Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. I'm a Man, Can I be Successful as An OB Nurse

    Susie2310 replied to AlmostANurse321's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Having a female nurse assigned is not the same as having a male nurse assigned to a woman who for any number of reasons is not comfortable receiving care from a male nurse, particularly in an area...

  2. I'm a Man, Can I be Successful as An OB Nurse

    Susie2310 replied to AlmostANurse321's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Women usually personally select their male doctors as they do their female doctors. This is very different from having a male nurse assigned to them in

  3. Time for hospice referral?

    Susie2310 replied to casias12's topic in Advanced Practice

    casius12 said that the recommendation from the palliative care physician was hospice. He/she said in his/her post above of the physician: "she cited the CVA, pancytopenia, and renal insufficiency as...

  4. Time for hospice referral?

    Susie2310 replied to casias12's topic in Advanced Practice

    As long as this doesn't happen by default or assumption, without first clarifying this with the patient/their family/significant others who the patient wishes to be involved in their care by asking...

  5. Time for hospice referral?

    Susie2310 replied to casias12's topic in Advanced Practice

    Why do you or the palliative care provider believe hospice is indicated? It sounds like the gentleman is enjoying his life with his wife and is not terminally ill with a life expectancy of only a few...

  6. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    Susie2310 replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm sorry you are descending to the level of insulting comments. Doing so does nothing to enhance your credibility as an advanced practice

  7. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    Susie2310 replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    See CraigB-RN's post and my post

  8. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    Susie2310 replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Your post reminded me of the fact that a local ED Manager was an

  9. Does the not-so-well-oiled Healthcare machine cause frontline personnel to lose compassion

    Susie2310 replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    Good post and very well articulated. You sound like a very conscientious, caring nurse, who is trying their best to practice competently/safely and be a good patient advocate. I very much hope that...

  10. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    Susie2310 replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Since you made the above comment, I will reply. No hostility; I am concerned about the standard of care. We have two classes of health care. Some patients receive their care from physicians with many...

  11. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    Susie2310 replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Your scope of practice as a NP, and the relevant laws/regulations, are provided on your state Board of Registered Nursing web site, and your state Board of Registered Nursing has regulatory authority...

  12. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    Susie2310 replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A NP is still a nurse, correct? Where is your scope of practice specified, and where are the rules and regulations regarding your practice? Are they not on your state board of nursing web site? You...

  13. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    Susie2310 replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, nurses are always responsible for their practice. I don't know what your BON permits in regard to your scope of practice. In my state NP's do not practice

  14. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    Susie2310 replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know your scope of practice, but I assume you assess patients, develop a plan of care, and can order some medications and treatments/interventions, monitor their effect, and revise the plan of...

  15. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    Susie2310 replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Your scope of practice is dictated by what your state board of Registered Nursing permits in regard to Nurse Practitioner practice, is that not so? You may be a provider, but you are still a nurse. I...

  16. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    Susie2310 replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Your regulatory body is your state board of Registered Nursing, and the laws/regulations governing your practice are to be found on your state BORN web site, is this not true? You are a nurse with...

  17. I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    Susie2310 replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    Your effort is not unappreciated by the majority of your patients. It is very difficult for patients too. Today people have to be very sick to be admitted to hospital, and very sick people are too...

  18. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    Susie2310 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was just re-reading an old thread "ADN's being pushed out." In post #460 of August 16, 2013, you said: "I haven't been a bedside RN in three years." On the same thread, in post #248 of May 2013...

  19. New grad in L&D. Are these things normal?

    Susie2310 replied to ColdHandsWarmHeart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dear OP, I think that Klone, quazar, and AliNajaCat have given you very good advice. Burn out, stress, fatigue, job insecurity, personal problems; any number of things can combine to produce hostile...

  20. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Susie2310 replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    I grant you that I didn't post any information such as age, co-morbidities, medical history, labs, other current symptoms, and assessment information. The purpose of my post was to make the point that...

  21. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Susie2310 replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Do you know how sick patients on med-surg often are today? Nurses on med-surg don't just have stable patients, at least not in my area. I posted on another thread that my relative with severe sepsis...

  22. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    Susie2310 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I strongly disagree with this. Physicians have a very important role to play in primary care, not just acute care and specialties, and this will always be true. NP's and PA's simply don't have the...

  23. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    Susie2310 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think you're dreaming. Take a reality check and research the differences in physician education and training and NP/PA education and training. Compare four years of medical school, residency,...

  24. Are they exaggerating on sepsis or am i wrong?

    Susie2310 replied to stepbystep12's topic in General Nursing

    The new guidelines/definitions above do not appear to mention the hyper dynamic stage (early sepsis) when the patient experiences feeling hot and flushed, may be diaphoretic, with malaise, lethargy,...

  25. Surplus of Nurses - should I think twice?

    Susie2310 replied to Maple2016's topic in Nursing News

    I think that if one is considering becoming a nurse in order to earn a living it is very important to actually want to do what nurses do, not just like the idea of nursing. The majority of RN's work...