dinah77

dinah77 ADN

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  1. Start a free "clinic"?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    This is huge! I will absolutley be in touch with you after some more research and I start to get this off the ground a lot more- what an amazing job you

  2. Start a free "clinic"?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Mariah! If this thing actually takes off, I wil journal my process both for my own reflection and to possibly help

  3. Start a free "clinic"?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    THank you so much!!! this is very helpful- I will denfiintely call

  4. Start a Free "clinic"?

    dinah77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If I wanted to start doing very rudimentary health assessments for the homeless ( once a week or so out of my church's St Vincent De Paul) anyone know of any reason why my RN license would not cover...

  5. CNA'S suffer second hand smoke

    dinah77 replied to nurseblob's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    uWow, good for you! As a nurse who suffers from chronic sinusitis and allergies, I would quickly lose cool with anyone who told me I had to help someone smoke as part of my

  6. CNA'S suffer second hand smoke

    dinah77 replied to nurseblob's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry, this is crap- free will blah blah blah. I have had pts that are chronic alcoholics and would love to drink all day- perhaps we should help them do that too- or are recovering addicts- shall we...

  7. What happens on a nursing shift? Starting when you first came in.

    dinah77 replied to newbiekenobe's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    TCU nurse on day shift, start at 6 AM: Get report While night nurse is wrapping up her notes, go check and see who has appointments outside the facility that day so I know who has to be ready when and...

  8. Confused...should I become an LPN first?

    dinah77 replied to terra105's topic in LPN to RN

    I would add that it depends on where you live too. Can you get a job easily as an LPN in your area? I know here in Minneapolis jobs other then nursing homes barely exist anymore for LPNs- where as in...

  9. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    dinah77 replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, this one made me a bit crazy and I had to address it- I know in my facility I haven't a clue who has insurance/state insurance/ or private unless the patient decides to volunteer that...

  10. RNs to write Diagnoses for medications?

    dinah77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, been a nurse for bout 7 months, and quick question I work on a TCU, and at my facility often times patients come without a clearly stated diagnosis for their medications on file- Our DON...

  11. RNs to write Diagnoses for medications?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all the responses! It's been intersting- yes it is facility policy we have a diagnosis for each med, probably because we do have a lot of Medicare pts. And no, I really don't relish the...

  12. RNs to write Diagnoses for medications?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU! this is actually what I was referring to - and what I was getting at in my OP- ( posts at 2:00 AM are often not as coherent as they could be) I'm mainly talking about tracking down in the...

  13. Any St Kates nursing student want to give me the heads up on what to expect.

    dinah77 replied to Jeannai's topic in General Nursing

    no no, don't worry! Are you "pre-professional?" if so, don't worry- you have a definite spot- if not, you still most likely have a spot- under what circumastances were you admitted? Did you have to do...

  14. For new grads looking for their first job

    dinah77 replied to tryharder's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated in May of 2010- got a job in August- how? 1. I took an on-call position at a LTC facility that is part of a large corporation of LTCs and TCUs- -it was in a really bad neighborhood, have of...

  15. Patients and the race card

    dinah77 replied to CanadaEh's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have had this happen- I had a patient in the TCU I work at demand his motorized scooter and yelled "If I was white you know darn well it would have been here a week ago!" Um no, sorry sir, you are...

  16. Salary for New Grad

    dinah77 replied to Rylee2008's topic in Rehabilitation

    Here in Minneapolis I am making 25.50/ hour day shift in rehab as a new RN grad, 28.00/hour if I work

  17. Jobs for new grads in Chicago?

    dinah77 posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    Okay, here is the short version...husband applied to a bunch of doctorate programs all over the country.....When he starts getting acceptance or rejection letters back, one of the many factors we will...

  18. Any St Kates nursing student want to give me the heads up on what to expect.

    dinah77 replied to Jeannai's topic in General Nursing

    Cari, sorry for the delay in answering, my internet has been all wonky You do get to choose which cohort you want, but if there is a waiting list you may end up choosing the opposite if there are...

  19. 8 Days of just shadowing...

    dinah77 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    plus more, up to ten if I want them- I am a new grad entering LTC, is this is a good amount of

  20. 8 Days of just shadowing...

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thanks for all the replies! I'm not sure about 1-1 hands on, actually the way they made it sound was it wouldn;t be just shadowing the whole time, but after a day or two I would move into primary...

  21. is nursing even a good career choice right now?

    dinah77 replied to tware's topic in General Nursing

    Yes if you have a true passion and talent for it, and are willing to sacrifice A LOT to get your foot in the proverbial door. No, If a person is going into to it solely for decent pay and "job...

  22. How long between graduation and NCLEX?

    dinah77 replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Graduated May 22nd, Took RN NCLEX June 30th and

  23. What do you call the Doc?

    dinah77 replied to Flipper911's topic in General Nursing

    Heck yeah! this is nicely sums up my problem too- Whether we want to admit it or not, the field of nursing is still rife with sexism- anyone who doesn't acknowledge this is kidding themselves. My...

  24. Any St Kates nursing student want to give me the heads up on what to expect.

    dinah77 replied to Jeannai's topic in General Nursing

    Happy to be of help! You can get by without the pharm book, the mental health book and the medical dictionary. Everyone I know who bought those, including myself, barely ever opened them The one...

  25. Minnesota LPN vs BSN program-can't decide which to choose

    dinah77 replied to mbmn's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest, I have never heard anything good about Rasmussen. And frankly, here in the TC, the job market is soooooooo tight, even on good non recession years, you are competing with grads from St...