SuesquatchRN BSN, RN

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    Allergic to Morphine Sulfate but on Hospice Care

    SuesquatchRN replied to payang0722's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You can aso use Dilaudid. Why would you give something to which the pt is
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    Was I wrong to talk back to my supervisor?

    SuesquatchRN replied to umharhar's topic in Home Health

    You were right. However, that doesn't matter.
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    Got Fired today

    SuesquatchRN replied to nursynurseRN's topic in Home Health

    Medicare does not reimburse for a
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    What to do with nurse who is constantly critizing?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "Hey, I'm trying to work here." Then
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    Need help please...

    SuesquatchRN replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    If you find a job WHILE YOU STILL HAVE ONE you can always check not to contact your present employer because they don't know you are looking. Get another job NOW. You have enough experience to. Get...
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    Need help please...

    SuesquatchRN replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    Honey, I hope your are looking because they are going to fire your butt as soon as they can, and deny you unemployment.
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    60 visits a week quota ?? sound possible?

    SuesquatchRN replied to SweetRN007's topic in Home Health

    No. That is double what we excpect. DOUBLE. And that salaried thing is handy, isn't it? You'll be working tons of
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    Did i really do anything wrong?

    SuesquatchRN replied to lizzyreg's topic in General Nursing

    She didn't have a patient
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    I feel like a failure :( In needs words of encouragement :(

    SuesquatchRN replied to Rachelj1222's topic in General Nursing

    Just a
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    Conflict of interest?

    SuesquatchRN replied to aphillipi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Bad idea. Really
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    Are you responsible to purchase your own supplies?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Mrsearly2009's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I always had car stock - anything someone might be out of. The agency is required BY LAW to provide this
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    PICC line dressing change: am I in trouble?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Wheretogo's topic in Home Health

    Hey, this is old. Never
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    PICC line dressing change: am I in trouble?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Wheretogo's topic in Home Health

    I think you are fine, but never ever ever document that there was a lack of anything and that you were therefore required to do something in a less-than-exemplary manner. It's begging the surveyors...
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    First day on my own and feel like a failure!

    SuesquatchRN replied to txgal34's topic in Home Health

    Well, what feedback did you get? And how can the DON give you any unless she's with
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    New grad in HH $20/visit no mileage.... is this right?

    SuesquatchRN replied to vn-rn's topic in Home Health

    Our LVNs make $20 a visit but with
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    Ultimate Nursing Bag

    SuesquatchRN replied to ididitrn's topic in Home Health

    I bought it and the hardware broke. Two zipper pulls and a strap.
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    Assisted living- what happens when patients need more care?

    SuesquatchRN replied to lexilou's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Continuous care never met fulfulling the job of a sitter. It's for
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    Visiting nurse slapped with a parking ticket :-/

    SuesquatchRN replied to PinkRNBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Even physicians don't get to double-park. They can block a hydrant but not the entire
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    Dyeing White Scrubs

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

    It won't work well unless they are 100% cotton. Polyester doesn't take most dyes. I called Rit about this same issue some time back. They basically told me to forget
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    Work in LTC ? - Does this nurse to patient ratio sound right ?

    SuesquatchRN replied to RN-UMB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yup. And it isn't that bad. They are generally sleeping and your a.m. med pass will probably be a lot of Synthroid, Fosamax and Prilosec.
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    Med order question -giving Roxanol to someone who is dying

    SuesquatchRN replied to Need2Care's topic in Patient Medications

    You were written up for not followng the facility's policy, not any actual med error. If anything, your judgment was spot
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    Do you find the nursing theorists/theories you studied in school useful in real life?

    SuesquatchRN replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my first post, on the first page, referenced Flo. You, as a guide, shouldn't be engaging in sideways personal attacks. Or maybe you're just showing your
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    Do you find the nursing theorists/theories you studied in school useful in real life?

    SuesquatchRN replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    See, llg, this strikes me, again, as a care plan issue based in common sense, with no special theory being needed to let dudette know that she'd need to be able to get on and off the pot when she got...
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    Do you find the nursing theorists/theories you studied in school useful in real life?

    SuesquatchRN replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    Which nursing theory would have fixed
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    Do you find the nursing theorists/theories you studied in school useful in real life?

    SuesquatchRN replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    " But I now think (and this is not based on pursuing a post-grad degree in nursing, just on looking at the world of nursing) that a lot of what we think of as "common sense" in nursing is actually...