dansamy

dansamy

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  1. Patient abuse, difficult situation

    Always do the right thing. Sometimes, the right thing is the hardest thing to do. Regarding documentation, it's your license. Not theirs. Do not chart anything that you didn't do and accurately chart...
  2. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    Definitely start saving for
  3. I've been a nurse almost 9 years now. Including weekend & night differentials, I don't make $25+/hr. Of course, in Alabama, I make a decent, but bit wealthy,
  4. Moving to Seattle area

    I have close family moving to Seattle Washington in September. I presently live in a right to work, non-union state where wages are very low. I have 6 years of peds med/surg experience & PALS....
  5. Completely enraged!!!

    Don't get too attached to the rainbows & puppies of today's experience. Your group will eventually sort itself into, at the very least, loose cliques. Your instructor will be tough on you. (Or at...
  6. Ugh so upset!!

    When I was in school, a med error was automatic clinical failure. And that means you repeat that class. Sent from my HTC One X using
  7. Completely enraged!!!

  8. Completely enraged!!!

    Buy the small. Sent from my HTC One X using
  9. You really don't have any right to disclose to your manager your coworker's intentions. January is a long way away. Anything could happen that would necessitate your coworker declining her new...
  10. Dealing with chronic suicidal pts in the ED

    Are these uninsured patients? Maybe they lack access to mental health care. Or the meds that work for them are too expensive & they aren't getting any assistance with affordability. Even with...
  11. Could Obamacare cause a shortage in nursing again

    Of course it won't be perfect. And there's gonna be a lot of missteps along the way. And people will **** & moan about it. Sent from my HTC One X using
  12. Are we tyrants?

    I'm pretty sure that if I did wish to have more money than Bill Gates, the next day Microsoft stock would crash, they would file bankruptcy & Gates would have $98 to his name. Sent from my HTC One...
  13. Are we tyrants?

    Me too! I want to be FABULOUS! *channeling Sharpei a la High School Musical* Sent from my HTC One X using
  14. Are we tyrants?

    I fail at blatant sarcasm! Obviously! :-D Can I blame it on an undiagnosed personality disorder? No? OK, interwebs then! :-D But I really do wish administration would stop, halt, cease & desist...
  15. Job offer. Pay estimate?

    Yeah. My $2800 estimate used very conservative estimates for insurance & retirement. Sent from my HTC One X using
  16. Are we tyrants?

    You're eliminating the human element in caring for a very fragile, vulnerable being. My babies' nurses were not just cogs in the wheels of the healthcare machine. For 4 weeks, 3 weeks and 12 days...
  17. Job offer. Pay estimate?

    Depends largely on the tax rates & your other deductions. I'm guessing about 2800/month. Calculate your monthly gross. Then, Google a calculator to determine your net income. Sent from my HTC One...
  18. RN License plate

    Dark chocolate>>>>milk chocolate > white chocolate Sent from my HTC One X using
  19. Interviewing for Night Shift Charge

  20. Hourly Rounding in an ER

    Some people sleep so lightly that opening their door awakens them. I really hate hourly rounding. (I don't work in the ER. I work on a peds/adult med/surg unit. I can usually do vital signs on a...
  21. Hourly Rounding in an ER

    I hate hourly rounding. Let's wake our patients up every hour all night & ask them if they need to pee! Sent from my HTC One X using
  22. And not for a new grad internship. I'm looking at moving from south Alabama to the greater Seattle, WA area. How does one secure a position prior to moving? Are there agencies that will help place you...
  23. I'm still looking at all our options. Moving is one. Traveling is another. And there's always just staying put. I have to weigh the risks/benefits of each option. Staying in the Deep South means...