RanieRN MSN, RN

RanieRN has 26 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in psychiatry,geropsych,LTC/SNF, hospice.

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   What was I thinking?

   RanieRN replied to RanieRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Just an update: finished the class with an 84.6 final grade :). Now on to nursing leadership and
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   humidifiers

   RanieRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   We've used a humidifier a few times, and there's a policy in the P and P "bible" for it. It's been a while so I don't remember details, but it mostly has to do with specific ways to clean
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   What was I thinking?

   RanieRN replied to RanieRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN
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   What was I thinking?

   RanieRN replied to RanieRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Thanks for all the words of encouragement everyone!!! I really appreciate them (I'd insert the 'hugs' smiley here but it seems to have disappeared. I can't wait for the opportunity to use the 'poop'...
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   What was I thinking?

   RanieRN posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   A brief vent questioning my sanity in returning to school for RN to BSN to MSN. It's been 13 years since I graduated with my ADN. If I complete this program in a timely fashion I'll be around 50 years...
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   Halloween Fun

   RanieRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Our party was last Friday. Children/grandchildren (and occasionally great-grandchildren!) of staff and residents are invited along with various brownie troops and other kids from the community (I have...
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   I and O's

   RanieRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   We put new admissions on a 72 hour bowel and bladder tracking, but never I&O unless there's a reason (foley, IV, fluid restriction, etc). We don't do I&O for abx
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   Do you have family members who are nurses?

   RanieRN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   My maternal grandmother, 2 aunts, and an uncle were/are nurses. My father and I went through nursing school together, and my sister graduated from the same program a few years after we did. According...
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   Difference between a graduate nurse & a experienced nurse

   RanieRN replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

   Love it!! I sometimes have to scrub my arms at the end of the shift once everything I've written has been charted--horrifies the new grads/students every time Sent from my iPhone using
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    Being Naked Where I Work: A Nurse With Cancer

    RanieRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hugs!:hug: Should I ever be in a similar situation, I hope I can face it with even a partial amount of your strength and humor. You truly are an
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    Nurses Week/Hospital Week

    RanieRN replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    So far we've received...a small bag of some pretzel/chocolate snack stuff the OT department makes with the residents. There's a "Nurses' Luncheon" tomorrow so we'll see if we get anything else. One...
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    Nurses Week/Hospital Week

    RanieRN replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I'll join in with your conspiracy theory. Nursing Home week overlaps with it too. We have signs up all over the building with the week long schedule of events to celebrate Nursing Home week, with just...
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    How much of a raise did you get this year?

    RanieRN replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Raise? What is this raise you speak
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    FX of the "Giveadamn"

    RanieRN replied to egglady's topic in Health, Stress Management

    After sputtering for a couple months, mine finally broke when I was told part of corporate's solution to our low census was to cut my supervisor hours in half. Not that half on a med cart and half...
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    Thank you to the best staff ever!

    RanieRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Congrats!!!! Sent from my iPhone using