CloverPark RN

CloverPark has 11 years experience as a RN.

Latest Activity

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   Nursing Homes Short Staffing Causes and Effects

   CloverPark replied to Susan Sears's topic in LTC Directors

   This issue will NEVER improve and will likely continue getting worse as long as (most) nursing homes continue to run as for-profit organizations that are owned by people who know very little about healthcare...
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   I Happily Left The Nursing Field

   CloverPark replied to scratchgolfer's topic in Career Support

   So there's probably going to be a lot of people who say that your decision was dramatic, that you should just get a job elsewhere, that you've only been a nurse for 5 years, etc... Well, I've been a nurse for 10, and I'm seriously ready to give up t...
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   Taking ADHD meds

   CloverPark replied to ICUBSNRN7's topic in Disabilities

   I'm glad there was a happy ending for you! At the time, for whatever reason, I thought going through the EEOC was going to be a lost cause so I hired a lawyer. That lawyer ended up screwing me over with a communication error (told employer I wou...
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   Taking ADHD meds

   CloverPark replied to ICUBSNRN7's topic in Disabilities

   I would only disclose this if I absolutely had to. For example, my ADHD medication showed up on a urine screen once when I started a new job. The person who ran the test (not associated with the organization) called me and asked me to email them a ...
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   Which states leads the U.S in mask-wearing

   CloverPark replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in COVID

   I live in NJ and I have NEVER seen anyone NOT wearing a mask. I honestly think I might get shot if I didn't wear one out in public...
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   Will it be hard for me to get a Girlfriend during this Pandemic since I am dealing with sick people?

   CloverPark replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in COVID

   Are you kidding me??? Girls your age LOVE "dangerous" guys!
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   In the words of Tom Jones “I’ve lost that loving feeling, whoa that loving feeling

   CloverPark replied to middleagedRN's topic in Geriatric

   I think we work at the same facility! ? In all seriousness though, I totally relate to how you are feeling, because I am dealing with these same issues... Unfortunately, I can't even offer any good advice. I have been working as a subacute nurse an...
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   LTC Residents and Workers Face Tragedy

   CloverPark replied to J.Adderton's topic in COVID

   My input: I work at a subacute/LTC facility in NJ and things have been rough to say the least. I do want to point out that this facility has had a good reputation and has done very well during state inspections. That being said though, COVID-19 hit...
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   Best positions for nurse with anxiety/ ADHD

   CloverPark replied to nursewellman's topic in Disabilities

   Wow, I feel like I'm reading my own post... I too have ADHD and anxiety so I feel your pain! I definitely believe that the more experience you get, the better you will feel regardless of whatever position/specialty you are working. I have been work...
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    Useless Shift Report Information

    CloverPark replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know which is worse... The nurse who rattles off useless information or the nurse who literally just reads off the report they got from the shift before them.
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    Aide Documentation - Rationale?

    CloverPark replied to Katillac's topic in General Nursing

    I have another "just for fun." The aides where I work don't write notes unless they are filling out an incident report. That being said, this was by far my favorite incident note I have read: "Patient was found on the floor on her hands and knees, ...
12. 

    How NOT to Write an Incident Report

    CloverPark posted a topic in Humor

    I just had to share this... So I work night shift, and early this morning I had a patient fall (ugh). It was really hectic this morning, so I didn't get a chance to read what she wrote in her incident report until after she had left. I couldn't bel...
13. 

    Starting IV

    CloverPark replied to krissieshull's topic in General Nursing

    YES! This! I had the same problem as OP... Mind you, I was the BEST at my facility at blood draws, but sucked horribly at IVs.... Finally, I decided to observe one of the best IV starters and saw her do that little upward motion. I took a mental no...
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    Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    CloverPark replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Any nurse must ALWAYS carry a pen! And it also wouldn't hurt to have a penis nearby as well.... Seriously though, I was once told that a pen is part of our uniform as a nurse.
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    CloverPark replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Just this morning actually I was caring for a woman in her 80s who recently had a THR. Since she was on total hip precautions, she had a wedge pillow between her legs. She complained about being uncomfortable because the wedge pillow was so big (It...