DusktilDawn

DusktilDawn

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  1. Dumbest thing you've done in nursing??

    DusktilDawn replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I just read a few from that thread. :rotfl: :rotfl: Reminded me about the time I spiked the 2 litre irrigation solution container for CBI and wound up with a saline shower. We also had one surgeon...

  2. Dumbest thing you've done in nursing??

    DusktilDawn replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Aside from becoming a nurse There is just tooooooo long a list of "dumb things I have done as a nurse" Here's a few: Had to go back and correct charting because I wrote "Pt expectorating copious...

  3. CNA Question

    DusktilDawn replied to Soon2BNurse's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not a lawyer and i've never stayed at a holiday inn express. "no license is required for practical nursing" these types of wording/phrasing is why the duties of cnas vary depending on the state...

  4. I got th job!

    DusktilDawn replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations :w00t: :w00t:

  5. Now I am really questioning nursing

    DusktilDawn replied to socalirn's topic in General Nursing

    1. Gentleman said to me "Thanks for helping me wash", I responded "That is my job", gentleman stated "Don't give me 'that's just my job', you put a little more into it than that", this guy was so...

  6. Charting- again

    DusktilDawn replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are so many different charting formats and each facility seems to have their very own. As a student nurse, when I had to research my patients for clinicals, I would also read the area for...

  7. Ex-school nurse gets $50,000 in settlement with SAD 27

    DusktilDawn replied to sbic56's topic in School

    Confidentiality can be the defining line on whether a person seeks help or not. I can only imagine the situations and questions a school nurse could face from students that they may be too...

  8. What to do about CNA disputes?

    DusktilDawn replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Estrogen, I used to cry when people yelled at me or even if I though they were angry with me. I still have that urge when it happens, but...

  9. CNA Question

    DusktilDawn replied to Soon2BNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would gladly consider CNA's nurses when it is: 1. legally recognized. 2. they are legally responsible for their own scope of practice and responsibilities, that it is reasonably expected that...

  10. What to do about CNA disputes?

    DusktilDawn replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Estrogen, take a deep breath. You said you had an uncomfortable feeling about this situation. Did anyone verify at the time the CNA made her complaints whether they were valid? If on both nights the...

  11. Patient Complaints

    DusktilDawn replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    I usually say politely in situations similiar to yours, "As soon as I'm finished with what I'm doing I'll be right with you." No complaints so far. However, if there is a complaint, I can always use...

  12. Problem patient and family

    DusktilDawn replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Don't you love it when you don't have to say a thing!!!! She said it all for

  13. Non-punitive med error policy

    DusktilDawn replied to sbic56's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    There needs to be a medium between working to improve medication safety for the patient while avoiding the "witch hunt" mentality. I worked with one seasoned nurse whose FIRST medication error was a...

  14. CNA Question

    DusktilDawn replied to Soon2BNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well Lizz, All that you just described sounds EXACTLY like my job as an RN, except for 3 things: 1. I get paid better. 2. It's not the CNAs that are run ragged. 3. The RNs get delegated all the...

  15. CNA Question

    DusktilDawn replied to Soon2BNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Laurie Kay, Unfortunately a CNA cannot legally represent themselves as a nurse. Actually there is no debate on whether CNAs are nurses or not. In fact it is a crime for anyone with is not a...

  16. Minimum wage for nurses!

    DusktilDawn replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, let me think.....NO!!! As much as I love being a nurse, not for minimum wage. I live in a city where the BIG 3 employs alot of people, when I started nursing in '92 there were people working...

  17. looking for feedback/advice on this idea

    DusktilDawn replied to dutchgirl's topic in Orthopedic

    Well this is new. I guess necessity is the mother of

  18. Non-punitive med error policy

    DusktilDawn replied to sbic56's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I agree. When it is clear that a person is persistently shoddy in their care there needs to be a process in place to prevent these people from causing continued harm to their patients. Anyone go over...

  19. Worried that experienced nurse may know nothing

    DusktilDawn replied to krob0729's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I always have considered the more experienced nurses a valuable resource, especially when I started nursing. No bounties at my place for bagging older

  20. Assisted Living Med. Administration

    DusktilDawn replied to annlet's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry, entirely disagree with unlicensed care givers providing

  21. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    DusktilDawn replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think anyone who is foolish to apply for a course that says you can be an LPN in 3 months is looking for their pockets to be cleaned. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. When I took the...

  22. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    DusktilDawn replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not able to access site

  23. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    DusktilDawn replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't have those links either, so I guess Marie and I need a good optomitrist,

  24. Worried that experienced nurse may know nothing

    DusktilDawn replied to krob0729's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately I shared precepting duties with another RN involving an experienced nurse. This nurse was older than both of us, I think that was an issue with that orientee. She hadn't been on a unit...

  25. POLLS - and hospitals... Our hospital is currently having us polled

    DusktilDawn replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Asking for social security number & birthdate would make me immediately clam up. I think a fast one may have been pulled on you Passing