SaoirseRN

SaoirseRN

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  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

  16. Another vent about nurse vs aide

    SaoirseRN replied to RNstudent13renee's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No matter who the team members are, teamwork is important and I always hate seeing one member of the team working hard while the other doesn't do their part. It doesn't have to be nurse versus aide,...

  17. Anyone else offended by this radio commercial?

    SaoirseRN replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Where I work we don't have CNAs in acute care, so yeah, I have a BSN because around here that is the requirement, but I still do total care for all my

  18. Giving Morphine

    SaoirseRN replied to jg24's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This. Proactive instead of reactive. I don't necessarily think she was necessarily right in blankety demanding you give them all morphine right now, but perhaps it was a mishandled attempt at a...

  19. Muslim nursing students

    SaoirseRN replied to mtcowgirl's topic in General Students

    I wish you luck and I hope you can find a way to make nursing work with your beliefs and

  20. Muslim nursing students

    SaoirseRN replied to mtcowgirl's topic in General Students

  21. Muslim nursing students

    SaoirseRN replied to mtcowgirl's topic in General Students

    Are you just phoning the school? Or is there an academic advisor that you could call on? Maybe pop into the registrar office and ask face-to-face? If you know someone who goes to that school (not...

  22. Therapeutic fibbing..?

    SaoirseRN replied to PierceTheVeil's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Redirection is often the kinder, less disruptive approach to a situation such as that. Yes, you may in fact be lying to them, but which is worse? A lie that helps them feel better, or the truth which...

  23. things said wrong that drive you crazy

    SaoirseRN replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I am, however, in Canada, so perhaps it's more of a widespread

  24. things said wrong that drive you crazy

    SaoirseRN replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I know a few non-Hispanic people that do that, so I'm not sure that's the connection. Maybe they think it's optional, like saying herb or

  25. Silly question about asthma

    SaoirseRN replied to mc3's topic in School

    Erring on the side of caution is probably the best thing to do. Who knows, like the little boy a couple of posts up, perhaps what she is feeling is subtle enough not to be seen by you, but maybe she...