terrirn143

terrirn143 specializes in Long-term care, finance, appeals, more...

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1. I failed out of Nursing School... Appealed and WON!!

   terrirn143 replied to ToBeBornANurseJB's topic in General Students

   Florence Nightingale's actual quote was not what you said, but rather, I attribute my success to this: "I never gave or took an excuse” (Mason, 2012, p. 45). Please quote her correctly if you must use her words to support your cause. Also please ...

2. Hopkins new hire

   terrirn143 replied to jlo6RN's topic in Maryland

   Congratulations on landing a job at a prestigious, nationally recognized leader in the field of innovative health care (and that's putting it mildly!). You have been blessed by this, use it wisely. As another poster pointed out, learn everything y...

3. It shouldn't have happened this way....

   terrirn143 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Hospice

   There is absolutely no excuse for her having died alone. Having the call bell out of reach is the same as using a restraint. I agree with the caller that a write up is warranted. But not just for one person but for the nurse, CNA, and anyone who ...

4. Should smokers be admitted into the nursing program?

   terrirn143 replied to Elly Aker's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I am not a smoker but I have to agree with the overall consensus here which seems to be if the nursing programs exclude smokers, other "problems" will also have to be excluded, e.g. let's see: smoking overweight obesity diabetic with medical problem...

5. working in nursing homes

   terrirn143 replied to nightmare's topic in International

   I had been a nurse almost 19 years when in August 2009, I took my first job in a nursing home as an MDS coordinator. Wow, was I surprised. There is never a dull moment and I have yet to say that any day has been boring or without anything to do. W...