AriRN36

AriRN36 has <1 years experience.

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1. New Hospice Admission RN

   AriRN36 replied to Missyjill82's topic in Hospice

   I use an admissions checklist that lists every step of what needs to be done. I check it off as I go, so if I need to switch gears and come back, I know exactly where to pick back up. I also made a section on my checklist for a To-Do list for those ...

2. Hospice Inpatient Units

   AriRN36 replied to Raicho's topic in Hospice

   Well, that sucks. The two things I'd say are: lean on your team and use a checklist. When we'd get ICU admissions, it was floor culture that everyone who wasn't doing something emergent would be there in the room with you when a new patient came. In ...

3. Hospice Inpatient Units

   AriRN36 replied to Raicho's topic in Hospice

   How often are you getting multiple admissions at once? How many nurses work on that unit each shift? Your intake department should be setting you up for success by staggering admission times.

4. HIS - Shortness of Breath in an unresponsive patient

   AriRN36 replied to AriRN36's topic in Hospice

   I'm a skeptical person, and I truly don't think that's the reason she wanted me to chart that way. So - assuming that was not the reason - what's your opinion? Does it make sense/not make sense to chart an assumed SOB? Thanks

5. HIS - Shortness of Breath in an unresponsive patient

   AriRN36 posted a topic in Hospice

   Hi all, I just started at a new hospice and don't agree with the way they want me to fill out the Hospice Item Set questions about Shortness of Breath. For those who use Netsmart/McKesson, this focuses on the Respiratory assessment and HIS J2030A. Si...

6. Phrasing - how do you ask your patients about incontinence?

   AriRN36 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I think some people have great ways to phrase questions that are uncomfortable for patients. What are some ways you ask patients about if they are incontinent of bowel or bladder? Thanks!

7. Scripps New Grad Residency October 2018

   AriRN36 replied to SerbGrad,BSN,RN's topic in New Nurse

   Question for the people who have heard back: - did you have your CA license at the time of application? - did you have any prior experience (obviously less than 12 mo) as an RN? - do you have ACLS certification? I am applying from out of state, so I ...

8. Weird actions that are out of nursing scope

   AriRN36 replied to AriRN36's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for that info. I figured something sounded off, but again, don't want to lose my license over something that could easily be avoided if I only knew. I also should have corrected - by children I did NOT mean young children. Her kid is ...

9. Crying when you need to talk about something serious

   AriRN36 replied to AriRN36's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for sharing - I've never gotten choked up at clinicals, but I also have never really had a serious conversation like that. Recently I observed a conversation this great nurse had with a family who had unrealistic expectations about the patient...

10. Weird actions that are out of nursing scope

    AriRN36 replied to AriRN36's topic in General Nursing

    Ha - okay, glad to hear it. So what about with things like a friend or family member asking you about symptoms they have? Is it out of scope to tell them what you think might be the cause, what meds might benefit them, etc...or is this just another e...

11. Weird actions that are out of nursing scope

    AriRN36 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I just passed my NCLEX and will be starting on an acute care unit next week. I had a teacher tell me that if her children have friends over who have a headache that she can't give them ibuprofen because that's considered "prescribing medicat...

12. Crying when you need to talk about something serious

    AriRN36 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just passed the NCLEX and will be starting work on an acute care unit this month. For a few years now, whenever I think about or talk about anything that's even remotely serious I get the urge to cry and you can tell by my voice and face. I have no...