Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. why do nurses need to be licensed?

    With professional licensure comes legal and professional accountability to our patients for the care we provide. Patients have the right to know the name of the nurse caring for them, and have the...
  2. (IN)Appropriate Dress

    3:46 am by trinitymaster, BSN, RN Quote from Susie2310 3:37 am by trinitymaster, BSN, RN Let's take a poll https://allnurses.com/general-nursing...ml#post8363988 What for? Obviously not all nurses...
  3. (IN)Appropriate Dress

    3:37 am by trinitymaster, BSN, RN Quote from OCNRN63 You think NPs are the most esteemed in the nursing profession. Again, that is just your opinion, not the consensus among all nursing...
  4. Chances of getting hired... will ACLS help?

    If one puts in the time and effort involved in learning to recognize basic EKG rhythms, which in my experience takes time and effort, and then puts in the time applying that knowledge to an ACLS...
  5. Accepting aging and disability

    Some people want to take these steps, and take them. Others, for whatever reasons, don't choose to take these steps. You can't apply your "shoulds" to other people. People, including older and...
  6. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

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  7. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    I see these things
  8. Why are magnet hospitals bad?

    It's a pity you have to bring up the ADN/Diploma nurse and BSN issue again. Multiple threads on AN discuss the much touted "evidence" that claims the care BSN trained nurses provide results in...
  9. New nurses today often do not receive sufficient training in nursing school to be able to practice safely at the level of the novice nurse without lengthy internships, and facilities often do not...
  10. Subservience to the docs

    Our nursing standards of care require us to continue to advocate for our patients in situations where the physician is not addressing our concerns about the patient satisfactorily. If the patient is...
  11. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    Your comments gave your attitude away. You said that seasoned nurses help you an awful lot, but then you stated: "I had all my charting done, meds passed and rapport built with patients and families...
  12. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    It is also possible to get all your charting done during your shift at the expense of providing quality patient care. Newer nurses (which you identified yourself as) are task oriented because they...
  13. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    Having all your charting done and meds passed by the end of your shift says nothing about the quality of care you have provided. I would venture it is very likely that the seasoned nurses who stay...
  14. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    I volunteered in the ER for a year before nursing school for several hours a week. I also took a first responder course before nursing school. Volunteering in the ER involved stocking linen and...
  15. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    If you are already working as a CNA, are enthusiastic about the work you do, and find satisfaction in providing direct patient care at the bedside, I believe those are excellent indicators that...
  16. Policies and Protocols

    Am I correct in understanding that the family practice urgent care clinic you work for is part of a larger medical
  17. Policies and Protocols

    I am very curious about this situation
  18. Being overdosed on insulin can have very serious or even fatal consequences for a patient, especially if the patient has other significant medical problems, if the error is not caught and remedied...
  19. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    The upper administration: Physicians, nurses, CPA's, MBA's etc., do have to answer to the Board of Directors. But while it is important for all facilities to be as financially solvent as possible, it...
  20. I shouldn't be a nurse

    Today, nursing students often do not receive sufficient clinical training in nursing school to render them able to practice safely at the level of the novice nurse when they start practice, and...
  21. I shouldn't be a nurse

    The sad fact is that by this attitude the new nurse is risking their patients safety needlessly because of their own pride/ego. I strongly recommend that new nurses who feel the need to prove...
  22. Students asking for free money

    While this may be true for some people, it is not true for
  23. Anatomy of a Code

    I enjoyed the article, but I wondered about the IV access too. In the OP it stated that the patient was expecting to go home today, but it didn't state that the discharge order had already been...
  24. How to ask questions...

    It's not imprudent to brush up on skills/procedures you haven't performed in a year, and you should do this on your own time. As nurses we are responsible for being clinically competent to perform...
  25. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    The dramatic short staffing existed 20 years ago. I am seeing what the OP described in my area, and I live in a state that supported the ACA, where health care organizations have reported good...