Googlenurse

Googlenurse ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. LPN to RN new grad denied for multiple positions

    Googlenurse replied to BreathWisdomRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe employers consider you a "new grad RN?” Many employers do not consider Lpn experience as nursing experience . It's silly to say the

  2. Should Hospitals Rehire LPNs/LVNs?

    Googlenurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Question: Do you consider yourself senior to a CNA? What about an MD? I see NP as my seniors. They are also have a broader scope than I do. I'm just not seeing the

  3. Should Hospitals Rehire LPNs/LVNs?

    Googlenurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm DO not buy for one bit that there is a shortage of RN's. Hospitals are doing this because it's cheaper for them than to pay RN's adequate wages. I don't mind Lpn's at all, but why don't...

  4. Why lift foot of bed up to lift pts in bed?

    Googlenurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is the new thing? I've noticed several CNA and nurses lift the foot of the bed to the highest possible(while the head stays flat) and then lift them in bed? I do not understand why. That makes...

  5. Why lift foot of bed up to lift pts in bed?

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    What is so common sense about lifting a patient by lifting the foot of the bed? I see the disconnect. You guys are sliding the patient up whereas I lift them up. Because common sense...

  6. Why lift foot of bed up to lift pts in bed?

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our beds are not capable of planning in Trendelenburg position. We are just lifting the feet up to the highest possible and then

  7. Why lift foot of bed up to lift pts in bed?

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Did you see the dig that poster made about this being common sense? As I said, we were not taught that 20 years ago when I was in

  8. Where do you stand on "Nurses don't get paid enough"?

    Googlenurse replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    All I know is my sister in tech makes $118,000 and with 5 years experience , while I don’t crack $100000 unless I work tons of overtime, and with three times as much experience as her. She...

  9. Why lift foot of bed up to lift pts in bed?

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I never just use a bedsheet. We use a chux pad. No facility I’ve worked in before have I seen the CNA or nurse lift the foot of the bed first before pulling up. I still don’t see how it prevents...

  10. In Home Care Working Beside Nurse Who Goes Against Order

    Googlenurse replied to Vee D's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This happens so frequently in home care, esp private duty nursing. I've known nurses to change settings on a ventilator, change feeding orders, and also give bolus feedings( with no

  11. How can I ensure a job with good preceptors? Quit Job Due To Hostile Preceptors

    Googlenurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Yes his has helped me so much. I recently interviewed for an acute care med surg position and the nurse manager was very frank. He stated that I will have different preceptors because they are very...

  12. Why lift foot of bed up to lift pts in bed?

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    IDK, but lifting the foot of the bed seems to push all the weight up in the middle, which makes it harder to lift them up IMO. Plus, their feet actually still drag on the

  13. Why lift foot of bed up to lift pts in bed?

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    No, that is it. A draw sheet. Most of the patients are comatose. Most are over 200 pounds. We don’t have plastic blue patreon sheets. The CNA and I usually lift up the...

  14. Abandonment? What exactly is it?

    Googlenurse replied to ppfd's topic in Nursing Career

    Haha, we have the same questions. But I thought it cannot be called abandonment since you did not take report on those patients? I wish I could call the board on some CNAs in my building. One was...

  15. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    Googlenurse replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    This didn’t age

  16. Med-Surg IV Meds

    Googlenurse replied to Gyh's topic in General Nursing

    I will have 6 patients. It will be a mix of telemetry and med surg patients. There is no telemetry tech , so I have to read my own strips. It’s a small community hospital. The big hospital hasn’t...

  17. Staff Treating Patients Poorly Or Am I Too Sensitive

    Googlenurse replied to Guest1201992's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a state owned psych unit. But I have seen nurse chart “vitals not done, pt

  18. Med-Surg IV Meds

    Googlenurse replied to Gyh's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, med surg is scaring me! I might back out of the position I was hired for! Who has the brain capacity to remember all of this? Or who has the time to look up medications and what you can...

  19. 7 Myths of Long-term Care Nursing

    Googlenurse replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Long term care can be long term acute care, sub acute, and even rehab. It just doesn’t mean nursing home type long term

  20. Want to Be a Nurse, But Hesitations

    Googlenurse replied to tortellini101's topic in General Nursing

    I will say the culture of a unit matters most in whether an introverted nurse thrives in that environment or

  21. Refusing to Sign Off On Others Assessments

    Googlenurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    So as I’ve written before, the facility I work for, I am the only RN on duty at night. The rest of the nurses are LPN's, and to make matters worse, 90% of the LPN'S are agency. Even the...

  22. Refusing to Sign Off On Others Assessments

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    OK,so while at work last night I clarified a few things. Since I will be the one pronouncing,I would have to do the paperwork and call the family,funeral home,etc. Which would take a good chunk...

  23. Why does Nursing have to be a passion?

    Googlenurse replied to Guest1201734's topic in General Nursing

    Why did you reply to them the way you did? Did they say something

  24. Refusing to Sign Off On Others Assessments

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    It takes a few minutes to pronounce,but are you also counting the time it takes to walk to the other room,make the necessary calls,do the paperwork etc? That takes time away from my patients,and...

  25. Refusing to Sign Off On Others Assessments

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Often, they do not. I am often in the middle of med pass when they are doing their initial assessments. Time is the big issue. We each have 8 or 9