Woodenpug

Woodenpug BSN

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  1. September 2019 Caption Contest

    Healthcare from the patient's perspective.
  2. Is it like this everywhere now?

    If protecting your license puts the patient in jeopardy, having a license offers no protection.
  3. 2019 Salary Survey Results Part 1 - Demographics

    Seriously, You can make this very complicated. On the other hand, you can simply use your research skills and the mostly accurate, very transparent government site. Yeah, da gobment , knows stuff. Just use your skill and check out bls.gov. No nee...
  4. Is it like this everywhere now?

    This once was a very active site. I remember being afraid to say something, because i would look stupid for expressing the same sentiments as the previous 10 posters. Then the administrative nurses showed their control. Too bad, that which is best ...
  5. Is it like this everywhere now?

    That seems to be the issue. If you can do, then do; if not teach; if not then administrate. Got a 'bad nurse' for saying that before. Awesome how not saying what admin wants to here is considered disrespect.
  6. Is it like this everywhere now?

    PROTECT YOUR OWN BUTT AND LICENSE FIRST. Not sure I agree with this part. I feel we should protect the patient first. They are the most vulnerable. Even, if not especially, the wealthy/VIP patients.
  7. Is it like this everywhere now?

    Only five pages before the Saviors of nursing (unions) are given credit where it is not due. I appreciate the idea of unions, but the reality is they are just another corporation out to make money exploiting the workers. Unions could work for us, ...
  8. 2019 Salary Survey Results Part 1 - Demographics

    I guess, like everyone else, we like to hear what we want to believe. The government has a very transparent and b/c of gov advantages more accurate database. You do need to think for yourself, yeah, life is hard. More accurate and reliable informa...
  9. Is it like this everywhere now?

    So very true! Also, just to be sure, documentation is the very least important thing I do as a nurse. Sure I'll start compression, but first I need to be sure to document the time and depth.
  10. O.K... really, I hope (fingers crossed), I would never make such a mistake. I have been in the position of saying, no, that is too much. "better to lose my job than lose my license." I can completely understand a nurse put in the same position and ...
  11. "Something else that wasn't really addressed was the complete lack of requiring the patient's bracelet to be scanned and then medication to be scanned prior to administration." - WVUMtnDude Great post! The challenge in always scanning is that the te...
  12. Why are so many nurses against unions?

    I would like being a member in good standing to mean more than having payed my dues on time. Contracts should be the same for all nurses in the same union, not different for each hospital. Penalties for administration not responding in a timely fas...
  13. Did this patient overreact?!

    Why would I need to palpate the bare thighs of a patient with an unclear description of thigh pain?
  14. Understanding the Risk of Firearms: Suicide vs. Homicide

    If I thought firearms would be an effective threat against a corrupt government or foreign invasion... I would own a few registered firearms. I would dutifully turn them in when big brother asked. I would agree that I felt safer now that I have lea...
  15. Protest Over Nurse Firing for Refusing Influenza Shot

    almost 3/4ths of healthcare workers believe that flu vaccinations are beneficial. Another 20% feel that getting a flu vacc is better than having to wear a mask. Leaving only a few people who are so strongly against the value of flu vaccination that...
  16. Disturbing, but not really surprising. Zero tolerance for violence. We need a true just culture.
  17. I have seen this behavior throughout my career. The difficulty is not so much that she is a seasoned nurse. Her priority is making a good show of doing the job. Doing the job is secondary. Being seasoned just means she knows how to make a bette...
  18. My epic allows the option "provider administered." It is very useful in emergencies when another nurse actually gives the med. It is also useful when a np/pa or md gives a med. because they do not have pyxis access. Intentionally misusing this fea...
  19. Peg Tube Feeding

    Not when I was the nurse getting zero residual. I had it happen when the nurse before me reported no residual. I discovered that she did not aspirate a small amount of air before attempting to get a residual. Something simple can account for strang...
  20. Any near misses related to this event? Seems something would have been brewing before this "perfect storm" landed.
  21. Punishment only teaches people to avoid getting caught. The rules are guidelines, not written in stone. Many "rules" are nothing more than ways to assign blame if something goes wrong. Best practice is to understand the "why" for the rules. Unders...
  22. Could the technology itself be partially responsible? BCMA seems more focused on assigning blameand less on preventing errors. Availability of scanners was mentio ned. Some other reasons could also have prevented the nurse from scanning. (eg. Do I...
  23. The RT reported: "[Patient #1's] nurse asked if our nurses could give it, so I asked them and they said no because the patient would need to be monitored." I think, that nurses could, by policy, be prohibited from administering meds "off unit."(non-e...
  24. Mandatory Vaccination

    Just wanted to delete my post.
  25. Mandatory Vaccination

    Vaccine Effectiveness - How Well Does the Flu Vaccine Work? | CDC But, as someone earlier said: it keeps getting repeated every year. People still find reasons to believe the flu vac does not work.