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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

    Dude. I AM the supervisor. And while the practice alert is nice, nowhere does it say you can walk out without someone to
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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 have been represented by a union. That has nothing to do with the requirements of my license or the content of my character. Even then I could not walk out on my unit with no one to hand-off to....
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    Did I make a judgement error in caring for terminal neonate??

    SuesquatchRN replied to neonurse28's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The baby was, sadly, terminal. A day later or a day sooner, the baby was not going to live. I don't know enough about titrating O2 on a neonate to comment on your nursing judgment but I can comment...
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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

    That has nothing to do with patient
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    Am I Too Old for Nursing School , I am 26 years old and tired

    SuesquatchRN replied to Divalish918's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started nursing school at 51, became an LPN at 52 and an RN at 54. If you're too old I am positively dead and buried. :) You do sound overwhlmed and exhausted. Who wouldn't be? You have a long...
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    Was I being hit on... or was it a genuine compliment?

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

    I am not trying to be snide, but just how hot are you? He thinks you're a good nurse and wants you for a specialty unit that requires a high level of TLC. Compliment.
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    The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    SuesquatchRN replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    Well, whites worked their magic today. Trooper pulled me over for speeding, no ticket. Wouldn't have happened in Tweety
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    Will it return to a good work environment again?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Nurse_Tricia's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good news, Tricia.
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    LTC nurses--tell me about bed alarms...

    SuesquatchRN replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Then buy a "low bed," which is what we use. They get down to a foot off the ground but raise high enough for personal care. With
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    LTC nurses--tell me about bed alarms...

    SuesquatchRN replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Forget the alarm. By the time you get there he'll be on the floor and possibly injured. Put the mattress on the floor and put mats around it at HS. Seriously. We do something very simlar for some...
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    Most common LTC meds

    SuesquatchRN replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Know the prils - enalipril, lisinopril - and
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    Will it return to a good work environment again?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Nurse_Tricia's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You reported it to your ADON, correct? You did the right thing. I can't speak for all places but I have been in places like yours and also in good ones. But are you SURE you are being replaced? Are...
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    Can I do this job???? I need advice please.

    SuesquatchRN replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just hang in. I had a lot of trouble with hand-written MARs and one thing I was doing wrong was looking for "holes" along the right without reading down along the left. Don't get into that habit -...
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    To suction or not to suction?

    SuesquatchRN replied to texasheat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    She was correct to report it. I've never come acoss this particular
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    Can I do this job???? I need advice please.

    SuesquatchRN replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Breathe. Just -- breathe. It will come in time. Honest. And if they are telling you how much they like you believe it.
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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

    Actually, when I was in the Excelsior BSN program I hated it and thought it the most useless waste of time I had ever paid for. I switched to Chamberlain and am loving it. Some of the classes are...
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    I'm having a bonfire

    SuesquatchRN replied to DebanamRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :ancong!:
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    Called into the office, told I'm a slob.

    SuesquatchRN replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    And you can look plenty eccentric and still look good. The social services people are prime examples of this. Gauze and long skirts and decent sandals and funky jewelry and braids -- but squeaky...
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    Called into the office, told I'm a slob.

    SuesquatchRN replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    dances, stained and dirty clothing is inappropriate and unacceptable, not
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    I passed my CPNE!!!

    SuesquatchRN replied to lisamc1RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :ancong!:
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    Called into the office, told I'm a slob.

    SuesquatchRN replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    Dances, the problem is as management stated. You need not only to look as if you have more self-esteem, you need to HAVE it. I'm 56 years old and even when I'm thin I'm "frumpy." It goes with the...
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    RN lied.. will I get into trouble?

    SuesquatchRN replied to JDZ344's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Do you chart them anywhere? I don't think you'll get in trouble. Delegated or not it is the RN's job to pay attention. I think she was throwing you under the bus to salvage her relationship with...
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    Resident with End-Stage COPD

    SuesquatchRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Horribly anxious. Increasingly dependent with ADLs and losing continence, which is new. Obsessed with her bowel movements - it's hard for her to defecate 2o exhaustion. Very frail, arthritis, already...
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    nurses working in long term care facilities...

    SuesquatchRN replied to princess007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The ward clark usually makes appointments and arranges transport but ask where you are. It isn't carved in granite. And you might have to let the ward clerk know to schedule the follow-up. Docs do...
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    What is a typical night shift for a LPN in LTC?

    SuesquatchRN replied to mandakaye03's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's not an orientation, that's throwing you into the ring of fire. You really can't give a list like that unless you've worked in the facility. Different things fall on night crew depending....