DizzyLizard

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  1. Am I crazy?

    DizzyLizard replied to artsy3's topic in General Nursing

    When I thought about changing careers to nursing I started taking pre-reqs as well as a CNA course. I worked as a CNA in various facilities, hospitals to see what the nursing profession was all...

  2. What would you have done? rant

    DizzyLizard replied to Nursingangel's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree, was the EMS regulatory agency notified about patient neglect?? Having worked in EMS for years if the mechanism of injury is there and someone is complaining of neck pain, regardless of when...

  3. Observations of a blizzard refugee

    DizzyLizard replied to nrcnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's not often we get a lot of snow in Colorado but when we do, it's usually a major event. We ended up with about 2 feet overall and the drifts are as high as the house roof in some areas. The 60...

  4. What is working with Alzheimers pts like?

    DizzyLizard replied to Kashia's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It requires a ton of patience and tolerance. I worked in a lock down alzheimers unit as a CNA and I quickly discovered I didn't have what it takes to care for them. I am incredibly patient and am...

  5. any good micro sites?

    DizzyLizard replied to o2BRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The specific site is http://mhhe.com/nester4. I'm also told there is ClassWare: from the latest book edition. I just tried to log on and it worked so I'm not sure why you weren't able to pull it...

  6. Why not question pts about their eating habits?

    DizzyLizard replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I agree Tweety, if a doc needs to get after a patient about their weight then it should be done. To elaborate on my situation, what angered me was the fact that I gave him the 24 hour food diary he...

  7. any good micro sites?

    DizzyLizard replied to o2BRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    www. mhhe.com/nester4 was the website attached to the book I used. You don't need a username or anything like that. It has flashcards, quizes, interactive type stuff, etc. It was a good review for...

  8. "air fresheners" at work

    DizzyLizard replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Our facilities no scent policy was ignored until several staff members went to occupational health and complained. I actually went into status asthmaticus from a pt spraying a white musk body spray...

  9. Why not question pts about their eating habits?

    DizzyLizard replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that a majority of obesity is due to poor dietary and exercise habits but medication side effects as well as med conditions can also cause weight gain. When I was on prednisone I gained 60...

  10. nursing school jitters

    DizzyLizard replied to ashlee22's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I just finished nursing school and have so may emotions running through my head I don't know if I'm coming or going! :yelclap: School was difficult, demanding, and time consuming but we had a great...

  11. burned?

    DizzyLizard replied to nursehellokitty04's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't know about nursing burnout and the resources available (I'm sure there's a ton) but I can relate as an EMT. After 10+ years as an EMT I got burned out as a result of back to back tragic calls...

  12. Do you have Nurse Aides?

    DizzyLizard replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

    The hospital in our town is hoping to switch to what they are calling "primary care" On some floors the nurse has 4 patients and is responsible for ALL patient care (not easy somedays) Other floors...

  13. nursing school and working

    DizzyLizard replied to swedishcornrolls's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a staffing agency so my hours were flexible and I could work in between classes. A full time job and full time school is tough but it can be

  14. EMS abandonment?

    DizzyLizard replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

    The doc dropped the ball. I worked as an EMT for many years and our protocol stated report was to be given to the nurse assigned to the room and the RNs signature co-signed our run report to verify...

  15. Crying?

    DizzyLizard replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    I have cried with patient families when their loved ones have passed. I agree with other posters, the day I loose my compassion is the day I stop being a

  16. ADN--should i just give up?

    DizzyLizard replied to kasia87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with everyone else. Don't give up. Lighten your load if you need to. With pre-reqs and the wait list it took me 4 years! What helped me with math and science was finding a solid study group...

  17. Can someone please provide a breakdown?

    DizzyLizard replied to shoegalRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There's also PICU - pediatric intensive care unit LTAC for long term acute care units. Depending on what area you live in the LTAC may be a seperate facility or part of the hospital. SNF which is a...

  18. How are you judgemental?

    DizzyLizard replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I am a recent graduate and don't have much nursing experience but as a EMT I can say it is hard at times not to be judgemental of patients. I am usually very tolerant of people and accept them for...

  19. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    DizzyLizard replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we all use clipboards so if someone needs to communicate something to us they can stick a note on our clipboard where we know it'll be seen (clipboards stay in the nurses st or wallaro so...

  20. Have you performed CPR?

    DizzyLizard replied to TemperStripe's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a med surg floor for awhile and it would vary. On average I would say maybe once a month. (I'll never forget when we had 2 codes in 30

  21. What? I can't put my mom in a nursing home!

    DizzyLizard replied to chuchie's topic in General Nursing

    If you call your Mom's insurance they should have an endless list of resources for you or at least have contact numbers for you to get started with. (I used to work for a senior health insurance...