ponderingDNP

ponderingDNP has 38 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg.

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1. Resume question-help

   ponderingDNP replied to jenOK9's topic in General Nursing

   In addition to the above, I would mention patient teaching on health maintenance/preventive techniques in preparation for discharge, and emphasize your role in caregiver education which includes the expectation of caregiver role strain and the need f...

2. Ceased placement due to not taking vital signs properly

   ponderingDNP replied to Kirsten Kurian's topic in General Students

   It was much easier to blame the trainee instead of the trainer. This facility sounds like a punitive one. Non-punitive organizations do not allow such behavior. Someone failed to evaluate your training to ensure skills competency prior to delegating ...

3. Job duties align with license?

   ponderingDNP replied to Dsmama's topic in General Nursing

   Group homes, personal care homes, assisted living environments, adult day care, and so many others are regulated by your state's healthcare facilities regulation division at the Department of Community Health. The owner of the home most likely create...

4. The 3 12s, 5 8s Debate

   ponderingDNP replied to CCC_nursing's topic in General Nursing

   I had that same dilemma four years ago. I took the five day work week, became adjusted to it and rarely used any leave because of the nights, weekends, and holidays being free. I was home at a decent hour, could go shopping after work like everybody ...

5. Have to quit to care for parents

   ponderingDNP replied to nursechrissyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I went through the same thing 8 years ago. I went per diem , working only one day per week until I located a personal care home for my mom. There was no one to take care of my while I took care of her and as much as I was the best caregiver option fo...

6. Got accepted into BSN while in ADN

   ponderingDNP replied to Moonstone's topic in General Students

   I don't believe that I recommended the OP seek out abs "online diploma mill". Some of the online programs are rigorous and require as much, if not more, dedication to studies than their brick-and-mortar counterparts. Online is an option and is worth...

7. Looking at LVN program at 46

   ponderingDNP replied to Bettyboop_girl's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Age doesn't matter. I was 45 when I received the RN, 49 when I received the BSN, and 56 when I received the MSN. Now at age 59, I'm three months into a DNP program. If it's what you want, go get it!😎

8. Older Nurse no BSN needs advice

   ponderingDNP replied to Jon C RN 2024's topic in General Nursing

   I say look into those positions mentioned by the previous poster. There are two programs (AT LEAST), where you can obtain your BSN in six months. (WGU and Capella University) maybe even less, if you transfer your previous coursework. I did my MSN wit...

9. Restarting LPN to RN for the second time

   ponderingDNP replied to Lynker's topic in General Students

   During my bridge program, med-surg coursework came easy for me because I was working as a med/surg LPN. I was used to reviewing lab results, treatment of acute and chronic conditions, and some psych situations(we got a taste of everything on med/surg...

10. Protonix IV push rate?

    ponderingDNP replied to PrettyPeachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    We had an IV pump that allowed us to connect the 10ml syringe to deliver the medication as a secondary infusion. The facility policy at that time was to deliver Protonix over 4 minutes (anything over 2 minutes had to be placed on the pump). Literatur...

11. What made you quit?

    ponderingDNP replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    A useless, jealous, spineless, humpty-dumpty twin, yes-‘wo'man of a manager that I couldn't stomach a minute longer. Didn't look back and couldn't be happier!😎

12. Got accepted into BSN while in ADN

    ponderingDNP replied to Moonstone's topic in General Students

    If it was me, I would continue on with the ADN coursework while checking with a BSN counselor to see how much of the credits would be allowed in transfer. If they will accept the credits, I would continue on until the start of the BSN program and the...

13. Med Error

    ponderingDNP replied to HawtMessRN's topic in General Nursing

    Something like this happened to me many moons ago, before the age of eMAR/bar code scanning. I was horrified! The patient was unharmed. I haven't made that particular mistake since. Even with the barcoding today, unless I know that it is a new order,...

14. BD PYXIS ES

    ponderingDNP replied to Kimmie1298's topic in General Nursing

    Did you? You know whether or not there was another person standing there with you when you performed a waste and whether or not said person entered their info as a witness. This is not complex. Either you did or you didn't. Whatever that answer is, c...

15. Will I ever get the hang of this?

    ponderingDNP replied to ML504's topic in General Nursing

    Get the hang of the chaos on med/surg??? I once read a nurse's response to a patient's question: PATIENT: When will it stop hurting? NURSE: When the pain goes away. Sometimes the pain (chaos) doesn't go away; we just learn to cope, go with the f...