Dixielee

Dixielee BSN, RN

ER

Member

  • Content

    1,222

  • Visitors

    11,424

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    11

All Content by Dixielee

  1. Any white middle aged travel nurses out there?

    Dixielee replied to bostonbakednurse's topic in Travel

    Yes there

  2. Question about TNCC

    Dixielee replied to seemerun's topic in Emergency

    I agree it might be a tough sell. TNCC is a systematic way to organize your assessment of a fresh trauma. It incorporates not only the ABC's of BLS but things like calling the chaplain, alerting...

  3. The things people try...

    Dixielee replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    One of my ER peeps posted this on facebook yesterday and it says it all :) There is some language in it that may offend some, so if you are offended easily, please don't go there. It is advice from...

  4. Ever Think Nursing Might Not Be Enough?

    Dixielee replied to FattyMateo's topic in Nursing Career

    Fortunately I went to nursing school before they invented that stupid nursing diagnosis! We did have care plans and they were tedious but actually useful to the student as it helped organize and...

  5. ER Nurses- How do you feel about ED volunteers?

    Dixielee replied to VagusX's topic in Emergency

    Yes, the monitors and the beeping are not being ignored. There is a central monitor at the desk. Many times alarms go off if the patient is moving around or other non life threatening events. Someone...

  6. interview advice

    Dixielee replied to MissRNurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Never say anything negative about the area you are leaving. I generally say that while there is always room to learn more, I would like to stretch my skills and move to an area I have always been...

  7. ER Nurses- How do you feel about ED volunteers?

    Dixielee replied to VagusX's topic in Emergency

    We have some volunteers who absolutely get in the way, and some that I am so glad to have! I will give you some tips. Treat this job like a real job for which you will be held accountable. Do not look...

  8. What do I need to bring?

    Dixielee replied to JessiekRN's topic in Emergency

    You really don't need to have binders, clipboards etc to hold a lot of individual patient info like you do on the floor. You will turn over your rooms several times in a shift so you don't have a lot...

  9. What the what??

    Dixielee replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    Orientate is also my pet peeve!! I'm glad there are others who understand :) I have seen "breast sounds clear". I never knew breasts made sounds! I also saw that a seizure patient was post dictal. I...

  10. Who wears a nursing cap?

    Dixielee replied to raincitynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is great if someone wants to wear a cap, but please don't work to make it mandatory! I was very happy when the caps were phased out. I will pass along a little nostalgic info to those...

  11. advanced airway use

    Dixielee replied to jedi88's topic in Emergency

    Yep, agree BVM done correctly works quite well until an advanced airway can safely be

  12. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    Dixielee replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like everyday occurrences in our fast track! It is run by PA's and FNP's and we average 80-100 patients per 16 hour shifts that we are open. We get an angry group of drug seekers everyday who...

  13. Blood Administration / Electronic Scanning & Charting

    Dixielee replied to njinformaticsrn's topic in Emergency

    We use First Net/Cerner, scan all our meds and blood into the system. We still use 2 nurses as well. We can have vitals electronically if we have them on the monitor and admitted to the system, but we...

  14. What career did you have before nursing?

    Dixielee replied to julibyrd's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at the skylift gift shop at Stone Mountain Park summer after 10th grade, then Spencer gifts at the mall, rounded out my retail career at Target (called Richway back then) folding baby...

  15. Type II Diabetes Mellitus

    Dixielee replied to Ted's Wife's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I hope if I make it to 82 and have dementia, that someone will direct me to the buffet and leave me there until I die! I know we have to do what we can to make people healthy and live forever, but I...

  16. What was wrong with my patient??

    Dixielee replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea what is wrong with your patient, but I love you for saying she was a young lady in her 50's!

  17. All nurses do is wipe butts

    Dixielee replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in General Nursing

    You have to really watch out for those ambulance drivers! Seriously though, so many of us are married to cops, paramedics, FF and other medico types. We are all in a unique position to see society at...

  18. I swear.....

    Dixielee replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Now that you mention it, I think I have seen those signs in the hospital gift

  19. Oh boy. Let go from job... not sure if this is it. :(

    Dixielee replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    amen!! we need to post this in neon lights, bumper stickers, road signs and nursing

  20. It's not always about you - a mini rant

    Dixielee replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    When I was 20, I wondered what people thought about me. When I was 30, I didn't care what people thought about me. When I was 40, I realized they weren't thinking about me at all! (stolen from unknown...

  21. Thinking of leaving management to return to bedside nursing

    Dixielee replied to bboopRN4's topic in General Nursing

    I have known quite a few managers who have returned to the bedside. The most common comment I have heard is, "I wish I had done this years ago". The nice thing about nursing is that you are not stuck...

  22. do nurses get employer sponsored pensionplan?

    Dixielee replied to lily1289's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen one in any hospital I have ever been in. They may match 4-6% in 401K but that is the best I've seen. Gonna be a bunch of broke retired nurses, me

  23. holiday pay this year-what??

    Dixielee replied to orla's topic in General Nursing

    No weekend diff here, but get time and half if you work on holiday regardless of status. They only pay holiday for three holidays anyway, so would much rather have week end diff all year

  24. I swear.....

    Dixielee replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ED and am sure there is an invisible sign on the back of my car that says, "Follow me to the hospital"! They always

  25. Dx: Paralysis secondary to hospital admission

    Dixielee replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Some days I think gravity is just stronger than other