Dogen

Dogen

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  1. Why don't nurses bond?

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

    Whatever, dude. My hospital is exactly like Grey's Anatomy. There's a hurricane or an earthquake or some kind of explosion every week, and every spring we're left with a cliffhanger that we don't find...

  2. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    Dogen replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    In another post you propose halting the accreditation of low-quality NP programs. This is definitely not my area of expertise. In what way is inhibiting the accreditation of low quality programs...

  3. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    Dogen replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I'd also like to see the exam be harder. I feel like a strenuous exam would put pressure on low quality schools to improve or close, although it would take a few years to see the results. As it is,...

  4. What is or was your easiest or hardest nursing course

    Dogen replied to angieperry's topic in General Nursing

    *fistbump*

  5. Depressed self-referral to ED

    Dogen replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    OP hasn't confirmed or denied it, but I've never seen an ED psych patient left naked, either. So, depending on how/if OP responds to that question it could be significantly worse. But even if she was...

  6. What is or was your easiest or hardest nursing course

    Dogen replied to angieperry's topic in General Nursing

    Yep... we led them across the bridge to La Bamba's for happy hour margaritas. A good leader knows when to let his people relax. Or something.

  7. What is or was your easiest or hardest nursing course

    Dogen replied to angieperry's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, pharm was the hardest for me because it required rote memorization. You just have to know the material, period. Pathophys is complicated, but if you understand the normal then you can reason it...

  8. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    Dogen replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    From your lips to God's ears. There are never enough psych providers at any level. I don't graduate for six months and I'm already getting scouted. Agencies in rural areas are paying parity or above...

  9. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    Dogen replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, our patients mostly sleep at night, which is awful. I struggle to stay awake unless we have someone with bad enough mania or psychosis that they've stopped sleeping, so I have someone to talk...

  10. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    Dogen replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    So, show me on Mr. Teddy where in the head you were

  11. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    Dogen replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. I like working with patients but wanted to have a more normal schedule and get out of inpatient psych (love psych, hate the MH system). In my area I'll make more as an outpatient NP than as an...

  12. Yikes! Flu Shot!

    Dogen replied to ThespinaDiaz's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I did some searching. A public health document from the UK suggests the air bubble creates a temporary air lock the prevents the vaccine from leaking out of the needle track, reducing discomfort. It's...

  13. I need an ER nurse to answer this question for me (pt with HIV related)

    Dogen replied to Risan's topic in Emergency

    No, what's best is to meet people where they're at, not to try and make them come to where you're at. The former is patient-centered, the latter is self-centered. You're right that it was wrong for...

  14. I need an ER nurse to answer this question for me (pt with HIV related)

    Dogen replied to Risan's topic in Emergency

    I don't want to side track this conversation, but you don't get to tell people how they should feel about their diagnosis. Even if you have the best of intentions. Even if you have experience. Even if...

  15. Jealous Friends...

    Dogen replied to Upward_Bound's topic in School, College Programs

    I had to Google the actual name of the theory, because it's a mouthful, but I have a background in psych so I knew it was out there to

  16. Jealous Friends...

    Dogen replied to Upward_Bound's topic in School, College Programs

    According to the socioemotional selectivity theory (because "theory of social motivation" just doesn't sound as cool) as you age you become more selective about how to spend your energy, focusing on...

  17. Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    Dogen replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    MRSA isn't acid. You're covered in bacteria, which typically do nothing to harm you. Staph. aureus is on or in you all the time, and some of it may or may not be resistant to medications, but it's...

  18. Depressed self-referral to ED

    Dogen replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    This is not okay. Taking her clothes is SOP - humiliating, but necessary for everyone's safety - but once she's on a hold the facility is required to hold her in the least restrictive way possible....

  19. Depressed self-referral to ED

    Dogen replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    In my ER she would have been placed in a psych pod, which is a locked hallway but the rooms are open, and she would have been asked to change into scrubs. A staff member - either an RN or a security...

  20. Domestic Violence: What Leaving Feels Like

    Dogen replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing this. I didn't respond to the last thread, and I felt bad, because I appreciated you writing it. I've never been the victim of domestic violence, but about three years ago I...

  21. How long is your commute?

    Dogen replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Portland, and I have two clinics: one near Lloyd Center and one in Vancouver. The Portland clinic is about a third of the distance from my house, but because I live by 205 it takes almost the...

  22. How long is your commute?

    Dogen replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    Since I don't own a house I've always considered commutes to be a temporary problem (until my lease is up and I decide if I want to move closer to work). Currently I'm 11 minutes from my hosptial, 25...

  23. Tattoos in Nursing

    Dogen replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think of tattoos like marriage. If you're not sure, don't do it. And take your time making sure it's the one for you.

  24. Tattoos in Nursing

    Dogen replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    To paraphrase the old quote, it's possible to disagree without being disagreeable. You seem to be under the impression that we only tolerate one viewpoint here, which is an error. The members here...

  25. Tattoos in Nursing

    Dogen replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    From this end it seemed like you wanted to be "derided." You came in guns blazing, daring us to "label" you because of your opinion. If things turned out negatively for you, I dare say it was a...