I work with with an 8 year old child in his home. He has Cerebral Palsy, is non-verbal, and for all intents and purposes, he is non-ambulatory. He has a G-tube and a Nissen Fundoplication, but his oral health is a huge concern for me. It is near imp...
FlufferNutter replied to JentheCNA's topic in General Nursing
At all of the places I have worked, there was never a specific "day" set aside. It makes no logistical sense to have half a dozen incontinent/aide-dependent patients have BMs at the same time. Usually it was based on the 3 day rule. If no BM for 3 da...
the fact that you are worried about it speaks wonders. No nursing student graduates with the entirety of everything....I know that sounds lame. But, it's true. Best advice I can give you as a brand new nurse? You suck....you will learn more as you go...
FlufferNutter replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Home Health
I work with a little guy who has a gtube change order for every three months, or more frequently, if needed. Recently had to change it due to leakage in the balloon keeping it in place.....He squirms so much that it is a huge deal to do.
FlufferNutter replied to NS885RN's topic in Med-Surg
Just curious if you've ever worked as a CNA? It is a thankless job that is instrumental to us nurses to get our jobs done properly. If I hadn't worked as an aide prior to becoming an RN, I would not recognize that it takes enormous amounts of compas...
I graduated in May of 2014. I was hired at a local nursing home in November as the "flipper"....to relieve each full time overnight nurse for their weekends off. The pros? ~Awesome coworkers ( for the most part)on my shift ~getting to know all of t...
FlufferNutter replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Geriatric
I am also in LTC...new grad. I am so disillusioned with this being my first experience in the nursing field. I am beside myself at how my facility is "operated". I'm sure we share similar experiences.
FlufferNutter replied to Ginnym1981's topic in Geriatric
I am a Nurses Aide, as well as a nursing student. There have been times that I have been the "lead" in the care of a patient with an RN. I don't think that is a bad thing. If the nurse isn't comfortable doing something that I am comfortable doing, I ...
FlufferNutter replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Relations
not acute care....geri psych. The nurses on my floor are unbelievably competent. I was not saying otherwise. I know they are responsible for so much, and they do a LOT of work. Besides that, they NEVER make us CA's feel like we are invisible. I am gr...
FlufferNutter replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Relations
As a CNA, I completely understand. I see the nurses on my unit doing all kinds of work. Mostly paperwork, i.e. charting, etc. The rest of the time they are passing meds, which is really time consuming. As a nursing student, this gives me some much n...
FlufferNutter replied to FlufferNutter's topic in NICU
I want to thank all of you who have taken the time to read and respond to me. It means a lot. I will take your advice to heart. All of it was well thought-out and expressed in such a compassionate way. You have shown me new ways to think about and co...
I gave birth to a son 9 years ago to the day. He was a 25 weeker and didn't make it past 12 days. The nurses at MGH are more than half of the reason I am pursuing nursing. I have busted my ass to get here. I have sacrificed everything, even at the e...