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  1. On this week's episode of 'People Offending the Entire Profession of Nursing'...

    cleback replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Overall I agree except that basic hygiene was pretty cutting edge back then... we're talking about an era doctors were literally killing mothers and newborns because they went from autopsy to delivery...

  2. Nurse Practitioner (Mother) leaves 21 month old in car for 8 hours

    cleback replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I am less concerned about placing blame and more about providing tools to prevent it from

  3. Nurse Practitioner (Mother) leaves 21 month old in car for 8 hours

    cleback replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't call you or anyone names so don't make me out like I did. I appreciate that you or your family have never had this tragedy... it is uncommon, afterall. I'm just saying the causes are...

  4. Nurse Practitioner (Mother) leaves 21 month old in car for 8 hours

    cleback replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    People can take as much responsibility as they want but it doesn't make them less human. People will still get tired, distracted, go into auto pilot. The question is how to protect kids despite...

  5. Nurse Practitioner (Mother) leaves 21 month old in car for 8 hours

    cleback replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I would eventually love corificeat technology that syncs with a car alarm, like the reminder alarm to fasten your seatbelt or take the keys out of the ignition. Edit to add I used to be one of those...

  6. Can I get Fired?

    cleback replied to Minniegirl0604's topic in General Nursing

    It could go both ways. I had a friend who fainted and had a rapid response called on her after she vasovagaled from her preceptees iv poke. She was just letting the new nurse practice. Both nurses...

  7. Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    cleback replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Muno was correct. I didn't pick up any snark... but I don't agree with your argument for the same reasons Muno pointed out. I've certainly given iv methylpred and moved onto the next task. Monitoring...

  8. Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    cleback replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. Thank you for the

  9. Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    cleback replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I've been checking back on this thread... and so far no one has attempted to argue why not checking a procedural site (time out, sit marking, etc) is any less negligent than not checking a medication...

  10. Feeling incompetent as a student nurse...

    cleback replied to Nathalie Im's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is equal parts learning how to be a nurse and learning how to be a nursing student. Nursing school requires a different approach than, say, a mathematics major. No calculus professor...

  11. Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    cleback replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to play devil's advocate and say yes. Time outs in surgeries/procedures are just as important as the 5 rights. That everyone in the team plum forgot is a bit of a stretch, particularly when...

  12. Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    cleback replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, this is why I was not a fan of the nurse charges. Now every screw up can be

  13. Working on weekends!

    cleback replied to PubSub's topic in General Nursing

    If you're interested in primary care as an np, work as a clinic rn in family or internal medicine. Acute care experience isn't necessary for a primary care np... however, it's harder to go to school...

  14. Flushing potentially infected PICC line

    cleback replied to mstal3965's topic in General Nursing

    Suspected infected picc lines are not to be used, including flushing. Exception example... If the patient has a fever but no s/sx of infection at picc otherwise, the doc may order a culture off the...

  15. Giving up PA school acceptance to pursue ASN?

    cleback replied to ang314's topic in General Nursing

    You're not in PA school yet, so you're not giving up anything. That aside, I think you answered your own question. You seem to value a more balanced family life right now, which is a legit life...

  16. Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    cleback replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if I agree with all of your post or understand your point behind pointing out #2. If the nurse knew it was a lower dose for anxiety, not sedation, she would likely not be closely monitoring,...

  17. Older Doctor doesn't think nurses should be in charge

    cleback replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    How is asking a doctor to see a patient over a medication issue acting "above" doctor? It's recognizing the doctors expertise in medication ordering... sounds like the doctor didn't like being asked...

  18. I've had enough.

    cleback replied to MBar1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if you have clinical depression or would be helped by medication, but I do notice maladaptive thought processes in your post. At the very least, counseling should be able to address those...

  19. Am I the *******?

    cleback replied to Seeing Myself Out's topic in General Nursing

    I successfully went from inpatient psych to medsurg... during a recession, no less. It's not impossible. You may need to 1) relocate to a more favorable market or 2) change your resume or refresh your...

  20. What's up with this RN?

    cleback replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I use "writer" instead of I/this rn. Agree with PPs that it's ingrained in our training to keep documentation as depersonalized as

  21. Applied for a position that is now on hold

    cleback replied to advsmuch08's topic in General Nursing

    You have nothing to lose by keeping your hat in the ring. I assume the position is away from the bedside? I think it's pretty common nowadays to have re-evaluations of positions, particularly...

  22. Should 40 year old mom become a psych NP?

    cleback replied to HetherV's topic in General Nursing

    I'd go for it. Having it paid for takes an incredible amount of stress off. And youd be able to work less (theoretically) than if you had to pay for it out of pocket. That said, it is a time...

  23. Which position would you choose: RN supervisor or utilization management?

    cleback replied to designer-mommy's topic in General Nursing

    The cons to the rn supervisor position are big to me. Money can't always make up for poor working environments. Also, would you want to be the kind of nm that leaves early? I know a few that did that...

  24. So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

    cleback replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Had a baby

  25. Profanity in the workplace

    cleback replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to see coworkers who swear constantly as those who are loose cannons/don't have good control over their emotions. I dread having to tell them something I know will set them off. That, or I...