azxyrn

azxyrn specializes in Geriatrics, Alzheimers, Behavioral, SNF.

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1. Is nothing sacred? Thief holds up nurses at gun point!

   azxyrn replied to azxyrn's topic in Arizona

   "I question if the front doors were unlocked at 4:30 AM. Or did they break in? And if so, how? That makes the facility a target right there." Yeah I agree, but the scuttlebutt among some of my coworkers is that the thieves entered from the side entra...

2. Is nothing sacred? Thief holds up nurses at gun point!

   azxyrn posted a topic in Arizona

   I recently had to sit for a inservice at a local facility I work at, the topic: Armed robbery of nursing homes. The items taken at gun point; narcotics! During this impromptu meeting, nurses who had worked in other states said this is pretty commo...

3. Pediatric IV Infiltrate

   azxyrn replied to cchsmp1999's topic in General Nursing

   Infiltrations occur all the time, although I won't condone you not checking the site per protocol, as the prior post states the fluids will be absorbed and within a small matter of time. Back in the day, subcutaneous hydration aka hypodermoclysis/CS...

4. MY nurses are the best!

   azxyrn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

   Probably because everyone expects this from nurses. Just like it's expected for you to have to deal with overwhelming workloads, smaller staff to patient ratios, and larger census. I hate to sound so cynical and bitter, but after seeing kind and he...

5. Should I do this ?

   azxyrn replied to Rascal1's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with travel50, but your statement alone says it all; "I just started orientation for a new job I have had some reservations about, but I need a job." I have been there, and done that! I say secure your next job and bow out of the first, jus...

6. Free CNA training still available?

   azxyrn posted a topic in Arizona

   So now that a lot my friends/family members have lost their jobs or been cut back so much that what I had recommended to them so long before, (nursing) and they so quickly rejected is now more appealing. Of course they need a job now, so my question...

7. What are the things in your first year of nursing that you wish you had but didn't?

   azxyrn replied to TrinaCNA's topic in General Nursing

   Besides the obvious (more hands on time and confidence so that I was knowing what I was doing): 1. Uniform - pockets, pockets, pockets! (need I say more) patterns on your scrubs look nice, but the solid colors -especially darker ones clean up easier,...

8. Can I do volunteer work as a nurse?????

   azxyrn replied to katr1313pay's topic in Geriatric

   To my knowledge there is no "volunteer nurses" in the U.S. excluding the American Red Cross. To do so go to http://www.redcross.org/services/volunteer/ But remember these types of volunteering is most related to disasters; hurricanes, wild fires, fl...

9. online paid surveys

   azxyrn replied to djasset's topic in General Nursing

   As far as surveys go I haven't seen any that are openly advertised for nurses, Here are some that I subscribe to: (in the sign up process it asks you a lot of personalized information (including your profession/education) http://www.zoompanel.com h...

10. I HATE nursing! (long)

    azxyrn replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you, there are a lot of nurses that get to the point where you are - realizing that you wasted your education time, and life on an occupation that you hate being in. This is why partly there is a nursing shortage (I believe) because so ma...

11. Day/Night Rotation and Sleep!

    azxyrn replied to sam1998's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous post, if you can try to move your shifts around so you are not alternating your shifts from one extreme to the other you'll do better. Worst case, try chamomile tea, don't knock it until you try it. I personally wouldn't r...

12. What is a good job to start out with while in Nursing School???

    azxyrn replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Although LTC is not what many think will be a learning facility, that's exactly where I started and you can learn at a much slower pac that diving directly into something high paced. I did, and within time I felt comfortable to move on. I never reg...

13. Is this a HIPAA violation?

    azxyrn replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, this most defiantly is a HIPPA violation, I'm sure pretty much all of us have had to sit through the boring HIPPA video during one inservice/meeting over the past years, or at least signed one of the informed consents offered by the facilit...

14. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    azxyrn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite is when the staff tells me that the patient needs her pain pills, you know the one with grey hair, in a wheel chair, she has pictures of her family on the bed side stand. - Thanks, that narrows it down to 20 or so Or when your looking at...

15. New Head Nurse---how will this turn out?

    azxyrn replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done that, usually this means the higher ups are demanding the head nurse cater more to the doctors. Like towntalker suggest; give it some time, things should straighten out, or the nurse will hopefully tune it down.....