tonebudsid

tonebudsid has 6 years experience and specializes in LTC/SNF, Psych, Primary Care and Triage.

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1. HS meds....do they have to be given at 9?

   tonebudsid replied to prinsessa's topic in Geriatric

   I don't think it has anything to do with the medications, but some facilities have set times for the med pass. So, you can always get an order clarification and ask for those residents to change their HS meds to an earlier time. Any NP or MD will say...

2. Would you apply regular barrier cream to a resident with a fungal infection?

   tonebudsid replied to CoffeemateCNA's topic in Geriatric

   Well, if the resident is ambulatory and does not spend a lot of time on her buttocks, then you could leave out barrier cream. If she is OCCASIONALLY incontinent, then regular incontinence care should be good enough to prevent excoriation to the butto...

3. How is 2010 treating new RN graduates?

   tonebudsid replied to bearscrubs75's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you! Thank you for the information about the places that are saturated with applications. I will consider New Mexico. I have no problem relocating to anywhere in the country for ANY RN position in any area of nursing.

4. How is 2010 treating new RN graduates?

   tonebudsid replied to bearscrubs75's topic in General Nursing

   Not good. I cannot find an RN job for the life of me. I have been searching and searching and have placed 30 applications into facilities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Texas and North Dakota. Not one call, email or even a call a reference. What is s...

5. Is having a ADN useless these days?

   tonebudsid replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in ADN/BSN

   Honestly, I think so. Most employers try seeking out those with BSN's, which my nursing instructor reports as just a degree full of "fluff" classes. The changes I have seen in the past with phasing out the LPN's in acute care setting or in hospitals ...

6. How I Passed the NCLEX on the First and Second Try!

   tonebudsid replied to kellysbeans's topic in General Nursing

   I took my NCLEX-RN today. OMG!! It was awful! I don't have my results yet, but I honestly think I failed. My computer shut off at 170. I have never felt like such an idiot. I guessed on 98% of my test. I had diseases that I have never heard nor where...

7. Night shift my only choice as a new hire?

   tonebudsid replied to swayman2202's topic in General Nursing

   If you request only day shift, you are creating stipulations to your job preferences. It does limit your selection and opportunities. Jobs will not consider candidates if they only request a specific shift, while the employer is looking at hiring for...

8. Don't scare me...i start n Fall....how much do u make?

   tonebudsid replied to jewelspassion's topic in California

   "Nursing is the most stressful, exhausting (physically & emotionally) and disapointing thing I have ever done. If you do it for the money, I promise you, you will quit in your first year." You couldn't have said it better. There are way too many...

9. Traveling Nurses?

   tonebudsid replied to MaggieMai's topic in General Nursing

   A lot of people think that Nursing or any profession in the medical field are immune to our disastrous economy. Nursing is a profession that looks good on the outside, but it can be a nightmare on the inside. I had no idea that there are so much cadd...

10. what should nurse do when there is tension b/w psw staff??

    tonebudsid replied to rinks2010's topic in General Nursing

    Can we clone your nurse manager. I think we need more of those type of people.

11. pls help me make up my mind..

    tonebudsid replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric

    Well, its not good to work in a job that you hate. I had a job in Texas that sounds just like you described. I ended up gaining weight (eating my stress) and developing a peptic ulcer. Yes, you have to put your health and sanity first, however, you s...