porterwoman

porterwoman has 8 years experience and specializes in ABMT.

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1. What is/was your job going through grad school?

   porterwoman replied to 403RN's topic in NP Students

   I work inpatient, 3 12s a week, but I've saved up my PTO so I'm on a paid leave of absence during a big chunk of my final semester. Highly recommend doing that if you can.

2. Apartment Walking Distance to Duke Medical?

   porterwoman replied to LoveSupreme's topic in North Carolina

   You can get on the Duke HR site and look at the bus routes that service the medical campus. You can also look at the Durham Area transit website to familiarize yourself with the areas around campus. Check out Bob Schmitz Properties--they rent a lot o...

3. Oncology CNA advice.

   porterwoman replied to MargaretMuslima's topic in Oncology

   Patients on oncology units have to use the toilet A Lot. IV fluids= have to pee...chemo/radiation=diarrhea. I deeply appreciate an aide who willingly helps those unsteady patients to the bathroom again and again. Remember that the nurses can help out...

4. Saw a nurse yelling at a patient in ICU

   porterwoman replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Safety

   OP, yes, sometimes it is completely acceptable and necessary for the patient's safety to yell. It goes kind of like this: Mr. X, Open your eyes sir. Open your eyes. Can you hear me? And then I might yell at my coworkers:I need help in here right now....

5. Should i become a nurse practioner or wait?

   porterwoman replied to lolalola1's topic in NP

   zenman, may I pm you too? I would really appreciate tips on utilizing my bedside time while in NP school. I'm in the 3rd semester of my adult/gero NP program. Thank you, and sorry to highjack the thread, Rebecca

6. Best online RN-BSN: WCU, ECU, or W-SS.

   porterwoman replied to mmc51264's topic in North Carolina

   I had a great experience with WCU. Well organized, very dedicated professors. I recommend.

7. Screening Hospitals/Critical Care Units

   porterwoman replied to ShereenL's topic in MICU

   When you tour the unit, ask to speak to some preceptors & charge nurses. Ask how long they've been working there & how long they've been nurses. I think it's telling if a unit has nurses taking leadership positions with relatively little ex...

8. Is there a difference between a cordis and TLC?

   porterwoman replied to patientadv's topic in General Nursing

   I was taught that MAC stood for multiple access catheter; 4 or 5 lumens, as opposed to the standard 3. A cordis line could fall under that category, I suppose, since it has multiple lumens, but not all MACs are cordises.

9. What's your nursing kryptonite?

   porterwoman replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

   Head lice. Walking around, visible from a few feet away, on a patient that had been in the ICU ~ 3weeks.

10. Hourly rounding logs

    porterwoman replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in Geriatric

    OP, are you asking about implementing hourly rounding in a long-term care facility? I don't see how it would be humanly possible. The bits of evidence I've read about it were specific to hospital settings, so I don't know how well it translates int...

11. Inappropriate medications for the elderly

    porterwoman replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric

    Oh, and I really want to point something out: Delirium=fast onset, temporary, fluctuating altered mental status due to a treatable cause (such as lack of sleep, UTI, medication, dehydration, on and on) Dementia=gradual onset, permanent, continually...

12. Gerontology certification exam

    porterwoman replied to sweepea's topic in Geriatric

    Hey, thanks a bunch for the info! Good luck to you too!

13. Gerontology certification exam

    porterwoman replied to sweepea's topic in Geriatric

    sweepea or VickyRN, either of you may know the answer to this question: what documentation would I need to provide to show my hours of gerontological nursing? I've worked in med-surg, progressive care, & medical ICU full time for 6 years; natur...

14. Inappropriate medications for the elderly

    porterwoman replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1298101/pdf/11089480.pdf Anticholinergic effects are amplified in the elderly related to a variety of factors. The article above is really informative.

15. Are Dansko shoes really that great?

    porterwoman replied to Nrs2bE09's topic in General Students

    Oh, great site. Thank you!