DusktilDawn

DusktilDawn

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  1. Nurses are overpaid!

    DusktilDawn replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard it can make you go

  2. Nurses are overpaid!

    DusktilDawn replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Being I've encountered people in this day and age who think nurses are overpaid, I'd be interested in the rationalization of that belief then and how it compares to now. Not sure who I'm quoting here:...

  3. Need to vent about not being able to VENT!!!

    DusktilDawn replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you can nicely and in your sweetest voice suggest to the clerk, that until she has RAN a mile in your Birkenspoks perhaps she should think before she speaks. The problem is that it is easy for...

  4. disturbing article in Wall Street Journal

    DusktilDawn replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I encountered similar problems in regards to other departments and implementing a new computer system. The kicker was that there usually was someone IN THEIR department that could have corrected it,...

  5. disturbing article in Wall Street Journal

    DusktilDawn replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at one place where 1 year before a computerized system was introduced, staff had mandatory training for 4 hours. Number one, training a year prior is pointless, you forget too much of what...

  6. Whose resposibility is it to ask a patient..

    DusktilDawn replied to joeyrush's topic in General Nursing

    The doctor was out of line in this situation. The patient does have the right to privacy. The doctor should have introduced the student and explain the purpose of her presence, and ASKED the patient...

  7. Anyone Else Catching Flack for Going Back to School?

    DusktilDawn replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    I can relate to your post Dutchgirl. When I was in the consolidation peroid at the end of my RN program I choose to do it at the hospital I worked at as an LPN/RPN. It wasn't so much jealousy as it...

  8. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

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

    Actually it's not weird, it's wonderful. My grandmother had a hard time coping with my mother's loss and has NEVER gotten along with my stepmother. It was difficult for me and my siblings dealing with...

  9. I Did It I Did It

    DusktilDawn replied to mismissy69's topic in General Nursing

    and

  10. Medication Aids? Are LPN's at risk for being replaced?

    DusktilDawn replied to NurseeNanceeLee's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Correctomundo. Aid is a verb, while aide is a noun or adjective. I don't know if Jack is joking in regards to the HIV comment, I'm sure he will let us know. To the issue of medication aides, I don't...

  11. Anyone Else Catching Flack for Going Back to School?

    DusktilDawn replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    I worked as LPN/RPN and then went back to school to become an RN. The people I worked with for years, both RNs and LPNs were very supportive and encouraging. It was my supervisor who gave me the...

  12. SCOPE of practice ??

    DusktilDawn replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work at a VA hosptial. The NAs where I work also draw blood (except a T&C), take VS, and do accucheks. They are also allowed to do EKGs. At one time, they were allowed to insert/remove...

  13. swab stopcock before IV push?

    DusktilDawn replied to RNcathlab's topic in General Nursing

    Policy where I'm at is to swap ports prior to administering

  14. Suction???

    DusktilDawn replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    We also see alot of Chest tubes, trachs/laryngectomies, NGs, jaws wired, etc. Automatically these patients will have suction. However, I do think the suction equipement should be set-up and ready...

  15. Meds you hate to give....

    DusktilDawn replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    There is K-Lor, which comes in powder form that you can mix with water/juice. It dissolves well. I believe this is what MNlpn was referring

  16. Patient/Family Rage

    DusktilDawn replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Excellent links Spacenurse!!!! Now why would it only be a misdemeanor to assault nursing staff working within the same environment as a doctor? This is the attitude I'm talking about. Even those...

  17. Patient/Family Rage

    DusktilDawn replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Exactly, if you hit a cop, the cashier at Wal-Mart, or an absolute stranger it would not be tolerated. The point is that the sort of behavior that would not be tolerated elsewhere is tolerated in...

  18. Patient/Family Rage

    DusktilDawn replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Agreed. I also noticed it is not the patients or families in the most stressful of circumstances who will behave this way. I've been amazed at how some people will maintain their dignity, courtesy,...

  19. Pt/Family RAGE

    DusktilDawn replied to sawbuck's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well finally came across the Visitors Code of Conduct at my facility. Interesting thing is now they are calling it "Visitors Commitment." It its included in a brochure that is supposed to be given to...

  20. No patience yesterday, now I feel like crap

    DusktilDawn replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Done the note writing thing with HOH people, it is a lot less stressful at times to write a note than to keep repeating what your trying to say in these circumstance. I also find explaining to...

  21. cell phones

    DusktilDawn replied to jenna_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I actually noticed someone removing a payphone at work and asked why they were doing that (curious). I was told that several were being removed from the facility because they were not being used since...

  22. Medicine administration question

    DusktilDawn replied to selulion's topic in General Nursing

    It should be part of your pharmacology course Selulion, it will also be ongoing throughout the nursing program. I have come across books that are specifically geared for math calculations for nurses....

  23. Pt/Family RAGE

    DusktilDawn replied to sawbuck's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Perfect example Tencat why abuse continues. Lack of support from our management and administrators. Excuse me, but why would it be considered acceptable for this person to become physically aggressive...

  24. I don't think I understand pain management.

    DusktilDawn replied to lisamc1RN's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with writing an order this way is that it is misinterpreted. 1-2mg q 20 min -30 min would mean that you cannot exceed 2mg within 30 min. My question is why were you not on a

  25. Pt/Family RAGE

    DusktilDawn replied to sawbuck's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The big problem I see in regards to abuse from patient's and their families, is that it is considered part of the job to tolerate this abuse. It's not just the patient's and their families/visitors...