GinaDecorRN

GinaDecorRN has 5 years experience and specializes in Telemetry interested in hospice.

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1. Would you do this?

   GinaDecorRN replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in General Nursing

   That is false documentation if nothing else. Perhaps if the MD gets enough midnight calls then standing PRN orders will be available. I would never write "telephone order" for an order I did not call on, I value my license too much. We should all pr...

2. Energy drinks and teens coming to ER with chest pain

   GinaDecorRN replied to mt3's topic in Emergency

   On our telemetry unit we have seen more than one case of A-fib in young people with energy drinks perhaps being the triggering factor. Scary.

3. A Comforting Analogy

   GinaDecorRN replied to GinaDecorRN's topic in Hospice

   tragically hip "where in a nurse's training is "meeting the spiritual needs of the patient" covered? is there a certification for it?" from the university of texas arlington school of nursing catalog : nurs 3362. spiritual care in nursing (3-0) ...

4. Assisted living- what happens when patients need more care?

   GinaDecorRN replied to lexilou's topic in Hospice

   The ALF I researched here in Missouri require that residents be alert/ oriented and sharp cognitively so that they can describe where the closest emergency exits are and ambulatory enough to get themselves to the exits during a fire drill. This was...

5. Can't find local hands on CPR anywhere, would love suggestion please.

   GinaDecorRN replied to Hairstylingnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Ask your local lifeguards or firemen. I found my class at the American Red Cross and was surprised how many lifeguards were in my class - and it was for professional first responders - medical personnel.

6. A Comforting Analogy

   GinaDecorRN posted a topic in Hospice

   I don't force my faith on anyone, and would only share this if I felt it was appropriate with clients that may have talked openly about their belief in heaven and faith. Sunday mornings were always challenging when my son was a toddler. The crying...

7. Should I become a CNA while I'm taking my 2 years of prerequisites for RN School?

   GinaDecorRN replied to Kaley_G4466's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Good plan. This will expose you to the good and bad aspects of nursing. Keep in mind that just in case you work with dissatisfied nurses doesn't mean that is how it is everywhere. ( I delayed nursing school because I thought all nurses were unhappy,...

8. Academic partnership requirement at UTA

   GinaDecorRN replied to clewi102's topic in Texas (UTA)

   I just received my BSN from UTA. I found this accelerated program to be excellent. It required discipline, lots of reading and paper writing, and you need to keep track of which class to take next and buy your textbook on time. I did not work at a p...

9. Share those precious last minutes, they deserve it...

   GinaDecorRN replied to marty6001's topic in Critical

   Beautiful. You speak with eloquence of the moments when many can't find the right words. Your patients and their families are truly blessed. Thank you for sharing.

10. A Dying Persons Tear

    GinaDecorRN replied to ws582's topic in Hospice

    I have never heard of a tear cloth but what a beautiful symbolic token of remembrance. My mother was virtually blind at the time of her death but seemed to be seeing something beautiful the day before she passed. She looked at the blank wall as if sh...

11. Ouch...my back hurts

    GinaDecorRN replied to RehabRNjc's topic in Stress 101

    You may be fortunate enough to be offered a less physically demanding position by your employer. I was not. After injuring my back (SI joint) in a fall on my hospital's icy parking lot I was given a couple months of light duty while going to physica...

12. Taking off your Nurse's Cap

    GinaDecorRN replied to GinaDecorRN's topic in Hospice

    Thank you all. At the time I had been working on a telemetry unit, my patients were seldom DNRs. They were on a monitor and I did q4 assessments. I had vital signs and lab results to measure status changes. With my mom I felt a bit...blindfold...

13. Taking off your Nurse's Cap

    GinaDecorRN posted a topic in Hospice

    i felt an advantage being a nurse, acting as my mothers advocate as her advanced dementia required her being a ltc facility resident. i was her daughter and loved her, and part of that love was monitoring her care, reviewing her medication orders, l...

14. Compassion Fatigue

    GinaDecorRN replied to GinaDecorRN's topic in Hospice

    Administrator removed it but I was allowed to post the link on my profile page. I was surprised at how much information is available on Compassion Fatigue and other websites dedicated to this.

15. Compassion Fatigue

    GinaDecorRN replied to GinaDecorRN's topic in Hospice

    Administrator removed it but I was allowed to post the link on my profile page. Come check it out and leave comments. thanks