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You will have a lot to learn. There are state regs, and if they are accredited by Joint Commission, or another accrediting body, you will have those standards to learn. I am a manager of a small home health and hospice department of a hospital. I am...

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I have been on Seasonale for almost a year. I am supposed to have a period every 3 months during the week of the placebo pills. However, I have not had a period in 6 months. I asked my gyno if it was ok that I wasn't having a period. He said (laughin...

I take seasonale due to endometriosis and PMDD. I have been Seasonale since August of last year, so I have had two "cycles". So far, I haven't had any problems. It was either the pill, or lupron or a hyster. Lupron puts you into instant menopause f...

For some reason, it helps if I bend my neck back and look at the ceiling. I wonder, if we allowed ourselves to have a good cry weekly, if that would help with preventing the crying spells at work? I like to rent a good chick flick, that will get the ...

We have standing orders for Hospice. We might have 3 things listed for a symptom, like constipation. We were asked by a surveyor, "How do the nurses know which med to start with?" They say we are prescribing if we choose which med. The doctor signe...

I'm not sure I understand. I obtained my diploma in Nebraska, but I am practicing nursing in Colorado. It has nothing to do with what type of education you have, a nursing license is the same for all types.

I have been a nurse for 13 years. I have been this way off and on my whole life. Last summer was the worst. We had a very intense private duty patient that I had to try to staff 24/7, which was extremely stressful. Then, Joint Commission came, and it...

I am proud to be a diploma nurse. When I read that article yesterday, I was a bit upset. It makes nurses sound like we are all a bunch of idiots. We just walked off the street and started caring for patients. Regardless of what the meaning of "degree...

My perspective is that the charting should be at least started before moving on to your next patient. I didn't always complete my charting in the home, but I at least turned on the computer and put vitals in, and anything else that I might forget if ...

While I think it is good to have an awareness of what different cultures and religions believe, I don't think it's necessary for us to go out of our way to cater to others. That is the problem in our country today. Everyone is soooo afraid of offendi...

This is so great. It gives me hope about that generation. I thought I knew what I wanted to do at 18, spent 5 years in college to achieve a bachelors in psych. I found out that I could't do anything with this degree without going to grad school. I wa...

Our hospital just passed a policy, which was actually approved by the medical staff, regarding inappropriate behavior. It defines inappropriate behavior, and the physicians will have a "three strikes your out" type of discipline. When it comes time f...

Oh, yeah. The whole VIP thing makes me want to puke. All patients should be treated the same. I get so tired of "we need a nurse to sit with this patient all night for the next 3 nights. He/she is a VIP, and we were told home health would do this". ...

In hospice, we use medications per the rectal route when the patient cannot swallow, or is having a great deal of nausea. There are many drugs that can be given rectally, including oxycontin tabs. We also use compounded drugs. The pharmacy mixes a c...

I started out with a bachelor's in psych, realized it wouldn't get me anywhere, so went back to school. I am a diploma RN. I am now working on a master's in health administration. I am 41, but I still haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow...

It's funny, I could suction a trach with no problem, but boogers bother me. I can't stand to see a kid with a snotty nose. When I see someone eat their boogers, I come very close to puking. Even sitting here thinking about it makes me want to hurl. T...

It's pretty difficult to show compassion when you can't pay the bills. I used to really enjoy being a nurse. Now I am in Management, and I don't feel like a nurse at all. Unfortunately, I had to make a decision between what I enjoyed doing, and the o...

This was about 15 years ago, when I was a CNA. I was working in a nursing home. We had a patient who was 103. I was putting him to bed, and I leaned over to give him a hug goodnight. He grabbed me and pulled me to his chest. I couldn't get away. Fina...

I loved working with Lynette!

OMG, I am ROTFL:rotfl:

Well, say hi to my friends there. I worked there for 2-3 years or so. I'm not sure if any of them are still there. Karla Wallace, Sue Guilkey, Carolyn Combs, Jen Simpkins. There are many others, but my mind is foggy tonight. Tell them Hi

OMG, You all make me feel better. We had our survey last year. Even the CEO felt sorry for me. We have a very small home health agency, 50 home health patients and an average of 5 hospice patients. We had 3 surveyors for our agency. The reasoning was...

I went to high school with a girl named London Bridge

Tom Do you work at the hospital or the nursing home? I used to live in Superior. Lived there for 5 years, then we moved to Omaha for 5 years, now we live near Vail, Co. Talk about sticker shock!! We sold our house in Superior for around $40,000, we...