Dogen

Dogen

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  1. Does the size of the work unit matter?

    Dogen replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I like big units. I work on a unit that has the best of both worlds. We're actually three small units (10-19 beds) combined into one 43-bed unit. The staff are all shared between the three units, but...

  2. Weed and work.

    Dogen replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's still illegal under US federal law, so even in places (like where I live) where it's legal, employers will still fire you if you test positive. The Colorado supreme court upheld the firing of a...

  3. Bad job reference from my school...now what?

    Dogen replied to Dreamscometru's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sure there is. When I have a student it's up to me to make sure the patient isn't harmed, but if the student isn't thinking critically about why were doing what we're doing, isn't thinking ahead, not...

  4. So fed up with my coworker

    Dogen replied to Rainy day RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm also PRN, and have gotten this speech. It's almost always from someone who asks me to cover their days off and feels like I must have a lot of free time, and somehow my low paycheck isn't adequate...

  5. Bad job reference from my school...now what?

    Dogen replied to Dreamscometru's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have a hard time believing anyone will care. If there's a conflict between a student and faculty the school will support the faculty (aka Diane in the office down the hall) rather than the student...

  6. 11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    Dogen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you. It's how I feel in community mental health all the time. Solidarity. :) Unrelated: Today a patient said to me, "I love coming to see you. I always feel like there's nothing left and then...

  7. 11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    Dogen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This started making the rounds on Facebook

  8. Nursing and Social Media

    Dogen replied to Showdizzle's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you got the "starting a thread" part

  9. Has anyone ever created a poster presentation?

    Dogen replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    First, find out what dimensions they want your poster in. Some are 36"x48", some are 36x36... some are 48x96. 36x48 is the most common. Your font should be large enough to read from 3' away so groups...

  10. 11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    Dogen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a cool preceptor they'll teach you anyway. I always ask students what they are and aren't allowed to do, and mostly stick to it... but CBGs? Nah. I think they're the perfect initiation...

  11. Prescribers vs Providers

    Dogen replied to Mavrick's topic in Advanced Practice

    What'd you call

  12. Prescribers vs Providers

    Dogen replied to Mavrick's topic in Advanced Practice

    Whoa there, Shakespeare, I'm working my way through the dictionary and haven't made it to S yet. Am I giving this thread the gravity it

  13. Prescribers vs Providers

    Dogen replied to Mavrick's topic in Advanced Practice

    As an NP intern, I give each of my patients a firm handshake. Around the holidays we also put out candies. As a philologist, I like the prospect of having lots of random letters after my name. When...

  14. How are you assessing alcohol withdrawal?

    Dogen replied to nj3456's topic in General Nursing

    We use CIWA with either Ativan or Librium on my psych unit. I brought this up recently in another thread: in my experience RNs are frequently not following the protocol because they're worried about...

  15. 11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    Dogen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    A chance encounter with my nurse manager led her to tell me she's heard nothing but good things from my co-workers about me (I started at a new hospital last December), and she hopes I stick around....

  16. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    Dogen replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    An opinion that disparages someone (like calling them a troll), written on a forum, is an insult.

  17. Tips for Being a Good Patient

    Dogen replied to keepitsecret's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1. Don't worry about it. It's not your job to be a good patient. Your job is to get your surgery and then do your PT. Seriously. Get up and walk or stretch the band or lay on a tennis ball. Whatever...

  18. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    Dogen replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The Terms of Service. I will quote them for

  19. Difficulty of NP education

    Dogen replied to studentFNP16's topic in Advanced Practice

    Yes. God, yes. My preceptor recently asked if we took neuroanatomy as part of our PMHNP program. I said, "Yes, wait, no." It struck me that everything I know about the brain beyond the level of...

  20. I guess nursing is a no-go (??)

    Dogen replied to gingerdee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Pay is heavily dependent on location, so you can't make much of a decision using info from AN. For instance, here new grads make about $32/hour, with a $5-20% night shift diff, they make about $37-39...

  21. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    Dogen replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I do this all the time. When some people hear nurse practitioner they think that means nurse, and assume you're there to get their vitals. So, for people who need a brief explanation for...

  22. How do you deal with being called a "snitch" by your co-workers?

    Dogen replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is shanking people in the prison yard still a thing? You can have my

  23. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    Dogen replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A couple of things... the BLS says there are about 122,000 NPs nationally. The AANP says there are 205,000. About 16-17,000 new NPs are licensed annually. There are about 2.8 million RNs in the US,...

  24. Depressed self-referral to ED

    Dogen replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that uncommon in either depressed patients or those with severe anxiety (which often drives depression and SI). They become so internally preoccupied - with their fears, doubts, self-talk,...

  25. Why don't nurses bond?

    Dogen replied to bellcollector's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hahaha... this is an excellent response.