SunnyVet14

SunnyVet14

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SunnyVet14 has 14 years experience.


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  1. Clinical Instructor Dilemma

    This instructor needs to be setting a better example of professionalism and RESPECT. It's obvious she is being unreasonable with threats and a poor facilitator of meaningful group discussion. Quite honestly, it sounds like she may be super stressed a...
  2. overwhelmed in first rn job

    Yes, this will get easier each week into your time on the job. Absorbing all the names/faces of the residents is what I found to be the greatest challenge and the second was learning the routine. After you get familiar with these, your nursing skills...
  3. Help with resignation letter

    Leaving a position is like going through a divorce. Never easy. I've thought of it as 1 of 2 choices: 1. You can focus on the life lessons you learned in that time, visualize and describe your future of moving forward into a new job with new challen...
  4. My sleeping pattern is messed up...

    I was able to function on nights for a little under a year on a med-surg unit about 30 miles from home and a parent of a toddler at the time. I averaged about 5 hrs/24 hrs of sleep with occasional help of Benadryl. Loved the work & learned so muc...
  5. 11-7 meds

    I recall changing the Nitro, Duragesic, and Lidoderm patches on the 6-7 med pass. Also drew up the scheduled insulins and gave valproic acid syrup.
  6. Written Up 4 Weeks into First CNA Job- feeling discouraged

    Mistakes are so hard to get past especially when it involves actual/potential injury. You sound sincere and empathetic, which are helpful qualities to have in LTC but your manager may be calling upon you to self-evaluate which is very scary for the ...
  7. ADN's being pushed out

    I've enjoyed the many viewpoints on this thread. However, I feel this boils down to one simple thing.... "restructuring". This happens so much in the business world and that's what managed health care has come to be; business. Consumer/customer/clien...
  8. The Top 10 Things I Loved About Nursing

    I can relate to this so much. There is a time and purpose for everything under heaven... Congrats on such an engaging and articulate piece!
  9. Hanging It Up

    Congratulations on your new position! I admire your self-awareness and poignancy displayed through the transition
  10. What do you do after getting lab results in at a LTC

    Usually the ordering physician automatically gets a copy of the labs, but it's best (as pinkiepink said) to ask someone in the know to be sure of the steps. Critical lab results have priority and most clinical settings have strict time guidelines fo...
  11. Lab draws off PICC

    You may want to assess the gauge and size of all blood collection devices (especially if it's a new shipment of equipment) used and the lumen of PICC, presence of any extension sets, etc... make sure they are large bore. For technique, slower draw m...
  12. Get's a little serious (and long) but I had to laugh when I wrote this to cope with the stress of job hunting....:) As I sit in the kitchen of our home, I have a wave of sadness mingled with regret washing over my conscience. I have finally realized...
  13. The weird part of hh

    One of the hardest parts of HH is remembering you are in a person's home. They will usually act how they feel at the time and initial visits are usually the roughest. It's so hard to tell at the first visit if the client will benefit from HH, but the...