NurseNed

NurseNed has 15 years experience and specializes in Med Surg, Homecare, Hospice, Rehab.

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1. Robin Williams RIP: Coping Mechanism?

   NurseNed replied to aspiration's topic in Psychiatric

   For what it is worth - I found this in a blog written by a comic strip artist/comedy writer. I share it for your consideration. For me, it explained things I have seen, felt and heard in a more clear light than I have understood previously. I think,...

2. The way we ask for someone's pain level?

   NurseNed replied to cmav8's topic in General Nursing

   A tactic I have used if I see no visible signs of significant pain/discomfort (including my somatic/gut response regarding their position in bed or chair: I have asked "How are you feeling?" and after their reply, if meds not quickly indicated, often...

3. Women in Combat Arm's Units

   NurseNed replied to ncox1's topic in Government

   Just for the record, I am a retired US Army Veteran (1965-2000) RVN and DS. I was a Hospital Chaplain (Yes I was not authorized a weapon - yes I hated it, I felt unprotected) (and Nursing Student - yeah, they razzed me, but I learned important stuff)...

4. Am I crazy to take a hospice job?

   NurseNed replied to rnjello's topic in Hospice

   I find myself seconding what each of the previous posters have said. One must go into Hospice with eyes and ears open. I have been fortunate to have been a part of 3 good (patient focused) hospice agencies in two states. I know of others not so. I ha...

5. NEW Hospice RN Case Manager Question!!

   NurseNed replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Home Health

   Well - in this one instance, I was making a visit to a patient in one of the more "difficult" facilities I visited - yup - with the State Surveyor in tow. A couple of the NH staff did not make the connection and began giving me a hard time about me s...

6. How do the male nurses feel about perineal care?

   NurseNed replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

   (Quote)Originally Posted by leslie :-D View Post you'd think that all of us would get that... but tell that to the gazillion, filthy, feces-crusted foley caths i've seen. leslie Double bad imagery for which I have two words: Write Up ! ...

7. Well, No Nursing for Me

   NurseNed replied to Donald11's topic in General Students

   Bottom Line: Nursing School and the resulting exams, including the NCLEX-RN, are not about school. They are about other peoples' Lives. Become the Nurse you want to attend you. Medicine, even Engineering and Architecture, Building Trades and Auto Me...

8. Well, No Nursing for Me

   NurseNed replied to Donald11's topic in General Students

   If I recall correctly, for my class graduating Spring '93, not only were we the last class to take the NCLEX-RN on paper - 390 questions of which 300 were NCLEX-RN questions for licensure, and the remaining 90 were questions which were being tested a...

9. Well, No Nursing for Me

   NurseNed replied to Donald11's topic in General Students

   This is from one who is now retired (PTL) (from several career paths, including nursing, which I blended into one that fit me), and in looking back, as others have said, yes, schools can misuse the exit Exam. However, the Exit Exam might be known no...

10. Is it to late for me to become a Nurse?

    NurseNed replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing

    CONGRATULATIONS!

11. Is it to late for me to become a Nurse?

    NurseNed replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hey Squid. I did forget to tell you that my BSN-RN was my Fourth College degree. I carry all of it and use all of it, even in retirement. Hoist anchor! All Ahead Full. Belay the naysayers' crud - they will need you someday . . . . :-)

12. Is it to late for me to become a Nurse?

    NurseNed replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hey, Squid ! (I am Army(Ret.) Don't let anyone tell you what you cannot do! I started nursing school at age 50 and didn't bow out (retire) until age 68. Only you can set your limits. All those things you mentioned that you have been told why you cann...

13. First Nursing job, and I drowned!

    NurseNed replied to galenanurse's topic in New Nurse

    You were set up to fail, as has been stated. I speak from experience as an agency nurse who had only promised to be there (LTC) for 3 days. Each 3-11 shift had less coverage than the night before. Had I taken the 4th night, as asked, I would have bee...

14. "...Nurses are Doctors SKIVVIES"

    NurseNed replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

    My response to these folks: "I have learned by comparing the two professions (and I did consider Medical School in 1980), Medicine and Nursing, that Doctors do not take care of people, Nurses do. Doctors are focused on combating disease and repairin...

15. Older Nursing students

    NurseNed replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

    I was 62 when I looked at MSN-NP from Univ. Phoenix. It said you can do this in 5 years (and $15K). I thought what would I do with that at age 67? When I got to age 67 - I saw how much I could have been doing ! Yup: coulda-shoulda-woulda! Don't put ...