Dorali BSN, LPN, RN

6 yrs LTC, 1 yr MedSurg, Wound Care

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About Dorali

Dorali has 12 years experience as a BSN, LPN, RN and specializes in 6 yrs LTC, 1 yr MedSurg, Wound Care.


Married to my high school sweetheart and mama to 2 beautiful girls. Stayed at home with them for a few years until I realized that nursing was what I wanted to do. Worked in LTC as a CNA & CMA for 6 years. Passed my NCLEX-PN in August 2016 with 85 questions! Got my first ever hospital job on a Med-Surg floor & loving every minute! No words to describe how blessed I have been!

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    Santyl and wet to dry

    That's how we do it, but I'm not sure what the rationale is behind it. I will ask & find out though. I do know that when we put the gauze on, it's just barely damp.
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    Got the job! New to wounds

    Hi Everyone! Quick back story: I'm a fairly new LPN (August 2016). Was hired at a local hospital I did clinicals at in nursing school--a dream come true--and I've been working Med Surg for about 6 months on my own. Wound care is what our hospital is ...
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    Organizational tips?

    Funny you mention that! I just ordered this 4 colored pen today! With "fashionable" colors! Pink, purple, turquoise, and lime green! I'm hoping it will help.
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    Organizational tips?

    Jotting things down is mostly what I *try* to do. Plan B is to remember that the pt did/went to ___ when I gave so&so they're PRN at 1130. Lol! So you're basically just starting one note per patient and adding to it throughout the day?Thats a goo...
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    Organizational tips?

    I'm new too! I'm about halfway through my 12 weeks of orientation and up to 4 patients now. I was a CNA before and passed meds in a nursing home for 5 years and I thought I had a good idea of what I was getting in to. I was very, very wrong! Lol! I h...
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    Documenting conversations with patients

    This is great! Thank you so much!! Lindsey - I can definitely summarize! Geez that would be so much easier than the torment I put myself through trying to remember every little word. Sour Lemon - Thank you for your responses! You helped me a lot! A...
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    Documenting conversations with patients

    Thank you both for your input! For the record, I didn't say anything about him being rude in my nurse's note. That was just to paint the picture for my post here. I knew better than to do that! So, I'm basically just stating the facts of what happene...
  8. Hi everybody! I'm a new nurse, still on orientation. Documentation is one of my big fears right now and I have a question about documenting conversations between yourself & a patient. Basically formatting. Here's why: I had a pt a few weeks ago ...
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    Nursing Medical Symbol: What is it about?

    This is something that makes me crazy! Personally, I wouldn't want to wear something knowing that it was incorrect. My hospital has a statue of Asclepius in one of the flower beds out of front, which made me happy the first time I saw it!
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    I passed NCLEX-PN!!!!

    INeedToPass -- None of us used Kaplan. I thought about using it. Came to this site and read what others had to say and wasn't impressed. Based on the types of questions you had it sounds like you passed!! Have you found out yet??? LPNMama -- Have yo...
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    LPN new grad to start medsurg floor

    Congratulations on your new job! I am also a brand new LPN & finished my 4th day of orientation this past weekend on my med surg floor! So far I love it! Just to wanted to say hi & let you know you're not alone!
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    I passed NCLEX-PN!!!!

    Thank you, WereBadger! I can't even say how big that makes me smile!!!
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    I passed NCLEX-PN!!!!

    Wow!! Good job!! That's awesome you made it through both! I had about 300 questions left of Uworld. Did you like the Mastery app or Uworld better?
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    Quitting Nursing School

    There are so many things you could do with a nursing degree. Some people don't like direct patient care, some people are better with the office side of things. You've made it this far, I'd hate for you to bail. Do some research and look into other o...
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    Quick and easy meals for busy nursing students!

    Pinterest is a great resource for crockpot recipes. Also, AllRecipes.com is excellent! If you have time before starting school, I suggest preparing some of those meals, putting them in gallon size ziploc bags & freezing them. Put them in the frid...