Shawn4z

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1. Do you have to be certified to debride wounds in a hospital?

   Shawn4z replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Wound

   I was in a wound clinic rotation last week and the RNs were debriding. My understanding is that most states Nurse practice acts allow RNs to debride as long as they have "taken a course or been shown how to properly do so" (how vague is that?)But the...

2. Narcotics administration

   Shawn4z replied to schoolmack's topic in Medications

   AGREE. It SUCKS to be in pain. You are pre-occupied with how you are going to get out of pain. I am not a rehab nurse, and I don't want to be, but I do not ever remember being taught , required or expected to diagnose, and then subsequently order tre...

3. Narcotics administration

   Shawn4z replied to schoolmack's topic in Medications

   We teach patients to ask for the med before they are in pain, so how can we judge them when they do that? Judgment aside. If it's ordered and safe I'm giving it. I do not live in that person's body and I would not want to be judged that way.

4. Nurses with C-diff?

   Shawn4z replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

   UGGH Maybe I should go lay in a tanning bed LOL:crying2:

5. What you love/hate about your assistants

   Shawn4z replied to jwkwildland's topic in General Nursing

   Love Love Love when aides keep meticulous beds on the bedbound patients. Love when aides coordinate care with me ex. "I am putting Mrs. X to bed first tonight do you need to look at her foot dressing before I do?" Love when aides give me a heads up ...

6. The Mockery of Nursing

   Shawn4z replied to Old.Timer's topic in Relations

   At the local community college nursing information session that I attended when I started nursing school, The facilitator asked if there were any questions, about 12 hands went up. She picked one guy who asked "I am a convicted felon can I be a nurse...

7. Moms who are nurses, please give me your opinion!!!!! Please!

   Shawn4z replied to gottagetmyrn's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, New to these boards and don't know why this posted twice.

8. Moms who are nurses, please give me your opinion!!!!! Please!

   Shawn4z replied to gottagetmyrn's topic in General Nursing

   Mom of 4-- LOL'ing at ta-da you'll have a baby.

9. Moms who are nurses, please give me your opinion!!!!! Please!

   Shawn4z replied to gottagetmyrn's topic in General Nursing

   Mom of 4 here LOL'ing at TA-Da you will have a baby.

10. Moms who are nurses, please give me your opinion!!!!! Please!

    Shawn4z replied to gottagetmyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Mom of 4 here, Started nursing school at 40 after the kids were all in school. by ALL MEANS, Have the babies. Time FLIES. I was just yesterday sitting on the floor playing pat-a-cake with my oldest and BAM she is starting High school. It is very do-a...

11. C-Diff, and isolation precautions

    Shawn4z replied to katrinabreck's topic in General Nursing

    My very first nursing job, (Rehab. facility) attempted to isolate for c.Diff but it was a joke. The gown & mask container was always empty, and the patients were mostly ambulatory so they walked around the facility anyway. The infection rate was...

12. Nurses with C-diff?

    Shawn4z replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a meticulous handwasher. Absolutely meticulous. I have short nails, I use the gel only after I wash. I contracted c.Diff at my very first nursing job in a large rehab facility... I had a flare-up of Diverticulitis and I was on a large round of F...