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  1. "Customer service" and nursing

    dansdoll replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love these threads there are always many people who do not work with pts, who want to post here stating that customer serivces imporves care when that is not the case. It is like tryin gto be your...

  2. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    dansdoll replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Dear kstec, Just a note, I was not "fortunate" as you put it, to go to nursing school right out of high school, in fact I did not get my CNA until my late 30's and I did not obtain my ADN until my...

  3. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    dansdoll replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The fact that many nurses who hold higher degrees are the ones who promote higher education, may be the point in fact. The more education a nurse has the more that nurse realizes how much was missing...

  4. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    dansdoll replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The option to pursue the BSN is available to any nurse who chooses to follow this path (see the advertisers on this page for distance, part time and scholarship program information). Any...

  5. Nurse tracking devices

    dansdoll replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have worked at multiple facilities that use "tracking devices." It always seems like there is a marked increase in patient care in these facilities. CNA's are on the floor instead of wherever they...

  6. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    dansdoll replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    Dear looking forward, I started my nursing career as a CNA and I resent your implication that CNA work is gross. CNA's are essential to nursing and provide some of the most important care needs for...

  7. Pt Threats and Name Badges (again)

    dansdoll replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    85 % of all violence in hospitals is from family, so having family who can view last names is the problem not the pts.(Warchol, 1998). Most violence is directed at nurses who follow hospital policy...

  8. Pt Threats and Name Badges (again)

    dansdoll replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Yes but in NC the law states the facility can remove the last name if it feels the removal is in the best interest and safety of the staff, Montana does not allow the same provision. My initial...

  9. Pt Threats and Name Badges (again)

    dansdoll replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Not all states have this law to protect nurses. Montana state board of nursing requires all nurses even ER an Psych to wear their full name (including middle initial) and title (not RN, but the full...

  10. What nursing shoes do your recommend?

    dansdoll replied to XtineRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Cros, have way too many holes!!!! Yuck, infection central, why don't you just wear slippers it would be more sanitary. Danskos are overrated, they are bad for your ankles, talk to an ortho doc, they...

  11. Salary question??

    dansdoll replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    Some place, maybe planet wonderland, nurses can actually graduate an ADN program in 2 years without summers, but in most places it takes 3-5 years including prereqs and clinical work (and most go in...

  12. RN Scrubs

    dansdoll replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

    You do not understand, the hospital does not want to verify who you are; they want bodies and people all around who look like qualified staff. They think they do not necessarily need actual qualified...

  13. Rules that make you go Hmmmmm...

    dansdoll replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yuck!!!!! it is the transmission of germs!!!! The pts germs are in the air, if you wouldn't suck on a wound why would you want those germs in your

  14. Rules that make you go Hmmmmm...

    dansdoll replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    It looks as if you have not been paying attention to infection control issues. The oils in typical hand lotions, including lanolin and aloe, basically any petrolium based product. break down the...

  15. IV Site Prep

    dansdoll replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    Just alcohol here too, unless the iv will be used for law enforcement blood draw or cultures then use iodine

  16. I am worth less for Christmas?!?!?

    dansdoll replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Hey at least you get the differential, We got a $25 gift card to the mall, that is all, nothing else, no bonus, no special pay, no "thanks"

  17. Any facilities that stop accepting pts if there is insufficient staff?

    dansdoll replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    On one particularly bad day in our ER we pulled administration onto the floor..... It was the worst choice we could have made. They have been out of direct care for long enough that basically all they...

  18. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    dansdoll replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    All this discussion re ratios is nice and all but the thing we need to rememeber is when ER RN's "hold" pts in the ED who are awaiting admission because the floors are "understaffed" mortality rates...

  19. How Do You Know Where You Fit In??

    dansdoll replied to Guest26407's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I did not start out young, but I knew I wanted ER, that is all I have ever wanted to do. I would have DIED, if I had been made to start in geriatrics or (DREAD:eek: , DREAD:eek: ) OB! I found an...

  20. Am I not cut out for nursing?

    dansdoll replied to leisa22's topic in General Nursing

    We have all been there! You are being way too hard on yourself!!!! I started out as a new grad in a level 1 trauma center, talk about in over my head! It took me 2 years before I felt like I had a...

  21. What do you HATE to do at work?

    dansdoll replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    Things I hate at work....... 1. unresponsive management 2. LAZY ASSistants 3. Entitled, rude, ignorant, etc. family members (who really need to leave):angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire...

  22. What does your spouse do?

    dansdoll replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby is a stay at home Dad, takes care of the children while I

  23. Learning thread (ER medicine)

    dansdoll replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    Newly trained TNCC instructor here to validate the fact of airway obstruction as the primary reason to use padding in a peds pt on the backboard. The head is larger and in order to maintain c-spine,...