Kunzieo

Kunzieo

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  1. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    Kunzieo replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And there was the nice 56 year old woman I was getting a history on-"well, I was in the hospital about a year ago, I had to get my hysterectomy

  2. Since when is it my responsibility to...

    Kunzieo replied to nrsang97's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, but what's rule Número Uno for nursing?CYA.If you didn't document it, you didn't do it. It may not be your responsibilty to call the MD, but definitly your responsibilty to document 2 lines in...

  3. Alzheimer's: The Art Of Giving Up

    Kunzieo replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby, I'm sorry for the things you and your mother are going through. Alzheimer's is truly one of the scariest and most awful diseases that can happen to one's self and one's loved ones. While working...

  4. night shift question

    Kunzieo replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Straight nights here (.9 FTE, 8 hr shifts) LOVE nights and will probably never work days if I can help it :) Scheduling your time on/off in blocks (as suggested by another poster) works really well...

  5. Geri-psych nursing?

    Kunzieo replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I work acute GeroPsych. Typical day- RN does the meds (0800, 1400, 1700, 2000) (which usually takes about an hour with 10 pts) does a shift assessment on each patient and a shift note detailing their...

  6. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    Kunzieo replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    :redpinkhe:yeah: I do believe I have just found my soul twin. And possibly my new mission statement for life. I, Kunzieo, have little tolerance for bull$h!t, and I am NOT a group hug sort of person....

  7. Msp/St. Paul new grad

    Kunzieo replied to lola930's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yep, the Cities are tough. When I graduated, I applied to almost 300 jobs, only got one interview (which was for the job that I'm working at now :) ) I have classmates that are still looking for jobs-...

  8. Things that nurses say that may seem inappropriate to lay people

    Kunzieo replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    At flu shot clinic- The older gentleman with a thick sweater on wanted to know if he could leave his sweater on, or just roll up the sleeve. I looked at him doubtfully and asked "Can you get it up...

  9. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    Kunzieo replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What I'm "trying to achieve"? I didn't "bring it up" the OP actually did, several pages back. A few posters have addressed that question, but most have not. I think it is very relevant to this thread,...

  10. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    Kunzieo replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    After reading through 14 pages of this thread... 2 points are just jumping out begging to be explored: 1. There seem to be a lot of people very upset about the fact that they feel "judged." And then...

  11. fluticasone aerosol + nasal spray

    Kunzieo replied to sogreenrn's topic in Patient Medications

    Yep, what AnonRNC said. If it helps- think of Fluticasone as a TOPICAL corticosteroid- it only helps the area you directly place it on (like topical hydrocortisone- you just place it on the areas...

  12. Night Shift 1 hr commute: tips to arrive home alive

    Kunzieo replied to babblingbrook's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh- I never had to drive quite that far- but I had a 45 minute commute when working nights. There were some mornings where I would fall asleep at stoplights. That would usually scare me sufficiently...

  13. Fed up with Stupid Parents

    Kunzieo replied to TXPediNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh for the love of all that is holy... Did you read the post? Or did you just see the word Medicaid and jump off the deep end? She acknowledged that she was generalizing, and actually even apologized...

  14. Nursing Deals

    Kunzieo replied to SDALPN's topic in General Nursing

    A salesman for Select Comfort mattresses once told me that they gave a discount to nurses- this was in the Mall of America store in Minneapolis, and this was about 3 years ago. Not sure if this is...

  15. CNA, looking for Phlebotomy, please help

    Kunzieo replied to mikejjmay's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm... I'm not positive on this, but I think it's just a certification thing. Here's the kicker though...some facilities will not accept outside certification. You must go through their own...

  16. St. Kate's Lifespan Development course

    Kunzieo replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken both at St Kates (am doing semester 1 of nursing classes now) Both are manageable, nutrition especially is fairly easy. I got a B+ without putting much effort in at all. The psych is...

  17. How do I complete my horrible CNA class? Help

    Kunzieo replied to work&play's topic in General Nursing

    It's a shame to suggest after you've paid for the class... Are you required to take the class to sit for the exam again? I know different schools/states may have different rules regarding this, but I...

  18. Having a hard time with less hygienic patients

    Kunzieo replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Li'l dab of Vicks under the nose. Empty out a Carmex jar and stick some Vicks in there. Easy to carry around, easy to put on without looking offensive. Believe it or not, you do sort of get used to...

  19. i sign your paycheck !!

    Kunzieo replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I will occasionally reply (in a totally jesting voice so that it is very apparent I am joking...) "well, can I get a raise?" And then move on very quickly to whatever else I was going to say...or just...

  20. Are there any positives to being a nurse?

    Kunzieo replied to Lola89's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, not all patients are annoying... Some are tubed, sedated, and have family 3 states away! No. The real answer is that you can go home every day knowing that you have made a difference for sombody....

  21. Best Route To Be a Nurse.

    Kunzieo replied to merge's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/forums/f162/

  22. A name for Computer on Wheels

    Kunzieo replied to butterfly9's topic in General Nursing

    Unit I worked on called them... Scoobies. Scooby, singular. Don't know why. No one really knows why. Something about being a hybrid word for Scooter and Computer,

  23. I'm irritated. Apparently not qualified enough to be a CNA

    Kunzieo replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Ooooh. MN hospitals are TOUGH to get into, esp. around the twin cities! They will NOT (usually) hire you unless you have a year of nursing-home / ltc experience. Most job descriptions say that. I...

  24. Pain is subjective?

    Kunzieo replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    My pharmacist was just talking about placebo pills today! He's old school...he'll be 68 this year. Apparently they used to stock placebo pills at the first few pharmacies he worked at. They had...

  25. from RN to Pharmacy tech

    Kunzieo replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Goodness! Please do not make such a step without some serious thought! I am very envious of you right now...I have been a Pharm. Tech for 8 years, and have been trying to get into nursing school...