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  1. Hello everyone, I'm hoping for thoughts/advice :) Since I started doing hospice after-hours/on-call visits, I've been doing a lot of death visits. As part of the visit, I do post-mortem care. It's not required, but I can't bear the thought of sending...
  2. Plan B!

    Uh oh. Dental assisting has been one of my many Plan B's since I realized that I will, sooner rather than later, run screaming from nursing. p.s. I also clicked on this thread because I thought it was about emergency contraception :)
  3. Newer Nurse trying to follow heart

    I work for a large hospice company. After reading your post, I checked their current job postings. In some locations, they require only 1 year of experience as an RN, stating that med/surg or hospice experience is "preferred." (Read: not required.) W...
  4. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    if you can't approve overtime, stop talking to me when i just told you my shift ended twenty minutes ago. i'm off the clock, i'm no longer obligated to talk to you. i choose to work weekends because the managers are gone, so i can do more patient car...
  5. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    AMEN!!!!!!!!! And shame on management for tolerating this!!
  6. Want to hear your pet peeves in LTC nursing

    As she was "ruling out" a DVT with Homan's sign, I told her I didn't feel comfortable ruling it out based on this. She gave me warm fuzzies: "This is how you learn! You'll get more confident as you learn." I left and made sure every other nurse on th...
  7. Want to hear your pet peeves in LTC nursing

    Well, what you're describing is the more typical, humble, safe, and helpful practice. Here's an example of where I was coming from (happened last week): Doctor ordered a doppler ultrasound to rule out DVT, as patient is having symptoms of DVT. Nurse ...
  8. wet to dry dilemma

    I'm also a treatment nurse stuck in the uncomfortable position of getting outdated treatment orders from doctors and outdated advice from supervisors. I guess that sounds negative (I just got off work). I mean, everyone is well-meaning, but I worry a...
  9. Want to hear your pet peeves in LTC nursing

    In addition to everything already mentioned, here are some things I face at my facility: *Typed signs posted everywhere that issue ultimatums, followed by: "Thank you for your cooperation." *Nurse managers who diagnose patients. *Family that insists ...
  10. Depressed nurse here, lexapro is not helping.

    p.s. I didn't understand your comment about paperwork. Were you suggesting that hospitals have tons of paperwork, compared to LTC?? That can't be right!!!!
  11. Depressed nurse here, lexapro is not helping.

    Hello, I'm sorry I didn't see your post until now. It's possible that your situation has changed in the last couple of months--I hope so. In any case, you are not alone. I'm also a newish nurse ( I know antidepressants are controversial, but I am a b...
  12. LTC Salary for new grad RN in DC

    Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes an Occupational Outlook Handbook with information for various professions, including RNs. They publish wage data, so you can see what RNs and LVNs make in different geographical areas. It's also bro...
  13. Student Uniform - My Gosh!

    Are you serious--you think that's hot?
  14. I need California CNA Advice

    Yeah. After I received their card with place/date/time, I just showed up and passed. I agree with others: it was easy. However, since small mistakes can make you fail, I still think you should be able to have more communication with the testing vendo...
  15. I need California CNA Advice

    Thank you guys. I feel a little better :) I'd hate to walk in there and get asked to perform a skill that I haven't studied for (I took fundamentals almost a year ago). And then there are things I feel really in the dark about, e.g.: I don't know how...