holiday2525

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1. Why am I doing this, anyway?

   holiday2525 replied to PedsDrNurseTheo's topic in General Nursing

   That kid was lucky to have a nurse like you. I hope I remember to also be as compassionate and as caring. You are a blessing to your pts.:heartbeat:yeah:

2. pt. load for case managers

   holiday2525 posted a topic in Hospice

   Case managers - tell me, how many patients are you managing on any given week? How many visits do you do in an average week? Does your hospice have a separate admissions nurse? :paw:

3. Hospice Salary Requirement?

   holiday2525 replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in Hospice

   I am located in a midsized town in the southwest. I don't even know what a mcmillan nurse is. How long have you been doing palliative care. I've got to do something as these hours are just too much.

4. Hospice Salary Requirement?

   holiday2525 replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in Hospice

   I am a case manager RN with less than 1 year experience. My hospice is also affiliated with a hospital. I moved from med-surg to hospice for family reasons. I love hospice, but either my world is really different than everyone elses or I am missing s...

5. Different roles for CNS's??? Come on guys share what you do!

   holiday2525 replied to traumaRUs's topic in CNS

   I really appricruate tgis topic. I am graduating with my BSn in Dec. and was thinking about my MSN with either an APN or CSN. Now I understand things better. I am really interesting in an APN in pysch. But have never been able to speak to someone wh...

6. Nurses salary vrs teacher's salary

   holiday2525 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am afraid you are misinformed that teachers get the whole summer off or that we don't do weekends. Sorry, but as I teacher I went back to school 2 weeks earlier than my students and I spent a great deal of my time during the summer preparing lesson...

7. How far into NS do you begin Clinicals?

   holiday2525 replied to MvbRn's topic in General Students

   I'm in an accelerated BSn program. We do 24 hours a week clincal and that started our 2nd week of our first semester. WE also do whole shifts. My coach works a hospital that does 12, so I'm there 2 twelves a week, plus school.

8. They Call Me The Swamp Nurse

   holiday2525 replied to Nur_1996's topic in General Nursing

   wow, the boys are so lucky to have you there. You are an amazing person for being able to see past their behavoirs. Becuase of you, these boys know someone cares.

9. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

   holiday2525 replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

   We don't really understand how accupuncture works. Yet in works. many studies support its use. It works on animals - who don't tend to have a placebo effect. By the way, there is a youtube video about a kung fu master who can light a light bulb with...

10. Got slapped by pt. Staff splitting. Need feedback.

    holiday2525 replied to wonderbee's topic in Psychiatric

    guess what, sometimes even med/surg pts don't get to choice who there nurse is!! But psych pt. who are known to be manipulitive and and boundaries have other issues. And it was not about taking her meds, it was who the heck was bring them to her. Th...

11. Got slapped by pt. Staff splitting. Need feedback.

    holiday2525 replied to wonderbee's topic in Psychiatric

    Iwould like to know how much expereince you have? When you say exam questions, I think you are a student. So am I. The problem is that what is the correct answer is not the one that is useful in real life. The folks need boundaries, being able to pic...

12. Nurses salary vrs teacher's salary

    holiday2525 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't beleive about teahers making that much. Actually I can, they have strong unions inthat state. In texas, in Austin after 4 years of teaching - with 2 masters degree I was making 39,000. My friend retired after 20 years and he never made more t...

13. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    holiday2525 replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    I've included it in one of my assignments. I put it in because the pt. was that type pf pt, i.e. hippi-ish, friut and granola, all natural cosmic balance type person. While I don't think it belong in a nursing dx, I think this whole thing with nursi...

14. Dialysis Staffing

    holiday2525 replied to CocoaGirl's topic in Urology

    I can hardly beleive that a company will allow you to work off the clock the fines can be large.What BS. Taco bell treid that and paid big! If the little guys could prevail over a huge fast food company, y9ou can too. I would look for a lawyer, see w...

15. what do you love or hate about being a school nurse

    holiday2525 posted a topic in School

    I'm a former teacher now getting my BSN. Thinking about school nursing. Can foks in this field give me some insight to REALLY what the job is about. I only know it from the teacher side, sending kids for ice or suspected fever, etc.