ladedah1

ladedah1 BSN, RN

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  1. I HATE contingency orders

    ladedah1 replied to Melanin's topic in General Nursing

    This makes me so grateful for the process used at my place of work. Pharmacy manages heparin drips entirely. They get the lab results, interpret them, then call us to say – "Hey, stop the...

  2. How has nursing changed you?

    ladedah1 replied to thoughtful21's topic in General Nursing

    I could see someone walking down the road completely naked and not think anything was out of the normal... Ha ha... truly... Shrug and walk on... Honestly, in all seriousness, I think that nursing...

  3. Men not helpful

    ladedah1 replied to Sarah2018's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This statement is just so biased and stereotypical in nature that I can't even read through it to get to the "real" question. Just because a man is lazy, it does not mean all men are lazy... or that...

  4. Should i apply to the RN program or settle with LVN first?

    ladedah1 replied to lovenurses2016's topic in General Nursing

    The program that I received my license under entailed both LPN and ADN options... LPN after the first year and ADN after the second. Initially, I decided to choose this particular program because I...

  5. Super senses

    ladedah1 replied to WestKyKing's topic in General Nursing

    I'm one of the not-so-super-sniffers... whoohoo! How many times has someone said, "yup, that smells like c-diff".. and I'm thinking "well it smells like poo, but I couldn't tell you for a million...

  6. RN to BSN online

    ladedah1 replied to NurMyWay's topic in General Nursing

    I'm attending an online program for my BSN right now... though the courses are full semester vs the half semester cram session. As someone who is going through the same thing right now, I must agree...

  7. Personalities and Specialties

    ladedah1 replied to LollaPaupRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it all depends on the situation. Some people are quick learners, adrenaline junkies, or somewhat experienced; for those people, the sky is the limit. Then there are the others. Some areas...

  8. DNR/DNI: What Age Would You Choose to No Longer Be Full Code?

    ladedah1 replied to LollaPaupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting question… but – like the chicken and the egg – there is no real answer. I believe this to be more of a What condition am I in?” than a How old am I?”...

  9. Pain is a pain

    ladedah1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes we nurses just need to vent about the problems that tend to reemerge in our everyday lives… problems that are potentiated by annoying policies and practices which are often applicable...

  10. Employee vs Patient: Do you receive care where you work?

    ladedah1 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    So I was unable to find this issue online - whether due to the lack of discussion or some sort of shortcoming in my searching abilities - but either way am beginning to wonder if I am the only one...

  11. Should I self report?

    ladedah1 replied to Sunnywd's topic in General Nursing

    NurseKatie08: "How do they know you/the patient didn't drop the med and you had to get another?" My thoughts exactly!!! How many do they think were pulled unnecessarily? I wouldn't be able to tell...

  12. Union gave away random drug testing

    ladedah1 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    No, I'm not necessarily saying that there are a whole bunch of users of illicit / unprescribed drugs in the nuring profession, so much as I am saying that in a "just cause" environment employers who...

  13. Was told to consider not being a nurse?

    ladedah1 replied to rainbow09's topic in General Students

    I, too, had been told that maybe I wouldnt cut it as a nurse... coincidentally, this was also in my very first semester and at an LTC, but it happened to be my clinical instructor who said it. As a...

  14. Attn New Grads! How is Year One Going??

    ladedah1 replied to wunderwoman25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Absolutely loving it! It is such a strange thing when you're sitting there talking to a person about some medical dilemma they're discussing and realize - oh my gosh! I'm actually a nurse... a REAL...

  15. To apply or not to apply

    ladedah1 replied to Nicole82RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Extra Pickles on this one... I would certainly contact HR if you're truly interested in the full-time position. If you wait to be hired for the PRN position, you may be stuck with PRN...

  16. behavioral health and ED

    ladedah1 replied to jarrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Im not in the ED, but obviously they come through the ED to get to me... We do seem to be getting quite a bit more lately and -- whew, is it exhausting!!! Lol. Honestly, i feel like it tends to come...

  17. Getting new patient at shift change

    ladedah1 replied to Double Dunker's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm.... so much for that theory, lol! Well, maybe it just has to do with the unit and / or environment? I have in fact heard that people love the environment and interaction between coworkers on my...

  18. Getting new patient at shift change

    ladedah1 replied to Double Dunker's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think "hospital A" is necessarily unique... at the hospital I work at, it's kind of a "I do what I can for the next shift"... as in, whatever you can get done for them is acceptable, whatever...

  19. Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    ladedah1 replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Tough call! In one instance, it is unfair of them to expect you to do this and deny the opportunity to someone who had offered to stay (although newer, SOMEBODY is still better than NOBODY). At the...

  20. Colleagues who hate patients

    ladedah1 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't necessarily think they are "allowing it"... most likely because they do not know when it is going on or who is perpetuating this nonsense. When people make negative statements, it is never in...

  21. Union gave away random drug testing

    ladedah1 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like a means of getting rid of the people they don't want... and a control factor. Union workplaces come with the benefit of Seniority and "Just Cause" firing... meaning they cant just...

  22. Colleagues who hate patients

    ladedah1 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, those type of people ARE exhausting... despicable... unworthy of the profession... and also quite embarrassing. To be honest, I feel like simply being told this type of stuff in a public setting...

  23. Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    ladedah1 replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! (hehehe!!!

  24. Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    ladedah1 replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer not to shop around in scrubs if I can help it... which needless to say, cant always be helped (without the massive inconvenience of first going home and changing after about 13 hours of...

  25. Your funniest "are you serious?!?!" MIDAS report

    ladedah1 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    For the most part, I feel like incident reports (I've never heard of MIDAS, but "incident report" I understand) are a vital part of fixing what is wrong. I can honestly say that I cant recall any...