zooparade

zooparade has 18 years experience and specializes in med surg, hospice, home care, infusion.

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1. New nurse OVERWHELMED

   zooparade replied to leapof faith's topic in Med-Surg

   As a clinical instructor and med/surg nurse, let me just tell you that I would be worried if you were not overwhelmed. The scariest new nurses are the ones that think they already know everything. It's impossible to teach everything you need to kno...

2. Hospice certification exam

   zooparade replied to hcan's topic in Hospice

   I have been taking this exam since 1994. This is something you do every day, even the med conversions. There is no "tricky" math on the exam. Trust what you know.

3. Squamous cell CA of Face (graphic content)

   zooparade replied to seasonedlpn's topic in Hospice

   No great ideas on the drainage. However for odor, it sometimes works to crush a Flagyl tablet in KY jelly and apply to the would bed. I have used this successfully with fungating tumors. Good luck...

4. We've all heard "staff according to acuity" long but want opinions

   zooparade replied to I<3H2O's topic in Med-Surg

   We a 28 bed m/s floor in a very rural area. Census is usually 12-18. Day shift takes up to 6pts and nights up to 7. However, staffing is based on acuity of pts. For example, this week was "nursing home week" and I came in to see 4 pts in geri cha...

5. MidMichigan Hospital Midland?

   zooparade replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Michigan

   First, sorry if this posts twice... Had experience last fall as a nursing instructor on med/surg. Nurses seemed nice and seemed to get along well. I have had 2 acquaintences that have worked there. One, day shift, loved it and she is known to be s...

6. MidMichigan Hospital Midland?

   zooparade replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Michigan

   I am a nursing instructor and we had clinicals there last semester, so here's my 2 cents worth. Nurses on med surg floors seemed nice and worked together fairly well. Didn't see a lot of backstabbing. They do team nursing with 1 rn, 1 lpn, and som...

7. dilaudid

   zooparade replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Pain

   Sounds like u definately need a pain management referral for this pt. Problems come in when we use multiple opiods to cover pain. Also the fact that this pt. is experiencing so much brealthrough pain that he needs 16 extra doses of Dilaudid and 10 ...

8. An Unbelievable Night

   zooparade replied to RNSuzq1's topic in Med-Surg

   it sounds like you did a find job. having been a nurse for over 18 years, i know lots of seasoned nurses that could not have done any better. as you gain experience, you will learn how to deal with nurse ratchet. just remember that as a nurse you ...