Dixielee

Dixielee BSN, RN

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  1. Dx: Paralysis secondary to hospital admission

    Dixielee replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way when they wheel someone in to triage and the chief complaint is finger injury or sore

  2. Hospital Using FirstNet in ER?

    Dixielee replied to midge121787's topic in General Nursing

    We use it as well. Our IT people have done some good customization of it to fit the ED setting better. It is still cumbersome and not intuitive but we have it in our level 2 trauma center and see over...

  3. Ever accepted a position knowing it was a mistake?

    Dixielee replied to Gratefulprn's topic in General Nursing

    I took a travel assignment that was pretty bad but stayed 6 months because it was close to home and paid very well. They were not renewing any travel contracts but offered "in house pool" pay to us...

  4. Was asked if I was bisexual?!?!?

    Dixielee replied to caregiver1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That my friend is the truth!!! I remind myself of my mother more and more every day :) I know I will never have a stiff neck because I am always shaking my head and saying, "OMG, I can't believe I...

  5. Was asked if I was bisexual?!?!?

    Dixielee replied to caregiver1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I clearly am an old fuddy duddy! I have never been asked a question about my sexual practices and if my doc were to ask, I would politely tell him it was none of his business! I know a lot of people...

  6. Dx: Paralysis secondary to hospital admission

    Dixielee replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    When we opened a new "fast track" area of our ED, it was a suite of 8 rooms with stretchers, equipment etc. It seemed that even the person with the most insignificant complaint, i.e. splinters,...

  7. Anyone have any good critical care questions to quiz me on?

    Dixielee replied to nurse678's topic in Critical Care

    I don't even know what BKAT 8 means so I guess I shouldn't be trying to quiz anybody!

  8. Defining nursing with a single word...

    Dixielee replied to tgyles's topic in General Nursing

    Sacrifice

  9. facility responsibility to the obese

    Dixielee replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    I am ALL for consequences and personal accountability. I see people everyday who come into the ED with frivolous and certainly non emergency complaints. Many are just drug seeking, many want free...

  10. How do I get over the "what ifs"

    Dixielee replied to tjnurse67's topic in General Nursing

    You just have to let it go or it will make you crazy. What is done is done and if you have not heard anything by now, it is unlikely you

  11. syringe to collect specimen from foley?

    Dixielee replied to nursing81student's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, what Sun said

  12. facility responsibility to the obese

    Dixielee replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    We are putting ourselves on a very slippery slope when we try to require people to comply "for their own good, or the good of the collective". I, personally want to keep my individual liberties while...

  13. Are men respected by Doctors and colleagues in this field.

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

    If they deserve

  14. crap...am I in huge trouble???

    Dixielee replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    Did she hook up to the compressed air instead of the oxygen in the wall? Yellow instead of green? I have seen it

  15. cdiff death?

    Dixielee replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

    What a great

  16. Scared...

    Dixielee replied to magnesv3's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! Since it was not discovered for 2 days, I presume follow up labs and subsequent adjustments had long been made. There are a number of issues to consider here including unit

  17. Scared...

    Dixielee replied to magnesv3's topic in General Nursing

    What department are you in? If a d-dimer was drawn, they probably drew other baseline labs, at least we do in the ED. Had the patient been on any anti-coagulants prior to the heparin? Was the baseline...

  18. You'll never make it in California

    Dixielee replied to luv2shopp85's topic in California Nursing

    Thank you so much for the information and encouragement. My family lives in Costa Mesa but plan to move to Tustin next summer, so I just want to be close enough to be able to pick up kids at school,...

  19. tuition reimbursement/assistance

    Dixielee replied to birdie22's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a comprehensive list, but every hospital I have ever worked with offered some kind of assistance or reimbursement for school. I am checking out new jobs now and click on the employee...

  20. harder to get a job with a phone interview?

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

    What a great idea!! I am hoping to relocate to California within the next 6 months and would love to be able to interview by phone since I am in N.

  21. facility responsibility to the obese

    Dixielee replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    You are not holding them prisoner and they retain their freedom to choose to do unhealthy things. You can attempt to educate but you can't legislate or require people to take care of

  22. OB--When it's good it's good and when it's not...it's heartbreaking.

    Dixielee replied to linzjane88's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My daughter's best friend lost her full term "Perfect" little boy last year. She had a 2 year old and they were both well planned and loved babies. There was no explanation for the death. Mom has had...

  23. Making mistake

    Dixielee replied to nursing_problem's topic in General Nursing

    I remember literally praying all the way to work that I wouldn't make any mistakes, make a fool out of myself or hurt anyone. I don't do that anymore, but probably should. There is a very steep...

  24. You'll never make it in California

    Dixielee replied to luv2shopp85's topic in California Nursing

    Since this is a still active thread....I am also hoping to move to Orange Co within the next 6 months or so to be close to my grand kids. There seem to be ED jobs posted in the area. I know I may have...

  25. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    Dixielee replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, the bat club is an equal opportunity club! As far as the baby bats...they are cute, but when I see bats, I think rabies shots. I can't tell you how many rabies shots I have given because a...