SaoirseRN

SaoirseRN has 8+ years experience.

Latest Activity

1. Putting MD in my resume

   SaoirseRN replied to RN tobe's topic in Canada

   I work with a GP who did the same as you when he came to Canada. He was honest about his prior work and similarly, he didn't lose his MD, he just wasn't able to practice and the diploma RN program was...

2. Demanding patient wanting me to page MD about insignificant issue.

   SaoirseRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I wouldn't call. I would explain that while I realize he would like his eye vitamins, that due to the late hour, we do not call physicians unless it is an emergency, which eye vitamins are not, and...

3. Nurses, how do you keep track of your schedule

   SaoirseRN replied to kelseykelsey4's topic in Nursing Career

   I have an iPhone and I use the "shift worker"

4. Out of the mouth of Octogenarians

   SaoirseRN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

   The patient was a pleasantly confused but still mostly appropriate 87 year old lady, who needed to get to the commode before breakfast. I gave her a good wash up down below, set her up for breakfast,...

5. First Year of Nursing Do's and Donts

   SaoirseRN replied to loyolae's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Create a system for how you organize your patient care, and follow it. Ask other nurses how they organize their day and cherry pick the bits that work for you. As an example (what I helped my last...

6. Voluntary Euthanasia

   SaoirseRN replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   You're entitled to your opinion. What you are not entitled to do is imply that I "killed" my pet because it was "convenient". You don't believe that euthanasia is a kindness and that's fine for you....

7. Voluntary Euthanasia

   SaoirseRN replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   And what is euthanasia but the ultimate comfort measure of modern medicine? You liken it to me taking the cat out behind the barn and shooting her. No. Just no. Maybe opiates could have kept her...

8. Voluntary Euthanasia

   SaoirseRN replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Wow. Just wow. How dare

9. Voluntary Euthanasia

   SaoirseRN replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   As someone who recently had to euthanize my seventeen year old cat, I take great offense to this statement. I did what I did because she was suffering, not because I didn't want to care for her. I had...

10. Men in the (nursing) field

    SaoirseRN replied to futuremurse21's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've seen a few particular nurses who seem to have a problem with men who are nurses, but they are the minority (and seem to be the sort that have a problem with almost everything

11. Getting doctors to listen to me

    SaoirseRN replied to kamccle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, a lot of the time, until they've gotten to know and trust you, doctors may we wary or hesitant to listen to what you are saying. Phrasing things as a question as someone else said can definitely...

12. Work from home? What companies to look at?

    SaoirseRN replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Case Management

    Perhaps you accidentally missed the

13. things said wrong that drive you crazy

    SaoirseRN replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I had a conversation today in which everyone was getting "stints" put in. STENTS, people.

14. discrimination against female docs

    SaoirseRN replied to lxpatterson's topic in Men in Nursing

    I haven't noticed this at

15. Patient clearly not ready to be discharged. . .is discharged. Vent.

    SaoirseRN replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing