Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. Mental health

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

    When I was a student on a locked unit we were required to attend (and respond appropriately if any of the patients addressed us) at least one group therapy session, and also participate in the...

  2. Should Nurses Bill Separately from Hospitals and Physicians?

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    In reply to your first paragraph, while this may be true for some nurses, there are good reasons for many nurses not wishing to become independent contractors, versus being employees. The vast...

  3. still unemployed

    Susie2310 replied to wcasey's topic in General Nursing

    I would add too that older nurses are often perceived by employers to be much more of an unknown quantity in terms of health and number of dependents, i.e. likelihood/actuality of more medical...

  4. Still Reeling From This

    Susie2310 replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the OP: Aug 25 by MECO28 Fellow nurses, I recently was involved in a case where I feel that there was a terrible breach of ethics and it still has me upset. I will be vague to protect the...

  5. Still Reeling From This

    Susie2310 replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

    Patients should be able to die with dignity, according to their definition of a dignified death, and according to their wishes. As nurses our duty is to the patient and to their family/significant...

  6. Still Reeling From This

    Susie2310 replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

    5:11 pm by MECO28 Fellow nurses, I recently was involved in a case where I feel that there was a terrible breach of ethics and it still has me upset. I will be vague to protect the privacy of those...

  7. Do you chart lies?

    Susie2310 replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    If you read my post, you will see that I said that "Of course there are situations when their use is necessary, but the watchword is use with great

  8. Do you chart lies?

    Susie2310 replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I have read of incidents where restraints provided a means for certain patients to harm themselves, and I recall reading that in one patient's case restraints were directly related to their death....

  9. You will not learn anything in the conference room!

    Susie2310 replied to dudette10's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am shocked too that students are expected to write up their med sheets, care plans, etc., DURING clinicals. Why is valuable clinical hands-on time being used in this way? When I was a student we...

  10. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    Susie2310 replied to djaychris's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The general public are not stupid. Once you lose trust, you lose confidence, and then what's left? Trust and confidence are earned, take a long time to build, are easily lost, and are very hard, if...

  11. Nurses' liability to assess ... and act

    Susie2310 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    SoldierNurse22, For what it's worth, I read a case study where the nurse's assessments and efforts to reach the doctor/s to obtain appropriate medical care for his/her patient were well documented,...

  12. Nurses' liability to assess ... and act

    Susie2310 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My understanding is that in a situation such as this, if, as a nurse, I believe the patient is not receiving appropriate medical care, my duty as a nurse is to go up the chain of command as far as the...

  13. Nurses' liability to assess ... and act

    Susie2310 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am not sure what you are referring to when you refer to "mistakes made by nurses in their role as custodian" and "nurse-as-custodian" claims. Could you clarify this please? I do not have any...

  14. Hard Time Dealing With Patient Rights

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

    The example you have given is a quite different situation from the OP, where the patients were not, according to the information we were given, experiencing emergency situations. The OP's post did...

  15. Hard Time Dealing With Patient Rights

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

    I am not a lawyer, and am not attempting to give legal advice, but I strongly suggest that you research what the law says about a competent patient's right to refuse care and compare that to what...

  16. Hard Time Dealing With Patient Rights

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

    This is my understanding

  17. Nurses are Not Doctors

    Susie2310 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Physician training in the US involves a bachelor's degree, usually, though not always, in a science, medical school, residencies, internships, fellowships, specialized training. This training can...

  18. Nurses are Not Doctors

    Susie2310 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    At the prominent university NP programs I checked, the number of clinical hours for a master's degree varied between 400's to 600. Compare that number to a physician's training. Look up how many...

  19. CEU Questions

    Susie2310 replied to pmabraham's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the answer to your first question is to check with your state Board of Registered Nursing, as the requirements will vary from state to state. In my state this information is available on...

  20. Nurses are Not Doctors

    Susie2310 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, the terms of service specify that insulting other people/other people's opinions is not acceptable: "We promote the idea of lively debate. This means you are free to disagree with anyone on...

  21. Is anyone else bothered by this? You should be

    Susie2310 replied to ronchelednik's topic in General Nursing

    The point of taking CEU's is to maintain/improve one's own nursing knowledge/competence. It is continuing nursing education. From your earlier post I understand you are a new nurse and have not yet...

  22. Is anyone else bothered by this? You should be

    Susie2310 replied to ronchelednik's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't say they separate the wheat from the chaff, but CEU courses do have varying levels of difficulty. One can choose to be challenged, or not, i.e. pick an easy course or a more difficult...

  23. I asked one simple question...

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

    My experience has been that there are some people, who for reasons of their own, wish to see us and treat us a certain way, and are desperately looking for an opportunity to launch forth with their...

  24. Is anyone else bothered by this? You should be

    Susie2310 replied to ronchelednik's topic in General Nursing

    My state requires contact hours for license renewal, and specialty re-certification requires 100 contact hours every four years, so that amply fulfills my state requirement. My practice has improved...

  25. Other healthcare alternatives for failed Nursing student?

    Susie2310 replied to CrassKal's topic in Nursing Career

    Is it not possible for you to repeat the class at your current program? I ask because a few people in my program, and in the class before mine, repeated a semester of nursing classes (if you failed...