tagepg1

tagepg1 has 11 years experience and specializes in LTC, Home Health, Skilled/rehab, Alzheim.

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1. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

   tagepg1 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

   Working in LTC, I get all sorts of funny statements from patients. A couple that stand out are: An alzheimer patient was taking off her pants at the nurses station and I was trying to explain that she couldn't do that and she told me "you act like ...

2. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

   tagepg1 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

   I did medical billing for several years, became a nurse, worked in a nursing home for 4 1/2 years, swored I'd never become a nurse again, did medical billing again, started going to school to become a programmer, worked doing technical support, then ...

3. Don't know what to do!!

   tagepg1 replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

   Just hang in there! You can do anything you set your mind to. Things always seem to happen in nursing school. When I was in LPN school, we had a death in the family and I had a miscarriage and right now in RN school, we've been in for 2 years and ...

4. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

   tagepg1 replied to szccdw's topic in ADN/BSN

   I know that here in Colorado it isn't required but more and more hospitals are requiring it because they are trying to get their magnet status.