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  1. At what age do you plan on retiring from nursing?

    rita359 replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    I think the federal defecit will have more to do with when one can retire than anything else. Soon ss and medicare will take up so much money the government won't be able to pay full benefits. I...

  2. Should penmanship be a mandatory course for physicians?

    rita359 replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    I hear a calligraphy course will help make handwriting

  3. Should penmanship be a mandatory course for physicians?

    rita359 replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    I'd also like physicians to actually have to write or print their names instead of some squiggly that doesn't even include a letter as their signature. If you don't work with a particular physician...

  4. LTC Nurse ... Am I Stuck???

    rita359 replied to MissRNBlue803's topic in General Nursing

    One year does not stick you anywhere. It will not be impossible to get a job in a hospital but, if you read enough on this site, you know all kind of people are having a hard time getting any job....

  5. Be careful out there today

    rita359 replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    so, did the patient have a bad outcome because of this? Or is the mistake magnified because the parent was a nurse? Not saying the tube should have been clamped which it should not have been but I...

  6. Do employers really care if you worked full time or PRN at a place?

    rita359 replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on how much prn you worked. If you basically worked full time 40 hrs a week then yes. If you worked prn like I do, which is down to 1-2 8 hr shifts a week then no. You have to...

  7. Splitting pills outside of nurse's scope of practice?

    rita359 replied to thesundowner's topic in Patient Medications

    So we will have the pharmacy tech splitting the pills or do you really think with all the pharmacist has to do that it will actually be the pharmacist doint

  8. Tons of student loans, pursue DNP still?

    rita359 replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Looking at mountains of debt for your whole life is no fun. I am old and not at all jealous. It makes me angry when I read many articles in financial magazines etc about people taking all these...

  9. Tons of student loans, pursue DNP still?

    rita359 replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So, I suggest you work longer to work off most,or better yet, all of those loans before taking on more debt. Do a little investigating into the many articles regarding how long it takes to pay off...

  10. Medication/Pharmacy errors...

    rita359 replied to ObtundedRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Human beings make mistakes every day. Fortunately, individuals do not always make mistakes but sometime they do. Mistakes are not intentional but , realizing mistakes can be made, it is best to...

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

    rita359 replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    Some people are successful mostly because they got a GOOD education. Parents encouraged education. Extended family encouraged education. Actually it was more than encouraged, it was expected....

  12. Has Nursing hardened you?

    rita359 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Going on 45 years at bedside, mostly part time due to family etc. and husband who could support us alone. I don't think nursing has made me crusty. If, for instance, a patient dies I won't probably...

  13. HIPAA violation or just a bad decision?

    rita359 replied to concerned2012's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Employer should find out and fire this employee

  14. Baffled...

    rita359 replied to aboucherrn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree it is probably an individual thing but it is going to be a generaltional thing too. How many times do you hear parents thank their children for doing simple things they ask them to do. My...

  15. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    rita359 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The 5 year old gets his appendix taken out. If there are 10 a month they all get their surgeries. Somtime the families will pay a little at a time and pay off that debt. Hospitals are required to...

  16. Wiping off IV ports

    rita359 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine why anyone who is professional would not use alcohol on any kind of iv device. What the hay? Don't they even teach that is

  17. Why hasn't the United States moved into a single payer system?

    rita359 replied to Ava M.'s topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In my view there are several reasons. 1. America was founded with an ideal of individualism. In the day everybody had to look out for themselves. Good medical care is a very recent developement...

  18. Baby Angel Babcock - have you experience this?

    rita359 replied to ws582's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Many life after life books out there suggesting that pts who code and are resusitated often experience seeing loved ones on the other side. Sceptics will never find "research" to prove this but I...

  19. Making RNs Obtain a Baccalaureate Degree?

    rita359 replied to Chronis's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Education, education. More education for the same job has been coming for a long time. Will they do a study that says nurses who are more computer literate equals lower mortality? Nursing has...

  20. Trough Level Axb

    rita359 replied to melissacarey's topic in General Nursing

    Various abts have peak and trough levels drawn or just trough levels. There are no averages. Levels are specific to the drug. Keeps pts from getting toxic reactions to the specific drug. Examples...

  21. what would you do in this situation?

    rita359 replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, you have to look at the individual pt. Has he/she been getting the same dose of lispro prior to meals and still running a blood sugar of 200. Remember the goal blood sugar while pts are in...

  22. you can't reschedule insulin? computer charting

    rita359 replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    I am not totally computer savy but I wouldn't reschedule insulin unless you can only reschedule one dose. I'd be afraid all doses would be rescheduled and that would not work. So let it late and add...

  23. When specializing, does that limit where you can go in the future?

    rita359 replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think this early in your career that you will be stuck. If you stay in one area a few years then decide to change it may become an

  24. Does an obese nurse set a bad example?

    rita359 replied to sheyoung's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If the obese nurse does her work effeciently she does not set a bad example. If she/he doesn't pitch in and do whatever needs to be done to get the patients satisfied that is a bad example (ie...

  25. Advice/Suggestions for my Success!

    rita359 replied to HopefulNurse2011's topic in General Nursing

    Like nursing journals. Favorite is NURSING 2012.(the year following the word nursing changes with the