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  1. EKG order

    floydnightingale replied to cepr4's topic in General Nursing

    time to look for a new job, there's enough work out there to not have to tolerate a toxic or threatening atmosphere and every day you work there your license is at risk due to administrative...

  2. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    floydnightingale replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    If NurseGerard watched that Nurses Uncorked he has more patience than I ever will. It starts with images of wine bottles and alcohol and goes down from there and one of the hosts claims a personal...

  3. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    floydnightingale replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    still trying to wrap my mind around the concept of an ICU nurse not knowing that Versed and vec aren't the same thing searched for this speaker thing and found a news report, maybe on ABC?, that...

  4. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    floydnightingale replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised she got the one gig. Reminds me of "nursing student" Kyle Rittenhouse becoming the spokesperson for the right. How long did that

  5. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    floydnightingale replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I see 'nurse' as a legal title and since I let my license lapse following retirement I don't call myself a

  6. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    floydnightingale replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Texas? Or Tennessee, where this happened? This what happens when people throw out vague unspecified acronyms. I can't find any source for this and can't imagine who would want to listen to her....

  7. Phasing Out ADN?

    floydnightingale replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing

    Not long after I started working they took on a new grad from a prestigious state university (that description might narrow it down, how may state schools are prestigious?) but he was in over his head...

  8. Schools under fire! Fake Degrees Caught!

    floydnightingale replied to ASN2016's topic in Nursing News

    Yes I've heard of this, it came out early in the year, but anybody contemplating a for profit school for nursing, or anything else, should scrutinize it carefully and then check again, then enroll at...

  9. The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    floydnightingale replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Living in a city just south of Canada (that should be a giveaway as to where I am), the neighboring Canadian city lacks a minimally serviceable health care infrastructure, their nurses would rather...

  10. Phasing Out ADN?

    floydnightingale replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing

    CD2 BSN here: I could never tell the difference between an ADN and a BSN nurse and they'll have to seriously ramp up BSN programs to satisfy their wants and needs. In my experience the most...

  11. RN - LPN Power Struggle

    floydnightingale replied to MuscleNurse's topic in School

    Guess I stepped in that one but I honestly haven't heard of LPNs in any context outside of nursing homes for over 25 years. Any reputable hospital is insisting on BSNs as a minimum education if the...

  12. RN - LPN Power Struggle

    floydnightingale replied to MuscleNurse's topic in School

    An LPN? Really? Is that even still a thing? The last LPNs I worked with were assigned strictly to observation, had limited duties and restrictions on which meds they could give and were only working...

  13. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    floydnightingale replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The whole system of drug classification needs to be revamped. Most drugs have two or more names and in practice the brand name is what's specified in orders despite it being more common that a generic...

  14. Unsafe Interventional Radiology Practice

    floydnightingale replied to ElleFur's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. By PA I assume you mean Pennsylvania. Authority varies by state. In the ER where I worked they used physician assistants. One woman earned her NP and did pretty much what the PAs did but...

  15. Unsafe Interventional Radiology Practice

    floydnightingale replied to ElleFur's topic in General Nursing

    Well documented verbal orders should be okay but I have never participated in a conscious sedation without a staff physician, usually a resident but ALWAYS a staff doc, at bedside. And usually a...

  16. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    floydnightingale replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    How did I get the idea that she was in the ED but new to it? So she was some kind of float? I don't agree with the practice of throwing people into EDs, but a neuro ICU nurse should have had some...

  17. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    floydnightingale replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Not saying that at all and don't know how you read it that way, although I understand that the hospital did try to handle it internally or try to cover it up. Orientations at level one EDs are months...

  18. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    floydnightingale replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm unaware of her history, ICU or whatever, but if she exhibited incompetence she should have been watched until they realized she wasn't safe and let her go. Interesting, reading a lot comments...

  19. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    floydnightingale replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know that she was working in an ED. I assumed that maybe a med-surg nurse wasn't familiar with Versed or vecuronium, both of which are very common in emergency settings. In my experience vec...

  20. Student RN Scrubs

    floydnightingale replied to Brenwick2's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    "Isn’t that what admission standards are for?" I went through a state school CD2 program, there were no admission standards beyond a degree from an accredited school and a review of my...

  21. Student RN Scrubs

    floydnightingale replied to Brenwick2's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

  22. Student RN Scrubs

    floydnightingale replied to Brenwick2's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    If they know that black bras or no undershirt under a white top is inappropriate, it's on the student. I don't see any obligation on the school's part to help them make up clinical hours. My own...

  23. We’re all being “fired”! Is this legal?

    floydnightingale replied to Taylor22's topic in General Nursing

    Thinking a little more about this, I can't imagine how smart it is to fire an entire department in today's job market, especially a department nobody wants to work in, even if it is "legal" to do so....

  24. We’re all being “fired”! Is this legal?

    floydnightingale replied to Taylor22's topic in General Nursing

    A hospital's, or any employer's, right to fire varies by state but they obviously want you to resign. Don't resign, it will only disqualify you for unemployment benefits. Let them fire you and then...

  25. Calling A Code Death (call police?)

    floydnightingale replied to Jcezz's topic in General Nursing

    In 20 some years I've never heard of such a thing. We clean them up, if family is present they're moved to room where they can sit with the deceased, otherwise they're moved to the morgue to wait for...