Comments for Nursing Influence

Comment on Rubbing Alcohol Cures Nausea? by Grace

Grace — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:21:01 +0000

A nurse told me to try this when I was in labor. Epidurals make me very sick and after this worked the first time I have used it every other time I have had nausea. It has prevented vomitting and relieved nausea everytime whether it be from epidurals, post operations, stomach virus, motion sickness or side effects from medication. I have had times in past years when even otc medications have failed, so I have shared this with numerous friends and family. Finally an easy, cheap, fast and effective solution!

Comment on Apathetic Nursing Students by Amy Sellers

Amy Sellers — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:50:55 +0000

Abria-
You do make a good point – this post did take note of the negatives I saw in one particular group of nursing students, but did not point out any of the positives. But that was honestly what was going through my mind when I wrote this post (now over 2 years ago). I was disheartened by this particular group… enough so, that I was compelled to write about it here. But, I think the fact that I was particularly taken back by this group shows that I do not think this way of ALL nursing students (or else it wouldn’t have been out of the ordinary enough to write about).

But, for the record, I do not think that all nursing students lack motivation nor do I think that all nursing students are lacking basic knowledge. I’m glad that the groups of nursing students in the past 2 years have been of a higher caliber than that group from January 2010.

Comment on Apathetic Nursing Students by Abria

Abria — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:52:28 +0000

I’m glad you noticed the apathetic nursing students, but you have failed to recongize the other 30% of us who really are good with paperwork & patients. I am in one of the most difficult LPN programs and half of us students are much smarter & wiser then an RN with their MSN. It’s unfournate that the bad is always recognized while the good is not aknowledged. I am a successful nursing student who still has a passion for nursing aside from all the stree I have been through in my 3 month experience so far. I know what CHF is & I manually take blood pressure everyday in clinicals. When I read this article I got offened because we have horrible, unprofessional, immature instructors that quote the same things you addressed in your article, besides the basic knowlegde factor. My point is when you take the time to bold out the negative please take the time for 3 or 4 sentences to address the nursing students who actually are doing & trying their best. Encouragement will make you the best teacher.

Comment on Once Bitten Twice Shy by Amy Sellers

Amy Sellers — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:06:40 +0000

Sorry to hear about what happened to you. Situations like this are never a good thing for any person involved (especially the person who got bit)

I am definitely not an expert in the legal field (nor do I claim to be an expert in ANY field really), but I would say that your best course of action would be to file a complaint with your facility. I know that my facility has a process where I can report the physician and he/she will be required to respond to the complaint in front of a group of his/her peers. Staff complaints have caused physicians to get their privileges at the hospital suspended (which causes them to lose income). Also, I have seen these hearings change physician behavior after they see their peers reprimanding them for their poor behavior and/or decisions.

Again, I’m no legal expert, but I can’t imagine that suing the physician (and paying the legal fees associated in doing so) would be worth your cost in antibiotics and 9 hours lost at work.

Comment on Once Bitten Twice Shy by Manda

Manda — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:52:20 +0000

Yesterday at work, I had a patient who almost bit the end of my finger off. The patient was postical and was not oriented to his surroundings. I was attempting to place a dobbhoff tube that had been ordered by his physician but when he bit me I was no where near his face…he literally sat up in bed and latched on to my finger. It took 6 RNs to control this patient! The really aggravating this was that I had called his attending the night before (because he was becoming agitated) to tell him the patient appeared to be going into DTs secondary to his long history of ETOH abuse. He excused my concern and later had a seizure on the night shift. Being fully aware of the patients confusion and combativeness, the physician still wrote no orders for physical or chemical restraint and because of his lack of concern for my assessment of the patients mental states the patient had a grand mal seizure and I got bit, requiring a tetnus shot, 10 days of antibiotics (which I had to pay for) and lost 9 hours of work which I will not be compensated for because I am a pool RN. Do I have legal right against this MD? This not the first time our staff has delt with these sort of injurys with this MD as the attending!

Comment on my fears r/t the beginning of my NP program by Chris Cruz

Chris Cruz — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:56:46 +0000

I like your attitude. Good luck with NP school.

Comment on Surgery Update: I survived by Amy Sellers

Amy Sellers — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:03:11 +0000

He’s actually waiting on me “hand and boot” haha :)

Comment on Surgery Update: I survived by Nick

Nick — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:14:53 +0000

Glad to hear the surgery went well. Take it easy, finish the quilt and make Chuck wait on you “hand and foot.” :)

Comment on Going Under the Knife by Kristin Edwards

Kristin Edwards — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:50:59 +0000

Good Luck!
Break out some good movies and take a break in T- 6!

Kristin Edwards

Comment on Starting Grad School with a Bang… Or A Shot to the Face by Amy Sellers

Amy Sellers — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:34:34 +0000

Ideally, they would pay for the total cost of my NP program. :) That’d be pretty sweet. haha