Old and New

Old and New has 3 years experience and specializes in Geri-psych Nursing.

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1. Combative dementia patients

   Old and New replied to Old and New's topic in Geriatric

   I'm in a behavioral unit, and this kind of behavior is exactly why the patient is here. He has no medical issues. If another nurse hadn't called to give me the heads up, I wouldn't have even known until HR called and said a complaint had been filed...

2. Please, someone tell me how to stay out of trouble and keep my job.

   Old and New replied to NurseCard's topic in Geriatric

   I posted the "combative dementia pt" thread, so I feel your pain. It's almost impossible to stay out of trouble because, as someone mentioned, they're cranking out new nurses at a furious pace (so you can be replaced cheaper) and it seems that new r...

3. Combative dementia patients

   Old and New posted a topic in Geriatric

   I have just been suspended for several days because a patient of mine became combative and my med nurse, the tech and I had to hold him down. He now has significant bruising, but is otherwise ok. I charted the incident at the time, and passed it on ...

4. Who's giving report, anyway?

   Old and New replied to Old and New's topic in Geriatric

   Well, actually, no. I listen to what's going on now, ask some pertinent questions, take my notes and then thank them. That's why they irritate me so much.

5. Who's giving report, anyway?

   Old and New posted a topic in Geriatric

   This morning, after a long 12 hour shift in the geropsych unit, I was giving report to the next shift. Our patients are in the unit for about 2 weeks, so the day shift knows their behaviors from the day before. For the umpteenth time, as I began gi...

6. Night Shift For Newbies

   Old and New replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   I work 12 hour night shifts and I also live in a place that has no night life so I switch back during my days off. What I do is sleep about 6 hours on my first day off, then get up and spend the evening with family/friends. Then I go to bed at the ...

7. War is coming, the lines have been drawn!

   Old and New replied to outptsurgeryrn's topic in Safety

   I understand that situation completely. Someone said slow down a little, show that it's not working very well, and I agree with that, although not only for that reason. The bottom line is still doing the job right, and since your "product" is peopl...

8. Night-shift workers, do you think you could successful work days?

   Old and New replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Stress 101

   I work night shift exclusively, but I started on days. It took almost 4 months to get used to nights, and I flip back whenever I have time off. It's hard to stay up all night when I'm not working and my whole family is sleeping. The good points ha...

9. Finally understand the Facebook no-no's

   Old and New replied to raebabelvn's topic in Relations

   I love my FB. I just make sure I don't post anything I don't want everybody to know. Who on earth would think it's private?

10. Starting Nursing at 52 and Nervous

    Old and New replied to eyeball's topic in New Nurse

    I graduated RN school this past December at age 55. My first job was on a busy ortho floor, 12 hour shifts. Physically I had no problem, but the orientation was not long or thorough enough for me to feel able to take on a 7 patient load safely afte...

11. Arkansas State Uiversity

    Old and New replied to mrstcj7's topic in Arkansas

    I enrolled in the BSN program; so far I've got the AASN. I'm taking a year off before I go back for the BSN because I'm on my first job and getting the hang of the real world aspects of nursing first.

12. Arkansas State Uiversity

    Old and New replied to mrstcj7's topic in Arkansas

    The Jonesboro nursing program operates on several campuses. I studied at the Mountain Home campus, but we were connected via video network to Beebe and West Memphis, also. Clinicals are done at the nearest hospital. The program itself is coordinate...

13. New Grad Freaking out about jobs

    Old and New replied to rn4ever7411's topic in New Jersey

    Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home AR has continuous job openings. Baxter Regional Medical Center Our local college cranks out about 40 new grads a year, but the turnover is high. I worked there for about 2 months, and quit because I d...

14. New Nurse Completely Surprised!!!

    Old and New replied to LPNlisaD's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a long term care facility, and I do not wear gloves as often as I did working at a hospital because I know the residents and know what infections and sores they currently have. In the hospital, every day was a new day, and assessing a new ...

15. Nurses, are you glad that Obamas Healthcare Bill Passed?

    Old and New replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, the change that needs to happen is NOT to pay the obscene health care premiums for people who can't afford them but to hold insurance companies to their end of the bargain. Anybody else who makes you a promise, takes your money, and t...