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  1. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    edmia I totally agree with you that it is not a perfect world, nor is medicine a perfect profession. The system fails, more often than not, due to human error, deviation from protocol, as your...

  2. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Hppty, Agree totally! If there is an 'incident'..the nurse always becomes the target and ends up in front of the Board defending her actions...and btw...there are no 'friendly' doctors. They will...

  3. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Done..and

  4. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    VanNurse, Good grief ...give it a rest..you serve no purpose by attacking me. Your opinion does not supersede my knowledge because you engage in character assassination. Different types of facilities,...

  5. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    klone, Thank you for your common sense post! Excellent advice to those nurses who are commenting, and trying to justify, that their 'personal' judgment supersedes the scope of their license, as well...

  6. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    VanNurse It's common practice to attack the messenger when you can't refute the message :-) Ask yourself, "Why does the truth offend me and make me angry"? The answer may give you some insight...or...

  7. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    calivianya, If the patient goes sour...you can count on that MD throwing you under the bus, if you decide to 'play doctor'...sometimes even if you didn't.., in order to cover their own backsides!...

  8. Would you quit over white uniforms?

    mhusen5 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    You get it...DoGoodThenGo! Great

  9. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I have NEVER had the time or inclination to put my feet up while on duty. My patients deserve better..and so do yours. There are a dozen things you can do for your patient's comfort while you are...

  10. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    mac

  11. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Brandon, You know you are breaking the law...I reminded you...you're offended...so be

  12. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Newsboy, Sorry, you lose. I am not a brand new nurse. Your supposition skills are as faulty, as your illegal medication protocol. No medication is SAFE all the time...surely you know that! The...

  13. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    macawake, Standing orders are not the topic under discussion. As we all know, a Standing order means you already have an order and/suggests/allows/permits you to legally give a medication. We are...

  14. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    VANurse, You are rationalizing illegal activity! Can't you see that? The "override" covers many things...not one of which gives you permission to not follow protocol! It's purpose is not to excuse...

  15. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    BrandonLPN My PRIORITY is first and foremost the safety, comfort and well-being of my patient, not my inconvenience, yours, or the Mds.... by deciding to play "doctor wannabee" and prescribing/giving...

  16. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Cayenneo6 You are admitting to an illegal act on a public site! You admit to deliberately and knowingly acting outside the scope of your license! You are prescribing/giving medication without an...

  17. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    If you know it and you don't report it......with at least a simple incident report, you are complicit in the deception. The incident report is your 'stay out of jail' card. Nurses, stop being...

  18. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Newsboy... It is a BIG deal. Why don't nurses get it?? It's ALL criminal activity! It does not matter what the medication is! If you HAVE a verbal order...you document it and give the medication. If...

  19. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    And that's why we have so many medication errors! If she had a verbal order it should have been documented! Protocol states that you get a written order...or a verbal order which you document on the...

  20. Wow. Just wow

    mhusen5 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    prnq.... You ALL know you need an order BEFORE giving any medication. It's ILLEGAL to do otherwise. Let's stop with the warm fuzzies and excuses about patient comfort and care...to break the law Get...

  21. Does Medic Experience Count?

    mhusen5 replied to reyndonn1054's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, you will have some clinical skills' advantages, going in, because you have some first responder skills, but nursing is the follow up! You'll get no life skills pass, nor should you, as you are...

  22. Would you quit over white uniforms?

    mhusen5 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    Any woman, nurse, who can't find some way to handle what women for hundreds of years have managed...to prevent soiling their clothing, whatever color, or revealing the state of their menstrual cycle...

  23. Would you quit over white uniforms?

    mhusen5 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief ladies..You haven't figured out yet how to manage to keep your menses from staining your clothing...really...really? You're clutching at straws and throwing out red herrings! There are...

  24. Would you quit over white uniforms?

    mhusen5 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    Quite frankly, I prefer white and always wear a white uniform with white shoes and pantyhose! Patients and their families appreciate the fact that they know who you are....without asking. They can...

  25. Only African American Nurse on Staff

    mhusen5 replied to nette1022's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Libby, It's a given, but not so much in hospitals as LTC! New Charge nurses are almost always challenged because no one likes or wants change! New Charge nurses equal new rules, new expectations,...