SweetSue16

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1. Really depressed about new LTC job

   SweetSue16 replied to Jess84's topic in Geriatric

   I think you have been thrown to "wolves" with only 5 days orientation. Ask for more orientation.Try to identify with a nurse there that you admire, some one you think is doing a good job. Model her. If you are the only nurse in the building for 200 r...

2. How nursing has changed over the years...

   SweetSue16 replied to nurse2be2010's topic in General Nursing

   Log rolling laminectomy patients for weeks. Hospitalization for cataract surgey...feeding them, bedpan and no moving the head. Cardiac precautions, up to a rocking chair after bed rest for 7 days. I could go on and on. Graduated from nursing school 1...

3. Tips for New Hospice Nurse

   SweetSue16 replied to RNandlovingit's topic in Hospice

   Hi Nursegirl, What part of the country are you working? Working with famlies that are in crisis or guilty ( particularly if a grandmom is in a nursing home) can be very difficult. I have found that is not always what say or the way you say it that is...

4. Update: Why Emotions Matter: Age, Agitation, and Burnout among Registered Nurses

   SweetSue16 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   Lindarn, I think your comparison is" right on". Sue

5. Tips for New Hospice Nurse

   SweetSue16 replied to RNandlovingit's topic in Hospice

   EM1995.... I requested a miniteam in Dec regarding my pt's no decline status. The clinical coordinator went to to the nursing home and scoured her chart. She called the hospice medical director, who ordered a lab draw for albumin. The result was act...

6. Tips for New Hospice Nurse

   SweetSue16 replied to RNandlovingit's topic in Hospice

   I have been working as a case manager for a not-for profit hospice since May 07. I took a paycut when I accepted the job. I have 11 patients for now. 8 patients are in LTC facilities. During the past summer most of the case mangers were caring for ...

7. Update: Why Emotions Matter: Age, Agitation, and Burnout among Registered Nurses

   SweetSue16 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   I to have been saying since 1971 ,without nurses patients wouldn't come to the hospital. Without nurses most settings in healthcare would cease to exist. As nurses we could do most of the jobs non-nurses do in a variety of settings. In fact we alrea...