worked at a tertiary care center (especially in the ER) and has received a fair amount of transfer patients can probably relate to this:

  6. Atlanta Medical Center

    Fribblet replied to sheronep's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Could you be more specific? AMC is on Boulevard, which is a rough neighborhood. (Don't go to the BP next to the hospital). New grad salary depends on which department you work

  7. Please be honest!

    Fribblet replied to kalinka's topic in General Nursing

    Money? What

  8. specialty with lowest turnover rate?

    Fribblet replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    How much time have you actually spent in the psych unit? And how much time have you spent on an acute closed

  9. Colds and ATB

    Fribblet replied to nursesaurus's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...

  10. Can a doctor write you up or fire you??

    Fribblet replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    No. The doctor isn't your boss. Also, get used to doctors getting their panties in a twist when you call them. It's par for the course. They seem to get so annoyed by doing their job

  11. Effective communication at work

    Fribblet replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Having an employer provide mandatory classes to "improve communication" sounds like a colossal waste of both time and money. Seriously, some people are excellent communicators by nature and others...

  12. Team Nursing

    Fribblet replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely! The nurses that I've spoken to about team nursing usually had more than one RN on a team. Even though the RN is typically the Team "leader," he/she is still part of the

  13. Team Nursing

    Fribblet replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    I can't provide the first hand experience you want, but I can say that every nurse I've encountered who worked in a hospital that employed "Team" Nursing no longer works at that hospital. In fact,...

  14. Going straight for my RN

    Fribblet replied to Nurse Rodriguez's topic in General Nursing

    Anatomy and physiology are incredibly useful, so yes, you should be familiar with them prior to starting clinical. However, you will likely need to take some classes before starting a program. That...

  15. Going straight for my RN

    Fribblet replied to Nurse Rodriguez's topic in General Nursing

    You must be licensed in whatever state you want to work in. You can be licensed in more than one state

  16. Going straight for my RN

    Fribblet replied to Nurse Rodriguez's topic in General Nursing

    CNA stands for Certified nursing assistant. Obviously, you need to be certified. The BSN program I was in required a CNA cert before one could start the program. They're incredibly easy and take a...

  17. Going straight for my RN

    Fribblet replied to Nurse Rodriguez's topic in General Nursing

    I'd suggest you work towards a good understanding of anatomy and physiology, and also look for a position as a patient care tech (or PCA or CNA, whatever) if it's feasible for you to do so. It's one...

  18. Going straight for my RN

    Fribblet replied to Nurse Rodriguez's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah...I'm going to go ahead and disagree with everything in the post above me. Get your

  19. The Suicide Tourist

    Fribblet replied to JRD2002's topic in General Nursing

    We should all be so fortunate. Personally I think the choice of how, when, and where to die should be afforded to everyone, and that's all I'll say to avoid a moral discussion. To the OP: I haven't...

  20. Why are some nurses so rude to students?

    Fribblet replied to kayty2339's topic in General Nursing

    Some nurses are supremely lazy. They will allow a student to take over the work and be happy they don't have to do it themselves. Those are not nurses I would want taking care of me. Although, if...

  21. Why are some nurses so rude to students?

    Fribblet replied to kayty2339's topic in General Nursing

    I experienced the same attitude when I was a student as well. Part of it is because I think some of the nurses are miserable, but also, having students on the floor makes life more difficult. I...

  22. APAP Supp?

    Fribblet replied to nursesaurus's topic in Patient Medications

    What's there to teach? It's a basic definition that could be found quickly in any number of resources probably within yards of where this nurse was standing when she became curious about an...

  23. APAP Supp?

    Fribblet replied to nursesaurus's topic in Patient Medications

    See? It doesn't take much brain power to do a quick search. It does, on the other hand, take a lot of laziness to post a question on a message board for other people to do the leg work for you. In...

  24. APAP Supp?

    Fribblet replied to nursesaurus's topic in Patient Medications

    "The words acetaminophen (used in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Iran,[9] Colombia and other Latin American countries) and paracetamol (used elsewhere) both come from chemical names for the...

  25. I need help in finding the right pathway to becoming a NP.

    Fribblet replied to nchammas89's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No one here can answer that. Do some research and some serious thinking about the time, commitment and money it will involve rather than asking a bunch of strangers who don't know you or your...