Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Susie2310 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, absolutely I agree that some people have no incentive to work or contribute when they physically and mentally could. Yes, no doubt some programs have been mismanaged and could be better managed...

  2. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Susie2310 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    cdsga, I have been thinking about the first sentence of your last paragraph and I wished to express my thoughts on this subject as being different to yours. I have to admit I find it surprising when...

  3. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Susie2310 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, the notion of sharing resources so everyone has some is a foreign concept for some people. Coming from the UK I too know about universal health care. It is not perfect, as you pointed out, but...

  4. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Susie2310 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is a little arrogant. I looked up your profile. No mention of being a nurse or any personal information. Yes, people besides nurses are permitted to post on this forum, but it is not unreasonable...

  5. Just a question to understand the ER better

    Susie2310 replied to sheilahdee's topic in Emergency

    samadams8, thank you for an excellent, thoughtful response, and for being such a strong patient (and family member) advocate and conscientious

  6. Just a question to understand the ER better

    Susie2310 replied to sheilahdee's topic in Emergency

    Esme, I hope you will read this in the spirit it is intended, which is not to be confrontational, but just to express a difference in perception. In your second paragraph you said " Would you have...

  7. Just a question to understand the ER better

    Susie2310 replied to sheilahdee's topic in Emergency

    I think the point samadams8 is making is that the patient initially presented to the nurses in the ED with the complaints and medical history mentioned, and the nurses did not do a focused assessment....

  8. Just a question to understand the ER better

    Susie2310 replied to sheilahdee's topic in Emergency

    Thank you samadams8. The feeling is

  9. Just a question to understand the ER better

    Susie2310 replied to sheilahdee's topic in Emergency

    I agree. In the OP the patient's wife reported the patient had a rapid heart rate, feeling of fist in throat and constant burping, and was finishing dialysis. Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care, 6th...

  10. Total Disregard for Visiting Hours

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

    I don't know how old you are, but you sound like an immature

  11. How to choose ADN program

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

    I would go to the BRN web site for your state and see if they publish a list of approved nursing schools and NCLEX pass

  12. Spring 2013 nursing school concerns

    Susie2310 replied to mlc295's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, if the school you are applying to is a decent one you will learn how to think like a nurse in nursing school, and you will gain confidence in speaking to patients. I wish you all the best in...

  13. Is this what it's all about?

    Susie2310 replied to Gilead86's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it is really important to keep in mind that some workplaces are better staffed and have better working conditions. Some nurses who post on allnurses report being happy in their jobs and say...

  14. Advice on Dealing With Condescending Nurses Need

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

    Wow. I think you have given very wise, practical counsel. Thank you for sharing your experience and insights with

  15. Liability of teaching an outside nurse

    Susie2310 replied to Blindsided's topic in General Nursing

    The patient wants the family member (a nurse, presumably licensed) to give the injections. The doctor wants the OP to teach the family member to give the first injection. The OP's post didn't say that...

  16. Liability of teaching an outside nurse

    Susie2310 replied to Blindsided's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot advise you but this is my personal experience with a family member's doctor: I am an RN and I have given a family member injections before. The doctor knew I am a nurse and trusted me to...

  17. Nursing Diagnosis: Disorganized Thought Processes

    Susie2310 replied to PennyWise's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch, yuck. I think when I was in my early twenties I would have found these kinds of discussions interesting. By the time I finished my RN and bridged to a BSN program I couldn't bear to hear...

  18. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    Susie2310 replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    BlueDevil,DNP, although I don't condone baby2009's comments in regard to doctor's and NP's, you presumably have less security concerns about your children (you mentioned your children are never...

  19. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    Susie2310 replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    baby2009 is a single mother of two, so I can understand her feeling the need to answer her phone/make calls when she is at the doctor/NP, although I don't condone her comments towards doctors/NP's in...

  20. Trouble with understanding pH-related death

    Susie2310 replied to mlbdestined's topic in MICU, SICU

    If we are speaking about hypovolemic shock for example, being the cause of metabolic acidosis, my understanding is that the tissue hypoxia causes the

  21. Too much emphasis on "caring"

    Susie2310 replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing

    I agree

  22. Trouble with understanding pH-related death

    Susie2310 replied to mlbdestined's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think that a medical or nursing reference book that explains basic blood gas abnormalities along with medical conditions that can cause these abnormalities would be helpful. For example, metabolic...

  23. Too much emphasis on "caring"

    Susie2310 replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing

    These are my thoughts

  24. Most productive way to spend 5wks before starting 1st ER job?

    Susie2310 replied to EDdude's topic in Emergency

    You didn't mention any prior experience e.g. EMT, so I am assuming you have just finished nursing school and have no other health care experience. I think that if I was in your position I would use...

  25. ACLS help!!!

    Susie2310 replied to chris1309's topic in General Nursing

    I would buy the most current version of the ACLS provider manual from the AHA, although if you sign up with an AHA approved ACLS instructor I think the book may be provided. I signed up with a medical...