Lorie P.

nope there are still cpne's sites in ga, just go to www.excelsior.edu and check out their list of cpne sites.

i am not to that point yet! already been a fast food manager, a us navy vet and i just about ready to stop working, except who is going to pay me bills matey! nursing sure takes a toll on us doen't it! hope you have a great weekend and i'm sure i 'll...

glad to know i am not alone. today was much better, except for the dad of pt. he is spoiled brat and a mama's boy. for the most part, i really like my job and really look forward to taking care of this litte munchkin . after 8 months she has kinda g...

had those type too! not what i wanted to see balls at 3am or any other time! had a pt once, he was 400+lbs and would lay with his legs open like a baby does and would never cover up, went in one morning and threw the covers over him and stated" i am ...

first of all welcome! since you have a year of med/surg experience start by searching the hh agencies in your area. look on your states department of labor web site. try loking in the yellow pages and call around, you will be surprised at the hha th...

:yeah::yeah::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom:She did it!

i can so relate! had this one pt 39yf that was esrd with hemodialysis, frequent flyer type.. every hr on the hr she was on the call bell wanting any and everthing she could get. she would call for her phenergan cause she was nauseated, plus bring me ...

still using paper where i work.

agree with op, run as fast as you can! also be sure and keep copies of everything and document, document document !

right now i know of a cna that stays with an elderly lady at night. she helps her to the bathroom, fixes a light supper( dinner is called that in the south) reminds her to take her meds. the cna gets 400.00 a week, cash money and loves it. so make su...

although i am not a school nurse, it bugs me that parents send sick children to school and that in return makes my child sick! so now i have to take off from work because little joe came to school blowing his germs all over the place, had a temp of 1...

yeap thank goodness for nurses that can do the other specialties that other can do!

just one of the many phrases you will hear as a nurse? i usually reply " what is your job? oh, i couldn't do that!

ok, i just have to vent! have been with current pt for 6months. we all know that unless you are an rn in pdn a rn has to come do the monthly supervisors/post hospitalization visits. now i do not have a problem with this, what i do have a problem is h...

thanks so much for all the great advice! since it is a new office, they have had to make major changes in who was the docs verses case manager. i hope it is better soon. other than that, no other c/o. have agreat week!:yeah:

i have been hh/pdn for 1 year now and love it! the stress is almost "0", one pt, one nurse's notes. it does have it bad days, but nothing like med/surge in the hospital. the reasons you listed and more are what made me leave the hospital. good luck ...

i understand the frustration! we once admitted a nursing home pt that had a dnr/living will, she coded, the er doc, says wait this lady has a dnr and the house super says but it isn't on a hospital form and we have to code her. at the same time the ...

i will keep the bounderies!

of here goes my vent ,on 1-29-09 the monthly supervisor's visit was due, i don't have a problem with that. what i do have a problem is the nurse they sent not respecting the privacy of my client or parents. my pt has a very irregular sleepiny pattern...

me either, not a need to know reason for me, as to what is in those rooms.i know what you mean, i filled in for a nurse that had a family emergency and the client she worked with, she was best friends with mom and the whole family. she did the launda...

check the 485 ( plan of care) it should tell you how often to check residual and when to hold feedings and when to call the doc. or it not, call the office of the gi doc and get ann order. also check the d/c summary given after the gt was placed.

thanks so much for bringing this up. looking forward to how others feel about this issue.

so sorry to hear this, have you tried getting the md to try another alternative way for pain meds, maybe rectal?

not sure of any studies, but many of my coworkers suffer from leg, knee, back problems. super hard on the body especially those 12hr shifts. plus the stress is not included, along with no breaks, no lunch/dinner, barely time to take a pee-break. so n...

as for iv starts, the infusion nurse's p&p states that after 2 sticks by the same nurse, get another nurse to try. several of our area hospitals use the 2x per nurse policy. for dentures and hearing aids, seperate colored plastic( denture type)...