sharlynn

sharlynn

ICU, CCU,Wound Care,LTC, Hospice, MDS

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  1. I just don't understand

    sharlynn replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    No, you're not missing something and you can certainly say something. The key word is "professionally"! Nursing can be a stressful job, and everyone has a bad day now and then, but that doesn't make...

  2. Neurochecks

    sharlynn replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    Most facilities have their own policy. They usually all have q 15min x 4, q 30min x 2, hourly x4 and q4h x4. Then they vary depending on whether the facility works 8 or 12 hour

  3. Hospice Inpatient Unit

    sharlynn replied to Rnmomajmj's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That seems like a very high ratio to me. Are they always full? How many aides are there, and does the number of aides depend on the census? Our IPU has 12 beds, but anywhere from three to ten...

  4. WCS certification question

    sharlynn replied to Codypatody's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    When I checked into it back in 2006, the yearly fee was pretty high. That's why I decided on

  5. Sending Patients to the Hospital

    sharlynn replied to *Pepper*'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where is your social worker? Why on earth would she not get A DNR on a pancreatic CA with

  6. Blood pressure meds..without parameters???

    sharlynn replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    I take Hyzaar for hypertension and metoprolol to lower my pulse ( my doc claimed fewer side effects than Dig). My mother's doc has told her never to hold Metoprolol because of rebound B/P - something...

  7. Do You Tell EVERYONE You Are a Nurse?

    sharlynn replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I always paid extra for a private room if I was hospitalized just to avoid the "What do you think of Dr. So and so?" How could I tell them I wouldn't let him treat my

  8. New name for Dementia Wing

    sharlynn replied to upstatenynurse's topic in Health, Stress Management

    The facility I worked at last called it Secure Care or SCU because of the special

  9. The Cap.......

    sharlynn replied to Justhere's topic in General Nursing

    Back then, men in nursing were definitely in the

  10. Medical shows vs the real thing?

    sharlynn replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    I like her too. In general, I find most of the medical shows so far off base that I can't watch them. I get hoorifice from screaming at the

  11. MRSA and having a sick child at home...

    sharlynn replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of anyone who has contracted it or taken it home to their children. I do know many nurses who change clothes before entering the house when possible (laundry room off off garage or...

  12. Is it the same everywhere?

    sharlynn replied to actioncat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They are definitely not all like this! I've worked in several LTC's in two states and none were as bad as what you describe. I would be looking around for another job if

  13. bathing

    sharlynn replied to kforgood's topic in General Nursing

    Most hospitals have a shower in the room if the patient is ambulatory. Most LTC's I have worked in have whirlpool baths and showers in a separate room, and residents are scheduled for twice a week...

  14. Operation Room

    sharlynn replied to kforgood's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with micco. Why don't you check under the Specialty tab instead of Forums. There is a section for Operating Room there. It may have alot more information for

  15. "Reciprocity"??? Ya, sure

    sharlynn replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    And possibly get fingerprinted (thanks to 9-11). If I hadn't had an AR license in the past, I would have had to do this when I moved back from NE- both Compact

  16. Vent, called a "stupid nurse",,, again

    sharlynn replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

    What was the DON's response? Hopefully he is not your medical director and the DON could involve the medical director. No one should be treated like this! And taking all the charts down the hall is...

  17. Med-error & down n the dumps

    sharlynn replied to Advocate1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Scrubby. Families can really cause problems sometimes. I think I'd be looking for another job,

  18. "Are you an RN OR LPN ????"

    sharlynn replied to notsosupernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody asks, but they do look at my badge which clearly says

  19. shoes and sox or stockings

    sharlynn replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I get mine from Silkies with no built in heel. They have a program where you can have them sent to you automatically every few months. Periodically I have to stop them because I get over-stocked (...

  20. What do you think of this plan?

    sharlynn replied to blameitonrio's topic in General Nursing

    A Nurse Bank sounds like a PRN Pool, which many hospitals have. You can pick the hours,days and floor that you want to work on from a list of

  21. Considering Change to LTC

    sharlynn replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just a guess, but casual could mean

  22. lpn exam without clinical?

    sharlynn replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with an LPN in AR who had retired from the Army after many years as a medic. He challenged the LPN and passed after some tutoring in drugs. This was 15-20 years ago. I also worked with and RN...

  23. more than nursing professionals wearing scrubs

    sharlynn replied to wearingmanyhats's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. If I could find regular nursing uniforms, I would buy them! But I haven't seen any in at least fifteen years. Uniform shops only carry

  24. How nasty!!

    sharlynn replied to rnrae's topic in General Nursing

    A tip I learned a LONG time ago is to scrape your nails on a bar of soap before gardening. (I don't like to transplant tender plants with those cute garden gloves even though I own several pair.) It...

  25. Changing nursing license to another state/Compact States

    sharlynn replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    This is true unless they become a Compact state. I kept my AR license after I moved to NE, but had to surrender it when AR became a Compact state. Likewise, when I moved back to AR fourteen years...