dthfytr

dthfytr ADN, LPN, RN, EMT-B, EMT-I

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  1. Why Multitasking Wont Work

    dthfytr replied to dthfytr's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that

  2. Why Multitasking Wont Work

    dthfytr replied to dthfytr's topic in General Nursing

    Despite all the evidence that trying to multitask just leads to decreased work quality for each task, people still "worship at the altar." I'd like to see a study where people are filmed...

  3. Drug tested and scared

    dthfytr replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    Relax! There are so many flaws in the routine drug tests that pretty much all they do is scare the bejeebers out of nurses! "Oh yeah, I take Motrin regularly so the metabolites could show up positive...

  4. Family members that follow you

    dthfytr replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    Just another reason why I admire nurses who can work the floors. I'd go postal if I had to put up with family following me

  5. Help! Which job should I choose??

    dthfytr replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Any chance you could have a talk with the unit manager and say, dang! Paying a nurse less than a tech? Especially when you already have an established work record there and will be way ahead in...

  6. Help! Which job should I choose??

    dthfytr replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Agree with Blackbird, job A is offering you way too little. However; Don't confuse money with happiness. Choose the job where you'll be happy! All the money in the world isn't worth a job where you're...

  7. ACLS on-line review

    dthfytr replied to shearernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think the idea is ahead of it's time. I've been doing and teaching CPR for about 30 years, but everytime the education department catches up to me I have to go through the motions again. All for a...

  8. ACLS on-line review

    dthfytr replied to shearernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I did the online ACLS and PALS renewals. My employer refused to accept them because there were no hands on skills stations. I wasted well over $700 on the online only courses. Check with your employer...

  9. wonder how rumors work in a nursing facility

    dthfytr replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    Rumors work the same everywhere. Somebody misunderstands or misrepresents something, then tells uninvolved people about it in hopes of gaining social status, credit for knowledge, or maliciously to...

  10. Did you hate your life in nursing school??

    dthfytr replied to Laurenslovely's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nursing is hard work. I think they purposely make nursing school hard so you'll eother be prepared for the hard work or drop out and go into an easier field. Many times I contemplated standing on a...

  11. ER and strange phenomena

    dthfytr replied to EmergencyNrse's topic in Emergency

    Amen! Seems like way too much coincidence sometimes, full moon has been studied and ruled out. Don't see a psych patient for weeks, then people in far different corners of the county all decide to...

  12. Two job offers...torn on which to choose - advice?

    dthfytr replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    Go where you'll be

  13. Need feedback please!!

    dthfytr replied to 2blessed2b's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't ask til after taking the NCLEX. If your job search didn't go well you could be in a sour mood for the exam. The NCLEX is too important to not have everything you can going + at the time....

  14. Hospital switching to strictly 12 hour shifts?

    dthfytr replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Been working 12's so long I can't remember any other. Most places do 7A-7P and 7P-7A, although some ER's cover busy hours with an extra 11A-11P. It's convenient for hospitals but has been documented...

  15. metaphors

    dthfytr replied to frisco96's topic in General Nursing

    I used to know a good metaphor to remind me to take my alzhiemers medicine........Gee I hope we have pudding with supper, huh? today's not

  16. metaphors

    dthfytr replied to frisco96's topic in General Nursing

    When giving a prescription for antibiotics, I explain that it's birth control for germs. Once they start the antibiotics the germs can't reproduce, so they have to wait for all the germs to die of old...

  17. Dreaming about death...

    dthfytr replied to mochamonster's topic in General Nursing

    I've a different take on dreams. I tend to have dreams involving people, places, and events in a situation. In reality the people, places and events never were in proximity time and/or geographically....

  18. TPA...help

    dthfytr replied to haveaseriousquestion's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't always work, there are no guarantees. The doctor does a risk benefit analysis to find appropriate candidates, but I'd rather have no response than a bad response. Have you talked with your...

  19. War is coming, the lines have been drawn!

    dthfytr replied to outptsurgeryrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    So how much more work will the CEO and the rest of management be doing to help cut costs. Hospitals are for patient care. Patient care is the last place that should be overloaded. A few less...

  20. RN license in more than one state? NCLEX in New York applicable to any state?

    dthfytr replied to Laurenslovely's topic in California Nursing

    I graduated from New Mexico State University, have worked in New Mexico, Texas, North Carolina, and Maine. Nobody cares which state, all they want is a valid RN license. As you pointed out, the boards...

  21. RN license in more than one state? NCLEX in New York applicable to any state?

    dthfytr replied to Laurenslovely's topic in California Nursing

    So far 24 states have signed on to the interstate agreement. Think of it like a drivers license. You must be licensed in the state in which you reside. You may use your license in any state that has...

  22. Battling back injury

    dthfytr replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital I worked at had a policy of no light duty except if a workmans comp case. Too much risk for employers when you talk about back injuries. They treat you like you have the plague. Sorry to...

  23. Tricks for pushing D50 and Insulin through a line?

    dthfytr replied to kelleann's topic in General Nursing

    Pull back and check for blood return before pushing D50. D50 is terribly necrotic to tissue if you push it through an infiltrated line. If only once in your career this saves you, it's worth the...

  24. Are the "chest thumpers" new?

    dthfytr replied to cogath's topic in General Nursing

    I remember them being marketed to EMS under the name "Thumper" in the early 80's. Had no experience with them, but heard they had a reputation as great rib breakers, and were hard to use pre hospital....

  25. how long should CPR last for asystole/PEA?

    dthfytr replied to nobody067's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry about your loss. There's no answer to your question. It's clinical judgement. My children know I'm adamant about not wanting to have to die over and over. I hope you find