Dixiedi

Dixiedi

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  1. Who the H*LL invented this test anyway!!! :(

    Dixiedi replied to monie2004's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What makes you say the test wasn't fair? I take it you are talking about the

  2. LPN going deaf. What kind of nursing can I do?

    Dixiedi replied to nursnancy's topic in General Nursing

    Does your LTC facility have a quality assurance nurse? If not, they probably need one and you should suggest that you'd be great! And, you pretty much work alone except when you call someone into the...

  3. Is English required to be an RN?

    Dixiedi replied to Jailhouse RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't know, don't you think adding a LOL or even a RFL...(whatever that other one is) helps others to understand the post is meant as humor? Some of the other stuff I don't even know what it is!...

  4. MD vs RN

    Dixiedi replied to OneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very well put with but one correction (IMHO), RNs and LPNs (all nurses) have IAs, CNAs, PCAs, housekeepers, laundry workers, and cooks for assistants--and thank God for

  5. 3 1/2 y/o daughter won't potty......please give advice.

    Dixiedi replied to J Lynn's topic in Pediatric

    My youngest just wouldn't potty train! I tried everything I and everybody I know could think of. He would get into the closet, get a fresh diaper, stop in the bathroom and get a washcloth and bring...

  6. Anti-Depressants and the "Quick-Fix"

    Dixiedi replied to angelicaparki's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The really sad thing it's not JUST in psych! Docs are prescribing "happy pills" to anybody. Is it to shut them up because they don't take the pts complaint seriously or is it because they don't have...

  7. LPN Scope of practice/Picc lines-just moved to Indiana

    Dixiedi replied to krissiee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Calm down! Even RNs new to an area may find themselves lacking in this skill or that skill. It's the exceptional nurse who is not afraid to say, "I've never done that before. I understand the theory,...

  8. Dealing with combative patients

    Dixiedi replied to nursesarah's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have also seen situations where family was required to stay with the pt round the clock. If they refused, the pt would have been discharged to a university hosp. Generally a place where a lot of...

  9. Is English required to be an RN?

    Dixiedi replied to Jailhouse RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I noticed it too but was afraid to say anything. LOL After all, I am just an lpn and not college educated, at least not in nursing. LOL Poor English used by others is not an excuse to allow it within...

  10. Going back to school for LPN at age 47

    Dixiedi replied to Dratz's topic in International Nursing

    Life experiences as the above poster mentions will make school so much easier for you! And, as everyone else has said...DITTO! Welcome to the world of

  11. Should I work as an NA while in school?

    Dixiedi replied to RN2B2009's topic in International Nursing

    If you can live on the reduced salary it would surely free up a lot of time you can then spend on studying. And, experience as a CNA will give you tons of things to draw on after

  12. MD referring to CRNA as 'support staff'

    Dixiedi replied to kestrel1121's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    To the surgeon, the anestsiologists are support staff. I'm not arguing that the surgeon was right. Just that, very likely, from his point of view, he probably was right. I personally think both were...

  13. fitted sheets

    Dixiedi replied to natalie wilson's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's been a problem for as long as I can remember. In the past, when working acute care (home care we don't have these hassles) I used two flat sheets (one for the top 2/3 of the bed, extending to...

  14. Need advice-Night shift LPN at LTC

    Dixiedi replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nice! Where are you? Sounds like an excellent opportunity! I lonve home care, but I am starting to get the itch to return to hospital (a lot of that deals with wanting to finally complete ADN and...

  15. Nurses crossing picket lines??

    Dixiedi replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I sat and read every post in this thread top to bottom. There towards the end, I noticed a lot of reference to other employees slaries. I had read not too long ago an article about CEOs and their...

  16. Please clarify degree types!

    Dixiedi replied to trees's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've been hearing from new and recent "diploma" students most of the hospitals in my general area are now associated with a local college and a graduate that would have once been a diploma...

  17. Eating Boogers??? Is this for real?

    Dixiedi replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Get the Kool Ade ready... belly button lint is very

  18. Nurses crossing picket lines??

    Dixiedi replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    The RNs were on strike for awhile where I worked some years ago. (Yes, we crossed their line. The RNs choose to stand apart from us so we gave them no support in their efforts.) My friends who were...

  19. totaly burnt out

    Dixiedi replied to godivalady's topic in General Nursing

    I also got tired of the Bull ****. I left nursing and pursued other avenues for awhile. Even after I returned to nursing I have not completely dismissed those other avenues. I have returned to nursing...

  20. MD referring to CRNA as 'support staff'

    Dixiedi replied to kestrel1121's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Be proud of your advanced certifications. Be proud of the work you do, the pt care you provide. Don't get hung up on the little stuff. If it would not hurt for the CRNA to be referred to as a Doc,...

  21. What was your secret weapon for surviving nursing school??

    Dixiedi replied to michelle_s_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    No strategy here, it was a job to be done and I did it. I don't think we always need to make everything a "strategy". Assigning a strategy to everything and then depending on something other than...

  22. Learning thread (ER medicine)

    Dixiedi replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    My plan was to just read this thread to learn from it. But I have a suggestion for you. Why don't you post this one out in General Nursing Discussions. For years we have told pts to put their tooth...

  23. stupid mistake- wanna quit

    Dixiedi replied to Fly4Life12's topic in General Nursing

    Eveerybody makes mistakes. If we didn't, we'd all be called God! You have beaten yourself up enough over this one. File it someplace in your brain to prevent it from happening again and keep moving....

  24. Can a surg. tech. "circulate" a case -give medications?

    Dixiedi replied to Linda J's topic in Operating Room

    I was commenting on another post that noted hostilities in the thread. I did not say that any one nurse was hostile. It was a general statement, not naming any person or persons. I really don't know...

  25. Can a surg. tech. "circulate" a case -give medications?

    Dixiedi replied to Linda J's topic in Operating Room

    I have found there is a lot of hostility towards anyone who is not an RN in the threads around here. And, there is a very strong preference to those with BSN behind their name. It's sad, they are...