vsink

vsink has 2 years experience and specializes in Home Health, LTC, Hospital.

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1. I got the med pass nailed!

   vsink replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric

   I just don't understand how to do it, I get interrupted all the time, and when I go into the room to give the meds, they've got to go to the bathroom or they need something else. I have to take blood pressures or AHR before giving some meds, or the p...

2. I got the med pass nailed!

   vsink replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric

   I do not believe that any human can safely pass medications to that many patients and follow the 5 rights all the time. I am sick of the people in charge making good nurses make bad choices in trying to hurry to get all the meds passed in a rediculou...

3. Staff Ratios at Nursing Homes

   vsink replied to pat8585's topic in Geriatric

   I worked in LTC where I had sometimes as many as 23 patients and let me tell you that I worked non stop, doing medication administration with all the DM patients having to have BS checked q4hrs! I had two brittle diabetics that took turns having suga...

4. What time do you expect your relief nurse to show up?

   vsink replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric

   Hi, sorry, this wasnt meant to be against you in particular, probably should have just made a comment in a plain box but since I am fairly new to website, didnt do it correctly. Please forgive.

5. What time do you expect your relief nurse to show up?

   vsink replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric

   I expect my relief to show up at the scheduled time! I do not arrive 10minutes early and do not consider myself late if I don't. If the employer wants me there to give report ten minutes early, then I will be on the clock! If you are injured during t...

6. Working with the mentally ill...No, not patients, other RN's

   vsink replied to sassyrn333's topic in MICU

   Hi, am still a fairly new nurse. could you explain the "ICU being an ADHD person's heaven"? I'm not really familiar with ICU and am just not "gettin it" Thanks

7. Does god make mistakes?

   vsink replied to Julie Reyes's topic in Pediatric

   Wow, this really touched me. Great story and reminder that we are health care workers, not God.

8. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

   vsink replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

9. the neverending med pass

   vsink replied to FROGGYLEGS's topic in Geriatric

   I have been a LPN in a nursing home for almost 3 months! I just put in my two weeks notice! The med pass is making me nuts!