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  1. Funny Nursing Dreams

    kmarie724 replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a dream the other night that all the residents on the floor I usually work on in my LTC facility were traveling on a train (to where, I don't know) and I was the only nurse on board and was...

  2. Life after nursing school: did you keep your "stuff"

    kmarie724 replied to carajoy's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in Dec 2008. I got rid of my class notes, papers, etc. but held on to most of my textbooks. I use my drug guide and lab manual on a regular basis. I've looked up a few things in my...

  3. when to write a nurses note?

    kmarie724 replied to garyg's topic in Geriatric, LTC

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  4. when to write a nurses note?

    kmarie724 replied to garyg's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good list so far. A good rule of thumb my DON gave us is: "If it's important enough that you mention it in report for the next shift, then you should make a nursing note one

  5. Got any good BF resources?

    kmarie724 replied to ibambamama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The Nursing Mother's Companion (I think that's the title) is also a good book about

  6. Got any good BF resources?

    kmarie724 replied to ibambamama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    kellymom.com has a ton of information and

  7. Medication

    kmarie724 replied to sinawahi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    During my orientation, I wrote down any meds I came across that I wasn't familar with and looked them up when I got home. If I get a new order for something I am not familar with, I will look it up....

  8. Rules regarding working as a CNA after getting RN lic

    kmarie724 replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in General Nursing

    I did work for a short time as a CNA after I became and RN. However, it was the same facility I had been working at as a CNA for the past 2 1/2 years while going to nursing school. I continued to...

  9. Financial questions on admissions. Is this in the scope of practice?

    kmarie724 replied to generalhospital's topic in Gastroenterology

    I don't know what's typical or legal, but I work in LTC and nurses are not expected to deal with any of the financial paper work. If an admission come in after hours, someone from the admission...

  10. First time you put your stamp on the world as "RN"

    kmarie724 replied to Emergency RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been racking my brain and I can't remember the first time I signed my name with "RN" after it. I suppose it was during my first orientation day at work. However, this thread did remind me of one...

  11. Anyone ever heard of a policy like this??

    kmarie724 replied to martin738's topic in General Nursing

    We have this policy, but it is enforced sporadically. If you call in on a weekend, you are supposed to call the staffing coordinator before the following Tuesday to figure out another weekend shift...

  12. States in the house!

    kmarie724 replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Also, I wanted to add: She didn't follow me around for my entire med pass. She just said she needed to see me do an injection, an eye drop, and an inhaler and to just let her know when I was ready to...

  13. States in the house!

    kmarie724 replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just survived my first state survey as an RN a few months ago. It actually went pretty well. The woman who watched me was very nice and told the DON that I was "a great new nurse" after it was...

  14. cath success!

    kmarie724 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm kind of embarrassed to admit this, but I have been an RN for almost a year and until today, I had never successfully catched a female pt. I attempted a number of times at clinicals and my job,...

  15. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    kmarie724 replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree that it's important to look critically at studies showing difference between bottle and breast fed babies and that women are not posioning their babies or doing something awful by formula...

  16. What do patients say that irks you?

    kmarie724 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've spent the last 2 days reading this thread. Even though I'm not a L&D nurse, I loved reading it. Thanks for the

  17. What is the most you've worked (days) without having a day off?

    kmarie724 replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA, there was one point where I worked 14 days in a row. Most of them were 8 hour shifts, but some were just 4 hours. When I was in my last semester of nursing school, between my job,...

  18. Should I be upset about this?

    kmarie724 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm feeling kind of upset about something that happened at work and wondering if I should be upset or if I'm just being too sensitive. I graduated from nursing school last December and passed NCLEX...

  19. Should I be upset about this?

    kmarie724 replied to kmarie724's topic in General Nursing

    If anyone is still following this, I didn't get the position, so it's back to part-time PMs for me DON said it was just a matter of seniority, nothing to do with me or my job performance. I'm...

  20. Cameras

    kmarie724 replied to arw979's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have a few security cameras on the main level and the parking lot. They are on a video screen at one of the nurses stations so if someone rings the doorbell after hours you can see who is there....

  21. Should I be upset about this?

    kmarie724 replied to kmarie724's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for giving me some perspective. I talked with the DON today to make sure everything was in order for my application and she said she was glad to see I had applied, so I'm taking that...

  22. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

    kmarie724 replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    I felt the same way, but thought maybe I was just being too sensitive. Glad I'm not the only

  23. Pregnant

    kmarie724 replied to marineswife0809's topic in General Nursing

    I was pg during nursing school. I found out I was pg in April 2008 towards the end of my second to last semester of school, had the summer off, returned in the fall for my last semester and had my DD...

  24. Survey is coming!!!!!!

    kmarie724 replied to wooosp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just recently survived my first state survey as a nurse. There was lots of good advice given already so i don't have much to add. I just tried my best to relax and did things the way I was taught...

  25. Things you don't want to hear your Aide say

    kmarie724 replied to readytoroll's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yesterday we had some teenage volunteers playing games with the residents and one of them comes to me and says "The guy in room 221 is bleeding from his hand" I'm a little concerned, but figure it's...