nurseangel47

nurseangel47

geriatric, hospice, med/surg

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  1. Officially off orientation tonight! Yeaa!

    nurseangel47 replied to jenrninmi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats! Wish you well!

  2. Just a little advice for SN's in clincials...

    nurseangel47 replied to Antikigirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wow! Sounds as though you were as tactful as possible. Shew!

  3. Nurse to Resident ratio

    nurseangel47 replied to 4everlearning's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have worked LTC in several different LTC facilities. Usual ratio has been one nurse to 28 to 30 residents. This is for skilled nursing facility. Hope this

  4. Help! Interview for position tomorrow in NICU!

    nurseangel47 replied to sasparilla's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Same here. Sorry, but not experienced in NICU. I have, however, had the team interviews. Not as scary as I thought they'd be! Guess it depends on the individuals actually doing the interview, tho'....

  5. how to handle getting yelled at

    nurseangel47 replied to clju9901's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Perhaps referring them to someone in charge such as the nursing supervisor of the house. That does wonders for those potential trouble makers since nursing supervisors are generally able to cope with...

  6. New here, lots of questions

    nurseangel47 replied to Melissa01's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Hi and :welcome: to allnurses! Good luck in school. It'd be more worth your while to go ahead and graduate from an RN nursing program if you can afford to take the two years rather than the one for...

  7. Greetings from Florida

    nurseangel47 replied to kertz81's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi and welcome to allnurses

  8. I;m New and I have a question.

    nurseangel47 replied to ERNURSE02's topic in Emergency

    Welcome to allnurses. Good luck with the baby. No pat advice here but maybe someone else could refer you to the information you

  9. Advice Please - Thank You!

    nurseangel47 replied to Seven, RN2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Be sure to try on shoes in the afternoon when your feet are at their fullest size-wise. If Crocs are comfie for you, then wear Crocs if they're allowed where you'll be working. Some places do not...

  10. In LPN school full-time when u have children??????

    nurseangel47 replied to flower2007's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Yep>definitely doable! I did it. If I can, so can you! I wasn't exactly what you'd call a "model" student in high school. After settling down a bit, decided to go for it. Went to nursing school...

  11. In LPN school full-time when u have children??????

    nurseangel47 replied to flower2007's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Yep>definitely doable! I did it. If I can, so can you! I wasn't exactly what you'd call a "model" student in high school. After settling down a bit, decided to go for it. Went to nursing...

  12. Oh God What Have I Done! Oh God Help Me!

    nurseangel47 replied to garciadiego's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Document, document, document. Then, call 'em on the carpet on the issues that are bothering you. There are rules/regs in place at all facilities for dealing with most any workplace issue. If you...

  13. How Old is Too Old

    nurseangel47 replied to gdsgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :yeahthat:

  14. My perspective...

    nurseangel47 replied to RNLisa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, have often run into this, especially in LTC. I, too, try as hard as I can to help the cnas out. I, too, have been misjudged, mistreated, by the same cnas I tried so hard to help. Some of them...

  15. Only been a nurse for 4 months

    nurseangel47 replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps seeing a professional, does your hospital offer a counseling referral service for their employees? That would be a good first step. You have our sympathetic ears here, that's a given....

  16. Hospital vs Hotel

    nurseangel47 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    You have GOT to be kidding me! Yeah, seems like a good "spoof" for a Saturday Night Live ad for hospitals!

  17. To Be or not To Be a Nurse

    nurseangel47 replied to katiti69's topic in Nursing Career

    If you could take a certified nursing assistant program to become certified as a cna and worked as a cna you would know fairly surely by observing the nurses around you and talking to them as you work...

  18. LTC Dignity

    nurseangel47 replied to Redzie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As vitally important as less patients per nurse ratios need to be addressed, the "powers that be" also should consider and act upon the outrageous ratios of CNAs to residents or patients. I have...

  19. I am 51 y/o, is it too late? (need honesty)

    nurseangel47 replied to wandaeh's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, at least you did an excellent job (from the way it sounds in your post) on the homefront and in all you did achieve while caring for those you loved. That kind of job description is done with NO...

  20. Sit down nursing jobs

    nurseangel47 replied to ExCorporateRN's topic in General Nursing

    Try telephonic nursing. It is definitely a sitdown job. After gaining a bit of experience you should be qualified to do that. Or insurance HMO/PPO/PPA type health care management...computer,phone,...

  21. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    nurseangel47 replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    Was approximately 24 yrs old with two lil' ones already! One was an infant, the other one three yrs old! Had my hands more than full at a very early age !!! Don't regret doing it, tho'. Glad I did...

  22. Does your agency accept patients with orders like this?

    nurseangel47 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Home Health

    Sorry to hear they're burying you alive with caseloads! Sounds like an agency I once worked for. Lasted about 8 months until the daily minimum visits was enforced after a huge corporate buyout of...

  23. backstabbers, 2-faced coworkers

    nurseangel47 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Wet hen syndrome! Seems like it's mostly a female to female thing. No flames for generalizing, please! Women can be awfully catty and territorial when it comes to sharing nursing units. I hate it...

  24. Removal of Central Venous Catheter?

    nurseangel47 replied to Finally2008's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    vessel wall spasm/resultant cardiac compromise/CRASH! had a pt. code on me when, after a dialysis treatment, pulled the central line out too quickly and bam! she went out with no VS in the blink of...

  25. I'm New....and I'm Scared

    nurseangel47 replied to ShowMeRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I have been guilty of posting much negative comments about nursing but in retrospect, I was utilizing allnurses as my only support/feedback/sounding board since I have virtually no one else in the...