presuppose

presuppose

Home Health, ICU,Rehab,Med-Surg,Hospice

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presuppose has 28 years experience and specializes in Home Health, ICU,Rehab,Med-Surg,Hospice.


The West is BEST. So are my kids, husband. Love my job, patients, docs, coworkers.

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  1. I was a victim of sexual assault.

    So very sorry to hear this has happened. It sounds like you were slipped something in your drink. Gosh, don't feel guilty for this, the scummy guy victimized you. You are in my thoughts and prayers, wildmountainchild.
  2. Please help with MAJOR decision

    2.5 times more and higher acuity? How much energy do you have? Do you want more stress? Even though you might get the day shifts you want, you are going to get a LOT more stress. More money maybe, but is the stress worth it? To me, that is the quest...
  3. ICU Nurse to Paramedic to FireFighter?

    I think you should go for it, Carbone. Sounds like you have the stamina! You'd be great no matter the crisis:wink2:. The most interesting people I've worked with are those who have 'crossed the lines' so to speak - they were medics or emts or parame...
  4. I'm wondering how many of us have been asked to inappropriately administer fentanyl patches for acute pain. I can think of a case when such was ordered for back pain - the pt almost died.
  5. Anybody regret leaving the bedside?

    I am now in a clinic position after 20+ years at the bedside. Needless to say, I LOVE my new job and wish to go on to get a PA or similar in this specialty (derm). Walk thru an ICU or med-surg floor once in a while and you'll find that you love what ...
  6. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

    Scared of Poop? Go for your PA, your FNP and do clinics. Sounds like you still gotta be in the trenches for your RN. I'm guessing by now you've dealt with it. I was afraid of having to give injections. Because I got a great injection from my roommate...
  7. What nursing path should i take?

    If you are planning on climbing the education tree, go for the BSN now. In fact, if you know you will be yearning for an FNP or PA, get into a BSN program with a bridge to the nursing masters or PA program. If more education is not in your future, ge...
  8. I started in a pediatric ICU and 'flunked', then reevaluated if I really wanted to stay in nursing and when to rehab where I learned basic body mechanics and all that stuff you learn in Med-Surg. Did that for 2 years and worked my way into ICU withi...
  9. most common meds on night shift

    I don't have nursing home experience, but I have worked with elderly patients over my years of bedside care. I'd get familiar with any sleeping meds, neurontin, trazodone, statins, antihypertensives - lisinopril is often given at night. A great ide...
  10. Professionalism in nursing!!!!

    Good for you in staying with policy and maintaining calm!
  11. Universal Healthcare

    Universal Health care is socialized health care. The payment for this comes from all of us taxpayers. To use a health care system is not a right. If you don't work, you don't have money, if you don't have money you may not be able to get the sort of ...
  12. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

    "nurses do not stand up for themselves, the violence is carried out in the absence of witnesses, and employers fail to protect the nurses" Great observation, SueBee. As long as our country turns a blind eye to the Islamic tradition of treating women ...
  13. What I Love About Nursing Is....

    Being able to bring comfort, information, any sort of help where needed. This includes patients, docs, other nurses, receptionists, students. It's also fun when neighbors say, "You're a nurse, you would know about this" and then of course, I have nev...
  14. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

    Being a candy striper at age 16 gave me the opportunity to speak to a 90+ yr old man who thought I was a journalist. Getting to spend time with people in the hospital was cool to me - even though all I did was fill ice pitchers. I loved the smell of ...
  15. Anyone ever feel they don't know what they want

    You might look into being an intake nurse for home health. Hospice home health has various needs from nurses. The VA has different needs for nurses that are not physcially demanding (like phone work, even!). There's IV teams in different hospitals (a...