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  1. Can you hold medications without a doctor's order?

    guest1143647 replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    When a patient refuses a med, I just state patient

  2. 24 hour chart checks?

    guest1143647 posted a topic in General Nursing

    At my facility night shift does 24 hour chart checks, where we look at the whole day and determine if an order was missed. So today, an evening nurse wrote that she noted the order in the...

  3. What else can be done about a nurse sleeping on duty??

    guest1143647 replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    The private duty agency I was going to work for actually told us during orientation that if we work 16 hour shifts, we can tell the parent or caregiver that we need a nap and go sleep somewhere for an...

  4. Social anxiety and having no work friends?

    guest1143647 replied to hp131071's topic in Health, Stress Management

    The only way I can see managing my social anxiety is through working one on one private

  5. Was it easier to practice as a nurse back in the day?

    guest1143647 posted a topic in General Nursing

    All of my nurse managers are nurses that had their licenses since the 70’s and 80’s. All are in different settings. One said she is counting down her days to retirement. She stated that home care...

  6. How do you know when you've found your niche? Unhappy with nursing in general

    guest1143647 replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Personally,I really do not know why nurses try to stress themselves working in acute care. OP,if you love NICU,why not try private duty/homecare working with peds and newborns? Most times it is...

  7. Eye protection for ALL patient interaction

    guest1143647 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only one that does not see requiring eye protection for all patient contact as ridiculous? The eyes are a mucous membrane after all. I know it hasn’t been studied, but maybe...

  8. Med surg or LTAC?

    guest1143647 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Which one will I see a greater variety of patients without being overwhelmed? I already worked with vents,trachs,feeding tubes, and the occasional IV,all in home care for 15 plus years. I’m...

  9. Anyone taken a pay cut for sanity?

    guest1143647 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    My social anxiety gets worse the more coworkers I interact with and if family stands around and watches me. The social anxiety virtually disappeared working private duty. Even though sometimes family...

  10. RN Gen Z vs RN Gen X

    guest1143647 replied to XXX ZZZ's topic in General Nursing

    I started in nursing very young,like 22. I am 39 now. I appear as if I am in my late 20’s-early 30’s. Lots of nurses in my area became nurses in their 30’s and 40’s. For some odd reason,...

  11. Big Med Error.

    guest1143647 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    At least everyone was supportive about it. You have a great team. I remember I made an error and the doctor and other nurses practically cursed at me. It was a LTC. This was in 2004, when we still...

  12. I had a lot of difficulty with home health the past year. Is it this area or something else?

    guest1143647 replied to Mintezia's topic in Home Health

    I went through the same thing in 2011. It’s the rural area of North Carolina and South Carolina I had trouble with the most. In my case, I didn’t get rejected from cases, they just did not have...

  13. Unresponsive patients--avoiding working with them

    guest1143647 replied to DarcyInSATX's topic in Home Health

    Those were my favorite patients. I would rather work with them than the loud responsive active ones! I am an introvert if that

  14. Anyone taken a pay cut for sanity?

    guest1143647 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    The strangest thing is, I can easily interact with patients,whether it’s peds or adults. It’s my coworkers I have problems with. I was 20 when I became a nurse. Of course, at that age,...

  15. Was it easier to practice as a nurse back in the day?

    guest1143647 replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    I really believe it’s the fear of getting sued. Also, maybe the first nurse gave the diuretic because she viewed the labs and your mom wasn’t dehydrated anymore, or her BP was high, she had...

  16. Anyone taken a pay cut for sanity?

    guest1143647 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I want to reveal my social anxiety disorder at my new job, but I’m terrified what they may think about me. I wanted to reveal it so nobody thinks I’m stuck up or I don’t like them due to my...

  17. Nurses That Never Worked In A Hospital...

    guest1143647 replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    We still boil trachs in home

  18. Working with an unlicensed RN

    guest1143647 replied to Cloe911's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, you are sent the paper license before they update the website. So maybe she does have her paper license but the BON did not update on their

  19. Anyone taken a pay cut for sanity?

    guest1143647 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Is there really a job in nursing that is not stressful? I can’t think of any,even though private duty Pediatrics comes very

  20. introverted nurses -what is the best job?

    guest1143647 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Career

    Well I’m sure it’s easier now to work as an introverted nurse because we al wear masks and

  21. Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    guest1143647 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks a lot, I will definitely check it

  22. Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    guest1143647 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    It’s always a catch. Always. The new job pays $9 more per hour than the last job. It’s a catholic hospital. Seems perfect…..except they have the highest HDHP I ever saw in my career. I also...

  23. Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    guest1143647 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Well yes it’s my fault, but again, I was sort of newish to home health shift work. Once I got to talking to other nurses who did it, that’s when I found out raises are just not a thing in

  24. Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    guest1143647 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    It’s not just hospitals. It’s happening in LTC and home health too. Nurses are fleeing every setting. With my past employer, a home care company, I found out that the client service...

  25. New Job, Lost Orientation Packet

    guest1143647 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don’t know what to do. I haven’t had a job quite like this, where I had to carry an orientation checklist with me every day for five weeks. I am on my fourth week of orientation at a long term...