Merlinsmom

Merlinsmom has 6 years experience and specializes in Medicare/rehab (prev), Ortho Research.

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1. What would you have said to this CNA

   Merlinsmom replied to zofran's topic in Relations

   Totally agree. I used to work medicare/rehab. I actually had to write a nun up once. Pt was in a broda chair, no alarm (even though the cna/nun knew she was supposed to have one, had one for well over a year and the CNA worked with her almost dail...

2. Home Remedies - Share Yours

   Merlinsmom replied to cooliegirl's topic in General Nursing

   :chuckle I don't think I would burn my finger on purpose but it really does work..now probably not on a grease burn or something more serious. In my younger days I would be out drinking and smoking cigarettes ...well lets just say there was an occa...

3. "The Disruptive Behavior of Doctors"

   Merlinsmom replied to dharmanurse's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked medicare/rehab I had a doc I hated to call, he had a very thick accent (before you flame me, hear me out) and I would tell him the problem and he would quickly ramble an order an immediately hang up:angryfire. I am the type of person I...

4. Home Remedies - Share Yours

   Merlinsmom replied to cooliegirl's topic in General Nursing

   Ok this is going to sound crazy but I Know for a fact it works (my mom told it to me and I thought she was off her rocker...but I tried it and it worked). For small burns (usually on the fingers) when it happens, immediately place burned area on you...

5. Dogs and nursing

   Merlinsmom replied to rockstarjk's topic in General Nursing

   activated charcoal... they make biscuits with it...my boxer (he has passed bless his soul)...would wake himself up and leave the room he stunk so bad. The other thing is...the better quality food, the less they excrete...you get it right...also my ...

6. Dogs and nursing

   Merlinsmom replied to rockstarjk's topic in General Nursing

   I am an animal person, I have 4 cats and a longhaired dachshund (Merlin...hence my screen name). The cats I had before nursings ( all charity case but adore them all, they are old, fat {not unhealthy but pleasently plump} and lazy...just the way I ...

7. Ethical dilema - cancer pain

   Merlinsmom replied to mlew's topic in General Nursing

   I have to say in my experience, if you educate the family so they understand the "clinical" signs of pain, most will agree to treat it. Educate them on signs of pain. I think that some familes think that if they are not writhing...they are not in pa...

8. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

   Merlinsmom replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric

   Where I used to work there was a unit we called the eternal med pass. 63 assisted living pt's-one nurse. You would end the evening med pass, and 15 minutes later start the HS med pass. It was darn near impossible until you were there all the time...

9. I had only 85 questions on my boards............... I don't know if I passed!

   Merlinsmom replied to 2008pn's topic in NCLEX

   Don't worry too much. I remember when I took my LPN boards. I walked in there confident (I studied the night before only, but had no worries). Mine shut off at 86...I was a wreck. I called my mom and told her...I either passed with flying colors ...

10. narcotic orders help needed Legal Qs!?

    Merlinsmom replied to ciber-1's topic in General Nursing

    Is this a nursing school question?

11. FURIOUS! Ambulance Refused to Transport Patient

    Merlinsmom replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    I think your problem lies in the fact that you called non-emergent transport. If the person is in and out of consciousness...call 911. A basic life support ambulance may not be properly equipped to handle this patient had they "crashed" on the way....

12. so tired of learning things on the go

    Merlinsmom replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in a place where the order passing off rates were monumental. My best advice to you is...when you come in and are waiting for report, just glance over what orders are left. This way you can ask any questions and if you have anything ...

13. To debride......or not to debride

    Merlinsmom replied to hanoverianfever's topic in Geriatric

    Never "pop" a blister, That is what I have been taught/learned. Basically, you have a sterile environment now and if you open it...you are inviting bacteria in to party it up (warm and moist, they love that). Continue to float the heel, also where ...

14. Bedside RN interested in research position

    Merlinsmom replied to oncRN77's topic in Research

    Hi, I am an RN and a research coordinator. I posted a (long) response under "any clinical research nurses out there?" regarding my job and what it entails. It sounds like this might be similar to what you are looking at if you feel like checking it...

15. should i get msrn clinical research degree

    Merlinsmom replied to delta1961's topic in Research

    hi, I posted under "any clinical research nurses out there?". I am an RN and a research coordinator. That is a lot of time and money and will probably over qualify you. If you want to go back to school for the sake of furthering your education, by ...