Dixielee

Dixielee BSN, RN

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  1. Why can't we just be nurses anymore?!?!?

    Dixielee replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    I think we have a severe case of management gone wild! They are so far removed from the real world, it is sickening. My daughter is a designer for an archetectural firm in North Carolina. She wanted...

  2. Travel Contracts....

    Dixielee replied to lisa_22's topic in Travel

    YIKES!! A year is too much. Most contracts are 13 weeks. You can find some a short as 4 weeks, but those are rare. I would not commit to anything close to a year. That is the beauty of traveling. If...

  3. Housing for travel nurses?

    Dixielee replied to mommy1strn's topic in Travel

    I know lots of travelers who travel with dogs. I have 3. But I usually take the housing stipend and find my own place. So far that has not been a problem. You may have to pay an additional pet...

  4. Do you have a living will?

    Dixielee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know many of you on this forum are young and may have never thought about your own demise. But, since Terri Schiavo's plight, I have given it more thought. I sent an e mail to all of my family...

  5. Legality and Ethics of Terri's past nurses talking to the press

    Dixielee replied to ScarlettRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is unethical at best for them to be discussing aspects of her care or their interaction with family. Obviously, if they were required by the courts to offer testimony or give depositions,...

  6. Agency contracts vs "Per Diem" work full time

    Dixielee replied to rnmaven's topic in Agency Nurses

    Hospitals are looking for ways to cut corners and save money. I was traveling at a hospital that eliminated travelers but went to "local travel" contracts with a local agency. It paid more per hour,...

  7. Protecting your PDA from theft

    Dixielee replied to FuturenurseCA&O's topic in General Nursing

    My PDA goes from my pocket to my hand and back to my pocket. I never put it down. Same with my stethescope, neck to ears to neck. It is a shame we have to work this way, but that is the way of the...

  8. Do you have a living will?

    Dixielee replied to Dixielee's topic in General Nursing

    Certainly no disrespect was ever intended toward those living in less than "perfect" bodies. The comment about the pillow or bullet was used to emphasize my feelings on how I would want to live and...

  9. Do you have a living will?

    Dixielee replied to Dixielee's topic in General Nursing

    Great resources Karen, thanks! Edited to add: I loved the link on Five Wishes. That is a living will that is easy to read and understand and gives explicit information that I might not have thought of...

  10. Why Do We Tolerate This?

    Dixielee replied to kmchugh's topic in Men in Nursing

    As a female who has worked with a lot of male nurses, I too, find the accusations offensive to men. The OP assumes men have only animal urges and can't control themselves. That stereotype is to men as...

  11. Do you have a living will?

    Dixielee replied to Dixielee's topic in General Nursing

    DPHRN, I was saying those things to emphasize a point, No, I certainly would not want my family to have to face murder charges! But, I did not want there to be any doubt as to my wishes

  12. Nurse donating kidney to dialysis patient

    Dixielee replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    Good thing she didn't work in a heart transplant

  13. What they SHOULD teach in nursing school . . .

    Dixielee replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my, this brings back an embarrassing memory. I graduated from high school early so I could go to nursing school, so I was a 17 yr old innocent babe when I started. I was in my first rotation and...

  14. holding a baby in after being fully dilated??

    Dixielee replied to court519's topic in Ob/Gyn

    and I do not play one on TV, but I did have 2 babies. I know with my son, I don't care if someone held a gun to my head, I could not have "held him in". He was ready to come and I was more than...

  15. If there was one piece of advice...

    Dixielee replied to ImaERtraumaRN's topic in Emergency

    2nd careerRN, you just brought back an acutely funny visual....well funny for some of us. We had an unusually mouthy clerk who decided she wanted to be a paramedic. I swear this was not planned, but...

  16. First person you meet

    Dixielee replied to needsmore$'s topic in Emergency

    Nurseboy, I wanna work where you

  17. If there was one piece of advice...

    Dixielee replied to ImaERtraumaRN's topic in Emergency

    Get yourself an ER related pocket resource book. The one I have was about $20, and is called Emergency Critical Care Pocket Guide, ACLS version. There are other more expensive ones, but this one is...

  18. New signs to post at the door

    Dixielee replied to galenight's topic in Emergency

    rjflyn...I was just trying to be nice, but I think your idea is probably more effective! Marie, a few years ago we were getting ready to do a pelvic on a woman in the ER who said...exact words,...

  19. First person you meet

    Dixielee replied to needsmore$'s topic in Emergency

    Our security certainly does intervene if someone is combative. They have handcuffs and a big stick! They have helped restrain many patients in our ER. They also are available to help diffuse a...

  20. I Need Major Guidance!!!

    Dixielee replied to nurseinalabama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, whatever the outcome, YOU did the right thing. That is all you can do. You presented him with the information you had, i.e. her possible HIV status, and you now give him the opportunity to do...

  21. allnurses mentioned in AJN and it ain't flattering

    Dixielee replied to actioncat's topic in General Nursing

    in starting an IV on a death penalty case, and participating in abortion, late term or otherwise, or pulling the tube (ET or feeding) on a questionalbly brain dead patient? I see little distinction....

  22. Is IVF possible after TL?

    Dixielee replied to NoCrumping's topic in Ob/Gyn

    and didn't see that it was OB/GYN related. This goes to show how different areas interpret abreviations......I thought you were asking if you could give IV fluids after a Triple Lumen catheter was...

  23. First ever assignment

    Dixielee replied to Honeyz78's topic in General Nursing

    What in the heck was a rug doing in there in the first place? Just an accident waiting to

  24. I Need Major Guidance!!!

    Dixielee replied to nurseinalabama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "All she can do is to inform him and the gf, provide advice and support, provide information on hiv/aids and std's, provide alternatives for sexual activities, provide a physician that can do...

  25. PTSD in Nurses: On-the-job trauma may be driving nurses from the profession.

    Dixielee replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    One of our staff nurses came to me the other night requesting that I be her nurse. She was at work and said she just felt like she was "losing it" and she honestly wanted to kill somebody! She went...