beshacohen

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  1. Critically ill pts wanting to go AMA?

    I can understand an A&O x4 patient at risk of death wanting to sign out AMA. Some people just don't want to die in a hospital or nursing home. Some people are terrified of the thought of losing control. To some people, death in a taxi or a dri...
  2. I voiced this fear to one of my instructors a few weeks ago. Her take on it was that as a DON she would rather have a mature employee with a little life experience in her tool kit. She said that she has seen very young new nurses get out there in t...
  3. What "bad habits" are LTC nurses known for??

    I know some of the nurses where I work do this. I don't and some of the residents get irritated with me because of it.
  4. Hows the LPN Job Market in your area?

    I'm also in PA, about 2 hours away from Philly. There are plenty of jobs for LPNs here, just not in hospitals.
  5. two weeks as a CNA, and something doesnt seem right?

    I would bet my license that your facility has a policy requiring two staff members to participate in any transfers using a lift. At my facility all transfers requiring lifts require two staff members, but the aids never follow this policy. If they ...
  6. Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    America is not a civilized nation. Civilized nations have a security net. Civilized nations take care of their own. A civilized nation has a single payer health system.
  7. Do HACC's A&P classes require animal dissection?

    I took A&P I and II at the York campus. We used models, photos an drawings to learn anatomy. The was no dissection.
  8. I can't get over my failure...

    Another way of saying this is: Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. You can't change the past. You can't change your situation. You can change you...
  9. Why are Coworkers Discouraging me from doing my LPN

    I am an LPN, currently in a bridge program, with 6 months of school to complete before I finish my RN training. I really wish I had gone straight to RN. I never wanted to be an LPN, but I thought I might be able to find a job at a facility that wou...
  10. Get out of there. It's a toxic environment. Find another job before you get sucked in any deeper.
  11. Um, "Nurse"ladi, if you DO attend nursing school you had better check your attitude at the door. The instructors will devour you if you let them know you think this way. They are all powerful, and they can fail you if they don't like your attitude.
  12. Thank you for this post. Well said, and necessary.
  13. Are LPNs dying out?

    Central PA here. Most of the hospitals in my area are going for magnet status. They phased out LPNs a few years ago. LPNs are needed in long term care and home care.
  14. When a med runs out

    It makes me INSANE to go to get a dose of a scheduled medication and find that there is none, or even worse, that the card is still in the cart, empty. This stuff happens because people don't reorder. I always wonder about the nurse who took popped...
  15. I just bought Nursing Central at 20% of the regular price at www.unboundmedicine.com. This smartphone app gives access to Davis, Drug Guide, Tabor's Dictionary, a bunch of journals, and several other resources. It's for sale at my college bookstore...