starsgirl78

starsgirl78

Urgent Care, Pediatrics, Hospice

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About starsgirl78

starsgirl78 specializes in Urgent Care, Pediatrics, Hospice.


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  1. Heartland Hospice or Seasons hospice

    Seasons is not a non-profit either.
  2. O2 administration in imminent pts

    Working CC, I recently followed a nurse that did something that struck me as odd. The pt was pretty imminent and was mouth breathing with long periods of apnea. She had been on O2 @ 5L via N/C. When I was getting report from the night nurse, I notic...
  3. Help I took a percoset and Im a new Hire!

    Of course I have. But if I were in the position of trying to find a job I wouldn't do it. I have anxiety issues and take klonopin prn when my regular meds aren't cutting it. When my scrip ran out around the time I was looking for a job, I had to g...
  4. I am a fairly new hospice nurse (CC) and it has definitely been interesting. I am realizing that there are so many things that they never tell you in nursing school about death and dying and also that none of those things are covered in orientation!...
  5. Continuous Care for unMANAGED symptoms?

    I am a CC nurse (staff, not agency) and the only time I have ever been sent to a case for teaching is when it's a transfer from hospital to home or from a facility to home. The teaching I do is in regards to symptom management and comfort measures b...
  6. I'm wearing a set right now, as a matter of fact! I love the way they fit. I'm petite 5-1, but curvy and they fit me perfectly. I don't have to have the pants altered and the tops fit over my ginormous boobs without being boxy. They are great! Congra...
  7. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    I'm finally employed. Looks like I'm changing specialties! I was offered a hospice job last week. I had tried forever to get into hospice since I was a new grad but couldn't get anyone to give me a chance. I had a good feeling about this company...
  8. Anyone else hate the online job application process??

    I hate them too. The worst is when you spend 45 minutes filling one out and your browser crashes and loses everything! I've had a couple interviews where I submit my resume, fill out the online app, and still have to fill out an handwritten app at ...
  9. Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    I totally understand what it's like to be in a job you hate. My first job as a new grad turned out to be miserable. I made the mistake of bailing for the first thing that came along after putting in just over a year with them. 3 months later, the ...
  10. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    Count me in. Unemployed since 11/2010. Started in '09 as a new grad LVN at an urgent care clinic. The completely irregular shifts that turned out to be mostly nights and weekends finally took their toll on my family so I left in 8/2010 to join a pe...
  11. What's the weirdest baby name?

    I had a little pt named Manmeet. I knew that it was a foreign name, but it still got snickers every time she came in. I also had a pt named Yurhighness. Reminded me of Jermaine Jackson's "Jermajesty". When I worked clinic, I couldn't get over how m...
  12. Don't feel bad for doing what's right for you! You are giving plenty of notice. No need to feel bad. Good luck to you today and congrats on the new job!
  13. I was visiting a friend in the hospital yesterday. She had surgery the night before to repair a compound tibia fracture. Whenever I walk into a situation like that, I never go in letting the entire world know that I am a nurse. I know how it feels...
  14. Burnt out LTC New Grad with Care Now Interview

    I worked at Care Now for over a year. Care Now pays really well for LVN's. The starting rate when I started was $16.50 an hour and you get night and weekend differential plus quarterly bonuses. With all the diff and bonuses, I was averaging $22-24...
  15. Rules of the Dr.office

    LOL! I always just pretend I don't see their phone and start asking questions. They usually get the hint.