SuesquatchRN BSN, RN

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    Funeral Homes

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

    We
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    Good Evening, Doctor!

    SuesquatchRN replied to FutureMaleOhioNurse's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of years ago I was in a skirt, whites, with a steth around my neck, getting a cup of coffee. A little girl looked up at me and asked, "Are you a doctor?" That woulnd't have been the...
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    What kills me..... (VENT)!!!

    SuesquatchRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get too exercised about kids, be it in years or newness. It takes awhile to become jaded. I like shiny new nurses and nurse wannabes. When they act like teenaged nurses I nod indulgently...
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    My first ranting

    SuesquatchRN replied to tokebi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Gotcha. I didn't understand how that happened. If you work in LTC you work in a geri-psych facility. They're almost all demented, some with behaviors. It gets
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    My first ranting

    SuesquatchRN replied to tokebi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Actually, I find it hard to have a lot of sympathy for the prefilled syringes deal even if they were labelled because it had been SO pounded into me that you never pour before you give, or carry two...
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    Is it ok to come and leave a little late to work?

    SuesquatchRN replied to StrawberryCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No. Those going off are waiting for their relief. I hated hated HATED the one nurse who always strolled in the 7 minutes late she could get away with without being marked tardy after I had done...
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    Are LPN's being Phased Out?

    SuesquatchRN replied to angelcarmichael's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was. Have you experience as a floor nurse? Because that will matter more than a program. Get allied with your IT group, become a person they can trust to understand what they are trying to do...
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    Why aren't nursing homes doing 12 hour shifts???

    SuesquatchRN replied to GRAB1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I actually like nights and were I single would go back to them. However, my husband just doesn't get it and he gets lonely with my sleeping all the
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    Are LPN's being Phased Out?

    SuesquatchRN replied to angelcarmichael's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yup. And I have LPNs who have, oh, 30 years of experience on me and can run rings around me cinically. No matter. I usually just stand there and ask if they want to send them
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    Are LPN's being Phased Out?

    SuesquatchRN replied to angelcarmichael's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Depends on the state. NY requires, I think, 8 hours a day, but NY does not permit LPNs to assess after a fall, etc, so it becomes moot. We try to staff for an RN on all shifts because otherwise the...
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    3pm-11pm shift duties for a Support (CNA)

    SuesquatchRN replied to thekidisback's topic in General Nursing

    Passing trays, feeding, incontinence care, and, yes, some baths. Maybe VS. HS care. Taking people to the commode/toilet. Changing linens. Answering call
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    Are LPN's being Phased Out?

    SuesquatchRN replied to angelcarmichael's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Actually, that is incorrect. The NYS BON has declared that LPNs in LTC cannot touch a PICC line, period. That means that we must have an RN on all shifts if we have anyone running an IV since we...
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    acceptable catheter diagnosis

    SuesquatchRN replied to Txnursekristi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    HA! Actually, I like his
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    My first ranting

    SuesquatchRN replied to tokebi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I do things the way they need to be done most of the time. I do things the way the surveyor would want them to be done if anyone is watching.
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    So I made a med error....

    SuesquatchRN replied to blessedmomma247's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a nurse like that one, always tattling to keep the RN managers in line and make sure we aren't getting over. Just hang in
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    Why aren't nursing homes doing 12 hour shifts???

    SuesquatchRN replied to GRAB1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know, but I hate 12s. My facility isn't
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    Are LPN's being Phased Out?

    SuesquatchRN replied to angelcarmichael's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    NYS is making it very hard for LPNs to work in hospitals and is limiting their scope severely in LTC. There are certainly jobs, but I knew that in NYS I was never going to get off a med cart as an...
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    CURE FOR HIV

    SuesquatchRN replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, those children born with it were awfully
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    Qualified New Grad RN, No one wants to hire!!!!!

    SuesquatchRN replied to Brownie3085's topic in General Nursing

    Tyler, your post is harsh. There are nursing jobs out there but they're hard to get. The hospitals in my area are hiring 2 PT to make one FTE to save on bennies, etc. My facility needs nurses all...
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    Qualified New Grad RN, No one wants to hire!!!!!

    SuesquatchRN replied to Brownie3085's topic in General Nursing

    Any rural area will take you in LTC. In a
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    "Nurse" wins powerball

    SuesquatchRN replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Why would the OP even have thought about looking up her
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    "Nurse" wins powerball

    SuesquatchRN replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Who cares? The reporter made a
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    CURE FOR HIV

    SuesquatchRN replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I wonder if Donor 45 has European ancestors who survived the black plague.
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    F329 and Psych Meds

    SuesquatchRN replied to pielęgniarka's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My doc is really good about this, but understand that the docs are as overworked and overwhelmed as the nurses. They often rotate through 3 to 4
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    I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    SuesquatchRN replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    No, but none of the lawyers I know would show up in court in anything other than a