ejonesrn

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1. Was fired today......

   ejonesrn replied to TrickieTam's topic in Geriatric

   Do you think you may have run into the old "I pissed her (preceptor) off because I was right about how to administer liquids" and now she feels that, as an older, and more experienced nurse at that facility, she has taught you a lesson? The old ada...

2. Ideas for Interview Questions for a new LTC RN

   ejonesrn replied to MeganAK's topic in Geriatric

   I would suggest that you ask about the different kinds of "restraints" at that particular facility. Do they use actual physical restraint? What about chemical restraint? How often is it used, and for how long? What is the reasoning behind the restra...

3. Just had my first one.....

   ejonesrn replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

   Remember the fact that you DID have a conversation with him - albeit a..."wait for a couple of minutes for your water" conversation! If you had gone to get the water yourself, wouldn't that have taken 10 minutes as well? You had no inkling he was go...

4. cardiac arrest

   ejonesrn replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

   What if you don't know their DNR status? In LTC it's tough to remember everyone's changing status (83 residents), in a hospital the patients/clients may not be there long enough to have a particular nurse for more than one or two shifts - who the h*l...