MissSpectacular

MissSpectacular specializes in Geriatrics, Adult Psych, Peds HH.

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1. Nurses in their late 40's looking for work outside a hospital and LTC.

   MissSpectacular replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

   There are some great options out there! -School Nursing -Corrections Nursing -Public Health Nurse -Nursing Educator (at a college, university, CNA instructor, etc.) -MDS or other office nurse Look into it!

2. New Grad RN's working in Nursing Homes. What's your experience?

   MissSpectacular replied to grateful2010's topic in Geriatric

   It's DEFINATELY a good experience, if nothing else. In a nursing home you will learn how to do quite a bit.....your telephone orders, your appointments, admissions, discharges, med pass, narc counts, patint and family teaching, become familiar with h...

3. question about breathing tx's

   MissSpectacular replied to cna2lpn80's topic in Medications

   We also combine mucomyst with albuterol. I suppose if you have the time, then by all means give the albuteral before the mucomyst.

4. Can the doctor refuse to see a patient?

   MissSpectacular replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely, if it is in a private practice and the MD is the primary. Patient comes into an ER, then no. I have seen MDs refuse to continue treatment for patients that are consitently non-compliant. Just last week we had an MD notify a patient and h...

5. blood exposure from hiv patient

   MissSpectacular replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

   Did you have the scratch beforehand? Or did the patient scratch you? Was the patient bleeding anywhere when they came in contact with your scratch? If no blood made contact with your scratch then I wouldn't worry too much.

6. Nurses unemployed what is happening out there???

   MissSpectacular replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

   What area of the country are you located in? I am very sorry to hear this.

7. Burnt Bridges

   MissSpectacular replied to Vossome's topic in General Nursing

   I burnt a few bridges during my CNA days, one at a decent hospital and one at a large nursing home chain. I was under a ton of pressure at home and undergoing a major shift in my personal life while being pregnant. Trust me when I tell you....once i...

8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   MissSpectacular replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   i have become a believer in the supernatural since starting nursing. First bad experience with a malevolent spirit is while I was working as a PCT at a ventilator hospital. We had one room on the C wing that was reputed as haunted. I was working a n...

9. LPN Private Schools?

   MissSpectacular replied to KB24's topic in Illinois

   I graduated from Americare and so did a few of my co-workers. Its not too bad. Northwestern Institute is actually the "mother school" to Americare, as the director of NWIHT is a family member of the director of Americare. I would not recommend PCCTI...

10. Chicagoland jobs for new grads?

    MissSpectacular replied to jlavere's topic in Illinois

    Nursing homes are your best bet. There is a job fair on September 16th at the Drury Lane in Oak Brook, IL, I believe, and some big names hospitals will be there (Loyola, Alexian Brothers, Sinai,etc.) But for a new grad, hit the nursing homes and the...

11. Embarrassing/Clumsy Moments!

    MissSpectacular replied to BKCinNOLA's topic in Humor

    lol @ all of these! I was brand new at my LTC facility, and I saw a younger man in seil blue scrubs coming down the hall. Our physical therapists wear that particular blue scrub, so I assumed the man was a therapist. I started asking him a question ...

12. patient friend request on Facebook

    MissSpectacular replied to birdwalk33's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see how "getting drinks with co-workers" is an irresponsible thing to say. It became irresponsible because she had the patient on her page, where he had access to the status updates. It's not just "embarrassing" pictures that merit keeping m...

13. Boss that treats everyone like they are 4!!

    MissSpectacular replied to studenttill12's topic in General Nursing

    Ah...the micromanager. Be respectful, but firm. I have a particular manager that feels the need to berate the staff nonstop in front of the families and other staff members. I told her in no uncertain terms while I respect the fact that she is, inde...

14. patient friend request on Facebook

    MissSpectacular replied to birdwalk33's topic in General Nursing

    DO NOT add patients as friends. We had a pretty nasty issue at our facility not long ago regarding Facebook friends. Long story short, one of our patients is alert, and spends a lot of time in the multimedia center downstairs playing around on Faceb...

15. Audio Recordings and Patient Abuse

    MissSpectacular replied to MissSpectacular's topic in Safety

    I do not believe she actually recorded the resident, I believe she used "I'm recording everything" as a threat towards her to get her to stop harassing her. Later on, the resident took it upon herself to report her. I agree 100% with what you said: t...