NursePaula

NursePaula specializes in Med/Surg. for now.

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1. Opinions on scripting

   NursePaula replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

   i worked in a place that wanted the departing nurse to go into the room, introduce the next nurse and say, "mrs smith this is nurse jane, she has been a nurse for x number of years and she is going to take "excellent" care of you today and you will ...

2. Hospice Home care ?

   NursePaula replied to Rascal1's topic in Recovery

   another thought, what if you became too close to a patient (a nine month old beautiful little boy), and although we are trained to not do that in this case no other nurse wanted to see him because they were afraid of being too close. long story short...

3. Hand Care

   NursePaula replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

   i worked at a carpet yarn factory in my previous life and what i found works the best is avon moisture therapy hand cream for extremely dry skin. leave it on the bedside table and slather up real good every night before bed. i never have a problem ev...

4. when did you know you wanted to be a CNA or a Nurse?

   NursePaula replied to Tippy-ta-ta's topic in General Nursing

   I knew from as long as I can remember that I wanted to be a nurse. I took the long way and married, had two children, divorced and then went back to school with 2 young kids and 2 young nephews to support. I cannot imagine any other job. I love what ...

5. Pls tell me this is common in your Hospital!!!

   NursePaula replied to SurvivorRN's topic in General Nursing

   i am actually "called off" today. we can be put "on call" which amounts to being ready to go in at any time, and we are paid about 1/3 of our regular pay while sitting at home, then if we are called in, it is at time and a half (overtime). i hate it ...

6. Nursing STUDENT doesn't mean NURSE!!!!

   NursePaula replied to chnc1024's topic in General Nursing

   hugs to you and the little one. this must be very hard on you also, being far away, but also feeling like your cousin is your sister. being a sounding board for your cousin is important right now, and she wants to hear that she has asked all the righ...

7. Do You Like, Love or Dislike Your current job?

   NursePaula replied to lpnsider's topic in General Nursing

   i love my job, i love my manager and i love some of my co-workers and like all the rest except one that works the opposite shift of mine. rarely have to give or get report from her. i have had a rough year in my personal life with some deaths in the ...

8. I made a med error

   NursePaula replied to Curlup's topic in General Nursing

   yes, you made a med error, but more importantly...you realized you made a med error. i always think about the errors that i am sure we all make, but do not know that we made them. by realizing the error, and most importantly owing up to it, you prote...

9. Question about patient's death and ethical issue

   NursePaula replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

   I absolutely agree with what everyone has written so far. There is not one person that I know that would want their family to be told if, at the end of their life they struggled in any way. That is only inflicting more pain on the family. I think tha...

10. When wasting narcotics...

    NursePaula replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    i always watch, and i always make the other nurse watch me. i never want there to ever be a doubt if something comes up. by making sure that i follow the rules on this then this gives no one reason to doubt me, and i also don't have to doubt them. lo...

11. Organize our Nursing Stations!

    NursePaula replied to oKIMMYo's topic in General Nursing

    i work in a 40 bed surgical (post-op) floor. we have the "wallaroo" outside the patient room with the fold down "desk" where the charts stay. we are allowed to take one chart at a time to the nurse's station to sit to chart if we want, otherwise very...

12. dry cracked heels

    NursePaula replied to birdgardner's topic in General Nursing

    Walktheline, It really works, but like the oral meds takes as long as your nails to grow out. Cut your nails, clean them up and then Vicks twice a day. About 6 to 9 months later no more fungus. You will actually start to see healthy nail growing in. ...

13. dry cracked heels

    NursePaula replied to birdgardner's topic in General Nursing

    this is going to sound like i am off my rocker, but i swear it is true. my husband starting using vicks vapor rub for toe nail fungus and just rubbed the extra on a callous and his heels and honest to goodness, soft heels, callous and fungus gone. he...

14. Any experience working for Prime healthcare

    NursePaula replied to NursePaula's topic in California

    Sorry that I am so slow in saying thank you, have been very busy. I am trying to be very positive and upbeat. So far things seem to be about the same except for some of the coworkers no longer there. We are slower, but that too is not much of a surpr...

15. Any experience working for Prime healthcare

    NursePaula posted a topic in California

    Hi all, I work at a hospital in Northern California that was taken over by Prime Healthcare on November 1st. Can anyone tell me what the company is like to work for in general. Do you feel like quality healthcare is able to be done in their facilitie...