summerrose_10

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1. Hospice

   summerrose_10 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   to the OP if you were that pt. what would you want ??? Just curious, I got my BC in hospice/palliative care and that is where my focus is. However, I'm curious if you were the patient, what would...

2. Another thread on lateral harassment...

   summerrose_10 replied to Poi Dog's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Run, run fast run far. Of course there are always 2 sides to a story, however, in my experience, if there is lateral "harassment", someone is still behaving like a school kid and management/supervisor...

3. Nursing School Selection Process???

   summerrose_10 replied to adampricecna's topic in General Nursing

   Don't give up. One of the hardest parts of nursing school is getting in. I took the entrance test 3 years in a row. Finally accepted when all of my scores were 89 and/or above that. All my prereqs...

4. "Breathable" air bed mattress pads?

   summerrose_10 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

   Our facility uses a couple different airmatresses. The prim-aire, we do put sheets and a cloth washable chux on them. The air overlays- our WOCN advised us to only use the "cloth-like" chux on them....

5. How can I assist a nurse under stress?

   summerrose_10 replied to 4theBetterGetter's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Definately humor!!! Laugh ALOT. Taking care of the caregiver.... helping with meal prep....clean up...do it together, and do it as a surprise. A good foot massage upon arrival at home...PRICELESS....

6. Please,please give me some guidance here...

   summerrose_10 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

   that is great you want to become a nurse, there is definately a need for them. i too, as many of the people who post here, was an "older" parent wanting to make a better life for my family. it isn't...

7. Obesity and shift work in hospital setting.

   summerrose_10 replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

   #1) Sleep is so important. Sounds like your body is out of sync. Talk to your manager and see if you can't get consistent shifts. #2) Don't eat anytime/anything when ever you get a chance just because...

8. IV therapy or Acute Rehab?? Which would you choose

   summerrose_10 replied to bunnie004's topic in General Nursing

   If acute rehab is anything like the "subacute" rehab wing I work on, it is anything but boring. It may "look" better on a resume to be with IV therapy, but, you would get ALOT more experience on the...

9. how come we as nurses are taught and do things differently?

   summerrose_10 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

   Can you tell me what book you found this in? I'm all about EBP, I graduated 2yrs ago and this is a great example of EBP. To me 30-45 degrees is almost "splitting hairs", but, if EBP shows better...

10. how come we as nurses are taught and do things differently?

    summerrose_10 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    She may have said "common knowledge" because if one reads Perry&Potter 'Basic Nursing' 2003,Mosby Inc. pg 756 it reads "Elevate head of bed 30 to 45 degress. Also states "If volume (residual) is...

11. Am I crazy?

    summerrose_10 replied to izeofblu1973's topic in General Nursing

    I always appreciate family members, yes, they can be a pain in the _ _ _. But...I've also found if I can find them jobs, helping their family member, they feel useful, and tend to criticize less. At...

12. New LPN Grad, Charge nurse and 60 pts.??? Help!

    summerrose_10 replied to BluEyedLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!! i would love to see ANY of you, experienced or not, to give prilosec/synthroid (1/2-1hr before other meds) on 60 pts. what if even 2pts werent feeling well.... aides are busy...

13. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    summerrose_10 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    only been a nurse for 2yrs now, and can count on 1 hand how many lunches/breaks i have taken. 2 weeks ago a very seasoned nurse pointed out to me... "look around at the end of shift, see who is...

14. What to do about pay?

    summerrose_10 replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    Well...it all "depends"... first, 22.72 is not being "overpaid" for a RN. you say you "argued", was it an argument, or were you advocating for a fair wage? with the down turn in the economy, yet,...

15. i hope i know when to hang up my stethoscope,

    summerrose_10 replied to supernurse1230's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Like so many others, I LOVE the seasoned nurses. I graduated nursing school at 47, so started off "seasoned". When I work with those who have been nurses "forever", not only am I thankful/grateful...