nursecheryl

nursecheryl

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  1. CHPN Exam

    nursecheryl replied to ajitamamasita's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks Lykeen

  2. CHPN Exam

    nursecheryl replied to ajitamamasita's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm not opening a book for the rest of the weekend :) Yes, I will check on you every once in a while. Thanks for your

  3. CHPN Exam

    nursecheryl replied to ajitamamasita's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Looksup2sky, I just wanted to let you know that I passed the certification

  4. CHPN Exam

    nursecheryl replied to ajitamamasita's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks Lookup2sky, I appreciate your prayer and good wishes. I need all the prayers and good wishes i can get :) I'll let you know how i

  5. CHPN Exam

    nursecheryl replied to ajitamamasita's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Wow, I'm so glad you took the test and passed. I did not sign up for the test. The company I work for signed me up and payed. I have to pass the test to work for the company I currently work. I...

  6. CHPN Exam

    nursecheryl replied to ajitamamasita's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for your prayers. Let me know when you are taking your test and i will do the same for you. That is a good idea to drive to the site ahead of time to make sure i know where it is. I'm taking...

  7. CHPN Exam

    nursecheryl replied to ajitamamasita's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi Lookupsky- Thanks for your response. I have the study guide for the generalist hospice and palliative nurse which is 255 practice questions with some case studies and a friend at work gave me...

  8. Is there a proper way to chart what a patient/resident says?

    nursecheryl replied to black_widow192's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with other posters that there may have been a better way to chart what the patient said without using another staff members name. I have come across the same situation as well and wouldn't...

  9. Is Nursing as Stressful as Nursing School?

    nursecheryl replied to imjustme123's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say the amount of stress is about the same. The reason for the stress is a little different. In nursing school the stress was related to the grades and making it through clinical, now the stress...

  10. CHPN Exam

    nursecheryl replied to ajitamamasita's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Just wanted to say that I'm scheduled to take the exam the last Friday in September. I've been studying but should have been studying longer I think. I'm a little scared. I was going to ask the...

  11. Jay Leno slams nurses!

    nursecheryl replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." Thanks for sharing

  12. Wound classification

    nursecheryl replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    In the facility we work in we classify them as decubitus, arterial, venous or surgical. We also give the stage of the wound. location, dimensions by cm, drainage amount and color. smell. If we don't...

  13. Modern Healthcare: Laboring for union nurses

    nursecheryl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm a union nurse, when we (the nurses) are voting to strike or not to strike at the union meetings,getting a pay raise is the least of our worries. We are usually concerned about safety, work load...

  14. about to strike, question

    nursecheryl posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    The home care agency I work for is about to go on strike. I have put in an application for agency nursing. I was hoping to get a job in the hospital to keep my skills in hopital nursing up to date....

  15. about to strike, question

    nursecheryl replied to nursecheryl's topic in Agency Nurses

    Thanks for all the information and advice. I will also check out their need for home health care

  16. Use of AIR filters on IV infusions

    nursecheryl replied to 66nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    When I've used filters I believe it was mostly used for removal of contaminants with the added benifit of removal of air. I can be wrong though. I just know we had strict guidelines of when to use and...

  17. Use of AIR filters on IV infusions

    nursecheryl replied to 66nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    Edward, I'd be very interested in reading the published standards of care. I'm sure the hospital I worked for was up to date in their policies, but would like to see if there have been any changes...

  18. Use of AIR filters on IV infusions

    nursecheryl replied to 66nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    Remember that IV filters are not just used to prevent air from getting to the patient, but it prevents bacteria and other contaminants from getting to the patient as well. Certain medications cannot...

  19. How do you deal with rude patients?

    nursecheryl replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The look almost always works for me or speaking to them the way you would a child who is having a temper tantrum. "When you are ready to calm down and speak to me correctly just press the call lite...

  20. Unlicensed personnel calling in prescriptions?!

    nursecheryl replied to bassbird's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My husband went in for a cardiac cath and the unlicenced person who did the preop screening kept calling him by the name James. His name is Steve. He said to her I sure hope James is getting the same...

  21. Clear stools?

    nursecheryl replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    Mucus is seen in the stool also when the intestines are inflammed, ulcerated or engorged. Possible dx chrohns diseas, ulcerative colitis or one in the same inflammatory bowel

  22. Specifics

    nursecheryl replied to ohbet's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    You need to get the orders from the doctor who wrote the order what kvo rate and or challenge rate he wants. It depends on the medication and the pump used. I'm sure policy would be a good place to...

  23. Tkvo

    nursecheryl replied to zebidee101's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    David, Try to remember there are many types of nursing and experiences. I haven't experienced the types of pumps that provide the constant pressure that pauls-gal mentions until I started homecare....

  24. late charting in home car

    nursecheryl replied to nursesearl's topic in Home Health

    We are on laptop and you have to document the same day or the laptop causes all sorts of problems. You can't backdate it. You have to send back to the agency via file transfer by 2am or the other...

  25. Paperclips for eye exam????

    nursecheryl replied to nell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It sounds pretty dangerous to me. I know our docs used what looked like sterile paperclips if you don't look closely. A doctor once told me you could use paperclips but he never would. Even with the...