Patricia Ordnung

Patricia Ordnung

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  1. How Do You Choose a Specialty?

    Patricia Ordnung replied to Smwill2901's topic in General Specialties

    I would have been the last person in my class anybody, including me, would have expected to go into LTC. After a few starter positions, guess who ended up spending 19 years in LTC? My passion turned...

  2. Diverted pain meds

    Patricia Ordnung replied to guest1240569's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There isn't a whole lot of information here. I guess my question is what happened to the narcs that weren't

  3. Tips for new nurse starting in med-surg/tele?

    Patricia Ordnung replied to wmonursing58's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know where the reviews came from, but my advice is don't believe the reviews! I was advised several years ago not to take a job because I would hate it. I ended up learning a ton, especially...

  4. Worried losing her license

    Patricia Ordnung replied to Guest1239342's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a little confused. Did she pull it because she was going to use it, and decided not

  5. Should I take the job even knowing it's unsafe?

    Patricia Ordnung replied to Lozzie's topic in General Nursing

    Without sounding like pollyanna here, the media tends to only publish bad things, very rarely the good. I also have a concern with nurses posting these things on social media, because it's pretty...

  6. I need your advice/opinion desperately

    Patricia Ordnung replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

    I know that right now, four years in nursing seems like a long time, but it really isn't. You'll keep growing and learning, and the patients and families who thanked you for the excellent care they...

  7. What do you wish you would have learned in your first nursing school clinicals that would have helped your student and professional career?

    Patricia Ordnung replied to Tymber Higgins's topic in General Nursing

    I think all nursing students should be, if not taught, at least told, that the CNAs, dietary, housekeeping and all other employees where you will be working, are as important as you are. Treat them...

  8. Thank You To My Peers

    Patricia Ordnung posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know those of you who are still doing bedside are worn out, and feel that you don't make a difference. I want to take a few minutes to tell you how much of a difference you make. Two days ago, I...

  9. Will it come back to haunt me

    Patricia Ordnung replied to RNMoxie's topic in General Nursing

    You're the bomb! I never would have thought of

  10. Patient to Nurse, Chaos to Hope

    Patricia Ordnung replied to Samanthaslittleworld's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness. I'm speechless. How lucky the nursing community is to be able to call you one of our

  11. Can a RN legally supervise BSN's and MSN's?

    Patricia Ordnung replied to cosmicjustice's topic in General Nursing

    The bottom line is that we're all nurses. Our common goal is to advocate for our patients, and to give them the very best care we can, no matter what arena we work in, or how many letters we have...

  12. Reported to DEA

    Patricia Ordnung replied to S.S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I may be wrong, but I seriously doubt the DEA has any interest in one narcotic not being properly documented. However, this is a reminder of the importance of documenting your narcs as soon as...

  13. Call out

    Patricia Ordnung replied to BSNRN_'s topic in General Nursing

    I didn't really mind working the floor on holidays. The extra pay was nice, staff generally had a break room potluck, and the phone wasn't constantly

  14. My body cannot take bedside nursing anymore

    Patricia Ordnung replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I'm also an RN ADN. I have primary progressive MS, and after 19 years +/- in bedside nursing, which I loved, I had to give it up a couple of years ago. I can honestly say that not having my BSN...

  15. Change of Specialty?

    Patricia Ordnung replied to 1224_NS's topic in General Nursing

    I have primary progressive MS. After nineteen years in wound care and working dementia units, both of which I loved, I had to find a job more suited to how I am now. I drifted into community health,...

  16. I was deemed an unsafe student in nursing school and it affects my confidence as a nurse now

    Patricia Ordnung replied to dsaprog's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that you survived a bully instructor (my class also had one) passed boards, and work as a nurse, tells me that you are much stronger than you give yourself credit for. I think many people...

  17. Can a RN legally supervise BSN's and MSN's?

    Patricia Ordnung replied to cosmicjustice's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also "just an RN". I'm a bit perplexed by the whole post. Degrees don't make anybody a better nurse. What does is experience, empathy, people skills, and the ability to appreciate your...

  18. Sent a CNA home

    Patricia Ordnung replied to Lovesnursing83's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You did the right thing. Many years in nursing have taught me that you can move some staff members (thankfully the majority I've been blessed to work with were very good) anywhere you want to, and...

  19. Life Changes

    Patricia Ordnung replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

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  20. Life Changes

    Patricia Ordnung replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

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  21. struggling at work as new grad

    Patricia Ordnung replied to dublin02's topic in General Nursing

    The thing about nursing school is that you learn a lot, but it doesn't really teach you how to be a nurse. That comes with time and hundreds of hours of frustration. We are hard on ourselves and...

  22. Weirdest nursing “fixes"

    Patricia Ordnung replied to Pres14's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with an NP who told me they used to use milk of mag and heat lamps on pressure

  23. Is it still worth it to become an RN?

    Patricia Ordnung replied to nursingcand's topic in General Nursing

    I was an LPN in skilled facilities for many years. I loved it, but things were different back then. Staffing shortages were not the norm they are today. For a variety of reasons, I completed my RN....

  24. RN - LPN Power Struggle

    Patricia Ordnung replied to MuscleNurse's topic in School

    My last thought on this is that I thought the nurses on a forum called allnurses, would support ALL nurses. That is all, and thank

  25. RN - LPN Power Struggle

    Patricia Ordnung replied to MuscleNurse's topic in School

    I was an LPN for many years in many areas before I became an RN. Yes. LPNs are a "thing". I respectfully ask people to stop treating LPNs like "things", because that mindset is the root of the...