Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    The OP spoke of actual, witnessed wrongdoing, that resulted in a psychological crisis for the patient, not "alleged" wrongdoing. We are not talking about unsubstantiated

  2. Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    Susie2310 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    From the TOS: "This means you are free to disagree with anyone on any type of subject matter as long as your criticism is constructive and polite. Additionally, please refrain from name-calling. This...

  3. I made a big mistake

    Susie2310 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am thinking the same as you. Older adults can be very sensitive to the side effects/potential toxicity of some medications, particularly if they are very sick, and/or have other significant medical...

  4. Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    Susie2310 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    On an internet forum, when one starts a thread or posts a comment/reply, people will respond according to their experience, values and beliefs. Participants on an internet forum should be prepared to...

  5. Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    Susie2310 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Rudeness, meanness, and insensitivity are more than just a purely subjective phenomenon, as you are appearing to portray. I think Gooselady expressed this well in her post. Rudeness is uncivil,...

  6. Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    Susie2310 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    In the process of speaking one's truth, i.e. being "honest", one can also be rude. A number of posters on this thread have referred to reading posts which they considered to be brutally honest,...

  7. New Grad feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless

    Susie2310 replied to MedSurgRN193's topic in Health, Stress Management

    What has been helpful for me is to continue working on increasing my knowledge of the medical conditions, medical care, and nursing care common to med-surg patients. This takes time; it is a process....

  8. Nurses as Costs for Hospitals

    Susie2310 replied to advor's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The above is an oversimplification. Having more patients to care for is having more patients who are often extremely sick/unstable to assess, monitor, intervene for, advocate for, and document for....

  9. So Sick Of This Nurses Eat The Young Crap

    Susie2310 replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    It is good form to quote the person you are replying to. One can pass the NCLEX and not be able to practice safely as a beginning nurse. The examples given by the OP of new nurses who were not...

  10. So Sick Of This Nurses Eat The Young Crap

    Susie2310 replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    From reading on this forum it appears that a number of newly graduated nurses have not received sufficient training in nursing school to enable them to practice safely at the level of a beginning...

  11. Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    Susie2310 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    A number of posters have objected to the OP's statement that nurses have been lied to about their backs and body mechanics. Out of curiosity, I looked up the discussion of body mechanics in an old...

  12. Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

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

    I wanted to add that the original date of our licensure is public information. The public have the right to file a complaint with a State Board of Nursing about a licensed nurse. Our patients have...

  13. Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

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

    I understand that some nurses choose to evade these questions (sometimes with good reasons) but the people asking the question very often recognize the evasion for what it is, and when they recognize...

  14. Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

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

    BlueChocolateCat, You have received many different opinions here. You come across (to me) in your posts as someone who is conscientiously examining their practice, and as someone who tries to take...

  15. Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

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

    I am just suggesting more possibilities here, but it sounds to me that it is quite possible that your patient's wife could be trained as a nurse and be intentionally downplaying her knowledge so as...

  16. Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

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

    If you thought this as you were taking care of your patient and explaining the care you were giving to your patient's wife, it is possible that the patient's wife picked up on your thoughts/body...

  17. I actually have LOVED being a nurse

    Susie2310 replied to Simplyroses's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    It really is nice to hear from someone who loves nursing who has a positive attitude towards their patients and their families, and who acknowledges learning from their patients and their families and...

  18. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    Susie2310 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Caring enough to be competent is a good start, if one wishes to keep one's license and one's

  19. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    Susie2310 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Some people have a very superficial understanding of caring. It is quite possible to be clinically competent while not being

  20. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    Susie2310 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    If you re-read my post you'll see that I referred to "competence AND caring." Perhaps it is difficult for you to understand that "caring" means more than just a pleasant bedside manner. Also, I...

  21. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    Susie2310 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    From one's own point of view as a nurse, you're right. But from a patient's/family member's point of view, competence and critical thinking abilities without the ability to be caring are not enough....

  22. Support Kaci Hickox

    Susie2310 replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Some reputable scientists believe there is no proof that an asymptomatic person cannot transmit the

  23. Support Kaci Hickox

    Susie2310 replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ebola research and the lack of scientific proof that mandatory quarantines are not necessary for asymptomatic persons exposed to ebola has already been discussed in detail on some of the ebola...

  24. ICU pay differential?

    Susie2310 replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    I agree that ICU requires specialized training/knowledge/competencies, but this is also true of the ER, L&D, and other specialty units. In some facilities the ER requires ACLS, PALS, TNCC, with...

  25. Bedside Report

    Susie2310 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    What? In my experience patients who are sick enough to be hospitalized are usually very ill. Are very ill patients really going to be expected to use computers to learn about their plan of care and...