Penguin67

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  1. What shoes do you wear at work?

    Penguin67 replied to mappers's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Went to nursing school in Nursemates. Switched to Nike running shoes after graduation and used them for 15 years. Then, after having lower leg pain following long shifts, finally tried Dansko clogs on...

  2. In need of advice- discrimination???

    Penguin67 replied to 2010NewRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you are a member of a network on Facebook, anyone on that network can view your Facebook, unless you specifically block them. Many people are members of their school or city

  3. MRSA (again) and Family Members...Argg

    Penguin67 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all. I posted a MRSA question last Fall and here I am again with yet another question. I have tried, without success, to find an answer online, so please know I did some homework before posting....

  4. MRSA (again) and Family Members...Argg

    Penguin67 replied to Penguin67's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I'm going overboard at all. I kept my description of him rather vague, but let's say he wouldn't care if he infected anyone at all, and while he may SAY that he knows the precautions to...

  5. MRSA (again) and Family Members...Argg

    Penguin67 replied to Penguin67's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very kindly! I browsed the website and it basically reinforces what I've been trying to get across to some resistant family. They will all have a copy in their e-mail boxes

  6. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing...and other magazines

    Penguin67 replied to oguesswhat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First, let me clarify two terms...a "magazine" is for lay people, like Newsweek, Better Homes and Gardens, People, etc... A "journal" is for professionals, such as JOGNN, MCN, RN, ect... JOGNN is a...

  7. Med-Surg experience before OB/GYN

    Penguin67 replied to Harlem05's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You asked a very good question, and the answer depends so much on two things: the facilty training the new grad nurse, as well as the knowledge base, skills and learning potential for the new grad. Of...

  8. I'm in serious need of some sound advice

    Penguin67 replied to nurse_clown's topic in General Nursing

    The only piece of advice that I can offer, as a pediatric nurse, is to recall something that I used to tell camp counserlors when they were having tough times with certain campers, and I as the nurse...

  9. Gift for Nursing Home Resident

    Penguin67 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been on this site for some time now, and need the help of all of the LTC nurses that I've seen on this forum. (I'm a pediatric/perinatal nurse, so I am at a loss here.) My boyfriend's mom is 91...

  10. Did you get any real benefit from being in the Student Nurses Assoc.?

    Penguin67 replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    And wise recruiters will say "I see you were a member of your student nurse association. Tell me about your involvement with them." That question weeds out dues paying members who wanted a line on...

  11. Did you get any real benefit from being in the Student Nurses Assoc.?

    Penguin67 replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    I was a member of NSNA, my state association and my local chapter. Later, I served as the advisor in two nursing programs, as well as for the state. I believe that you will get out of any professional...

  12. Gift for Nursing Home Resident

    Penguin67 replied to Penguin67's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so kindly to everyone who responded. I appreciate the great ideas and I'll share them with my boyfriend. We get up to see her about twice a year and want to make the most of our time with her....

  13. Thorazine

    Penguin67 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    In the peds ED, we used to give it as a sedative,a "DPT" (Demerol, Phenergan and Thorazine), very useful with orthopedic injuries that needed to be reduced prior to casting. There was something for...

  14. locked unit problems

    Penguin67 replied to deonj_21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used to take students to a floor in a hospital that was locked. For many years, ths hospital issued namebadges to the students and the strip on the namebadge allowed them to access the unit door, to...

  15. Meds at camp

    Penguin67 replied to JaClasse's topic in Camp

    I did camp nursing for 10 years. One of the camps that I worked at had me eat my meal 30 minutes earlier than the camp, so that campers could stop by the health room on their way to eating or on the...

  16. Why Do Nurses Write: "no new orders received"?

    Penguin67 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    1. Documenting "repeated and verified" shows that you did go the extra step and repeat the order back to the MD to verify that it was correct. Sure, anyone can deny anything, but doing this is a...

  17. Why Do Nurses Write: "no new orders received"?

    Penguin67 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I have to respectfully disagree with the above response. A nurse is not documenting disagreement when writing "no new orders received". The nurse is documenting a fact. Period. If you disagree...

  18. So Embarassed

    Penguin67 replied to Nurse2b123's topic in General Nursing

    Beano rocks! Available in tablets or drops. I think that the active ingredient is simethicone. We give it to newborns

  19. Why Do Nurses Write: "no new orders received"?

    Penguin67 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I do legal consulting and would never interpret "no new orders received" as "Gee, the nurse thinks that something more should be done and the MD won't do it". I would read that as, the nurse called in...

  20. What to expect during clinicals

    Penguin67 replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    Your expectations are most likely (but not always) spelled out in your course syllabus and on your clinical evaluation for the course. Read the syllabus to see what the "rules" are. A good instructor...

  21. How long did you have to wait?

    Penguin67 replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in General Nursing

    As a nursing instructor, I can tell you that the "wait" is intentional by the school. Instead of letting someone come back into the program after a failure, the thought is that a.) They most likely...

  22. RN's giving report to CNA's?

    Penguin67 replied to AnnieNHRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA, I used to pass linens and fill water pitchers (back in the day when you could take the water pitcher out of the room and fill it) when I arrived, then sit in on report. The...

  23. Leave BA degree off my resume?

    Penguin67 replied to Sensoria17's topic in General Nursing

    If you earned the credential, use it! Be proud of your accomplishments! Also, if you left it off, it might look like you are hiding something. Time spent working on a degree explains a gap in...

  24. is nursing theory important to nursing practice

    Penguin67 replied to precious nikz's topic in General Nursing

    I have taught nursing research and nursing theory. Theory can be hard to understand, with the different language and the different way of viewing things. But without theory, nursing as a profession...

  25. Nurses and reality TV?

    Penguin67 replied to ToxicShock's topic in General Nursing

    There was a cast member on MTVs The Real World, in New Orleans, I think, who said she was a med student. Let's just say that I wouldn't want to be her patient after I saw her antics on tv. Also, she...