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  1. Need help with CEU's to keep license current

    http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/content.do?rc_layout=bottom&subchannel=-536893594&programid=536913940&sc3=null&sc2=null&id=-536893080&agency=NursingBoard From the MN BON website, there's an Education tab that will bring y...
  2. Donations of Sunscreen--how to get some...

    Try your local friendly dermatologist clinic. I did a health promotion presentation in school on this topic and was able to find some samples from a skin care clinic. Also try asking the product company directly, not the stores, and maybe even ask ...
  3. While job searching I've seen straight days offered at assisted living facilities, clinics, home care, and at a LTAC facility. You never know, but I don't remember seeing any bedside nurses working straight days in the hospital I used to work at. S...
  4. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    I was actually just thinking about a song from Charlotte Gainsbourg about being in a MRI, called IRM (french abbreviation). And... Momma said there will be days like this...
  5. Should I bring my resume right to the nursing manager?

    Congratulations on the job!!
  6. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    I worked with a lady who would always smile, "You're so beautiful," while reaching her hand up to try and touch my face... after she was done wiping herself. :uhoh21: I also worked with a man who was very demanding and whenever I said, "patience is ...
  7. Pregnant and Job Interview

    I actually just asked a career counselor about this situation the other day... the answer: Don't disclose the fact you're pregnant until you are offered the job. That way you can protect yourself from discrimination, AND you can help alleviate any o...
  8. Anyone Teach Clinicals w/ < 3 years experience?***

    My first thought was no due to lack of experience, but on second thought I really learned a lot from quite a few newer nurses at my old job (they weren't clinical instructors tho, just staff nurses). They really took the time to explain the diagnose...
  9. lung sounds with vent

    When I listened all I could hear was the vent pushing the air in. It kind of reminded me of watching a war movie and hearing rapid gunshots firing in the background. I couldn't really hear anything else besides that loud noise. Is it possible to h...
  10. How do you handle the smells?

    Well maybe the patient would actually appreciate you freshening up the room. Reassure them to something along the lines of; it's not their fault, they didn't do anything wrong, their body is just out of balance. Or you can be covert and help them ...
  11. Tzatziki sauce (cucumber and yogurt sauce) with warm, lightly salted and toasted pitas. It's also good as a veggie dip too. Cold pasta salad with Italian dressing, pepperjack cheese chunks, pepperoni, black olives, etc... Spinach dip in a Hawaiian b...
  12. You totally did the right thing. You put the patient's safety above your fears and that was the mature thing to do, and it shows that you have integrity compared to those other med passers who don't report their mistakes.
  13. Protecting license from negligence

    Yea, there is definitely a lot more to consider before taking this job. Thanks, you two for your input.
  14. Protecting license from negligence

    But as a home health RN, is this normal to take a case just to ensure certain treatments are done, like trach care and suction, and be there in case of vent failure. Don't I have a duty (as an RN) to monitor more of his overall health status to prev...
  15. Protecting license from negligence

    Well I have an interview for my first job. The client and an RN, are going to train me on the necessary skills I'll need to know to care for the client who lives with a chronic, degenerative condition. I feel hesitant that the main purpose of thi...