Dixielee

Dixielee BSN, RN

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  1. Question About Stretched Ears

    Dixielee replied to KatieMarie1127's topic in General Students

    I have to say I agree with you, Viva! The OP asked our opinion and we are expressing ours. It doesn't mean I won't like that person as a human being, it doesn't mean I think they are not worthy to be...

  2. Thinking of Making a move to St. Louis Missouri

    Dixielee replied to saraaileen76's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in a number of states over the years and people are people where ever you go. Hospitals have different rates of staffing and working conditions even within the same city, so I doubt you...

  3. Great moments in bad judgement

    Dixielee replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    LOL I had no idea this game actually had a name! I just googled it, and this is what wickipedia says: Mumblety peg is generally played between two people with the aid of a pocket knife. In one...

  4. Sex in the workplace.....what do YOU think should be done?

    Dixielee replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just want to know where I should work so I have time for sex. I don't usually have time to eat, I sure don't have time for sex! I guess I need to change jobs

  5. Will it get better???

    Dixielee replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

    I think you are finally getting over that new grad mentality, and realize what you don't know! That is an important milestone in a nursing career! That first year or so, you are still so new, you...

  6. Religious hospitals?

    Dixielee replied to vwgirl22's topic in California Nursing

    I agree with the other posters. I have worked at several Catholic hospitals and one Seventh Day Adventist hospital. I am religious, but not of either of the above faiths and have never had a problem....

  7. Need Advice - job offer

    Dixielee replied to MagsMom's topic in General Nursing

    It says a lot about your integrity that this bothers you, but in the end, you have to do what is best for you. I have been a nurse almost 40 years and while I am always loyal to my employer, I...

  8. Adhesive Tape Irritation...Help!!

    Dixielee replied to Nursey103's topic in General Nursing

    We keep packages of the large OB type peri pads that actually come with some mesh underwear that might be useful. It is sort of a "one size fits all" deal, so it may not be appropriate. There is a...

  9. Sex in the workplace.....what do YOU think should be done?

    Dixielee replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You can't fix

  10. Adhesive Tape Irritation...Help!!

    Dixielee replied to Nursey103's topic in General Nursing

    In the ED we do a lot of I&D's on various wounds including pilonidal cysts which are right on the coccyx. I have found the best way to dress a draining wound in that area on an ambulatory patient...

  11. Assessing the hyperglycemic patient

    Dixielee replied to flyingchange's topic in Emergency

    Google Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) and Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Look at the difference in labs. You will have high blood sugars with each, but generally much higher with HHS. Compare...

  12. Ethical Dilemma

    Dixielee replied to mglick's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that was a horrible situation and if I had been the patient, I would have done anything to save my baby, but it was not my baby. With the initial vital signs showing a fetal heart rate of 90,...

  13. Shift differentials?

    Dixielee replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    Every hospital I have ever worked in had some sort of shift diff. Currently it is $3.00 for evenings, $3.50 for nights. There is no diff for weekends because we have a week ender program and those who...

  14. Why is it important to know patient's insurance info?

    Dixielee replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    We don't even have access to the information regarding insurance. It doesn't matter to me if they are insured or not. They get the same care regardless. Unless your job is in the billing department,...

  15. Why are some people so successful while other's are failing

    Dixielee replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that "luck" favors the

  16. Are many nurses products of abusive/drug dependent homes & parents?

    Dixielee replied to wsp4905's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I am also one of the lucky ones! I was born into a fantastic, loving family. I had strong social support growing up, and still do. Both my parents are gone now, but I loved them very much. I...

  17. Practicing NG Tube on each other?

    Dixielee replied to pjharrelson's topic in General Students

    Grn Tea, great description of the proper way to do it! The lube and shove method is the fastest way to getting things slapped out of your hands, nosebleeds and an agitated patient that is not likely...

  18. Can anyone give me some ideas on this case study? thx

    Dixielee replied to kcvo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Brilliant minds think alike :) I explained what would happened, you explained

  19. Practicing NG Tube on each other?

    Dixielee replied to pjharrelson's topic in General Students

    Yikes! Using that logic, we all need to experience lumbar punctures, chest tubes, foley's and

  20. Can anyone give me some ideas on this case study? thx

    Dixielee replied to kcvo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The O2 sat is not going to matter soon because your patient will stop breathing. With a resp rate of 45, heart rate of 144 (increased myocardial demand for O2 on patient with heart disease) and PaCo2...

  21. Nurses who worked through school

    Dixielee replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    You should have no problem if you have no one else to worry about but yourself! I was a single parent of 2 children when I finished my BS in Biology, and still a single mother when I got my BSN. It...

  22. IV flulids/solutions and WHY??

    Dixielee replied to Tsatalstrana's topic in General Nursing

    It was a joke

  23. Great moments in bad judgement

    Dixielee replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Ouch!! Note to self: Always hit wall with open hand, not fist! Isn't this job sooooo rewarding

  24. Same patient's over and over again

    Dixielee replied to MattNurse's topic in General Nursing

    We had a guy yesterday who was a gunshot wound "victim" (once you met him, you understood why), who was admitted 3 days prior to trauma ICU on a vent. Extubated quickly, went to floor where he signed...

  25. Same patient's over and over again

    Dixielee replied to MattNurse's topic in General Nursing

    We (society and the system) have removed personal responsibility from the equation, but that is another whole debate!!