SuesquatchRN BSN, RN

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    will i be missing out in rehab?

    SuesquatchRN replied to R.NICU's topic in Rehabilitation

    Take it. We really are nurses even if we're not in hoapitals.
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    Male Nurses straight cathing female patients

    SuesquatchRN replied to ptjones68's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well, usually you need two people to straight cath women who need it anyway since they are either obese or disoriented and won't open their legs. Bring a woman with you. I always end up doing it for...
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    Nurses as secretaries

    SuesquatchRN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I am now a unit manager. I realized a few weeks in that I'm a super secretary with advanced administrative and clinical skills. That's all. It ain't rocket
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    How come we arent considered APN's?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Heogog53's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thanks. I was thinking more of nurse practitioners, but you certainly make a valid
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    Physician assistant versus Nurse practitioner

    SuesquatchRN replied to xng's topic in Nursing Career

    On what planet do you reside? We RNs diagnose all the time and call the physician and tell them, "Hey, looks like X is septic again. Rocephin IM?" Now, that isn't within our scope and I certainly...
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    Anyone know how to get a license to practice in Canada?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Lorrie34's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well, was *I* ever confused. Never
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    Dry, Cracked Hands

    SuesquatchRN replied to jackieh1791's topic in General Nursing

    I keep Avon SIlicone Glove in my pockets, any kind of cheapie lotion on the
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    Should a recent RN grad be a supervisor in LTC?

    SuesquatchRN replied to desro1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Smart of you,
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    Anyone know how to get a license to practice in Canada?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Lorrie34's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ah. I thought the Canadian LPNs were equivalent in education the US RNs, and Canadian RNs need a four-year degree.
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    So Frustrated! "think like a nurse"

    SuesquatchRN replied to glovedgoddess's topic in General Students

    If you were confident at this point THAT would be a reason for concern.
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    57 And I Made It Into Nursing School!!!!!!!

    SuesquatchRN replied to roseofKY's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    :ancong!: I went back at
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    Narc Scrips-- hearings in Congress

    SuesquatchRN replied to actioncat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ask away, Kathy. I laugh at myself at work - I'm constantly halfway down the hall when I forget why I got
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    Co Workers

    SuesquatchRN replied to tobesmartt's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Huh? You didn't offend me and that isn't the comment that Caliotter
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    developmental stage for alzheimers res.

    SuesquatchRN replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    http://www.bigtreemurphy.com/SOC%20STages%20of%20Alzheimer%27s.htm
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    developmental stage for alzheimers res.

    SuesquatchRN replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    She is certainly not in generativity, which is a state of creation and doing. She is in
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    Should I go into Nursing or PA

    SuesquatchRN replied to Clueless01's topic in Nursing Career

    Nurse practitioners have wider scopes of practice than PAs in
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    Should a recent RN grad be a supervisor in LTC?

    SuesquatchRN replied to desro1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Things LPNs can't do in NYS nursing homes: Pretty much nothing with IVs except flush. Assess after a fall. Sign off on new admissions. Any care planning. Pronounce death. Wound documentation for...
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    Anyone know how to get a license to practice in Canada?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Lorrie34's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You can't become a nurse in Canada as an
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    Should a recent RN grad be a supervisor in LTC?

    SuesquatchRN replied to desro1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're being asked because you have the magical RN after your name and if an RN isn't scheduled the DON has to show up for certain things that LPNs can't sign off. Don't do
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    Narc Scrips-- hearings in Congress

    SuesquatchRN replied to actioncat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't think that Buspar is a controlled substance. I know my Xanax needs a paper scrip for every renewal and that's and hour
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    Meds in bottles from outside pharmacies

    SuesquatchRN replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How would you load up a med cart for 40 people with
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    How come we arent considered APN's?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Heogog53's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Can one make medical diagnoses and prescribe? If not, one is a straight RN. The teaching is important but it does not confer an advanced clinical
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    Want to hear your pet peeves in LTC nursing

    SuesquatchRN replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Right now I have NONE on my unit. NONE. And my wound care consultant finally started orders so that I can tell people not to slap a stinking hydrocolloid on a stage one or stage two. OTA and calmo,...
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    'I love my patients!'.

    SuesquatchRN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I ove being a nurse. There are parts of it I hate but I come from a corporate background and my heart really is in what I do. I make a difference in my residents' lives even if some days I feel like...
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    Co Workers

    SuesquatchRN replied to tobesmartt's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't really know how to explain it. Someone they make an outsider. Someone they exclude and just plain decide they're going to torment through exclusion and