acceptancekey

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1. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   acceptancekey replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   I have wanted to be a nurse since I can remember. I love helping people and really enjoy being around people. I got my GED at age 28 and went to a technical shool at age 30 and became a LPN. Against great odds I made it through nursing school. We had...

2. What is the nurse to patient ratio in your facility?

   acceptancekey replied to Colima's topic in General Nursing

   235 beds total med surg floor is 30 beds 6-8 patients per nurse (with no call ins) day shift, 8-10 night shift, 12 hours shifts 3-4 aids day shift, 2 on nights We have an IVT that does all IV starts, restarts and picc lines We also have a respiratory...

3. Job satisfaction

   acceptancekey replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

   I truely love my job. 15 years on a med surg floor as an LPN. I am blessed to be able to help patients and their family members through a tought time in their life. I love getting to know my patient's, everyone has their own unique incredible story. ...

4. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

   acceptancekey replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

   Early in my career I took care of a lady who told me she needed help to "booboo". I had this blank stare on my face for what seemed several minutes. Finally she got really upset with me and yelled, "I have to sh.......t!!!" So I helped her to the bat...

5. School loans and debt, how much are you in the hole?

   acceptancekey replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Nursing

   GM, I have 16,000 dollars so far and just finishing up my AA degree at a community college. I start a BSN program this fall at a FSU which will probably be about another 16,000 and I am 45 years old, so I figure I'll being paying on my student loan u...

6. Hipaa

   acceptancekey posted a topic in General Nursing

   Does anyone have any info on what and how much we can tell family members? What is a HIPAA violation? And how seriously are they taken? Is there anyone with experiance with a HIPAA violation? Is it ok to give nursing home administrators info on their...