lolagurl

lolagurl has 7 years experience and specializes in dementia.

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1. CNA duties vs. Nursing Duties

   lolagurl replied to joolia's topic in General Nursing

   Perfect example today: At lunch break and I had went ten minutes late. An RN comes into the break room and says that we need to start going to breaks on time and return on time so that everyone is in the dining room to pass trays. OK that's fair b...

2. CNA duties vs. Nursing Duties

   lolagurl replied to joolia's topic in General Nursing

   If she says that at all her interviews she goes on I bet she's still looking for a job.

3. CNA duties vs. Nursing Duties

   lolagurl replied to joolia's topic in General Nursing

   I think working as a CNA prior to becoming a nurse makes you a better nurse. You know what the job of CNA is like because you've experienced it. These nurses know it's not beneath them to change an attend, help someone to the bathroom, or answer a ...

4. Question about hip fractures.

   lolagurl replied to lolagurl's topic in Safety

   Well someone either listened to what I was saying or actually assessed him themselves. His x-ray showed a major dislocation. Taken to ER. What I find surprising is that everyone kept saying, well the x-ray from the hospital showed it was in place. ...

5. Question about hip fractures.

   lolagurl replied to lolagurl's topic in Safety

   he had surgery after the first fall but I don't know if it was a total hip replacement or hemiarthroplasty. When he fell the second time the affected hip was dislocated. What I'm wondering is, following a hip surgery do most patients have equal or...

6. VENT! They could've KILLED somebody!

   lolagurl replied to papergirlRN's topic in New Nurse

   So how did John react when you told him he had the wrong patient and the wrong dosage? During clinical we did an observation in ICU and the nurse that I was following asked me to give our pt. the oral meds that she had pulled and checked against the ...

7. Question about hip fractures.

   lolagurl posted a topic in Safety

   Hi, I'm a recent nursing graduate waiting for my ATT to arrive. I'm currently working as an aide and have concerns about a pt. Recently a pt. fell and fractured a hip, then a few days later fell again and dislocated the same hip. Pt. was sent to the ...