dotherightthing

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1. Nursing shortages, Baby boomers and the immigrant nurse Part 2

   dotherightthing replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   In regard to board testing: According a friend, a foreign-born nurse, the programming, in some other countries, is inclined toward toward the standardized testing in the U.S. That might help explain the testing acumen. But I remember very clearly tha...

2. kids sleeping in class

   dotherightthing replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in School

   First, if this is occasional, I'd encourage the teacher to speak with the child to find out what's up. And then go from there-to talking with the parent and maybe social services Second, if this is a frequent thing and if the kid is not rousing to hi...

3. LPNs called to come in and work as Aides? Is this common?

   dotherightthing replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Geriatric

   I've heard that it happens at heritage woods of chicago, from someone who lived there once. Don't know for sure though.

4. I took my NCLEX today and I think I failed :-(

   dotherightthing replied to Want2succeed's topic in NCLEX

   first of all, you won't know until you know. it may not have gone as badly as it feels. you'll know when you know. 2nd, many rns fail the exam the first time taking it. i've known at least 20 nurses who admitted it. so imagine how many i may have met...

5. RN vs. LPN the war continues

   dotherightthing replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC Directors

   as an rn and having an open mind and one who has worked with some experienced but terrible rns, i say give that giving the lpn a chance may not be all that unreasonable. the nurse manager must have some reasons for not wanting to give the position to...

6. I hate being a LPN in LTC. The horror!

   dotherightthing replied to Plagueis's topic in Geriatric

   It may not get done, which is why I left LTC, you're still held accountable even though overtime is not acceptable. And even though, facilities are staffed for 24 hours, leaving something for the next shift is also unacceptable. It's very wierd.

7. I hate being a LPN in LTC. The horror!

   dotherightthing replied to Plagueis's topic in Geriatric

   i'm an lpn also, i tried ltc because the money is good but the facilities are a mess in the inner city and nearby suburbs. in ltc, it's all about billing it seems, and throwing pills at people really fast - not about health care. i don't want to be ...

8. No assisted living nursing forum ???

   dotherightthing replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   the assisted living facility where i work operates more like a nursing home and it shouldn't, so i can't really give you much practical advice except: help the residents maintain the adls that they can do. remember not to "assist" them too much. you'...

9. non compliant diabetic family

   dotherightthing replied to IrishFLRN's topic in School

   at a school where i worked, the kid - an extremely unstable diabetic, ran out of glucose test strips. we had to go out and buy some, at the school's expense, and try to get the parents to pay the school back. this child really needed to do her bg a m...

10. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    dotherightthing replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    i agree that she did not do much more than recount conversations. she was not specific about his ongoing treatment at all. i really don't see that as a violation. the insomnia that she did mention was well known and she did not reveal any specific tr...

11. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    dotherightthing replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    the thrill of taking care of michael jackson went completely sour when he died of questionable causes. though certainly a violation of confidentiality, this np is probably trying to cover her bottom half, as she was involved to some degree in michael...

12. Where is money wasted in healthcare?

    dotherightthing replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    may as well start with the smaller stuff. i don't remember the cost of the last band aids i bought but i can assure you that one band aid didn't cost 5 bucks or $1.00. $5.00 for a box of 30, maybe, which breaks down to about 17 cents per band aid-so...

13. Male Nurses

    dotherightthing replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in General Nursing

    male nurses are very common and not necessarily gay. some are gay of course but then some doctors are gay as well. lab, radiology, or techs are gay, too. look at all healthcare providers, some are some aren't. i've not heard of instances where patien...

14. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    dotherightthing replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm just checking on things, making sure she's properly connected to whatever, stay in the room as long as the patient's privacy is being honored, ask me the questions when I've finished, I love patient and family education. And if I'm doing stuf...

15. New Student - What do I need?

    dotherightthing replied to newstudenttx's topic in Texas

    If you're starting the liberal arts portion of your studies, the usual stuff for school. If you're starting the clinical areas: be sure to protect your feet and legs. I mean like wearing good shoes with good inserts, support hose, etc. Have about thr...