cowsmoo2

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1. Teaching Nursing Assistants

   cowsmoo2 replied to cowsmoo2's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the input and your experience. I will continue to work to find resources for the ESL student.

2. Teaching Nursing Assistants

   cowsmoo2 replied to cowsmoo2's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your input, this was truly helpful. I hadn't thought to try and limit the post-conference compliants, I had always viewed it as a part of open discussion but you're right, it can turn into a mob which is what I was concerned about. I k...

3. Teaching Nursing Assistants

   cowsmoo2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello! I am a vocational nurse (aka: LPN) with an associate degree and DSD certification. I've been a nurse for 24 years and have gotten to do a lot of great nursing duties. At this time in my career, and being tired of shift work, I ventured into t...

4. Need user guide on PointClickCare

   cowsmoo2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello fellow nurses. I recently started a new job at a skilled nursing facility that is using the Point Click Care system. Training was brief and I'm learning as I go...actually by the seat of my pants. This drives me crazy. Does anyone know where ...

5. Trying to still love my profession

   cowsmoo2 replied to cowsmoo2's topic in Stress 101

   Your comment was most helpful. I've recently learned that a new hired RN was assigned to this same NP and he has since walked off the job due to the same treatment he got that I dealt with. I think it is shameful for any organization to treat their e...

6. Trying to still love my profession

   cowsmoo2 posted a topic in Stress 101

   Hello out there. I write knowing I am going to sound whiney but I truly need some advice. Back in October 2013 I was terminated from my job as a LVN clinic nurse assigned to a nurse practitioner. I've had my license for 20 years and have worked with ...

7. Dealing with troublemaking patients and/or family members

   cowsmoo2 replied to jrsRN07's topic in Relations

   I totally understand this situation. I had a job, as a school site nurse at an elementary school, where I had to completely walk way from the job to save my license. The principal had no clue as to my duties, and when I had to take a 6yr old's Epipen...