Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. nurses not using stethoscopes

    Susie2310 replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

  2. Reproductive health and more....

    Susie2310 replied to WestCoastSunRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thanks for the clarification. I hope people come forward to answer your original question, and your questions in your post above. Best wishes to you, and I hope you are able to find a practice area...

  3. Reproductive health and more....

    Susie2310 replied to WestCoastSunRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    You said that: "I in no way am looking for debate in this

  4. Reproductive health and more....

    Susie2310 replied to WestCoastSunRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    It does make sense, but I think it would be good to be prepared for discussion on whether nurses who hold your views can really meet patients needs in a family practice setting, and for that...

  5. Reproductive health and more....

    Susie2310 replied to WestCoastSunRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Anyone can pose any question, but on a public forum debate is to be expected as people hold diverse views. I don't think you can reasonably only request replies on an internet forum from people who...

  6. nurses not using stethoscopes

    Susie2310 replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    You wouldn't listen to bowel sounds for a post-operative patient? Post op ileus?A patient with a GI bleed/possible hypovolemic shock? Abdominal pain? Those are all conditions you would see in surgical...

  7. nurses not using stethoscopes

    Susie2310 replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    Are you a

  8. Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    Susie2310 replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In addition, a number of states have Estate Recovery for

  9. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    Susie2310 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    Employers are in the driver's seat. There is an oversupply of nurses in general and nurses are quite easily replaceable, and that is what employers want. Also, employers use agency nurses, and for...

  10. Spouses being asked to leave the room

    Susie2310 replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What you said is appropriate and applicable in some situations but not all. Your bio says that you specialize in the ER. Do you really always ask all family members to leave the room when you first...

  11. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    Susie2310 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    Re a BSN quickly becoming the minimal nursing degree - I know many would like this to be the case. In actuality this appears to very much depend on which area of the country you are in and whether the...

  12. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    Susie2310 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    No-one is arguing that nurses don't need to be good critical thinkers, and have good knowledge of pathophysiology etc. But "progressing nursing as a profession" has nothing to do with the quality of...

  13. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    Susie2310 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    BSN level knowledge needed to take care of complex patients at a tertiary care center?? May I ask what you perceive are the components in BSN nurses education that make nurses with a BSN better...

  14. Spouses being asked to leave the room

    Susie2310 replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the problem on this thread is that some people who are nurses and have also experienced being patients and family members, believe they can see both sides of the matter, and are forgetting...

  15. Patient Rights and POA

    Susie2310 replied to shannonh17's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I fully understand that the situation involves legalities. I personally would still consider it worthwhile asking the BON their position in this complicated situation - that is not asking for legal...

  16. Spouses being asked to leave the room

    Susie2310 replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't pat yourself on the back too

  17. Spouses being asked to leave the room

    Susie2310 replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Again, you seem to be rather desperate to debate with

  18. Spouses being asked to leave the room

    Susie2310 replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Interesting that you choose to reply to an old post from 2012. My post stands, and it is now 2017, soon to be

  19. nurses not using stethoscopes

    Susie2310 replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    Just because a patient is young and healthy (as far as you know) isn't a good rationale for not listening to their heart and lungs postoperatively. Young patients can have complications of surgery,...

  20. Spouses being asked to leave the room

    Susie2310 replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She did tell the nurse that she wouldn't bother her or ask any questions while the nurse did her assessment. She simply wanted to be present with her husband, who she provides care for and who is...

  21. Patient Rights and POA

    Susie2310 replied to shannonh17's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This post brought up some difficult questions for me, and that is why I thought that if I had been in the OP's situation I would like to learn from the BON what my actions towards/for the patient...

  22. Patient Rights and POA

    Susie2310 replied to shannonh17's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In my state, in addition to having the option of a POA that takes effect when one is no longer able to make health care decisions for oneself, one has the option of designating a POA decision maker to...

  23. Why do we do codes?

    Susie2310 replied to scrubs0204's topic in General Nursing

    I do not know of anywhere where a slow code is the legal standard of care, and I would think it would have a high chance of being found out and brought to legal scrutiny (think: patient's family...

  24. Why do we do codes?

    Susie2310 replied to scrubs0204's topic in General Nursing

    Updated statistics on cardiac arrest survival from the American Heart Association show that for 2016 the survival rate to hospital discharge for OUT OF HOSPITAL cardiac arrest was 12% overall. For...

  25. Why do we do codes?

    Susie2310 replied to scrubs0204's topic in General Nursing

    The difficulty I have with this post is that the poster is speaking from his/her point of view, which is fine, except their post doesn't include or allow for the patient's point of view. >80 year...