Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. So TIRED OF IT

    Susie2310 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    You sound as though you are struggling for insight into patients' behavior. You ask why your father behaved uncharacteristically; I'll offer a suggestion - he was suddenly in a situation that was...

  2. So TIRED OF IT

    Susie2310 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Given that this is professional nursing forum, I personally find this comment very unprofessional and immature. Have you read the Nurses Code of Ethics? Do you know that your role is to be an...

  3. So TIRED OF IT

    Susie2310 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Please show me the bullying. Straight talk is not bullying. Some nurses need to look at how their own behavior affects their relationships with patients instead of projecting the unsatisfactory...

  4. So TIRED OF IT

    Susie2310 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Your bio says that you have been a nurse for three years; patients have been considered clients (by some in the health care industry) for a lot longer than that. And patients didn't choose this....

  5. Checking vitals on staff

    Susie2310 replied to kelsie*bear's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As I see it, taking your BP with a machine at Walmart is a different situation to a licensed nurse taking the BP of a person who is not legally their

  6. Checking vitals on staff

    Susie2310 replied to kelsie*bear's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Re the OP, I would be interested to hear what the nurse attorney who offers guidance on this forum has to say about this. I have always understood that as a licensed nurse, once you begin to assess a...

  7. So TIRED OF IT

    Susie2310 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Of course patients and families are afraid. Of receiving incompetent care by uncaring, immature, arrogant, unprofessional staff; of what is going to happen to them; of medical and nursing errors...

  8. So TIRED OF IT

    Susie2310 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for over 20

  9. Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    Susie2310 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    What does the above have to do with the unfortunate patient and her family in the OP's scenario? The ED is not a house of worship. Patients/family members bringing "snacks" to the ED? When they may...

  10. So TIRED OF IT

    Susie2310 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Patients and family members can certainly be difficult, but under the best of conditions, with timely, appropriate, care given by knowledgeable, caring and competent health care professionals, being a...

  11. mixing pain medications with a flush

    Susie2310 replied to painmeds's topic in General Nursing

    Are you referring to a peripheral IV or a

  12. Going to Patient's home without patient consent

    Susie2310 replied to RNBecky84's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Libby, what is a "populated visible community?" I believe that you had previously typed "rural community." It sounds as though your home health agency functions also like a public health nursing...

  13. What in the world is this rhythm?!

    Susie2310 replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in Critical Care

    We need information about the patient's clinical condition, co-morbidities, and lab values. A peaked P wave can indicate right atrial enlargement, and peaked T waves can signify ischemic changes or...

  14. Standardization of NP Education

    Susie2310 replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    At least one poster on this forum has questioned the role of the nurse practitioner, in doing so meeting with great opposition and even ridicule from other posters. This poster made the point that...

  15. New grad. start

    Susie2310 replied to Flightmed123's topic in Critical Care

    You've never worked on med-surg and taken care of more than one or two acutely ill patients; that's obvious. Good med-surg nursing requires excellent assessment skills and prioritization of patient...

  16. New Grad Orientation Contracts

    Susie2310 replied to Kaiyas's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I can't agree with you that by the time a new grad is looking at a contract he/she has been through the wringer. If you mean that he/she has endured nursing school and possibly a significant amount...

  17. Help! New nurse bored in critical access med-surg

    Susie2310 replied to ativanman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good

  18. new nurse advice. screwed up?

    Susie2310 replied to introuble7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What were you taught about post-operative assessments in nursing school? Does your unit have a policy for the assessment/care of the post-operative patient? What were the physician's orders for their...

  19. How did she/he get through nursing school?

    Susie2310 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is talked up as being a profession that requires intelligence, high levels of competence, ability to handle high stress, make good clinical decisions quickly, prioritize superbly, etc., and...

  20. How did she/he get through nursing school?

    Susie2310 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that contrary to conventional wisdom it's not at all universally necessary for a person to be an astute, highly competent, hard-working, student to get through nursing school or to be...

  21. What would you do if nursing staff refuses do carry out your request?

    Susie2310 replied to Saflanut's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You are correct that the provider is responsible for their assessment. RN's and LVN's are not trained or licensed as MD's or NP's. The question is can that NP delegate an important part of their...

  22. What would you do if nursing staff refuses do carry out your request?

    Susie2310 replied to Saflanut's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    With respect, if I recall correctly you are a nursing student. The physician/NP is responsible for their own examination of the patient as they are responsible for the diagnosis, plan, and treatment...

  23. What would you do if nursing staff refuses do carry out your request?

    Susie2310 replied to Saflanut's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Personal attacks are not permitted per the TOS. Sorry you felt you had to resort to such, but I guess you feel threatened as a NP by my comment. Perhaps I can help you to understand. It's a...

  24. What would you do if nursing staff refuses do carry out your request?

    Susie2310 replied to Saflanut's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    OP, as the provider it is your job to do the full skin assessment for ticks given the patient's chief complaint of a tick bite, with a tick attached, which you removed. That you failed to do a...

  25. Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    Susie2310 replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure your partner will be pleased to know that their ability to bring in income at the same level you do is your first criteria for a