Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. Nursing: The Highly Skilled Customer Service Representative

    Susie2310 replied to gleanns's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent article,

  2. Unable to make appointment with specialist

    Susie2310 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Are other people experiencing this? I recently tried to make an appointment with a physician specialist (can't provide any more details) who I have been a patient of for a number of years. I was...

  3. Med Surg or Tele? How is it decided

    Susie2310 replied to venousr3tuRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I woke up thinking about "Often the tele techs, who monitor the monitors, will notice a change, notify the RN, who notifies the doc. If they need some sort of intervention they get transferred to a...

  4. Med Surg or Tele? How is it decided

    Susie2310 replied to venousr3tuRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'd like to know this

  5. What would a single payer system look like?

    Susie2310 replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    herring_RN, I'm very sorry this happened to your

  6. What would a single payer system look like?

    Susie2310 replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Our family has members who receive their health care from Medicare Advantage plans. The PCP gatekeepers have been very good doctors, and my family members have seen a very wide range of specialists,...

  7. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    Susie2310 replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Your point obviously isn't a good

  8. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    Susie2310 replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The point is that a verbal report from the off going nurse explaining why Nitro wasn't given would very likely have assisted the oncoming nurse to pay attention to this piece of information. We're not...

  9. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    Susie2310 replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    In Muno's example above, a verbal report would have made it possible for the nurse giving the report to clarify why Nitro wasn't given, and for the nurse receiving the report to hopefully take note of...

  10. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    Susie2310 replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Muno's point is that a verbal report can help clarify important patient information. Why are you making this into an ED versus floor nurse issue? This is much more important than the nurses' egos....

  11. The effects of not reporting harassment

    Susie2310 replied to Funkymiss187's topic in General Nursing

    The patient's needs come before your personal vendetta with the doctor. You are not the most important person here; the patient is. Yes, it would have been appropriate for you to help the doctor in...

  12. File this one under "things I think but won't say"...

    Susie2310 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Things I think but won't say: From my own experience, it shocks me how some health care providers are quite comfortable with telling deliberate lies to a patient's face about their health care. With...

  13. The sloppy image of nurses today

    Susie2310 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    OP, did you not share your views about the ethics of falsifying charting on a current thread "Charting, done by the amazing psychic

  14. Please help with any tips for a new grad struggling

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

    You asked about the H&P, and I want to add that it is important to know the patient's medical history, not just the medical problems related to the current hospitalization, as the patient's other...

  15. Please help with any tips for a new grad struggling

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

    I have a few suggestions in regard to your numbered points that I hope may help: 1. Find out the procedures/surgeries that are most often performed for the patients that you see on your unit, and...

  16. Hospital that bans family members

    Susie2310 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It sounds as though you do not consider that making an exception for a supportive family member (who the patient wishes to be present) to stay 24/7 to support the patient is reasonable. While I...

  17. First Incident Report

    Susie2310 replied to gemmi999's topic in General Nursing

    The OP said that he/she spoke with the RN twice prior to writing the incident report, and that the RN didn't seem to particularly care about the risk the patient was at. The OP also said that when...

  18. First Incident Report

    Susie2310 replied to gemmi999's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest reviewing hypokalemia and the treatment of at a site such as Medscape, as you appear to lack fundamental knowledge of how serious this condition can be, and appear not to understand why...

  19. How do you know when to get an order?

    Susie2310 replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    From the OP's earlier posts it appears he/she is considering becoming a nursing student. OP, please could you clarify why you asked this question in your

  20. What happened to the "Emergency" in "Emergency Room?"

    Susie2310 replied to Emergency.RN's topic in Emergency

    In some areas, as mentioned, the Urgent Care, if there is one, closes in the late evening. On a Saturday night, when one cannot see their PCP until Monday at the earliest, it is understandable that...

  21. How to Avoid Becoming Cynical

    Susie2310 replied to gemmi999's topic in Emergency

    I want to add that in regard to your mention of frequent flyers, and possibly becoming cynical in regard to their less than severely abnormal lab values, that I think it is important again to remember...

  22. How to Avoid Becoming Cynical

    Susie2310 replied to gemmi999's topic in Emergency

    I think the key to avoiding cynicism is to keep thinking of patients as individuals, not lab values or diagnostic test results (please don't misunderstand; I'm not suggesting that you are doing that)....

  23. Advice wanted, as an older RN student, what thing should I NOT do?

    Susie2310 replied to hamsterwheel's topic in LPN to RN

    You have offered very good advice. Your point about saying as little as possible by way of introduction brought back memories of the class introductions that took place within the first few class...

  24. Advice wanted, as an older RN student, what thing should I NOT do?

    Susie2310 replied to hamsterwheel's topic in LPN to RN

    I recommend being cautious about the manner in which you ask questions of the instructors, in class, and at clinicals (including all the staff you will interact with at clinicals). Contrary to how...

  25. The Flip Side - When you're the patient/family

    Susie2310 replied to jennaolds's topic in General Nursing

    I have found it necessary to stay with my family members by their bedside throughout their hospital stays to advocate for their needs, and to prevent errors in care that can harm them, with the...