dthfytr

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

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  1. Danger! Paralytic Drugs!

    dthfytr posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Insulin is double checked everywhere I've worked. But paralytics aren't? Are we nuts? My nursing career began in the 1980's, I'm retired now, but in all those years, one career ending error I've heard...

  2. ADHD Nurses-what area do you specialize in?

    dthfytr replied to k31kozumi's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Whatever works best for you is best for you. That said, two very distinct personality types, and where you'll find them, ER nurse = ADHD because of the constant change in priorities, moment by moment....

  3. Funny Things Patients Say Contest | Nurses Week

    dthfytr replied to Brian S.'s topic in News, Announcements

    "Oh, those boys! We thought they were crazy!" A new RN in the late 1980's, I was caring for a pt who was 8 years old when the Wright Brothers first flew an airplane. I asked if she remembered them,...

  4. Sedentary Nursing Jobs

    dthfytr posted a topic in General Nursing

    After working 12 hour shifts in ER's and Level 1 Trauma Centers for over 20 years, my back is shot. With all my experience and certifications I've gone from being assured a job anywhere to wanted...

  5. Left job to safeguard my license - what "reason" to add on new applications?

    dthfytr replied to KatiejonD's topic in School

    "Professional differences" covers a lot of territory. If asked for details; "If I'm not allowed to give the care needed it puts my career in jeopardy." Or maybe "Non nursing personnel undermining my...

  6. Can I get Fired?

    dthfytr replied to Minniegirl0604's topic in General Nursing

    "Any reason" has it's problems. One hospital would fire you for cause if they had solid proof, for "Inadequate charting" if the just want to fire you. This second one if it really existed, is totally...

  7. How to retain nurses?

    dthfytr replied to old&improved's topic in General Nursing

    The beatings shall continue until morals improves! Seriously, if your management doesn't know how to retain nurses, the first change must be to change management from the top

  8. Trigger Warning!

    dthfytr replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, nope, nope. I have declared by virtue of the powers vested in me by Bart and Homer Simpson that the "Political Correctness" fad has run it's course and has become farcical. Spread the word near...

  9. Threatened by employer

    dthfytr replied to wengee's topic in General Nursing

    It comes up on every site. Buy and keep your own malpractice insurance. The following should be written in stone and posted at the front of every nursing class. 1. You don't need to make a mistake to...

  10. Is It Possible to Never Make an Error? The Perfect Nurse Fallacy

    dthfytr replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Often we learn more from errors. We already knew how to do it right. We

  11. Is It Possible to Never Make an Error? The Perfect Nurse Fallacy

    dthfytr replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm. 1 ER I worked was gigged by JCAHO because we didn't document enough med errors the previous year. Apparently they have a sliding scale for med errors based on annual census! How do we

  12. Left job to safeguard my license - what "reason" to add on new applications?

    dthfytr replied to KatiejonD's topic in School

    That would scare me away from school nursing. The principal, et al, have no basis to question your judgement on nursing. It's like a chef telling engineers how to build a bridge! As for job...

  13. What You Need To Know About Older Nurses: Myths and Realities

    dthfytr replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Studying early retirement NOT for financial reasons, RN's and heavy equipment operators topped the list. A rehab specialist told me they present to him with the same injuries! I'll provide a link to...

  14. RN's are you happy with your career, why or why not?

    dthfytr replied to anjoku13's topic in General Nursing

    The university of Michigan did a study of which careers have the highest "early retirement not for financial reasons" rates. Number 1 was RN's, number 2 was heavy equipment operators. Notably, these 2...

  15. PAs Do Not Like Us

    dthfytr replied to Dodongo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've been impressed by less than 50% of the PA's who've treated me. Only once has a NP disappointed me. When my parents were alive they raved about NP's. NP's have more autonomy, too. Of course the...

  16. Gloves? Is this acceptable?

    dthfytr replied to medsurgRNCali's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to a NICU nurse. Babies die if they don't get human touching. All people need the occasional human contact. Anybody that is afraid to touch a pt without gloves might benefit from therapy. In the...

  17. Having issues with being a "babyfaced" nurse.

    dthfytr replied to Ash2016's topic in General Nursing

    Ash, how are you doing? Been wondering.

  18. Having issues with being a "babyfaced" nurse.

    dthfytr replied to Ash2016's topic in General Nursing

    Learning opportunites come in strange shapes and forms. In your shoes (I wish) I would turn to humor. When someone throws you a challenge about your age, run with it. "Yeah, due to the nursing...

  19. June 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    dthfytr replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    This is Trump Care's new idea for an

  20. June 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    dthfytr replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    What did you expect from someone who saves lives? It's not like I throw a ball through hoops or hit balls with a

  21. Who/what am I? Wordy, sorry.

    dthfytr posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    I loved ER/Trauma nursing so much I honestly couldn't believe they paid me to do it. Started in healthcare in the late 1970's. Taught CPR and First Aid, orderly, EMT, EMT-I, LPN, RN, CEN, BS, Trauma...

  22. June 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    dthfytr replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Oh yeah? Well, have you ever considered nose reduction

  23. June 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    dthfytr replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Excuse me sir. I'm a nurse, not a cartoonist. Can you think of a funny caption for

  24. Can lungs be clear AND diminished?

    dthfytr replied to Cvepo's topic in Critical Care

    Answer to your question is yes. I worked with a doc who insisted that there must be wheezing for a person to be having an asthma attack. I got him to listen to a patient in triage who had no wheezing....

  25. Who/what am I? Wordy, sorry.

    dthfytr replied to dthfytr's topic in Retired Nurses

    Diagnosis changed from polymyositis to rheumatoid arthritis. I'd been taking motrin, Tylenol and ultram every 8 hours to keep working that finally my body had had enough. To paraphrase a sign I saw;...