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    For RN Students working as CNA's!!

    fultzymom replied to baldee's topic in General Nursing

    My facility did not make me take the test. They said that I did not have to because I was in nursing school and had already done all of the basic care and had passed. Is that not
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    CRNA's: Where do you live? What do you make?

    fultzymom replied to mitch8lem's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Southern Ohio. I make $22.50 per hour. I work in a LTC facility here and start out at more than the hospitals pay the RNs. I went to a small community college and yes, I would do it
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    nursing care plans.... lvn or rn

    fultzymom replied to LVNwannaBE2007's topic in General Nursing

    My facility will use a RN or LPN. It just depends on the MDS nurse. We used to have a RN and a LPN working in MDS and so whoever did that persons admission assessment was the one who did it. So...
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    Wheres My Paid Time Off!!!

    fultzymom replied to henryswife's topic in General Nursing

    We get two weeks vacation after your first year of employment. We also earn 4 hours of time for each month you don't call off so at the end of the year you have 48 hours. You can use what you have...
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    Advice needed

    fultzymom replied to tatgirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you did not hear the patient make statements about killing herself then you can not document that she did. I think that they are trying to get her out of the facility and going about it about it in...
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    I made med error, what now?

    fultzymom replied to thomask's topic in General Nursing

    There is not a nurse out there who has never made a med error. The thing to do is to take this experience and learn from it. When you are giving a medication, try to think about how it pertains to...
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    Registered Nurse bring home pay (after malpractice, etc)

    fultzymom replied to WorriedStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I do not claim my children throughout the year. I claim zero dependents so that I pay the maximum in taxes through the year so that I don't have to end up paying at the end of the year. I have a huge...
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    Out of the mouths of Babes...

    fultzymom replied to RNAnnjeh's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad that she listened to him and is going to do something about it. So many of those families are up to their eyeballs with bills. Who has enough for
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    Does anyone think nursing diagnoses are just plain silly?

    fultzymom replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    The only people in my facility who actually use them are the MDS nurse (me), the social worker, and the activity staff and dietician. When you are done with school you will probably not use them...
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    Registered Nurse bring home pay (after malpractice, etc)

    fultzymom replied to WorriedStudent's topic in General Nursing

    We do not have to pay malpractice at my work. Maybe it is an additional insurance offered that she opts to get? But it should not be that much. I only make $22.50 per hour, I take out insurance on my...
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    notifying families

    fultzymom replied to Liberty Bellpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have to tell the patient and who ever the POA is. If the patient is in charge of their own care still then we only have to tell them. Hope this
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    Conflict

    fultzymom replied to frog96's topic in General Nursing

    Our staff meetings cause more problems than they actually solve. We have facility staff meetins and then we have what is called "Neighborhood Meetings" which is unit meetings. Everyone calls them...
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    orientationg new nurse

    fultzymom replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe your preceptor just does not like doing orientation. I would talk with your DON or unit manager about getting a new preceptor. You need to be doing everything that you will be expected to do...
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    IM site bleeding

    fultzymom replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    I have had IM injections bleed before. Maybe because you are going through the muscle and you catch it just
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    Non-compliant home care patient with stage three decub

    fultzymom replied to sticknurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In a case of a non-compliant patient, I always make sure to document every thing that happens. And you have to report everything to the doc, even if he requests that you never come back again. Is he...
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    Need to Interview a Nurse

    fultzymom replied to luvmyscrubs's topic in Emergency

    Scared to death!! I was so terrified that I would do something or miss something that would cost someone their life. It was a terrifying experience for me. Nurses have a huge responsibility that I did...
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    am I a wimp?

    fultzymom replied to MIA-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and my first patient who died was a mother of four who was only in her mid-40's. She had contracted AIDS from her husband who had cheated on her. She died late one night and after I had...
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    Quitting...are they all the same??

    fultzymom replied to nhelkhound's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most long-term care facilities do have high nurse/patient ratios. If you like geriatrics why not try a Rehab Unit. Most of the Rehab Units I have seen have a lower ratio. Ours is half of what the...
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    IV pain meds in LTC

    fultzymom replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am in Southern Ohio. We have had both drips and PCAs. They were both in rare occasions. One was a man who was dying on Cancer. Nothing we did controlled his pain. We sent him to the hospital and he...
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    Dry, cracked winter hands

    fultzymom replied to RN ColbyJack's topic in General Nursing

    My kids get really chapped hands in the winter time. I like to put A&D ointment on them and have them sleep with gloves on their hands. I find that it works really well. A&D ointment is also...
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    Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    fultzymom replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    It depends for me. Are they doing the job like they are just there for a paycheck? I hate it when there are nurses who only do it for the paycheck, and the patients suffer. In this situation, yes, it...
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    Hi everyone! Brand new, need advice!

    fultzymom replied to andimarie's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that if you are a receptionist in a dental facility, you would have some experience that would help you to be a unit secretary in the hospital setting. It might not be where you would...
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    Would You do the same thing I did?

    fultzymom replied to vnsam's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others that it would be considered abandonment. But as a mother, if my child had a fever that high, I would be on the way out the door to, with or without their approval. Sometimes...
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    Graduating and Pregnant

    fultzymom replied to Maria22's topic in General Nursing

    I was pregnant when I got my first job. So far along that it was obvious. It did not hinder me from getting the job. And when I asked about it, they just said, "We don't mind giving you a job as long...
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    Patient's Demanding Family *Vent*

    fultzymom replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

    ]There are always people who will never be happy no matter what you do for their loved one. You just have to provide the best care possible and no matter what they say about your care, know that you...