Patricia Ordnung

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1. Ethical dilemma

   Patricia Ordnung replied to Testing1.2.3.'s topic in General Nursing

   If I could "like" this more than once, I

2. Ethical dilemma

   Patricia Ordnung replied to Testing1.2.3.'s topic in General Nursing

   I'm an older (okay, old) nurse. Again, I'm looking at this as an opportunity for a newer nurse to learn, which has nothing to do with "behavior". I learned how to be a nurse from my patients and...

3. Ethical dilemma

   Patricia Ordnung replied to Testing1.2.3.'s topic in General Nursing

4. Ethical dilemma

   Patricia Ordnung replied to Testing1.2.3.'s topic in General Nursing

   Then maybe this should be explained to the newer nurse by the nurse who thinks it was copied and pasted, rather than reporting it to a supervisor. This gives her an opportunity to learn, and nobody...

5. Ethical dilemma

   Patricia Ordnung replied to Testing1.2.3.'s topic in General Nursing

   L It sounds like she's a fairly new nurse who wants to insure her documentation is complete and worded correctly. Please tend to your own documentation and leave this situation

6. Documentation to keep your license

   Patricia Ordnung replied to STEMIRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Oh my goodness. Under no circumstances is it okay NOT to document a

7. Up for debate: Returning to bedside after 10 years away

   Patricia Ordnung replied to OnceIWas's topic in General Nursing

   YES!

8. Geriatric Nursing

   Patricia Ordnung replied to Kaila Spain's topic in General Students

   I've been a nurse for 25+ years, and I now work part time in community health nursing with developmentally challenged adults. My passion will always be LTC. LTC isn't a glamorous area of nursing....

9. PT fall without injury

   Patricia Ordnung replied to Save1's topic in General Nursing

   Your facility doesn't allow you to take

10. Up for debate: Returning to bedside after 10 years away

    Patricia Ordnung replied to OnceIWas's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for a very long time. Although shift hours and documentation methods have changed, patient needs and expectations have not. Patients still want a nurse who truly cares about their...

11. Does ageism exist in nursing?

    Patricia Ordnung replied to chilipepper79's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Nope. Not true. In fact, when I was still working the floor (I do community health now) my kids were grown and gone, and we crusty old bats covered many holidays and shifts for the younger

12. Please Give me a Reason to Stay in Home Health

    Patricia Ordnung replied to AI_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think any area of nursing is kind of scary for the first several weeks. I do community health nursing, which is also seeing patients in their homes. The relationships I've developed with my...

13. New Grad Nurse Gap Year?

    Patricia Ordnung replied to oaktree39's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think it would serve you better to go right to work as a nurse. There are so many skills you can only learn by doing. Trust me when I say that you'll learn "resilience and adaptability in the face...

14. New Grad RN | Struggling to Land First Interview in Manhattan, NYC

    Patricia Ordnung replied to Giulia Anne's topic in General Nursing

    THIS!

15. Jobs while in monitoring?

    Patricia Ordnung replied to smc26448's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Unless you know for sure you've been reported, I wouldn't poke that