DusktilDawn

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  1. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    DusktilDawn replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Subee, where I live in Canada there should not be a nursing shortage, EVER. There are more than enough nurses that live in my area that would work in Canada if the job opportunities were available....

  2. Hospital Discourages Pressing Charges Against Assaultive Patients

    DusktilDawn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    It could be about money and it could also be about negative publicity, especially since this incident involves a minor. I also think too many in upper management consider abusive behavior to be part...

  3. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    DusktilDawn replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Exactly why I'm working in Michigan. I would not have been able to work full-time as an RN in Canada where I live or have the job opportunities that I do now. What they are offering is part-time, yet...

  4. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    DusktilDawn replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Seems more like some BSNs are buying this crap hook, line and sinker, and using it as a battle cry. Since there usually is not a difference (or very little) in pay why would Diploma or ADNs be...

  5. nurse not giving her meds.. should she be fired?

    DusktilDawn replied to cant_not's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that giving a placebo and informing the patient it is a placebo is pointless. What I was referring to was not double-blind studies for research. What was being referred to would be an instance...

  6. nurse not giving her meds.. should she be fired?

    DusktilDawn replied to cant_not's topic in General Nursing

    That's true. In fact the amount of documentation now required at my facility in regards to pain is ludicrous. Essentially it is being done because to CYA in regards to adequate pain control for...

  7. "Abandonment"

    DusktilDawn replied to erkantarik's topic in General Nursing

    What you described by no means fits the defination of abandonment. Are you sure there is not more to this story? For instance was this his only patient? If he had another patient assigned to him and...

  8. nurse not giving her meds.. should she be fired?

    DusktilDawn replied to cant_not's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Tweety, continue to report this each time it happens. Something may be being done, it would not appropriate for an ADON to discuss what actions she took, unless it is to their

  9. What is your opinion of this situation?

    DusktilDawn replied to newgrad06's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like the little SNO group doesn't know what a "team player" is. First off it's comprised of individuals, each who have their own individual opinion, their own individual ideas, their own...

  10. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    DusktilDawn replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hate to break it to you Sushiart, but American hospital are recruiting foreign nurses in droves. There is a world wide shortage of nurses, it's not solely an American problem, in fact they now have...

  11. Pet peeves!

    DusktilDawn replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

    A very big DITTO. Actually I find it rather condescending and smacks of a "holier than thou" attitude. It's not necessary to pick apart posts on a venting thread just to prove TO YOURSELF how much...

  12. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    DusktilDawn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Really, as an LPN you train RNs, how interesting, do they play fetch and roll over for you. I always thought RNs received their training within college or university program. Any new nurse, whether...

  13. You're Discharged....GET OUT NOW!

    DusktilDawn replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility we have a slightly different problem in regards to discharges. What is happening is that the doctors will tell the patient bright and early in the morning (sometime between 5am-7am)...

  14. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    DusktilDawn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let me start by saying that I was an RPN/LPN for many years before becoming an RN. When it comes to verbal or telephone orders, YOU DO NOT write an order you did not take, you DO NOT implement an...

  15. SO- Patients in Gowns

    DusktilDawn replied to Aneroo's topic in Emergency

    This reminds me of something that occurred years ago. A patient from a unit I had floated to had left the unit using the back stairwell, which lead outside of the building. This guy walked across the...

  16. Serious Questions about Neglect Etc.

    DusktilDawn replied to GeriatricSunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Geriatric Sunshine, is you mentioned that your facility is run by two RPNs, is there someone above them that you could take your conerns to? Unfortunately this route may also jeopardize your job. You...

  17. patient satisfaction

    DusktilDawn replied to RNLex's topic in Emergency

    "not everything that is counted, counts and not everything that counts is counted" I love this quote. It is so appropriate. There is so much that we as nurses do that patients will never know about....

  18. People don't leave their jobs, they leave their manager...

    DusktilDawn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The state I work in, that is true. There are no shortage of jobs available, so yes, nursing jobs where I'm at are a dime a dozen. I think we are all in agreement that good nurses are not a dime a...

  19. Inventions we'd love to see....

    DusktilDawn replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in General Nursing

    DITTO ON THIS

  20. Pet peeves!

    DusktilDawn replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

    Gabie, it is a pet peeve thread and people are venting. It bears pointing out that some people are only posting things that they would like to say out of frustration, not how they actually

  21. Need advice...life threatened by pt's family today

    DusktilDawn replied to SotaRN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry fire wolf in regards to your experience. as nurses, we should not have to put up with abusive behavior, we did not forgo our basic human rights simply by virtue of choosing this profession....

  22. Urban legends in nursing

    DusktilDawn replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Timothy, this guy, is he a friend of a friend?:chuckle :chuckle :imbar:imbar I know, pretty lame, but I worked all night. Great acronym to remember:

  23. Urban legends in nursing

    DusktilDawn replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well I guess that's how they become nursing urban legends, the stories get embellished with each retelling, details get left out, and sometimes the story teller implies or inserts their presence in...

  24. Urban legends in nursing

    DusktilDawn replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    There have been many malpractice cases involving medications being administered through the wrong route. Here's a case involving an infant who had a milk feeding infused through a jugular vein...

  25. Pet peeves!

    DusktilDawn replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

    Huge pet peeve: people that are perfectly capable of using their call light, that are not confused, yelling "NURSE" everytime they see one pass by their room. Invariably it will be for something like...