Eliseinalaska

Eliseinalaska

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  1. Centriq/ CPSI/ Meditech?

    I am a floor nurse for a tiny rural hospital in Alaska. We currently use Healthland classic but will be changing to a different EMR soon and we are being asked for opinions. We have had demos from Centriq and CPSI, Meditech is coming next week. I...
  2. Block out the light!!!!

    You could fasten the frames to the opening with hooks or magnets or a combination of the two. Ooh, I like the magnet idea! That way you could easily take the frames off when you want sun in the room. Velcro might also work for attaching them. I can...
  3. Religion in the Room

    I live in an extremely small town, and my husband is a pastor, so many of my patients have some idea of what my beliefs are even before I know their name. Occasionally I do get asked to pray with a patient, and I do so willingly, but I do not ever m...
  4. PHN with no doctor on site?

    Thanks. It's good to start figuring out how things work. For the moment I'm staying in the hospital and I love it, but I'm interested in the public health arena- eventually.
  5. Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    Twenty years ago when I graduated from school I worked in a place that used care plans effectively. There was a section of the kardex where we penciled them in. They looked something like this: Respiratory distress - AEB SOB, cyanosis - Intervention...
  6. PHN with no doctor on site?

    I'm just finishing my RN to BSN program and have discovered a possible interest in public health. The public health office in town is a one-nurse operation, so no job openings at the monent. Our location is very limited, since we're on a small island...
  7. Nursing class Who's Who - for fun

    Best IV skills also best foley skills, etc.
  8. New ER nurse

    I also work in a very rural hospital (on an island). I work the ER and acute end, with an LPN and CNA on the LTC side; the three of us share duties back and forth. Sometimes boring, sometimes very exciting. I agree about getting your TNCC right awa...
  9. I couldn't handle it and now I'm afraid...

    So sorry for your loss. (((Hugs))) What everybody else said. Your grandmother's death was sudden, and a very personal event for you. Your reaction does not mean that you won't be able to work with dying patients. I may mean that when you work with...
  10. IV Questions from a New Nurse

    Now that's just absurd. Sure, starting IVs isn't the most knowledge intensive part of being a nurse. But it's a necessary part of the job, and it takes a lot of practice to get good at the skill. I also didn't learn the skill in school. 15 years ...
  11. Has anyone heard of Western Governor's University?

    rneung, In order to qualify for the BSN program, you need to have a valid RN license. The clinical experience in this program is limited and can be done at your own hospital. They do also have an RN program, but it is based only in specific hopita...
  12. Elders Say the Darnedest Things!

    One evening, I went to give one of our ladies her pill. She had nasturiums planted on her windowsill, and had been talking about them at great length. She looked at the one little pill in the cup, and said "Just one seed? (swallows pill)... Think ...
  13. Are nurses really that important?

    Yes, I am. I work in a small hospital on a small island in Alaska. I know our four doctors, and they know me. Many of my patients know me as well. I walk down main street, and I hear "Thank you so much for the care you gave my dad when he was sick". ...
  14. What would be your IDEAL Nursing-related job?

    The job I have- Night nurse in a tiny hospital on an island in Alaska.
  15. why are there still LPN courses?

    I am an RN who works regularly with LPNs. Our LPNs are excellent nurses whose work is very relevant. They may not have had all the humanities/ management courses that a higher level nurse has taken, but the education they have is very patient focus...