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  1. More new nurse questions - ice water & dressing changes?

    benegesserit replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can't picture a rough old washcloth as being nicer, plus it's an infection risk. I do wet down a sterile gauze and use that when it seems appropriate. You are right about the ice water. Ice has some...

  2. days off- a rant

    benegesserit replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I have this, and it's a much better option than paying for a separate phone line just for work

  3. I will not defend nurses anymore

    benegesserit replied to lost soul's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse always has the choice to advocate for their patient and ask the doc for a change. Furthermore, I agree with everyone else that salt water PO is an odd order, and I'd ask for clarification on...

  4. Your worst nightmare (Part deux)

    benegesserit replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    I've had this one regularly. I actually kinda had this happen the other day. Two residents from another hall had been moved to my hall while something in their room as being repaired. They were still...

  5. Reasons to be a RN in US

    benegesserit replied to Yan Jin's topic in General Nursing

    Because you want to be a nurse. Because it tends to be relatively well-paying for the level of education required. Because it's a professional job that can accommodate scheduling needs outside the...

  6. But all the Nurse is doing is sitting down. Why cant the help?

    benegesserit replied to downsouthlaff's topic in General Nursing

    I agree - all care is important. Realistically, the ADL care is MORE important to a patient's health and well-being than all but the most essential charting. But I don't have time to do it all, and I...

  7. Moms and Accelerated Nursing Program

    benegesserit replied to talgirl84's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I can't tell you about the specific program in question, but I did graduate from an accelerated program (ADN in 16 months). A large portion of the class (myself included) had kids, and managed just...

  8. It's not my job to pray with you.

    benegesserit replied to kickatthedark's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    At the time my post was made, ANMpreN had not actually stated that the school was Catholic or religious, simply that many of his/her classmates are Catholic. Maybe it's context from other threads? I...

  9. Unethical?

    benegesserit replied to ahosoda's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my state, anyone who works with the elderly in a medical context, regardless of license, is a mandated reporter. Our kitchen and housekeeping staff are mandated reporters, even though they provide...

  10. Unethical?

    benegesserit replied to ahosoda's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    For that matter, being abuse (and it is - force-feeding psychotropic medication is assault & battery and chemical restraint), you're presumably a mandated reporter and required to report it...

  11. Yellow Gowns: Fall preventative or bandaid solution?

    benegesserit replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Our LTC facility did this about a year ago (for the most part. There's a few particularly high-risk people that still have them). We were skeptical, to say the least, but I think it's been a net...

  12. It's not my job to pray with you.

    benegesserit replied to kickatthedark's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Sometimes we get into things without fully realizing what they entail. There are a lot of aspects of holistic nursing other than praying with patients, and general perception of "holistic" tends to be...

  13. Mobile scrub store

    benegesserit replied to ashleyterri's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My initial reaction was negative (I'm not much of a shopper), but I think it would be a great service in my area - lots of rural hospitals/LTC located over an hour from a real shopping location. We do...

  14. Advice please on a/p and chemistry

    benegesserit replied to zemog2665's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We really can't answer this for you. What a person can handle depends on their personal strengths, weaknesses, life situations, and the often the professor for that particular class. It also depends...

  15. What kind of job can I get with an ADN but no license?

    benegesserit replied to LM2015's topic in General Nursing

    I know someone who wasn't able to pass the NCLEX for similar reasons (stressful life situations that delayed his ability to take it). He ended up taking the NCLEX-PN and passing, and now works as an...

  16. Idea's for weekend work for lpn?

    benegesserit replied to northmississippi's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I still think 16 hour shifts are not particularly safe, especially considering it's probably actually 16.5 hours actually on the job, plus commuting time home unless you live a stone's-throw away, and...

  17. LTC Nurses please respond

    benegesserit replied to crd521's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A lot of your questions are really more facility-dependent than state-dependent. I work in two different facilities (within the same state) that have very different answers to some of these

  18. Idea's for weekend work for lpn?

    benegesserit replied to northmississippi's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would really not attempt to jam in a full time workweek on the weekend while in nursing school unless you have absolutely no other choice. You're right - 16 hour shifts, especially back-to-back...

  19. No visiting hours?

    benegesserit replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe the local hospital has limitation of visiting hours, but they do have "quiet hours" for 2 hours in the afternoon and at nighttime. I'm in an LTC with no visiting hours, but we do have...

  20. I am pregnant and I am about to start my new job.

    benegesserit replied to elenasimona's topic in General Nursing

    We'd been trying to conceive for 9 months, and I'd kind of decided that it wasn't going to work and it was time to move on with life. I applied for a job when I was maybe 24 hours pregnant. I joke...

  21. RN to BSN ad WGU then onto NP program?

    benegesserit replied to mykg's topic in Western Governors University

    A thing to remember about GPA is that WGU grades will probably not be the sole thing considered in GPA calculation. If you have a GPA higher than 3.0 from previous college, WGU will drag it down a...

  22. Nurses need a pedometer

    benegesserit replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I also have a flex, and 8000-10,000 steps, or about 4.5 miles, is typical for me with 12 hour shifts. It wouldn't surprise me if I hit 12,000 one day last week, but it just happened to be the day I...

  23. Cons of WGU

    benegesserit replied to ERnurse71's topic in Western Governors University

    Textbooks are all electronic (through VitalSource) and included in the tuition. Financial aid - just fill out the FAFSA. If you want loans, there's some sort of loan education thing you have to go...

  24. WGU MSN then postgrad NP cert

    benegesserit replied to kodc's topic in Western Governors University

    At my local state university, BSN to FNP is 46 units, and the post-master's FNP cert is 35 units. WGU's RN to MSN program is 27 units more than the BSN portion, so doing WGU MSN and then the...

  25. Has anyone done the WGU online RN to BSN program?

    benegesserit replied to mightymitern's topic in Western Governors University

    I agree, the expectations and instructions for this task are very unclear. I was kind of lucky - it was the end of the semester, so I didn't have time to overthink it. I just wrote stuff as fast as...