DusktilDawn

DusktilDawn

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  1. Nurses will do the CNA job

    DusktilDawn replied to bongids's topic in General Nursing

    No it's not about being above wiping a butt or feeding a person or filling a water pitcher. You're right we shouldn't have to qualify our need for help. The problem really is not having enough of the...

  2. Nurses will do the CNA job

    DusktilDawn replied to bongids's topic in General Nursing

    My initial point was Stanley, that a CNA IS hired to do their own job, despite the fact that as a nurse I am perfectly qualified to all that is in their job description. As an RN, I am only the...

  3. Nurses will do the CNA job

    DusktilDawn replied to bongids's topic in General Nursing

    Um, no you were hired to your own job, not mine. Aspects of our job description overlap with the CNA's. Meaning that I can do all aspects of your job, but as a CNA, you cannot do my job. As nurses we...

  4. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    DusktilDawn replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    In agreement here. There is nothing "nice" about a boss that calls you in to a meeting telling you its "SERIOUS" than doesn't give you clue one about what it's about. The fact that included in this...

  5. Written Up.....what is your take?

    DusktilDawn replied to burnay76's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry you're being put through this. Actually I would consult with an attorney that specializes in nursing malpractice. It does sound like they are on a witch-hunt and are trying to build a case...

  6. Report interruption

    DusktilDawn replied to vernRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know there really has only been very few (like 3-4) times where a nurse was, I felt, inconsiderate and over the line in regards to interrupting with questions. In over 5 years of verbal reports,...

  7. Report interruption

    DusktilDawn replied to vernRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's one thing to interrupt and ask a question about something like a procedure you've never heard about or know very little about or clarifying a specific point. It's another to continually interrupt...

  8. how often are nurses tested for TB

    DusktilDawn replied to want2banurse35's topic in General Nursing

    Yearly and also if there has been a suspected exposure, which actually happened

  9. Report interruption

    DusktilDawn replied to vernRN's topic in General Nursing

    For the most part, most questions I have been interrupted with would have been answered and a question wouldn't have needed to have been asked if I had been allowed to continue with report. Rarely was...

  10. WHY do we need more nurses

    DusktilDawn replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    And like computer engineering, the health care system and facilities within it are run by people that don't understand the job and they're running nurses off in the process and compromising patients....

  11. WHY do we need more nurses

    DusktilDawn replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah: :bow: Especially: I worked once as a housekeeper in a hospital, than was an RPN(LPN) student, than and RPN, before becoming an RN. As a housekeeper and a nursing student, I do remember how...

  12. WHY do we need more nurses

    DusktilDawn replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    Patient-centered, NOT visitor centered. Myself and colleagues have ACTUALLY been thanked by patients on more than a few occassions for being the "bad guy" and insisting their visitors GO HOME. I also...

  13. I think I crossed the line

    DusktilDawn replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    First off, try and find an outline of their job description. I'm willing to bet it doesn't include flushing IVs, independently treating low BS, or initial health teaching. The NAs think they have the...

  14. WHY do we need more nurses

    DusktilDawn replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    Your right. People do seem to forget the direction in which population trends are heading. Also as long as nurses fail to come together in significant numbers as a united front and demand change, it's...

  15. WHY do we need more nurses

    DusktilDawn replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    i believe the tptb will push for de-skilling the nursing of the nursing profession and hire essentially cheap labor to take the place of the nurse that they train will themselves. i'm seeing this...

  16. WHY do we need more nurses

    DusktilDawn replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    The original topic: 1. Actually until there is a focus on retaining nurses in the profession, controlling enrollment is a non-issue. There are 500 000 nurses in the US licensed to work as nurses...

  17. Ten years at allnurses, this is about me!

    DusktilDawn replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Happy

  18. Pre-pouring meds ... am I wrong?

    DusktilDawn replied to aznqtpie's topic in General Nursing

    What you were asked to do goes against accepted Standards of Practice. I don't doubt this is also against their very own policies and procedures. I think it would be awesome if you could cite their...

  19. Is the RN liable for other's actions???????

    DusktilDawn replied to nursemate19's topic in General Nursing

    I fail to see how if a nurse is interacting in a professional capacity in any setting with MAs, CNAs, UAPs, etc how they could not have any responsiblity and accountability. If your involved with...

  20. Do not have a medical director - need source to win battle

    DusktilDawn replied to l1zz1e's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Your executive director is WRONG, and either she/he knows they're wrong or they're just plain ignorant. As long as the doctor writes a prescription your covered, NO WAY. That would be like me arguing...

  21. Is the RN liable for other's actions???????

    DusktilDawn replied to nursemate19's topic in General Nursing

    If your delegating to them, than I don't see why you wouldn't be as accountable in a situation involving a CMA than you would with

  22. The Resident from Hell!

    DusktilDawn replied to pumpkin92356's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would hope that with a dozen people injured in relation to providing care to this client that it has been documented. If that's the case, I'm surprised that management hasn't stepped in to review...

  23. Breastfeeding and working...was I out of line?

    DusktilDawn replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    With all the numerous threads about nurses working 8 or 12 hour shifts without breaks, I think that only in nursing would breast pumping on one's break be an issue. Either nurses are working through...

  24. Urgggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!

    DusktilDawn replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    GOOD GRIEF!! WTH!!! Um, Bella, you need to be alot more assertive. When they say you can "handle it" you need to tell them point blank that they're expectation of anyone being able to handle what...

  25. When good vent threads go bad.....

    DusktilDawn replied to squeakykitty's topic in General Nursing

    One in particular is and the posted stories sound very, very familiar, like from threads a few years back under a different