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  1. WHY do we need more nurses

    RFederer replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, the people who are supposed to be the most compassionate individuals sure are the most miserable I ever met. Like I said before, get another job. This has been a passion of mine for years. I vow...

  2. Question about Hospice and D/C of meds

    RFederer posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a student nurse on rotation at an extended care facility. I was assigned a patient with Huntington's Disease. He is in he last stage of the disease, but alert and oriented although he can only...

  3. WHY do we need more nurses

    RFederer replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    That thread is true about nurses eating their young. You all were students once, I guess you seem to forget that. If every nurse stayed as enthusiastic as she was when she was in nursing school,...

  4. Question about Hospice and D/C of meds

    RFederer replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

    No I am not certified as a

  5. Question about Hospice and D/C of meds

    RFederer replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your response. I was inquisitive with the charge nurse and she couldn't really tell me much, the only thing she said is hospice takes care of it and that it is out of their hands and it may...

  6. Question about Hospice and D/C of meds

    RFederer replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

    The whole thing is with reporting this is that we are basically told without saying it that we will get kicked out of school. Two quarters ago a girl called state for a clinical site abusing a pt. The...

  7. Student Nurse wanting to work as CNA

    RFederer posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am currently a student nurse finishing up my first semester in school. I am on clinical rotation right now. I am not a CNA but was wondering if I would be able to take the test to become one without...

  8. Question about Hospice and D/C of meds

    RFederer replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I too was surprised as why he was put on hospice. Honestly, I feel they are just trying to off him. He is still brought to the dining room to eat pureed food and was admitted in 2003. He was...

  9. Question about Hospice and D/C of meds

    RFederer replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for the sorrow in your family. I hope I didn't upset you. I have been researchingthe disease a lot, mostly because I have never heard of it. I am also doing an exstensive project on it for...

  10. Question about Hospice and D/C of meds

    RFederer replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

    Here is an excerpt from the physician's desk reference on the use of Effexor with Huntington's - I too was wondering why he was prescribed it and did a little research a few weeks ago: Other, newer...

  11. Question about Hospice and D/C of meds

    RFederer replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you shocked to hear of an HD patient "Alert and Oriented"? He understands everything I say to him and can answer my questions. People don't realize that this disease is like being trapped in...

  12. Student Nurse wanting to work as CNA

    RFederer replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the info, so do you suggest I speak with someone at my school or at the ECF? The ECF offers their own training I

  13. WHY do we need more nurses

    RFederer replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work there, I am on clinical rotation at this facility. There is nothing I can do unless I want to get kicked out of

  14. WHY do we need more nurses

    RFederer replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    Well in the facility I am on rotation in, I'm not saying all over the world. I am just having a horrible first experience in the medical world as you'll see from my other posts. And the same goes for...

  15. WHY do we need more nurses

    RFederer replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to give up my childhood dream either. I think that was an awful thing to say. I've only been on my rotation for 8 weekd and let me tell y9u I have yet to meet a good nurse. I agree with...

  16. Question about Hospice and D/C of meds

    RFederer replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and about the isolation, all they do with my pt. is feed him and put him to bed, all day long as they do with most residents. I wanted to take him outside after I was done last week and asked the...

  17. Question about Hospice and D/C of meds

    RFederer replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

    Well to top it off, this isn't an isolated incidence. The CNA's at this facility are horrible, calling tha patients names, and even while changing them sayng how bad it smells, not giving them privacy...

  18. Student Nurse wanting to work as CNA

    RFederer replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to stay in the ECF because I want to work in Geriatrics and finish my masters with that major. So basically working in a hospital right now is my only

  19. I wish all the washed out tired nurses would retire.

    RFederer replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in a medical suply store at the moment while I am trying to get my degree. I wear Quarks made by nursemates. They are the most comfy shoes I have ever had. They form to your foot and are...

  20. LPN or RN?

    RFederer replied to Gothique's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Really!! Sign me up for that shift!!! Where is the most likely place of employment to find

  21. 1st quarter of Nursing School.. Help please! :)

    RFederer replied to *HaNNaH*'s topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You can go to www.psbtests.com and they have sample tests for you to practice. Although I went to borders and bought a nursing entrance exam book by the advice of the counselor. I will be taking...