DianeS

DianeS RN

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About DianeS

DianeS has 10 years experience as a RN and specializes in long term care.


Married, 2 children, 3 cats

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  1. Interview advice please

    Hi everyone, I am interviewing for a Hospice nurse position on Tuesday. I currently work long term care and have no real Hospice experience. Hospice is really, really what I want to do. Any suggestions on "aceing" the interview so I can finally h...
  2. Need advice please

    Thanks for all your advice. I'm spending my day off today job hunting again.
  3. LTC- resident in clear distress

    Interesting question as this just happened to me on Sunday night. My CENA (Bless her heart :redbeathe) came to me and said "____ don't look good". I walk into the room and the resident is pale and diaphoretic. O2 sat is 60% on room air. I yelled ...
  4. Need advice please

    Hi everyone, I would like some advice on a sticky situation. I have been working at this extended care facility for 4 months now. They are trying to clear 12 citations from the state. So, the big push now is to make sure that all the medication an...
  5. Adventures in the McDonald's drive-through...

    See there was a reason you didn't have anything for breakfast in your house. God Bless You!!
  6. Interview tomorrow (2/7)!

    Sending BEST WISHES your way. Let us know how things go.
  7. Full Time Students- Do you work?

    When I was in school (graduated 4 years ago), I had classes/clinicals Monday-Thursday during the day. I then worked from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Sunday as a transcriptionist, all with 2 kids and a husband as a truck driver over the road only home ...
  8. Sleeping techs

    Where I work, even looking like you are sleeping on the job is immediate grounds for firing. Do what your heart says, but I would be looking for another job. This is a patient safety issue and I don't think I could work for a place like this.
  9. I think I'm in big trouble

    As someone who used to work in LTC, I can say that you did the right thing. Any DON who would expect 1 CNA for 50 residents obviously does not care about the residents one little bit. Way to go!
  10. My pt made me look like an idiot

    I can only echo what everyone else has said - you did the right thing.
  11. Grandma Buys a Bumper Sticker

    Sounds like some drivers we have here! :roll
  12. my inexperience or tooooo many pt's????

    It will get better. I work on a cardiac telemetry floor and we often get very serious pnts with CHF, a-fib, confusion in restraints, etc. and many times we have 7-8 pnts per nurse on night shift. And usually supervision isn't a whole lot of help. T...
  13. Starting new job on Monday - need advice.

    weetzie, congrats!:w00t: i don't have any advice for you. but i wish you the best of luck. :kiss
  14. Hello..newbie here and I wanted to introduce myself

    welcome! nice to have you here. you will find lots of information and friendship.
  15. I saved a life today...

    You deserve a giant pat on the back. Way to go!