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AuDDoc

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  1. Some people are too smart for nursing

    AuDDoc replied to Careerchange88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was in nursing school and I got the comment "You're too smart to be a nurse, you should be a doctor" I responded with "I already am, but I decided I wanted to do nursing instead." I usually got...

  2. Did anyone find nursing school challenging?

    AuDDoc replied to RNCoda's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school? No. I think my pre-med degree was much harder. Trying to work 40 hours a week, spend time with my spouse, and attend nursing school and clinicals was a bit rough. If I had to do just...

  3. Am I On Camera? No Paparazzi Please!

    AuDDoc replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    I will stick to the legal advice the lawyers at my current 2 federal facilities I work at and the private facility I also occasionally work

  4. Am I On Camera? No Paparazzi Please!

    AuDDoc replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    Because if anyone else is around you are now violating their privacy rights. Part of my job is to guarantee the privacy of protected health information. When someone whips out their cell phone and...

  5. Pt diverting pain meds, managers aware, nothing is done!

    AuDDoc replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in General Nursing

    OK you said veteran so I am assuming you are in a VA facility. E-mail your nurse manager and tell them what is going on. Documentation documentation documentation. If it's not documented then it did...

  6. Am I On Camera? No Paparazzi Please!

    AuDDoc replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you don't have the right to record me without my permission. Do so and if I find out you will be seeing a lawsuit. Do so while I am working at a federal facility and I will see to it you get a...

  7. Late on interview.

    AuDDoc replied to nursefromcali's topic in General Nursing

    Take it from someone who has interview multiple times over the years. Walk away. If a place will not interview you because you called to let them know you would be a couple minutes late and arrived...

  8. am i to old to be a nurse?!

    AuDDoc replied to mursewanabe's topic in General Nursing

    You're never too old to make a life change. Will it be tougher at your age with the family responsibilities? Sure. Will juice be worth the extra squeeze? Maybe. I will tell you one thing since I was a...

  9. Time Paradox of 12 hour shifts

    AuDDoc replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    you can't find anything to do on your days off? I work 4 10's and I have find plenty to do on my days off. I would love to work 3 12's if they would let me! If you're that unhappy with your schedule...

  10. How do you do well in nursing school and keep your spouse happy?

    AuDDoc replied to Godizmydad21's topic in General Students

    I did not find nursing school bad at all even while working a full 40 hour per week job and commuting an hour 1 way to work/school. Was it tiring? yes. If I did not have to work full time it would...

  11. Issue with physical therapy..how to handle?

    AuDDoc replied to LizSaRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can understand why PT did not want to pick up the patient. Recent seizure activity means the patient most likely was on falls precautions so not a go for PT. Was the PTA being a jerk? Yep. I can...

  12. Doctors Don't Always Listen: Bridging the Communication Gap

    AuDDoc replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Ah I loved the daily "doctors are idiots" bashing I heard in nursing school. I think it was half way through the first quarter before I even told people in my nursing courses what I did for a living...

  13. Need advice from nurses. Accelerated BSN, RN, or LPN program...which would you do??

    AuDDoc replied to AlleycatLady's topic in General Students

    Go for ADN then go work somewhere and have them pay for your RN - BSN bridge. Then you can decide if you still want to be an NP after you get some nursing experience under your belt and you can be...

  14. Becoming an RN with an associates degree and currently have a Bachelor's degree in Biology

    AuDDoc replied to nicolep17's topic in General Nursing

    Look at a small technical school. Many have cheap ADN programs where they will let most of your bachelor's degree courses transfer so you might just end up with the nursing courses. Then get your...

  15. Dear New Grad Nurse

    AuDDoc replied to ashrose1992's topic in General Nursing

    Remember just because you are a BSN, RN, etc. basic patient care is not underneath you! Yes your education makes it less likely you should be wiping butts, changing bed pans, etc., but guess what you...

  16. So torn between Nursing and Social Work... advice?

    AuDDoc replied to nybsn's topic in General Students

    Never do anything for just the money. I will tell you this; Social Work is just as demanding if not more draining than nursing. You often times end up being a patient advocate who gets all the crap...

  17. stethoscope for bte hearing aids

    AuDDoc replied to cyntrim's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I want to first ask if you have a severe amount of hearing loss in your left ear why aren't you wearing two hearing aids? Is your clarity of speech that bad in the left ear? Your brain is set up to...

  18. stethoscope for bte hearing aids

    AuDDoc replied to cyntrim's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Brenda, Yes the boots hook onto the bottom of the BTE's and you can remove them when not using them. You may check your BTE may have the capabilities of having a direct audio input put into the bottom...

  19. stethoscope for bte hearing aids

    AuDDoc replied to cyntrim's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    As an audiologist at a large hospital I have plenty of nurses as patients who have hearing loss. The e-scope is great. The best way I've had the e-scope be used for BTE patients is I order boots for...

  20. What would you do?? ugh!

    AuDDoc replied to intermediateRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If nursing works like any other healthcare field (which from my knowledge it actually runs slower), then we will probably not see a mandate for DON for nurse practitioners until around 2020. Sure many...

  21. Is it all going to DNP?

    AuDDoc replied to AppalachianRNstudent's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I think the nursing boards need to take a look at what has happened to other fields that have recently forced the doctorate model onto their students. Take a look at my field, Audiology. It now...