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    Ad says 1yr experience. Can a new grad apply anyway?

    SuesquatchRN replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    NYS requires aides to be certified. Most hospitals aren't hiring new grads these days and LPN spots especially are hard to come by. As nights is the least-favored shift you shouldn't have trouble in...
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    Would I be a terrible person if . . . ?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    No, Ruby. I wished the same thing for my father, whom I adored. I hope her death comes quickly and gently, while she sleeps.
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    Ad says 1yr experience. Can a new grad apply anyway?

    SuesquatchRN replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    LTC?
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    Rn's are better than lpn's???

    SuesquatchRN replied to lisa41rn's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    They're not your friends,
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    Refused only 1 med but they're already all crushed together?

    SuesquatchRN replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    True
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    CPR in LTC

    SuesquatchRN replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

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    Refused only 1 med but they're already all crushed together?

    SuesquatchRN replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When do you get out of school? Because that sure doesn't work with 20-30 demented
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    i shouldn't be asking this.

    SuesquatchRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I would have given the two on the premise that the total dose delivered would have been the same - a breathing treatment is better than none for someone with dyspnea - and charted that I had done it...
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    Board of Nursing dismissed the claims

    SuesquatchRN replied to GoNightingale's topic in General Nursing

    Thankfully, that didn't happen to
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    Board of Nursing dismissed the claims

    SuesquatchRN replied to GoNightingale's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I discovered only after being cleared of charges of neglect that they had been made. There is no record of it and I have had no problem ever because of
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    Faulted by aides who want help with incontinence care

    SuesquatchRN replied to Calliehoo's topic in General Nursing

    nickos, aides do "rounds" at specific times to check that the residents don't need changing. While I am more than willing to wipe a bottom I do NOT have time ate certain times during the shift, and...
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    Faulted by aides who want help with incontinence care

    SuesquatchRN replied to Calliehoo's topic in General Nursing

    Calliehoo, it sounds like they want help on last rounds and that is emphatically not something with which you can help. You have, at that time, a a.m. med pass, cart prep, narc signing and counting,...
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    Refused only 1 med but they're already all crushed together?

    SuesquatchRN replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry- I'm full of questions. Who ever I follow is going to hate me ha ha! By George, she's got it! BTW, you won't call him. You'll write her a note on the MD list for when she comes in that says,...
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    Scrubs Make Me Crazy (long rant)

    SuesquatchRN replied to coast2coast's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear Cherokee Workwear cargo pants with tees and snap-tops over them for pockets. I have a different problem. I am built like a pear with feet and if scrub tops fit across my hips I look like a...
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    Refused only 1 med but they're already all crushed together?

    SuesquatchRN replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The resident has "the right to refuse." So, yes, you can do this. I wouldn't bother initially. If they don't want them leave them on the cart and come back in five minutes. The rule of thumb is...
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    Refused only 1 med but they're already all crushed together?

    SuesquatchRN replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's never happened to me. I do crush the most essentil separately than others for some because I know I MIGHT be able to get some in but not others. So I try to get the metoprolol, lasix, etc in and...
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    My first ranting

    SuesquatchRN replied to tokebi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My DON helps a lot, too, CCM. And so do
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    Seeking opinions on 35:1 patient ratio.

    SuesquatchRN replied to VSsn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    wHAT
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    Laid off after 38 years

    SuesquatchRN replied to Ckwil1948's topic in General Nursing

    Marla, you, too? Gah! I'm so
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    Laid off after 38 years

    SuesquatchRN replied to Ckwil1948's topic in General Nursing

    {{{Chris}}}
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    I'm on tpapn please help me!!!!!

    SuesquatchRN replied to texasgirl77's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know. I now work with a nurse on a restricted license. I wish you
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    Should I wait it out or go with the guarantee?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Lovelee82's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh, Lord, that's why she said what she did about being lucky to have a bed. Persoanlly, I woud take anything near home, per diem, nights, etc. Don't discount the horrors of a long commute in between...
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    My first ranting

    SuesquatchRN replied to tokebi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I live in the middle of nowhere and believe me, there are no jobs. I know this will get better. What I resent is when everyone pretends it isn't
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    My first ranting

    SuesquatchRN replied to tokebi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, and believe me, I get it. I sat in my office on Wednesday and wept, from having been sick and working the floor for weeks in addition to my managerial duties, from exhaustion, and from knowing...
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    My first ranting

    SuesquatchRN replied to tokebi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What I have done on my unit is stagger the times as much as possible so that the floor nurses -- which these days, includes me -- have enough time to safely pass the meds. I am also actively working...