Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. How to work with LPNs on telly floor?

    Susie2310 replied to Candy999's topic in Nursing Career

    I would add that I personally wouldn't hesitate to call my state BON to clarify exactly what my responsibilities are as an RN working with LPNs' in acute care (on a tele unit) along with LPN scope of...

  2. How to work with LPNs on telly floor?

    Susie2310 replied to Candy999's topic in Nursing Career

    If I was in your position I would want to review the LPN scope of practice in acute care for my state, and also check the RN scope of practice/Nurse Practice Act and other related BON regulations in...

  3. Infuriating Code Status Changes

    Susie2310 replied to JBMmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If a patient is able to make informed decisions about their care, and is sufficiently informed as to what the best and worst outcomes of their care could be, and makes the decision to be DNR/DNI of...

  4. Infuriating Code Status Changes

    Susie2310 replied to JBMmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I sympathize with the difficulties you are experiencing. I think it can be difficult for a family member, even for a person who wants to make their very best effort to follow the patient's...

  5. Three Effective Ways to Show Compassion in a Fast-Paced Setting

    Susie2310 replied to Amy Whetstone's topic in Emergency

    Thank you for writing this article. These are all very important points. Slow down and give the patient time to process your request/s. Pause and let the patient process one piece of...

  6. War on Nurses

    Susie2310 replied to dareese's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In my view these decisions should be taken between patients/their family members if the patient wishes to include them, and their health care provider. I do think, however, that it is important that...

  7. War on Nurses

    Susie2310 replied to dareese's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I see it this way: An actual shortage of nurses due to under-supply e.g. not enough nurses being produced by the nursing schools (which I don't see overall) would be one situation. For areas in the...

  8. War on Nurses

    Susie2310 replied to dareese's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Others, including myself, have asked questions about the "shortage of nurses." Nurses with various training/experience have posted here about their applications for RN positions being ignored when...

  9. Healthcare And Birthdate Imperative

    Susie2310 replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

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  10. Healthcare And Birthdate Imperative

    Susie2310 replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    @Mywords1 The purpose is to aid in correctly identifying patients. It can be a very big problem if one is incorrectly identified in a health care setting; possibly leading to the wrong care being...

  11. When the Nurse Becomes the Patient: What I Learned Sitting on the Other Side of the Triage Desk

    Susie2310 replied to echmorrill's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your insightful article. These are all very good points. Becoming wary of each new patient; becoming callous; understanding that nurses' perceptions of patient/family members'...

  12. Healthcare Costs and Unvaccinated Patients

    Susie2310 replied to guest1168940's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This brings up the point of how free, really, is an individual's choice. Social factors such as poverty and not having received a higher education have been shown to affect a person's decision...

  13. Can we talk about the Travel Nurse Cap?!

    Susie2310 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    A state cap may serve as a disincentive to nurses considering changing their employment to become travel nurses. So nurses may just decide to stay where they are. If enough states do this, it seems...

  14. Can we talk about the Travel Nurse Cap?!

    Susie2310 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hadn't yet read this, but if this is correct, I think this might be happening because nurses are considered essential workers and there is a need to ensure that facilities are sufficiently staffed...

  15. I Don't Care About Statistics

    Susie2310 replied to JBMmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The reason the conversation steered onto violence was because another poster replied to my comments to the OP by saying that this is the same kind of logic that is used to justify domestic violence....

  16. I Don't Care About Statistics

    Susie2310 replied to JBMmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It seems you are not tolerant of views that don't coincide with your own. I'm sorry, but this is a public forum, and you can expect to meet with people whose views you don't

  17. I Don't Care About Statistics

    Susie2310 replied to JBMmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    On a public forum you are going to read opinions you don't agree with. If you want to read just opinions like your own, or just people who agree with you, you are free to start your own private blog...

  18. I Don't Care About Statistics

    Susie2310 replied to JBMmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you for explaining. I realized that you could have thought my comment was aimed at you. It really wasn't. One minute you and I were conversing about the concerns you mentioned in your second...

  19. I Don't Care About Statistics

    Susie2310 replied to JBMmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, I'm not justifying violence/aggression. Of course violent/aggressive behavior needs to be stopped. Health care facilities have measures in place to do this, but it appears that you and others...

  20. I Don't Care About Statistics

    Susie2310 replied to JBMmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Saying that the behaviors you are seeing are not really new to Covid, and that every now and then you would get a rude family member or someone who caused a problem, but not on the same consistent...

  21. I Don't Care About Statistics

    Susie2310 replied to JBMmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    @JBMmom My comments are below yours, in italics. We have had numerous patient accuse us of exaggerating their illness because our hospital will get higher reimbursement for doing things like...

  22. Can you hold medications without a doctor's order?

    Susie2310 replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    This is the way I understand the situation: In some situations a medication/dosage is clearly contraindicated; for example a blood pressure medication dosage that you have good reason to believe...

  23. Patient going to complain against me?

    Susie2310 replied to Bella345's topic in General Nursing

    Did you read that I started my comment with the words: "A GENERAL COMMENT about kidney stone pain APART from the situation described in the OP?" In the interest of clarity, of course. I think...

  24. Patient going to complain against me?

    Susie2310 replied to Bella345's topic in General Nursing

    A general comment about kidney stone pain apart from the situation described in the OP: Kidney stone pain is known to be severe. Frankly, if my family member was a patient and they were medicated...

  25. Patient going to complain against me?

    Susie2310 replied to Bella345's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience of people I've known who have had a kidney stone, the pain as experienced by them was excruciating and completely incapacitating. These are stoic adults, who usually tolerate pain...