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1. incontinent NH pts

   rondafan replied to 3cdn1usa's topic in Urology

   I know this is an old post but I am currently having this problem in my unit. We have a pt that arrives in a geri chair, has both legs & 1 arm amputated, has full control of bowels but cant "hold it" for long. We have a staff of 3, myself & 2...

2. Home Remedies - Share Yours

   rondafan replied to cooliegirl's topic in General Nursing

   Best advice I ever heard for weight loss was eat breakfast like a king........lunch like a prince.........& dinner like a pauper. And I also forgot about the vinegar for jelly fish stings...works instantly!! Just make a compress of straight vin...

3. Home Remedies - Share Yours

   rondafan replied to cooliegirl's topic in General Nursing

   clear finger nail polish will help not only poison ivy but will heal ring worm ..............just paint it on & let it wear off by itself. Just repaint them every day till gone. for toenail fungus soak your toes in listerine..works as an antisept...

4. Tech Certification....what's everybody else doing

   rondafan replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in Urology

   My clinic paid for a prep course at the local hospital for around 30 techs. They let them payroll deduct the cost of the test @ $20 a check & reimbursed all that passed. All took it last month & passed except 2. The ones that passed are gonna...

5. Certification

   rondafan replied to traveler RN's topic in Urology

   I wonder if this means all the certified techs will be getting raises once they complete this? I sure would expect one. My bosses are "not sure yet"..lol

6. Certification

   rondafan replied to traveler RN's topic in Urology

   I have heard this..........we supposedly have someone coming to our unit to administer the test to all the techs....haven't heard that licensed staff have to have it tho. Our nurse manager took a practice test & didn't pass........heard it was t...

7. Nursing job that doesn't have to deal with docs?

   rondafan replied to Luvbuble's topic in General Nursing

   Have to agree with the dialysis thing...... we have 4 Docs that round (1 per day) & so far they are all very pleasant. We mostly work on protocals & usually can handle anything that comes up....so far I'm absolutely loving my job!

8. nuring homesdeaths in new orleans area

   rondafan replied to rondafan's topic in General Nursing

   Just heard on Fox news that the owners of the nursing home are being charged with 34 counts of negligent homicide (I think thats the charge) & are in jail at this time. They also said that the owners were begged to evacuate the pt's & refused...

9. Dangerous lessons learned in your first year of nursing

   rondafan replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My 1st year out of school I had an order for 25mg phenergan IV push on a pt with a central line well I diluted it in 10cc of saline ........did it real slow........then just slammed a 5cc saline flush. The pt immediatly fell back, eyes rolled back...

10. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

    rondafan replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    You know both your parents are nurses when your kids are "triaging" a bicycle wreck & telling them "it's just a little blood.....you'll be fine" & coming to the house for sterile water,4 X 4's & tape.

11. nuring homesdeaths in new orleans area

    rondafan posted a topic in General Nursing

    I heard on the news in the first few days after the storm that the staff evacuated nursing homes & most, if not all, of the residents passed away. Haven't heard anything else about it. Was just wondering if anyone else heard this or has heard any...

12. Oh my gosh!!! (found the rural nursing forum)

    rondafan replied to Ted's topic in Rural

    I also work in a small rural hospital..... 22 beds 2 of which are designated OB, 2 of which are used for storage but can be cleaned out if needed for high census. We have a 2 bed ER but have triaged in the hall & placed in old ICU rooms. We have ...

13. What is the grossest thing you have encountered in clinicals?

    rondafan replied to julieftRN's topic in General Students

    I didn't get to see this personally but an ambulance brought a 54 y/o from home that had fell, she lived in a very small travel trailor & was unable to get up for "days" she said. She had numerous ulcers to her legs that she had placed paper towe...

14. New Nurse Salary

    rondafan replied to murnahan5's topic in New Nurse

    Amy...... I live in a town of 2500 people on the Louisiana border. lol...... Hubby is the new grad & he drives 27 miles to work @ 17.50/hr nights. I drive 15 miles for my 27.00/hr, very little driving for the money involved. We do live in a rural...

15. New Nurse Salary

    rondafan replied to murnahan5's topic in New Nurse

    Amy...... I live in a town of 2500 people on the Louisiana border. lol...... Hubby is the new grad & he drives 27 miles to work @ 17.50/hr nights. I drive 15 miles for my 27.00/hr, very little driving for the money involved. We do live in a rural...