SunnyAndrsn

SunnyAndrsn

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  1. Should Staff At Nursing Homes Be Banned From Having Cell Phones With Cameras?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to chase4myheart's topic in General Nursing

    and how many employees were

  2. Should Staff At Nursing Homes Be Banned From Having Cell Phones With Cameras?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to chase4myheart's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with the OP's thought/idea of banning cell phones. The unscrupulous staff who took pics of residents with there phones disgust me, and I hope they are punished. However, all healthcare...

  3. Lowest labs?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    I had a p with a blood sugar level of 2. The lab called immediately, of course. They had drawn her, she wouldn't wake up and the lab tech didn't alert us at that point that he couldn't wake her up....

  4. Need help/advise to finding a LVN job

    SunnyAndrsn replied to LakersGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Have you called the places back that you interviewed at? Let them know you are still interested, first of all, then keep looking. Sorry it's been so rough, have you thought about talking to your...

  5. Advice for Restortaive Nurse!!

    SunnyAndrsn replied to mel1213's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the explanation of RNP and RNA! Our facility has these tasks written in our treatment book, therefore, each nurse on that shift is responsible for overseeing the task. Typically, I do the...

  6. Albuterol and CHF

    SunnyAndrsn replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

    While we have a lot of CHF pts in our LTC/TCU, the only ones who use albuterol also have asthma or COPD concerns. For those with COPD, typically we see Advair and Spiriva being used, sometimes with...

  7. Give me some tips for LTC- up to 40 pts at a time!

    SunnyAndrsn replied to 4treasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    1. Staple two report sheets back to back, one for the current shifts report, and you can also put your treatments, who needs VS, blood sugar checks, and times of medications. Use the second sheet...

  8. obturator placed in trach stoma?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, I agree...I had a chat with managers about this today. Small but dim lights appear to be coming on. We don't deal with trachs very often, and thus a lot of confusion. But what do I know, I'm...

  9. obturator placed in trach stoma?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, it was just the obturator, period. I talked to management about this today. Right now she's not with us, she was sent to a psych unit. I was taught that if a pt. decannulates, always, always,...

  10. obturator placed in trach stoma?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, thank you, thank you, for re-inforcing what I already knew. A little more information was forthcoming today, very little of it good. Currently this pt. is at a psych unit, and I told my...

  11. Where is blood not admnistered?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to independ3nt's topic in General Nursing

    The LTC/TCU I work in does not administer blood or blood products. The local hospital's lab personal comes and does our lab draws, if someone would be in need of blood products, we would send them...

  12. questions stops @ 265, what is my status??

    SunnyAndrsn replied to allan_andre's topic in General Nursing

    what's

  13. Nursing School Blues...

    SunnyAndrsn replied to prisicruz's topic in General Nursing

    Welll...I can share a little of my story: -Went to college at age 18, eventually graduated with a biology degree/chem minor. Worked in labs and various other capacities for about 5-6 years. -My...

  14. Having a really hard time after today

    SunnyAndrsn replied to Sonjailana's topic in General Nursing

    What a rotten day :-( Even though he didn't get to go home to die, he was able to have family with him, and how nice that they knew and understood the pt's

  15. homehealth nurse in heels & scrubs while working!?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing

    The messy car thing would only bother me if she was transporting pts. in her personal vehicle. I'm wondering (not excusing, I think it's weird) if she was doing intake or if she had something else...

  16. Will my nursing school be stressful? *Schedule for semesters included*

    SunnyAndrsn replied to johnemmons's topic in General Nursing

    By definition, yes, NS is stressful...but I did it a lot like you, all my pre-req's done before the actual core courses. It did help, and so does knowing how to manage your time. You'll still have...

  17. Side effects for abusing fentanyl patches

    SunnyAndrsn replied to Day83's topic in General Nursing

    your friend is an addict who doesn't care what the side effects are, if she/he is willing to "suck" the medication out of the patch. I'm assuming this person is in the medical field, since they have...

  18. ATTN: Becoming a Medical Assistant=Waste of Time

    SunnyAndrsn replied to msnjie4RN's topic in General Nursing

    just an FYI...I'm a new-ish RN and have not had problems finding jobs. Maybe not the best, ideal, highest paying jobs, but I work .8 in an LTC/TCU (started as an LPN in 2008), I have a peds. home...

  19. Majority of a Nurses Job is Charting? What is your day like?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in General Nursing

    Today was a particularly heavy day of charting for me, I work in an LTC/TCU, and had 22 TCU pts. It was two CNAs, a TMA, and myself. Nine diabetics, lots of treatments including trach cares, two JP...

  20. What's The Meanest Thing A Dr. or Co-worker Ever Said To You?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to tishirajan's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard that thing too about the "if only I didn't have children...." yeah right. They shut up pretty fast when I tell them I went to school with 4 foster kids in the house, had to coordinate all...

  21. So Embarassed

    SunnyAndrsn replied to Nurse2b123's topic in General Nursing

    lay off the beans and gassy vegetables

  22. I do not care anymore

    SunnyAndrsn replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me like you have given way too much of yourself. Why are you upset that your teaching failed? You didn't fail; your resident is an adult and is making her informed decisions--you've...

  23. I'm Confused: License Question

    SunnyAndrsn replied to nurseme3's topic in General Nursing

    as far as I know. Wisconsin has a "multi state" license...not sure what that means exactly, but my LPN license and my RN license both had that on it. I was licensed as an LPN in both WI and MN, and...

  24. Just Venting: PCA with an Attitude!

    SunnyAndrsn replied to Dottie, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Young? Inexperienced on the job/dealing with ppl? Shy? All of the above? Just needs to work on her "people skills"? Sorry she was such a bummer, but glad the nurses were great and your son is okay...

  25. Are nurses really that important?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    While I have had days where I feel just like you are describing (and I've had co-workers exclaim "you should be a doctor!" when we are discussing patho-phys. of a pt's condition) by and large I do...