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    Why Take A Bath, Change Clothes, etc.

    fultzymom replied to NurseHotFlash's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We run into this a lot where I work. For some reason when people get older, they do not want baths. They just refuse. We do whatever coaxing it takes to get them in the shower. My dad used his...
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    burning at iv site when flushed with ns/hep.

    fultzymom replied to big apple's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught (and many patients have confirmed) that you could feel a burning sensation when flushing with NS. But you should also watch for the start of an infection just in case.
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    Came back from Meric Today...

    fultzymom replied to JasonCocchiola's topic in General Nursing

    I thought mine was bad and I borrowed only about half of that!! WOW!! That is really expensive. But I am in Ohio.
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    When called to fill in, what should I be paid?

    fultzymom replied to zoo*moon's topic in General Nursing

    Here we don't get OT until over 40 hours per week. So you would not get OT until then. I guess it just depends on where you work. You should ask about their
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    Palliative care question.How would you respond?

    fultzymom replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in General Nursing

    If that were me, I would not lie to her. That is the worst thing you could do for the nurse/patient relationship. If they find out that you are lying to them, they will not trust them. You could also...
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    It Seems Like It's Student Nurses vs The Nursing Staff

    fultzymom replied to APBT mom's topic in General Nursing

    AAHH! I remember that feeling well. I have been a nurse for five years now et I try to remember what that felt like when I was treated that way. We have here nurses that hate it when the students...
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    "Did you report her?"

    fultzymom replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    yes i have reported a couple of people at my work. i have seen a couple of nurses talking on their cell phones while passing meds. that drives me absolutely crazy. it is already too easy to make a med...
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    How u describe the first the got in contact with a patient?

    fultzymom replied to JuLyAnGeL's topic in General Nursing

    My first patient contact was a lady who was 100 years old et she liked to tell stories et she always lied about her age. It was always about 20 years or so younger than she was really--typical woman I...
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    Lazy doctors/nurses? What is going on?

    fultzymom replied to steffyjane's topic in General Nursing

    Some docs/nurses do not listen to their patients. Some just think you should do so because they said so. I think that those are not people who should be in this profession. If you can not take the...
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    State issued our 30 day notice today

    fultzymom replied to myrlpie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    WOW! I have heard of not being able to take admissions for 30 days but not that they could give you 30 days to find placement for people. So are they permamently shutting down your facility or just...
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    Nurses not following doctors orders

    fultzymom replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work if a docs order is found to not have been followed, we file an incident report et report it to the doc. Then track down who was there when the order was written, therefore responsible for...
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    How unprofessional is this NP??

    fultzymom replied to LibertyBellPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree. If she saw the need for a medication increase then she should have made sure that you were able to get it. I hate it when doc's/NP act like their time is too valuable to deal with the...
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    new job

    fultzymom replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure about what will show up but I think they usually ask you about what all medications you may have recently taken. Just be upfront with them about what you have
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    Transfering pt to Long term facility

    fultzymom replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a LTC facility and know that some nurses do this when taking report. And no, they should not speak to you like that. On the flip side of things, how come we can't get simple info like when...
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    MDS Cordinator

    fultzymom replied to busy-bee's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I am a MDS nurse. I came into the job when one of our nurses went on maternity leave. They asked me to step in and help do them with the other nurse in that office. Then about 6 months later the nurse...
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    To aspirate or not to aspirate

    fultzymom replied to Inquisitive one's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of having to aspirate with a sub-Q injection. I have never heard anything from our pharmacy about it either. We were always taught it is for IM
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    NCLEX-PN vs. NCLEX-RN

    fultzymom replied to Diahni's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have taken both and thought that the RN was a lot harder. I believe that there is over 200 possible on both of the tests. It just depends on how you are doing along the way. The reason I thought the...
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    HELP! Need advice TODAY

    fultzymom replied to newmomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster. Go to the interview with an updated resume and be forthcoming about things. It is hard to fix things when you are labeled as dishonest. Good
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    Took Job on Telemetry Floor...what's Telemetry???

    fultzymom replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    In the telemetry unit you are monitoring mostly heart patients admitted there for observation. They are hooked up to monitors. Also when they leave the ICU they might still need monitoring more than...
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    Does anyone else see a problem with this policy?

    fultzymom replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a LTC facility and they are trying to do away with the diabetic diets. Their philosophy is that these people should be able to eat whatever they would like to and we can just correct them...
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    wet-damp dressings

    fultzymom replied to paisa's topic in International Nursing

    The answer is debridement. Although many places are not doing that any more due to the many docs think it may lead to infections. Or at least that is the trend around my
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    Like Water Off a Duck's Back.........

    fultzymom replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you! I hate it when there is a doc who does not sign those scripts. You know they have to be renewed Q 30 days so just do it and get it over with. How long does it take to write your flippin...
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    state surveys tips

    fultzymom replied to loveleyday's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    State survey will make anyone sick. We just had ours and it was a nightmare. The team was horrible to us. They had attitude from the moment that they came in our front doors. I have been here for 5...
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    So where do you see yourself in 10 years? This question leaves me to ponder.....

    fultzymom replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    In 10 years I will be pulling my hair out because I will have THREE teenage girls in the house!! No, really I think that it will be a time for me to enjoy my life because my kids will be getting...
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    Who loves it??????

    fultzymom replied to auwrestler197's topic in General Nursing

    I love my job. I think it is great. It is stressful, fast-paced, and demanding. But I enjoy it. I would not trade it for any other job that is out there. I like the patients that I worked with. I like...