dukesgal

dukesgal

ED, acute care, home health, hospice

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About dukesgal

dukesgal has 7 years experience and specializes in ED, acute care, home health, hospice.


Attended WWCC and graduated with my ADN in 2010. Graduated University of Phoenix BSN in 2013. Graduated Grand Canyon University MSN 2016. Currently enrolled Gonzaga University MSN-FNP 2017. I have experience in LTC nursing, home health, hospice, ED/Medical-Surgical and most recently worked in Quality Management and Nursing Supervision. I look forward to completing my FNP through Gonzaga and working in rural healthcare upon graduation.

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  1. Hi, all! I've been a nurse for two years and have experience in LTC, rehab, hospice, and most recently am working private duty home health. I really love my current position, but there are no benefits and I know that in order to achieve my long ter...
  2. BSN-MSN info??

    Hi all, I am currently about to finish up my BSN through University of Phoenix. I am looking to get my MS in Nursing Education once I receive the BSN. I have been happy with my experience there, but the cost is pretty spendy. I have heard good thi...
  3. RN to BSN online at UOP, on the fence! HELP!

    Hey there! I have been attending UOPX online since last March. I have five more classes to finish my BSN, so will be done early next year as long as I don't take any breaks between now and then. I really like it, for everything except the price T...
  4. Ready to get out of LTC

    So I have been working for about a year now, at first I loved my job. But knowing what I know now, I think my bliss was ignorance in disguise. I have found out about major med errors being swept under the rug by admin, several nurses who all of th...
  5. Old school nursing practices....

    So all I know as new or recent grads, everything we were taught in theory and lab is still relatively fresh in our minds. I know we are still learning how to adapt to the real world of nursing vs. school and the perfect NCLEX staffed facilities of o...
  6. New Nurses! Post here, Lets get to know one another!

    Hi there! My name is Tessa, I graduated from RN school in June 2010, passed my NCLEX in July and am currently working at an LTC/Rehab facility. I have been working there for the past 6 months so I am not really a "new grad" anymore, but still in my...
  7. LTC Nurses Bottom of the Barrel

    That is truly unfortunate. I am still a new grad, have been working in LTC about 2 months now. I have had to adapt my time management from nursing school (most of my clinicals were acute care, 4 patients) to LTC/SNF and let me tell you it is one o...
  8. Really depressed about new LTC job

    I am feeling the same way. There are days that I really like it, really feel like I am making a difference to my patients and while I am always rushed, feel like I really accomplished something at the end of my shift. I will have a few good days, a...
  9. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    When my grandpa was in the hospital from complications of pneumonia, he suddenly took a turn for the worse and lost consciousness. On that last day, we knew he would not recover, but our family opted to make him as comfortable as possible. I still...
  10. New grad starting LTC job next week...

    I have been working for a few weeks now. There are most certainly good days, bad days and VERY BAD days. I have been working in the rehab portion of our facility for the past week or so and I am really liking that. It is like a mini med surg, exce...
  11. First Med Error as aNurse

    I also am a new grad working in a SNF and I make a list of all my residents meds, scheduled times, PM and HS meds and then note any oddball times a resident has a med scheduled so I don't miss them. I have a little cheat sheet I use and highlight an...
  12. New Grad RN's in nursing homes

    I know, it is difficult. I have days where I feel like I didn't accomplish anything and I can't wrap my brain around how these nurses I work with have done this for two years and how they are so efficient. I know I will get there some day, and ther...
  13. difference between charges and convictions?

    A charge is a formal accusation used by the court system. It simply means they have evidence that suggests you may be guilty of a crime. A conviction is what is entered once you have been found GUILTY - either by pleading guilty or being found guil...
  14. New Grad RN's in nursing homes

    I started at a rehab/LTC facility a few weeks ago. There are 3 different halls, usually with about 30 residents each. I got 7 days of orientation, a few on each hall since I will be floating. I had my first two days on my own last weekend, and tha...
  15. Are there ANY success stories out there??????

    I guess I sort of have a success story. About a year prior to beginning nursing school, I shoplifted some clothing items. It was a terrible error in judgement on my part, totally stupid thing to do. I was given a summons, but never had to go to th...