Xbox Live Addict

Xbox Live Addict

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  1. "My" job is being advertised in the employment ad!

    Xbox Live Addict replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Firstly, given the fact that today's NH residents are as sick as the acute-care hospital patients of years past, 2 CNAs for 50 residents is not safe care. Secondly, it is "doable" if the CNAs are...

  2. LPN as ADON in LTC

    Xbox Live Addict replied to BearyPrivate's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, an LPN may hold any position in a nursing home except as a DON - so that the DON can count as the RN supervision mandated under the NPA. This varies from company to company, but in most...

  3. Video Games and PSTD

    Xbox Live Addict replied to butlerette.rock's topic in General Nursing

    Very interesting. Some of the more recent war video games, like Call of Duty 4, feature hyperrealistic graphics and sound; the companies generally hire combat veterans as consultants to ensure their...

  4. I'm in trouble for doing my job?!

    Xbox Live Addict replied to LokiM's topic in General Nursing

    I probably have. Or at least people cut from the same

  5. Hershey's Chocolate moving to Mexico affects all ER nurses

    Xbox Live Addict replied to ffearme12's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, we can't really compete with China, India, or Mexico. We won't work for a dollar a day. We're not all willing to live in shacks in the slums. There aren't a billion Americans yet. So, in order...

  6. Grandma in a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

    Xbox Live Addict replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    SNF is supposed to be a higher level of care than LTC. As with all areas of nursing, scope of practice varies state to state. In my neck of the woods, LPNs act as charge nurses and must chart on each...

  7. I'm in trouble for doing my job?!

    Xbox Live Addict replied to LokiM's topic in General Nursing

    I've been there before. The good DON's - the ones who fought Corporate tooth-and-nail to ensure adequate staffing and supplies for quality resident care - the kind of DON a LTC NEEDS, in other words -...

  8. I'm in trouble for doing my job?!

    Xbox Live Addict replied to LokiM's topic in General Nursing

    I should think that it would be the Manager's job to delegate these tasks, not yours, since you are not in a management position. In most places, jobs like these are assigned to either senior...

  9. Fear of the unknown

    Xbox Live Addict replied to unique7's topic in General Nursing

    That, sadly, is par-for-the-course for LTC. That's how much orientation I received in LTC, and watched many other nurses receive. I was in 8 WEEKS of training for the job I currently have. Thanks to...

  10. Nursing assistant identified as low stress career

    Xbox Live Addict replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ha, ha. I remember my CNA days, and while I'll grant you that it had its positive moments, I also remember that it was a frenetic job even when we weren't horribly understaffed and the residents were...

  11. Maggot Debridement Therapy

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard of it, but never seen it. Among those that use it, it seems well-regarded. The maggots are raised in sanitary conditions, and supposedly, they only eat non-viable tissue, without harming...

  12. On call status

    Xbox Live Addict replied to twister431's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckleYou too, huh?! My mother did the same for me. What a great mom she is. (On an off-topic note, that smiley looks like Stan from South

  13. Allowing suicide vs. not allowing suicide????

    Xbox Live Addict replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:Plus, a health care professionals are required by law, at least in my jurisdiction to arrange hospitalization for any patients they feel are a danger to themselves or others. The patient is...

  14. I've Had it! *Long*

    Xbox Live Addict replied to MedicalLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Under the criteria of "not wanting to work for the hospital," I'd be an incredible failure. My dislike of the hospital environment started in after 6 months of school. I wanted an office nurse job! I...

  15. I Dislocated My Kidney I Can't Poop

    Xbox Live Addict replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Kind of makes you wonder what her idea of, uh, "intimate relations", is like... I guess she never got The

  16. Lpn license will soon expire!

    Xbox Live Addict replied to julie13s's topic in General Nursing

    My state does not require CEUs at this time. However, they do have mandatory online renewal, which I am not all that crazy

  17. Answers from 100 nurses needed: Which state has the most nursing shortage?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to John123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Louisiana, from what I've read, has the worst nursing shortage. My home state, Oklahoma, is among the worst too. Part of this has to do with the pitiful wages nurses can look forward to in these...

  18. Getting involved with a co-worker

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    You have to do what is comfortable for you, although you must maintain your professionalism. Excessive sexual play at work will lead, at the very least, to a number of very uncomfortable conferences...

  19. Do you think most nurses can afford to work part time?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    For a nurse who is a single student with minimal expenses or outside responsibilities, and outside assistance, I can see working part time. Or if the spouse of a nurse is in a high-wage occupation...

  20. MedMath answer a med error?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. I would think that if the physician wanted the NSS to run constantly, the order would read "Normal Saline IV @ 125 mL an hour to KVO." The 1000 mL is a specific dosage. But you know,...

  21. Gloving up?!?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to scrubs2716's topic in General Nursing

  22. Gloving up?!?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to scrubs2716's topic in General Nursing

    It is an FDA regulation that we do this. We are not a clinic in any

  23. Are They As Brutal As People Say

    Xbox Live Addict replied to kbswife's topic in General Nursing

    My clinicals were a mixed bag, and it was largely related to the quality of the clinical instructor. Our second-semester instructor hated teaching, was only doing it to fulfill MSN requirements, and...

  24. Gloving up?!?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to scrubs2716's topic in General Nursing

    ANY time you have access to another person's body fluids you should glove up. This is not only to protect the patient from iatrogenic infection (and the risk of sepsis, especially with an IV access)...

  25. Any RNs going back to school for MBA/Business School?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to cameroondiva's topic in General Nursing

    I am slowly chipping away at a BA in English. My ultimate goal is law school. I do think it's telling that the positions of power in health care institutions are earmarked for people with primarily...