Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. I want to be a nurse!!

    Susie2310 replied to LucidDreamer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I strongly suggest that if you decide to train as a nurse that amongst your reasons for wishing to become a nurse is the desire to take care of sick people. You did not mention this in your post. I...

  2. Health care administration - non nurses

    Susie2310 replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    People who manage nurses actually do need to know quite a bit about the law as it relates to nursing practice, and nurses with bedside experience who become managers/administrators of nurses have...

  3. Nursing Depts Ran by Non-Nurses?

    Susie2310 replied to Reeses30135's topic in General Nursing

    Why wouldn't the converse hold true? This is a matter of practicality, not of egos. For example, I wouldn't work in a corporate accounting department where the person in charge was a nurse with no...

  4. Health care administration - non nurses

    Susie2310 replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    How can you manage nurses if you don't have more than a superficial knowledge of what their job

  5. Health care administration - non nurses

    Susie2310 replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect he/she meant that nurses who move up the corporate ladder have a sense of responsibility to the clinical staff and these nurses won't just be "Yes" people in

  6. Too many patients. Too little pay. Losing it.

    Susie2310 replied to moonmelody's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Assuming you intend to stay in the UK, my suggestion is to gain experience and then move on to another nursing position within the NHS. Even though your current pay is very low, my understanding is...

  7. From RN to Medical School

    Susie2310 replied to RNthenDoc's topic in General Nursing

    If you just received your BSN at the age of 22 and are in the middle of your internship, could it be possible that you haven't given nursing a reasonable trial as a career? Why do you think being a...

  8. Disclosing your name for hipaa vioation

    Susie2310 replied to amber_indigo's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Patients or their authorized representatives can obtain copies of their medical records and see the names/licensure of the individuals who provided nursing care/medical care

  9. Stressed about getting into Grad school. In need of therapeutic commnication. :'(

    Susie2310 replied to nerdynurse2b94's topic in General Nursing

    Your post is full of your future ambitions, but what about here and now? You are in your second semester of an ADN program and you haven't yet mentioned even being interested in

  10. Complaints only, please!

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

    I sympathize with your post ixchel, but what does President Obama have to do with your getting scolded by your boss for getting off work

  11. Retirement benefits, lack of

    Susie2310 replied to yakimandu's topic in Retired Nurses

    What you have written is true, up to a point. But you have addressed only one aspect of why people may fail to save adequately/well for retirement. The problem goes beyond insufficient...

  12. Government should not be in healthcare business

    Susie2310 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Nursing News

    Even if one's PCP does not provide routine PSA testing for patients, one can still discuss with their doctor PSA screening/importance of a PSA baseline/family history of prostate cancer and other risk...

  13. Government should not be in healthcare business

    Susie2310 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Nursing News

    The PSA test is considered valuable by urologists as an indication of the prostate's health. Rising PSA values can indicate infection, prostate cancer, and other prostate conditions, and urologists...

  14. Question from a doc on NP education

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

    I am an RN with a BSN, and I agree with you. Comparing 600-700 clinical hours in a NP program to the 5,000-6,000 hours of clinical training physicians commonly receive, and to the 10,000 hours of...

  15. Question from a doc on NP education

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

    I have found that the best way to learn about the actual NP curricula various universities offer is to browse the web sites of NP programs in the Schools of Nursing at the various universities. You...

  16. The Fifth Vital Sign

    Susie2310 replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds as though your knowledge of pain management is not sufficient. Patients can still feel pain when they are sedated, asleep, or paralyzed. How do you know the patient is unable to perceive...

  17. Forced transfer

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

    What are your Nurse Practice Act requirements when being

  18. Seasoned bedside nurses.......how do you plan your day?

    Susie2310 replied to Beffers81's topic in General Nursing

    What problems are you experiencing? What are you currently

  19. ANA and dues

    Susie2310 replied to Sue Barton fan's topic in General Nursing

    Other clues to where an organization's money is spent, besides it's balance sheet/financial statements, are: what causes does an organization support?; what are the organization's main agendas?; what...

  20. ANA and dues

    Susie2310 replied to Sue Barton fan's topic in General Nursing

    I belong to a specialty nursing organization, so I receive their journals every few months, which feature current practice information. I can also access their web site, and obtain up to date practice...

  21. RN's without APRN certifications working in capacity of NP

    Susie2310 replied to WLQRN's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding is that as long as this practice complies with one's state BORN regulations/Nurse Practice Act, it is lawful. In my state, in order for Standardized Procedures to be used by RNs',...

  22. Male Nurses in OB

    Susie2310 replied to belin5's topic in General Nursing

    It's also possible they are too shocked at the crassness of the question to reply. If someone asked me why I accept gynecological care from Dr. X and refuse gynecological care from nurse Y, my answer...

  23. Male Nurses in OB

    Susie2310 replied to belin5's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds as though you are the one with "issues." I don't know of any women who have "no issue with a male doctor down in their nether-regions." I do know of many women, myself included, who have...

  24. When you're done. Just done.

    Susie2310 replied to gemmi999's topic in General Nursing

    Patients really need nurses who step up to advocate for them. Some nurses don't seem to understand they are supposed to be doing this, or are unwilling to do this, to the patients' detriment. I agree...

  25. RN's without APRN certifications working in capacity of NP

    Susie2310 replied to WLQRN's topic in General Nursing

    My first thought was "Standardized