Dragonfair

Dragonfair

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  1. Generation gap and attitudes towards work - hurting patients?

    Dragonfair replied to pebbles's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I didn't say any thing about you being a LPN. I was very proud of being a LPN. The reason I changed was because I was doing RN work and they were getting the credit so I might as well get paid for my...

  2. Generation gap and attitudes towards work - hurting patients?

    Dragonfair replied to pebbles's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OK Young People Don't get so defensive I was a LPN once and at times wish I was right back

  3. Generation gap and attitudes towards work - hurting patients?

    Dragonfair replied to pebbles's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    After reading all these replies about professionalism, I wonder how many of the young pups are really in the nursing profession because of money or because of really wanting to be a nurse. Nursing is...

  4. Generation gap and attitudes towards work - hurting patients?

    Dragonfair replied to pebbles's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have been a nurse for 28 years. I was an LPN for 18 and have been an RN for 10. I'm in grad school at the present for FNP. Nirsing has not been the same for many years and I feel that those who are...

  5. comfy shoes

    Dragonfair replied to analiezel's topic in General Nursing

    Sandila My Bircks are a sling back white Very wide and i can slide them off when I sit down. Alot of us at Quincy, Il. wear them I wear heavy socks with them. Sounds like you might wear a

  6. comfy shoes

    Dragonfair replied to analiezel's topic in General Nursing

    Birckenstocks are great. Just like being

  7. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    Dragonfair replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Our staffing office calls and begs but it is handy to have others to answer the phone. The famous thing ours does is calls you in then floats someone to another floor for hell treatment. The moral in...

  8. Poll: Do you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer as an adjunct to handwashing?

    Dragonfair replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I think the alchol is OK for inbetween rooms. We have spies in our hallways watching to see if you use it. If you don't you get written up. Why is it that nursing is like nursery school. We are grown...

  9. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    Dragonfair replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I'm finding that the :nurses coming out to day have been taught to do paper work and to be Butt nurses thinking tht when in charge they don't need to take patients Yes I'm burnt it has been a good 27...

  10. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    Dragonfair replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    We are talking about a mixed Peds unit with adults who are so chronically addicted to narc then never go home for days. So I guess we can stick the Doc's in here also. These patients are very needy...

  11. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    Dragonfair replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    You need to come to our Hospital and IT is the

  12. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    Dragonfair replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I should call Arnold the next time I have 13 patients and only a LPN working with 13 patients. It is pretty bad when you don't get to open your charts until an hour before you go home. I love...

  13. taking temperatures?

    Dragonfair replied to RN_Dana's topic in Pediatric

    We use a little sticker that is placed on the side of the child just about straight down from the nipple line midway from back and front. It is not under that axilla. We get a direct temp of the body....

  14. taking temperatures?

    Dragonfair replied to RN_Dana's topic in Pediatric

    We used temp dot also in Ill. Work really well. Don't have the hassle of holding the