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  1. Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

    Cowboyardee replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    The op called china totalitarian rather than communist. This would seem fitting as China has been increasingly embracing market capitalism for the last few decades without letting up on brutally...

  2. bring back diploma they can function on graduation

    Cowboyardee replied to Susan Boff's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I know you didn't quite say this, but I'd like to point out that hands-on clinical experience is not counter-productive towards developing an understanding of patho, A&P, etc. For many or most...

  3. bring back diploma they can function on graduation

    Cowboyardee replied to Susan Boff's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Before diploma programs became so uncommon as to be mostly just outliers in nursing education, people used to say that all the time. Because data on the number of clinical hours in many nursing...

  4. tele nurses help

    Cowboyardee replied to joohwangee's topic in Cardiac

    In both, the 'P' stands for "paroxysmal," which means the rhythm starts abruptly. "SVT" stands for supraventricular tachycardia, which always means a fast rhythm that originates above the ventricles...

  5. PRN nurse forced to take a call shift **NEED ADVICE**

    Cowboyardee replied to RN08021982's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly don't think you were in the wrong. That said... A) Refusing to work is NOT abandoning a patient. Abandonment laws only apply after you have assumed care of your patient. Assuming your...

  6. PRN nurse forced to take a call shift **NEED ADVICE**

    Cowboyardee replied to RN08021982's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering what kind of advice you're looking for. If you would like a sounding board as to whether your TL seems reasonable, I can certainly confirm that she's not. Putting you on the schedule...

  7. Gender Bias in Health Care

    Cowboyardee replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    The source you cite does not support a conclusion this broad. It's an article linking to studies of gender concordance in treatment of acute MI (already noted elsewhere, but here's the direct link:...

  8. Help! Preceptor Issue

    Cowboyardee replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    The way I see it, either you dont know enough about the unit to second guess their decision-making process about staffing, in which case the real problem isn't that they sent your preceptor home but...

  9. New Grads in the ICU

    Cowboyardee replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    Just for a little devil's advocate, I'll ask: Who pays for this residency program? What resources do you devote to training new grads to walk and run at the same time without cutting into some other...

  10. Psych nurse looking how to transfer into critical care. Is it possible?

    Cowboyardee replied to The0Walrus's topic in Critical Care

    Depends as much on your local job market as anything else. Send out a ton of resumes and applications. Depending on the job market, you might have to sign a contract to stay in place for a couple...

  11. Just need to get this out of me

    Cowboyardee replied to haldolnism's topic in General Students

    - The RN shouldn't have left the phone call to you. But on the other hand, sometimes protocol goes out the window in an emergency. - There are certainly times when it is ok to give a CHF patient...

  12. NOT an ICU nurse but assigned by SUP

    Cowboyardee replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, you should have declined the assignment, or else insisted that the patient get downgrade orders before assuming care if they really thought giving him to a nurse who's not trained in intensive...

  13. What's your favorite nursing task?

    Cowboyardee replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Drilling for an IO is probably my single favorite task. There's often a satisfying little pop as you sink the needle, kind of like popping bubble wrap. I also rather enjoy setting up CRRT - at least...

  14. Make a Meme Nurses Week Contest

    Cowboyardee replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "Well then you tell your boss, and your boss' boss, that if they want everyone to wear socks and shoes and pants and underwear just to visit the pediatric unit in this podunk hospital, they can fork...

  15. Code debriefings

    Cowboyardee replied to JBMmom's topic in Critical Care

    Sorry, I had imagined you worked in a critical care unit already. I am often on the code response team at my hospital, and you're right that the responding staff typically would leave with any...

  16. Make a good impression

    Cowboyardee replied to ICUNurseWoooHooo's topic in MICU, SICU

    They'll probably figure out what you know and what you don't know without too much difficulty, so I wouldn't suggest going too far out of your way to show them. Be friendly. Have a good work ethic....

  17. Code debriefings

    Cowboyardee replied to JBMmom's topic in Critical Care

    Rather (or perhaps in addition to) forming a team to reach out to staff after an unsuccessful code after the fact, consider immediately debriefing after all codes. Discuss what went well and what...

  18. Caption This Cartoon Nurses Week Contest

    Cowboyardee replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "I kept on finding him skulking around room 106, where we have that 19-year-old patient, and I would escort him back to his room and tuck him in and ask him to respect other patients' privacy, and...

  19. Caption This Cartoon Nurses Week Contest

    Cowboyardee replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "I know you said he's fine as long as you give him plenty of crackers and juice, but, I swear, that guy is THE WORST sundowner I've ever

  20. RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    Cowboyardee replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    No offense, but this is way off, opinion or no. Developing effective treatments and precautions (e.g. antibiotics, vaccinations, sanitation, sepsis protocols, sterile techniques) for infectious...

  21. RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    Cowboyardee replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    Gen ed college curriculum classes will serve you well in life. Even if they don't apply directly. Science fundamentals classes like A&P and statistics are crucial and are absolutely helpful if...

  22. Question for Managers about Charge role

    Cowboyardee replied to Calbrunette's topic in General Nursing

    For the sake of this post, I'm going to assume that what you said is all true - that you had good skills and knowledge, did a good job, had good time management, and that your patients liked and...

  23. Looking for advice; "handling" situations **LONG**

    Cowboyardee replied to Miss.LeoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous posters who said that it seems you are being treated unfairly and that you should transfer out of there when you can. That said, here's a bit of advice for the sake of...

  24. Frustrated with working with incompetent nurses

    Cowboyardee replied to KN1977's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you stay with the job, consider a different tactic than just bringing errors to your charge nurse. It's entirely possible that she doesn't have much disciplinary authority in reality, or that she...

  25. Permanently Kicked out of Practicum

    Cowboyardee replied to FrustratedExStudent's topic in General Students

    Assuming you're telling the story accurately, kicking you out of the program would be unfair and excessive. As others have suggested, I would suggest focusing on what you did rather than what other...