Dogen

Dogen

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  1. Tattoos in Nursing

    Dogen replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That's an interesting way to look at it. I'd say that I pick my friends because they appear to make good choices, and have values in the same ballpark as mine. I like it when my friends agree with me,...

  2. Tattoos in Nursing

    Dogen replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You mean you want to be able to post your judgments of others without them judging you back? Sorry, that's not really how... well any place works. You have an opinion, it's a fairly conservative...

  3. Tattoos in Nursing

    Dogen replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I guess that's cool, if it flies in your part of the world. Here in the PNW we worry more about skill than ink. You might be surprised how colorful our ED and ICU nurses are.

  4. Tattoos in Nursing

    Dogen replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When I'm meeting new nurses and see a tattoo I think, "there's an alright chance we're going to get along." Also, it's a great opener. What's your tat? That's cool. Wanna use the computer next to

  5. Stuck myself with dirty needle - please help.

    Dogen replied to danedsel's topic in General Students

    Remember that TB is rare in the US. I understand being scared, and you could spend all day looking up things you could catch by needle sticks, but worrying about unlikely things isn't good for you,...

  6. Stuck myself with dirty needle - please help.

    Dogen replied to danedsel's topic in General Students

    HIV and Hep B/C are the standard tests run unless there's a reason to suspect something else. We're trained to be terrified of needle sticks. Sorry that happened to

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

    Dogen replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I gave an ex-girlfriend chlamydia for her birthday one year and she was even more impressed than I thought she'd

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

    Dogen replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Not all nurses have MRSA and C. diff, but all nurses can get MRSA and C. diff. Give some MRSA to your honey, some C. diff for nana. It could be the Christmas your family never

  9. Question about holding an RN license in multiple states

    Dogen replied to NBMom1225's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I live in Oregon and have a Washington State license. They don't care where you live, or what address you use. Pay your money, do your background check, wait the ridiculous amount of time CA takes to...

  10. Question about holding an RN license in multiple states

    Dogen replied to NBMom1225's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Holy bananas, you've got more coverage than Verizon. I'm licensed in WA and OR and it costs me about $300 every 2 years. You must be making some good money to keep paying for all those

  11. Yikes! Flu Shot!

    Dogen replied to ThespinaDiaz's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah, I always use them on patients, but I've given myself about 53,000 SQ injections without alcohol and have never had an infection. Even when I was back country hiking and didn't take a shower for...

  12. Is it illegal to place a towel over a patient's face?

    Dogen replied to poolnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Do they come wrapped kind of like a condom that you roll down over their head? That's how ours come and it takes a little practice to get good at putting them on (you can't let one side get down too...

  13. Is it illegal to place a towel over a patient's face?

    Dogen replied to poolnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have spit masks. Basically a stocking pulled over the head. The weave prevents fluid coming out but not air from coming in. They're a 1:1 as long as it's on, so we have incentive to remove it ASAP....

  14. Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    Dogen replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    The Oregon State Board of Nursing has a helpful FAQ, since we have legal recreational marijuana. Basically, the OSBN doesn't care if you smoke unless you're impaired on the job, in which case the law...

  15. Should Our Study Group Allow a Failing Student to Join?

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

    I don't have a problem with this. You want to help, that's cool. I don't think it's obligatory, nor that anyone who doesn't want to sacrifice their time for another student ought to be talked down to...

  16. Should Our Study Group Allow a Failing Student to Join?

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

    Don't care. Seriously. Part of being good at anything is knowing when to be a team player and when to buckle down and work hard on your own. Part of it is knowing who is on your team in name only...

  17. Should Our Study Group Allow a Failing Student to Join?

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

    Agreed. School is hard enough without spending your energy, increasing your stress and making things harder, to help someone who isn't even utilizing the resources they're supposed to utilize. Also,...

  18. Specialties

    Dogen replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Figure out what you want to do before spending money on grad school. Explore nursing, see what rings your bell, then decide if being an NP would be better for you. Yes, NPs travel, some places call...

  19. The cost of medications and universal healthcare

    Dogen replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Things I've had my private health insurance carrier deny: 1. Lab work ordered by my doctor. 2. An MRI ordered by my doctor. 3. My insulin. Several times. Me: "My doctor has ordered an MRI of my head...

  20. My I'm going to medical school

    Dogen replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wish more people had this perspective. The cultural more against discussing income really only supports employers in offering low wages. Websites like Glassdoor are useless since cost of living and...

  21. Very Low Dose Insulin Administration

    Dogen replied to ILoveMyJobRN's topic in General Nursing

    This doesn't make any sense. The reason they need so little is because they get so much out of insulin. Half-unit dosing is most common in thin, small kids who may have a correction factor of 1:100,...

  22. Plan B!

    Dogen replied to Determined2017's topic in General Nursing

    The only Plan B I've ever needed! ...

  23. Very Low Dose Insulin Administration

    Dogen replied to ILoveMyJobRN's topic in General Nursing

    ... in California. Honestly, I think a non-safety, 0.5-increment syringe is the smartest option, but I'm not a hospital risk manager. Just a diabetic who has given himself 53,000+ injections and only...

  24. The cost of medications and universal healthcare

    Dogen replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    elkpark hit the nail on the head. A person either believes healthcare is fundamental, or doesn't. My personal view on the role of government (something I talk about a lot, but which I use to examine...

  25. Very Low Dose Insulin Administration

    Dogen replied to ILoveMyJobRN's topic in General Nursing

    The Echo, linked above, definitely does. It gives doses of 0.5-30 units. I'm just not sure about the