debi49

debi49 has 15 years experience and specializes in psych,maternity, ltc, clinic.

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1. Part time gigs for retired nurses

   debi49 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a 62 1/2 RN and will retire mid Summer. I will need to work a little bit, something very flexible, as my elderly parents need alot of help. I am considering flu shots in the fall, but what are other nursing jobs you have done while retired?? F...

2. How are you doing clinicals in the time of Covid 19?

   debi49 replied to debi49's topic in General Students

   So Madison, Have you taken your boards? Have you found a job ? What does a job search look like in this time? I have had the same job for about 15 years and will most likely retire from here, so have no idea what current job searchs look like....esp...

3. How are you doing clinicals in the time of Covid 19?

   debi49 posted a topic in General Students

   Dear Students, Wondering if you are still able to do clinicals during this time, and if not, is this delaying your graduations? Best of luck to all of you. It's a strange time to be entering medicine. Or to be in it at all!

4. Ingrezza

   debi49 posted a topic in General Nursing

   One of my clients was just prescribed Ingrezza for Tardive dyskinesia. I have not heard of it before, as I believe it is pretty new and very expensive. Has anyone had experience with the drug and has it been helpful for your patient? Thanks.

5. Psych RN Reading List

   debi49 replied to Krzysztof's topic in Psychiatric

   The Center Cannot Hold By Elyn Saks

6. New grad jobs

   debi49 replied to rn2014's topic in Minnesota

   Good luck on your jobs. Shelby, it sounds like you have a great gig! Have you started it yet? Also, Bethesda has a good reputation as a LTACH. I am considering going back into hospital and would apply to Bethesda, who are opening a new psych unit, b...

7. Why would you give this up??

   debi49 replied to 1mrsbs's topic in School

   Yikes! I am considering going back into the hospital at 57 after 15 years in the community. I could work a .6-.7 and make what I make now full time. Politics are everywhere.

8. Future new grad relocation questions

   debi49 replied to craftypepper's topic in Minnesota

   I haven't been looking for myself for years, but one thing I do notice that I wasn't seeing 2-3 years ago was the phrase "New grads welcome to apply" attached to many "want ads". Where I work, we have job openings that are going begging, so it seems...

9. What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

   debi49 replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

   When I took boards in 1993,(back when it was still pen to paper) was taking the test for the third time, so it was happening then, to some extent. 100% of our class passed, 100% of our class that started semester 1, finished. Took 6 weeks to get resu...

10. Managing incontinence. Is this done?

    debi49 replied to debi49's topic in General Nursing

    I know! That's why when the social worker said lots of her clients have this, I couldn't believe it.

11. Managing incontinence. Is this done?

    debi49 replied to debi49's topic in General Nursing

    She doesnt have a UTI. The smell is garden variety urine. :) I think is long term catheter is the path to a UTI.....

12. Managing incontinence. Is this done?

    debi49 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse at a home for people with mental illness, many who also are DD. We do NOT do skilled nursing. I have a resident who has terrible urinary incontinence. She is middle aged and ambulatory, cognitive impairment, and just does not recognize w...

13. Retired but still working...

    debi49 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully, in the next 5 years, I can retire from full time work but I hope to work part time or PRN as long as I can. Question for RN's who are "Retired" but still work a little bit, What do you do? If still working as an RN, what kind of nursing ...

14. Are patients sicker?

    debi49 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I haven't done hospital inpatient psych for 15 years.....doing long term psychiatric care now with very stable, high functioning residents. I am thinking about trying to get back into the hospital setting, but my question is, ....Are patients sicker...

15. How long is your commute?

    debi49 replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    3 miles ! Takes me 5-10 minutes to and from work no matter the weather. THis has been my situation for 8 years. I can not bear the idea of commuting again.