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    What is the upstate NY job market like?

    SuesquatchRN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in New York Nursing

    Roller, I pm-ed you. Chaya, check your
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    Best scrubs for pear shaped women?

    SuesquatchRN replied to tigerlily345's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Cherokee.
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    Odds of being employed as a gay CNA?

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

    I shouldn't think any more than you get anywhere else -- which might be considerable, depending on where you
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    Excelsior's rn to bsn

    SuesquatchRN replied to Erikadawn RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I dropped out of it. I was extremely difficult, not for course content, but they required for every class that a major project be videoed and submitted according to very stringent criteria. As an...
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    Anybody here NOT do care plans?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Students

    I think this is absolutely fabulous. Yes, I do care plans all day, in fact, but they are nothing like the ones in school and are more to satisfy State than actually drive care. Every nurse know that...
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    Night shift: let residents sleep?

    SuesquatchRN replied to RGuadagna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm not worried about lawsuits, either, as much as I do the government. Somewhere between the resident's right to sleep and Q2H incontinence care lies the reality. And frankly, in no LTC in which...
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    Night shift: let residents sleep?

    SuesquatchRN replied to RGuadagna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Q4H changes max according to NYS guidelines. And yes, I care about those little state checkboxes. I have to. To ignore them constitutes
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    Night shift: let residents sleep?

    SuesquatchRN replied to RGuadagna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    YES. And I hope you don't plan to call State when your grandma has a big old pressure ulcer on her ass and goes into septic shock because you didn't want her disturbed. We'd make you sign an AMA on...
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    What is the upstate NY job market like?

    SuesquatchRN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in New York Nursing

    We are always looking for nurses where I live, but mostly LTC. There's a shortage of RNs here. I can't speak to
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    What is the upstate NY job market like?

    SuesquatchRN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in New York Nursing

    I know, Now, to me, it's Albany. I used to think Westchester was Canada. Chaya, you'll have an excellent shot with the BSN. And you are Orthodox, no? WALK IN to Maimonides with your resume and...
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    Night shift: let residents sleep?

    SuesquatchRN replied to RGuadagna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You gotta change them if they're wet. You will find that most falls out of boed can be traced back to someone wet trying to get out of the wetness even if they can't because it's in their
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    What is the upstate NY job market like?

    SuesquatchRN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in New York Nursing

    That's not upstate. And mazel tov.
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    Scrub questions

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

    Buy navy pants and print tops that coordinate with them. That way the navies and tops don't need to match exactly and you can mix and match much more easily. If you consider them to be a uniform...
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    Scrub questions

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

    I pointed you to Marcus earlier. Tafford is also great and Amazon works with outside suppliers so that can vary. As to sets or separates, it depends. I wouldn't buy a navy pair of pants and pair it...
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    Scrub questions

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

    Buy a couple of sets. That's a lot of time doing laundry.
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    Scrub questions

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

    Nursing Scrubs Catalog : Discount Medical Uniforms : Cherokee Scrubs Pants : Nurses Scrubs Online : Womens Tops : Surgical Scrubs : Buy White Scrubs - Marcus Uniforms Very cheap sets, $5 shipping....
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    alzheimers res w/ combative behaviors

    SuesquatchRN replied to allezelenfer's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It depends on your state. In NY, no. But I sure as hell do an incident report, a note about her aggression, care plan the heck out of it, separate them, start behavior monitoring sheets, and...
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    Do LTC nurse-resident ratios reflect how society feels about the elderly?

    SuesquatchRN replied to ehooper80's topic in General Nursing

    I think tha they reflect that health care is a limited resource and a very small population that is increasing daily consumes a great proportion of it at government (read: us)
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    alzeihmers res w/ combative behaviors

    SuesquatchRN replied to allezelenfer's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They are going to be a world of hurt should the resident hurt another resident and hiding behaviors comes out. She should be screened for a UTI and separated from the others, in a stationary
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    alzheimers res w/ combative behaviors

    SuesquatchRN replied to allezelenfer's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Huh. I just said the same thing about hiding behaviors in your other thread. Have you dipped her urine for a
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    alzeihmers res w/ combative behaviors

    SuesquatchRN replied to allezelenfer's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When a resident is aggressive towards another we do a ful investigation and immediately notify the DON and admin, even at 3 a.m. We certainly chart it. My guess is that they don't want anything to...
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    What speciality of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are allowed to perform Abortions?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Samian Q's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You're right about Arizona. Arizona Nursing Board Approves Recommendation Allowing Nurses To Perform First-Trimester
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    What did you take away from your ADN to BSN program

    SuesquatchRN replied to jennifers's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I do have to say that the fun I am having is not in the nursing classes. I reallt don't want to study change theory and apply it to managing an LTC unit.
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    Can the DON make you stay for OT if the next shift doesn't show or is called off?

    SuesquatchRN replied to TonyaM73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I understand your point. I also know that most places WOULD report the nurse for abandonment and the NYS BON has worded the alert in a deliberately vague way, making it quite clear that everything is...
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    Can the DON make you stay for OT if the next shift doesn't show or is called off?

    SuesquatchRN replied to TonyaM73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So someone DOES get mandated. I would love to see a nurse actually walk out and defend it to the