SuesquatchRN BSN, RN

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    OPINIONS? PLEASE

    SuesquatchRN replied to promote.health's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be on that spot like white on
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    Doing my funky dance!!!

    SuesquatchRN replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

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    Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    SuesquatchRN replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that always works out well for the
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    Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    SuesquatchRN replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    You are not *only* an LVN. You are a skilled professional nurse who may not push
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    What is Nsg Dx, and Why Should I Care?

    SuesquatchRN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My first LOL of the
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    Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    SuesquatchRN replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing, except for defying
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    Burlington Vermont Nurses!

    SuesquatchRN replied to J&B-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Check your PMs.
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    What is Nsg Dx, and Why Should I Care?

    SuesquatchRN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    The point is it's an unnecessary diagnosis. Just say low K+. I don't need "injury, risk for, r/t impaired cognition a/e/b forgets limitations ." I know I have a demented, confused LOL who keeps...
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    What is Nsg Dx, and Why Should I Care?

    SuesquatchRN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think that NANDA was an attempt to codify nursing "intuition" into diagnoses. Unnecessary. The nursing process is the same with or without
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    How soon should I go from LPN pay to RN pay

    SuesquatchRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Aren't you still in school? When did you pass the NCLEX-RN? I don't remember your taking
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    Let's be kind to other nurses even if they are not as hi-tech

    SuesquatchRN replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    Extended care
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    NO, NO, NO!!

    SuesquatchRN replied to PintheD's topic in General Nursing

    I lasted five weeks as a hospital nurse. I need autonomy, the ability to use my brain without being hamstrung, and fewer than a buttload of crazy families to deal with at one
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    Wound care puzzle

    SuesquatchRN replied to ErinS's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The incision is not related to his terminal diagnosis. The facility is required, under CMS regulations, to perform and pay for its
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    may graduate thinking about going into LTC any advice?

    SuesquatchRN replied to soontobetexan's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There should be an RN in the facility 24/7. It shouldn't smell like urine unless rounds were just
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    Do nurses use their wristwatch in real life nursing?

    SuesquatchRN replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I use a Timex with big numbers, a sweeping second hand, and Indiglo so I can use it in the
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    Do nurses use their wristwatch in real life nursing?

    SuesquatchRN replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Constantly.
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    Should I consider taking this job?

    SuesquatchRN replied to BellaRN24's topic in General Nursing

    What mjb
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    What do you think about universal workers in LTC?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Moogie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Agreed. But you will concede that your facility is in the minority,
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    What do you think about universal workers in LTC?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Moogie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My experience with this sort of thing has been in ALFs and I have to say I am appalled at the lack of nurses these places employ and it is only for mazimizing profits. The people I now see in ALFs...
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    I am being harrassed

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

    "What part of knock this **** off don't you get?
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    IV Question

    SuesquatchRN replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a relatively new nurse and know the math! It was imperative, when I passed my clinicals, to set a pump to gravity using only the
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    Why don't I care?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    Force yourself to go outdoors on your days off. Even for half an hour, no matter how cold. Get out in the air and the sun. And as has already been said, see your
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    RN supervisory visit Frequency?

    SuesquatchRN replied to new2hospiceRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The RN must make one visit for assessment at least Q14D. The HHA must also be assessed Q14D. The care plan must be reviewed
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    Apparently visiting hospice nurses have to visit even in the ice storms LOL

    SuesquatchRN replied to Vtachy1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Well, I have lived in mountain areas and snow didn't stop us. Now that I'm in a semi-arid climate, the same thing stopped us as stopped us there: ice. Ice is good for getting killed
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    Do you think that a "high school dropout" mentality exists in the field of nursing?

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

    Well, this is so special that something very unusual has happened. I am