woman_king

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1. Suggested reference books for nursing school...

   woman_king replied to Gaelros's topic in General Students

   Whichever Fundamentals of Nursing textbook your program requires. I also like Mosby's Medical Dictionary (Of Medicine, Nursing And Health Professions). Maybe one of those pocket references for nurses, like RNotes.

2. The attire debate - what should nurses wear?

   woman_king replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked as a HUC, we had a confused patient leave the hospital, so we had to call the police to go look for her. I actually almost lost my job because of a major role-confusion mix-up by the police officer. Our dress code is that the HUCs wear ...

3. What do you think I should do?

   woman_king replied to student_in_maine's topic in General Students

   I agree with Itsmejuli. That sounds like way too much to pay to get an LPN degree. Getting your CNA license would be a good thing if you have a while to wait--both schools and employers will look at work experience when comparing you to other candida...

4. is it just me?

   woman_king replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

   That handgun story reminded me: on the Neuro unit I used to work in, we had a patient with a history of physical violence toward staff members who snuck a machete into his room. "Just in case." Security came to take custody of the weapon for him unti...

5. What kinda watch....

   woman_king replied to nursingstudent221's topic in General Students

   We were told it had to be a watch with a second hand, not a digital one. And I got a $10 one from Target. So far, it works extremely well! And looks nice, too.

6. patient friend request on Facebook

   woman_king replied to birdwalk33's topic in General Nursing

   So true! It's really not a "generational thing" to want to separate your private life from those people you don't really know. I'm in my early 20s and I have no problem blocking and ignoring people on FB. My friends list is limited to those people I ...

7. I am in desperate need of opinions as to what your priority in this case would be.

   woman_king replied to dietsprite's topic in General Students

   Is there a place on your care plan where you can include your rationale for prioritizing the Maslow physiological need lower? I'd think if your rationale is well-written and well-thought-out, your nursing instructors shouldn't have much of a problem ...

8. patient friend request on Facebook

   woman_king replied to birdwalk33's topic in General Nursing

   You can pre-emptively block her so that she can't see your info, your name on a friends list, or even do a search and have your name come up. You have the right idea for sure--I would never be "friends" with a patient on Facebook!

9. How did everyone do this semester?

   woman_king replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

   I did great--I passed, in a program that's basically pass/fail. Some people talk about grades and how they're so mad/glad about the A they did/didn't get, but really...in a program that will fail you out based on one skills practical exam, the letter...

10. Unit sec/Ward clerk while in NS.. Anyone?

    woman_king replied to jennafezz's topic in General Students

    I have been both a unit secretary and CNA for four years (currently not working there b/c of NS, but left on very good terms). I honestly think the unit sec. position prepared me MORE for what I had to learn in NS. I got to talk to doctors, radiology...

11. actual and potential problems:s?

    woman_king replied to MissDilini's topic in General Students

    We had to do this with our case studies this semester (I'm a 1st-semester ADN-RN student) and our instructors wanted actual and potential MEDICAL diagnoses along with other problems that could crop up (e.g. opioid tolerance for a person w/ chronic pa...

12. What does "stomach flu" really mean?

    woman_king replied to loopylicious's topic in General Students

    Are you saying you've seen that written in a patient's medical record as their medical diagnosis?

13. To Do: Over Summer Vacation

    woman_king replied to Tara:)'s topic in General Students

    Give birth. :yelclap:

14. Med aides giving insulin

    woman_king replied to smarti15's topic in General Nursing

    My younger sister is a med aide in a LTCF. This was recently changed at her facility, and she is now expected to give insulin as part of her assigned duties. She is pretty nervous about doing the injections--their training on this was very minimal.

15. Throwing out Med Bottles, What else can I do?

    woman_king replied to WVStarFish's topic in General Nursing

    My cat eats paper, including my homework when I forget to put it away overnight. Then she barfs all over whatever remains. That should obliterate the patient names quite nicely. You can have her.