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  1. What do you appreciate about another nurse's charting?

    rhondaa83 replied to soffy's topic in General Nursing

    Tiger, that is a great example of what perfect charting is if you have maybe 3 patients. Who in the heck has the time to chart that precise, when you have 6 skilled patients on top of 8 other...

  2. Doctor's office and "nurses"

    rhondaa83 replied to stunt's topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN working for my RN. There are a few medical assistants that I would trust my life with more than an RN with no experience. It is not about the peice of paper that you get, it to me is more...

  3. !st BAD day of orientation

    rhondaa83 replied to sandy123's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely every get a brake for lunch. I am lucky to sit down and inhale my food over 10 minutes. I really hope that test comes back positive for you. You live and

  4. I really need your advice. PLEASE!

    rhondaa83 replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

    Well my thoughts on this: are you absolutly sure that this is what you want to do for a living? I have seen nurses go through the RN program and not like it at all, and they change majors. If you are...

  5. Tell me the good things about LTC!

    rhondaa83 replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have never worked NICU but I still have stress in LTC. Although I am a new nurse, and I am still scared of things that I do not know about. However, I love LTC. You get to know the patients and...

  6. resident/staff ratios

    rhondaa83 replied to june2009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So we have one nurse for each hall, and two cena's for each hall. And I (LPN) help the cena's whenever I can. I wipe butt's, help people get ready for bed, I just want the residents to be treated how...

  7. resident/staff ratios

    rhondaa83 replied to june2009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow, I feel so fortunate, We have two halls, south and west. On south we have the capacity for 18 residents, currently we have 17. On West that is skilled we have the capacity for 14 patients and...

  8. Concerns about routines

    rhondaa83 replied to Joni's Mom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Apparently I have been very lucky at my LTC facility. I was orientated for 5 weeks. Everyone I work with is extremely nice and very patient. I always asked the nurses about the residens habit's. Do...

  9. Retake Pre-req, vey concern BCC

    rhondaa83 replied to KdnRN2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hang in there, if this is what you truly want to do, YOU CAN DO IT! I often thought so many times during school, that I just could not do it, but I did it, and I am really happy I stuck with it....

  10. Community College Pass Rate

    rhondaa83 replied to wlb06's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let numbers scare you. Just study a lot. When you want to play with your kids, study, when you want to go to the beach, study, when you want to have a life, study. In a few years, YAAAA you can...

  11. how long to wait for job

    rhondaa83 replied to frez's topic in General Nursing

    I would just call them up, and find out, the worst thing that they could say is "no you did not get the job" Oh well, just keep trying at other places.

  12. does age REALLY matter?

    rhondaa83 replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    All of the money in the world, could never buy a 25 year old, a 50 year olds experiences. I am 42, just starting out, and when I have a question, guess who I go to? The oldest nurse, they always have...

  13. Really need information about RN

    rhondaa83 replied to jonathanknbo's topic in General Nursing

    " But I am not compassionate to care of patient" Do not go into nursing for the money. Yes it is good, but you really have to be compassionate. Maybe your wife could do it, since she is the one who...

  14. Funnes areas to work in nursing?

    rhondaa83 replied to joetex12's topic in General Nursing

    fun is what you make of it. you have to make your own fun, and usually everyone else joins in and laughs. i work in ltc and i laugh my butt off every night. the residents are hilarious. one guy said...

  15. Witnessed my first death today.

    rhondaa83 replied to loriangel14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    She was on Roxanol (sp?) but she was still agitated. I am learning that Roxanol means that the end is near soon. Or maybe not, I am so new that I am not

  16. Witnessed my first death today.

    rhondaa83 replied to loriangel14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Funny that you should write about this, because I had the same situation happen with me ,she died two hours after my shift, but I did see her dying. She was very agitated, and moaned in pain, her...

  17. Pre-job Jitters!!! Help!

    rhondaa83 replied to rn2newgrads's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think it is normal to be scared. I was terrified, and thought all of the things that you have, and you just have to learn new things. There are a ton of things that they do not teach you in nursing...

  18. mistakes made during your first year...

    rhondaa83 replied to RNmaria's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I could not have said that better myself.

  19. First mistake hanging blood

    rhondaa83 replied to ambersnight's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You need to stop beating yourself up. You made a mistake and learned from it. I will bet that you never make that mistake again. I am a new LPN going to school for my RN, and I just started a job at a...

  20. My hellish day on the skilled floor (pull up a chair)

    rhondaa83 replied to kiszi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you can put up with all of the things you wrote about, you are an awsome nurse. You deserve to be treated better. Seriously get the heck out of there and find a place where you will be appreciated,...

  21. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    rhondaa83 replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    study study study. If you study your butt off, you would not be asking that question. sorry

  22. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    rhondaa83 replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Study, Study, Study

  23. Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

    rhondaa83 replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    HECK

  24. Constipation - Need ideas...

    rhondaa83 replied to Meraki's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Milk of

  25. Did anyone feel the same?

    rhondaa83 replied to futurenurse1710's topic in General Nursing

    I was terrified of the same things that you were, and I just did it. I felt sick coming to work, so many things that I did not know, but you eventually learn how to do everything. Nurses that have...