whitebunny

whitebunny specializes in geriatrics.

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1. Angry Nurse here!

   whitebunny replied to beeker's topic in Relations

   Who does that!? Why people just don't care and being so selfish!?

2. Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

   whitebunny replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

   Hi Ruby when I read this article several days ago I thought about you right away. Between you and OP's writing style I prefer your style much more. I still remember what you have said to me before. I definately wouldnt cry if the instructor communic...

3. Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

   whitebunny replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

   Hi Tinyonern: Thank you for your reply. I just went out for a quick walk to calm myself down. I read the rest of the thread and saw OP stated that breaking down/rotten students was never her intention. I saw other people's replies were good summaries...

4. Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

   whitebunny replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

   this article is (1) bitter, (2) harsh, (3) full of stereotyle, negative energy and hostility. Although it has some points, but at the end i disagree. If OP wants to say "everything im doing is to make a student a better nurse" then i would like to sa...

5. I think peri/rectal swabs are a humiliating 'welcome' to the hospital

   whitebunny replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   our emergency does 3 swabs for VRE and MRSA, one for MRSA nare, two for MRSA and VRE peri/rectum. sometimes emergency ships pts to medicine ASAP so I do 3 swabs for the admission anyway. I explain to pts that in order to proect the pts and the staff ...

6. Funny & Cute Things Our Demented Patients Say

   whitebunny replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric

   i had a pt who has a routine of getting confused at 0300 in the am. 2 days ago he got an odd confusion moment after lunch. He kicked the 1st nurse out of room "dont u even get into my business. i dont give a damn about you!" when I went in the room, ...

7. Insulin administer time on dementia/poor appetite pts

   whitebunny replied to whitebunny's topic in Endocrine

   very rationale answer. thanks for your reply, i will keep that in mind

8. Insulin administer time on dementia/poor appetite pts

   whitebunny posted a topic in Endocrine

   I am a bit confused with insulin administer time because the nature of pts we have on medicine floor. I understand different kinds of insulins, including their onset, peaks, and duration. I was taught in school to give regular insulin 20-30 minutes ...

9. moving from LTC to medicine

   whitebunny posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I am not a new grad cuz i graduated in 2010, but i am a "new grad" to medicine. I started in extended care, not that i chose LTC but LTC chose me. I worked 2 facilities including one special care unit and one peritoneal dialysis unit. I started in a ...

10. How To Answer The Most Common Nursing Interview Questions

    whitebunny replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Hunt

    i dont lie about med errors. i made few med errors(small) when i was casual, and when i became full time i became one of the RN with the best practice(least incident report) on the floor. Because i learn from my error and i figure out a way to establ...

11. Shocked by new grads at job fair

    whitebunny replied to mclennan's topic in Job Hunt

    i am shocked by this article. i am glad i have never made such awful appearence to any interview or job fair. I am glad i always tell myself simple things like arriving on time, not using cell phone, not using facebook, well grooming i have always ob...

12. Can anyone give me some ideas on this case study? thx

    whitebunny replied to kcvo's topic in Student Assist

    this is an awesome post! classic example including a review of textbook from nursing school but also in depth critical thinking from experienced nurses.

13. Bullying--The Other "B" Word

    whitebunny replied to rn/writer's topic in Relations

    What a wonderful article I am 25. I became an rn at age of 23 went to university at age of 18 and came to this country at age of 15 (sorry going backwards) I went through tears/burn out just like newbies, but I have always been responsible and mature...

14. Anyone ever seen a 17.2 for an INR

    whitebunny replied to LVN2beRN's topic in General Nursing

    i have seen 10.2. Peeing blood, nose bleeding, decrease consciousness---sending to hosp----upset families. Regular dose warfarin 1mg, INR has been steady before.

15. Ethical Issue: ECT on down/dementia patient?

    whitebunny replied to whitebunny's topic in General Nursing

    son is the POA