singingtothewheat

singingtothewheat specializes in Acute Care.

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1. Nurses in trouble get second chances - Minnesota

   singingtothewheat replied to Brian's topic in Career Support

   I read the whole article too. I also watched the video. What disturbs me about this story is that people seem to think that their loved ones are going to live forever. It's not really very clear weather the nurses left the room to do something, ...

2. Identity as a nurse.

   singingtothewheat replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

   The first time I advocated for a patient and it wasn't popular with some of my peers. I remember feeling that "this" is what a good nurse does. It ended up turning out well and when it was all said and done I felt sure that "nursing" was where I ne...

3. Narcotic count

   singingtothewheat replied to newrn776's topic in Medications

   Lesson learned, but don't ever document less than the truth with any narcotic. It's a sure fire way to get yourself in a huge jam.

4. I am the only nurse getting high blood glucose numbers

   singingtothewheat replied to ricksy's topic in Geriatric

   I would talk to your D.O.N. about this immediately. Unfortunately, I too have seen that some nurses seem to write in things like "refused by patient", "off floor". I realize that sometimes this is the case but when it happens over and over it look...

5. I am the only nurse getting high blood glucose numbers

   singingtothewheat replied to ricksy's topic in Geriatric

   Best practice does in fact show that wiping away the first drop of blood is the appropriate way to collect a blood glucose sample. The alcohol wipe does contain enough sugar to change the blood glucose reading. In the U.S. most of us have a poli...

6. Ready to quit

   singingtothewheat replied to MTmomofsix's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Maybe it's time to let go of some stuff. Do you have to keep homeschooling your kids right now? Would one year of public school help them too? Maybe it would. If you have to much on your plate the only way to change that is to take some stuff ...

7. Is nursing really THAT bad?

   singingtothewheat replied to CuriousCC's topic in General Nursing

   Hospital nursing oh my, what can be said......??? I do think that much of the negativity comes from our ranks. The work load IS brutal. The stress can be beyond brutal! You get to see some of the most outrageous things. Unfortunately, it isn't ...

8. Is nursing really THAT bad?

   singingtothewheat replied to CuriousCC's topic in General Nursing

   I've been a nurse a long time. I love taking care of patients. Everything else is pretty much a mess. I will never understand why it has to be that way. I do believe it has much to do with the profession still being mostly a job filled by wom...

9. why does medsurg nursing have to be like this?

   singingtothewheat replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

   I have to tell you that if you expect this to change you will have to get busy making it change. The "man" is all about money. Period. It really stinks that it's like that but in my twenty years of nursing it's only gotten worse. The most ridicul...

10. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    singingtothewheat replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    Not only would I but I have. My joy for the hobby changed after moving from small town Kansas to Colorado. Every time I went out some goof would scare me. Most of those goofs were other riders. I then fell (no not on the bike) and fractured my ar...

11. A time to reform nursing education?

    singingtothewheat replied to nyteshade's topic in General Nursing

    There has not been any time in my practice (many years worth) where I have ever seen nursing diagnosis used in any way, shape or form, like it was in nursing school. I never really got the point of it but we got it pounded into us and I can still do...

12. 30+ page care plans

    singingtothewheat replied to Boog'sCRRN246's topic in General Students

    Ok, well this was ummm, like 22 years ago but as I remember it.... We had to write a complete care plan on every major diagnosis We had to write out every single medication, understand fully, any side effects, possible interactions with other meds a...

13. How not to get ****** at clinical?

    singingtothewheat replied to noyesno's topic in General Students

    I have been a clinical instructor in the past so I will try to do this tactfully. Let's see if I can pull it off. 1. I think maybe your clinical instructor probably hadn't ever really worked with meditech or like systems. Anyone who has worked wi...

14. Would you work a shift as an aide?

    singingtothewheat replied to AF_BOUND's topic in General Nursing

    i just noticed that the statement said "for all those evil female nurses who had nasty things to say about my stance - you were wrong! so suck it! lalalalalalalal" notice the words evil female nurses wow, i think i just met my first male prima donn...

15. Interview left me speechless

    singingtothewheat replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely! RUN! DON'T look back!!! This is trouble with a capital T and you really want no part of it!