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  1. No help from Charge Nurse

    summerrose_10 replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    This is the place you should be allowed to come and vent:redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe Sounds like your working your heart out, and sacrificing your personal time off to be a team player(since it's...

  2. Nursing staffing

    summerrose_10 replied to mercy1975's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    WOW, SuesquatchRN, you really hit the "nail on the head" there "mercy, is it possible that there is one bad apple in the bunch? I whining ringleader?":yeah: despite some very busy/stressful days,...

  3. Nursing staffing

    summerrose_10 replied to mercy1975's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    All of you make excellent points. I'm also in subacute LTC. I also can not do a wound vac in 5 minutes, it takes me almost that amount of time to get the old dressing off, especially if I don't want...

  4. Co-worker was Injured and I Felt Helpless

    summerrose_10 replied to TruNurse86's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on your wanting to become a nurse. Research grants and student loans. Where there is a will, there is a way. I worked through nursing school, and have 2 kids. One of my classmates was a...

  5. LTC - Subacute vs speciality hospital, vs nursing home vs rehab?

    summerrose_10 replied to mag_new's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    During nursing school, it was a given.... get a job on a med/surge floor:yeah:. It will give you experience in all things:smokin:. However, after working in LTC/sub acute step down unit from acute...

  6. New Hospice Nurse

    summerrose_10 replied to Nurse10092002's topic in General Nursing

    Are you bothered by the new management/policies? Or, have your realized raising 3 small children and full time work is just too stressful to manage? You say you have just recently reentered the...

  7. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    summerrose_10 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Working with a nursing student one day, a male pt. needed to be straight cathed. The pt. was on the phone talking with his wife, so I assumed he really wasn't paying attention to what we were...

  8. straight cathe

    summerrose_10 replied to yahaira2121's topic in General Nursing

    what a great link from dishes. thankyou for

  9. Help explaining thyroid panel results

    summerrose_10 replied to emsillystudent's topic in General Nursing

    You explained it very well:yeah:. This is what I tell people about the lab results. If your TSH is high, it indicates your pituitary gland is releasing higher then "normal" amounts of a hormone,...

  10. Pain is not a "vital sign"

    summerrose_10 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    ouch...jamesonson.:argue:... is this not the place for nurses to come vent and/or state their opinions. mickeybsn states some very valid points. he never said it wasn't important to assess pain, he...

  11. anyone feel there black or muslim sounding name holds them back

    summerrose_10 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with cocoaNYC, people respond to what you put out there. My preceptor was from puertorico and english her second language. Not only did I roll my eyes alot, at my inability to pronounce her...

  12. how long do u get for lunch?

    summerrose_10 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    At our facility, we are suppose to get 1/2hr for lunch, and two 15 minute breaks. I have worked there for almost 2 years and have NEVER taken my breaks, and rarely do I get my lunch. Some of the...

  13. B-12 for weight loss, morbidly obese pt. best injection site?

    summerrose_10 replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    to the op who was curious about the injection site for the b12shot; the following was copied from the website http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a605007.html#how "cyanocobalamin comes...

  14. B-12 for weight loss, morbidly obese pt. best injection site?

    summerrose_10 replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    B-12 inj. use to always be IM. However, while reading the tiny little bottle one day, it actually says it can be given s.q. When I mentioned this to a friend who has given herself this inj. for many...

  15. Will I have to take "shortcuts" in order to be a good nurse?

    summerrose_10 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    All GREAT questions Prepouring---- can be done, make sure it isn't a shake well before use and is going to set there for any length of time. Leaving meds at the bedside----- this is a big NO NO, I...

  16. Morphine gtt/Comfort Care

    summerrose_10 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    NurseyPoo7 you did what any caring and compassionate nurse should do for end of life care. Keep the patient comfortable, hence the name COMFORT CARE. It is the disease process that is killing her,...

  17. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    summerrose_10 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Wow, I am so glad I didn't read any of your posts before/while in nursing school. I definately would have quit. My grossest experience was with a end of life cancer pt. He had a trache hole, since...

  18. motrin for c section pain

    summerrose_10 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    First, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm assuming the outcome was good (healthy baby?) I'm with Be_moore, pain control is vital for good outcomes., bummer your nurse was "stingy" on the narcs....

  19. LTC/rehab facility: ?'s --LPN Scope of Practice

    summerrose_10 replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's true the scope of practise varies state to state. Also in our LTC CNA's can still use the glucometers and take BS for us. So you do have to read up on your state laws. I have to agree with many...

  20. Pumping at work and childcare

    summerrose_10 replied to bigmona's topic in General Nursing

    When I was breastfeeding my babies, I had to pump in a bathroom at work. It was the only "room" with some privacy at that time. Just had to be careful about washing and not touching contaminated...

  21. in need of advice after getting fired

    summerrose_10 replied to matt59's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, sounds like a VERY difficult floor to work on. It definately was not a good fit for you. "I've already confessed to being a tad rough around the edges, I'm possibly on the fringes of being...

  22. What was your GPA & PRE-ENTRANCE EXAM SCORE and did you get accepted ?

    summerrose_10 replied to xiongstar_31's topic in General Students

    You have an EXCELLENT chance of getting in. Your GPA is great. If you study the NET book, you should do just fine on the entrance exam. The hardest part of nursing school is getting in. It...

  23. CNAs We Love and Hate

    summerrose_10 replied to LilPeonNo1's topic in General Nursing

    :redbeathe "Basically, I think that the OP was venting. It may have sounded abrasive,..." I have to agree with the previous post. I read the original posting a few times to see if it was mean. It just...

  24. What do you love most about nursing?

    summerrose_10 replied to ToxicShock's topic in General Nursing

    I love the autonomy, the challenge, and the warm fuzzy feeling one gets from the hug of a

  25. New Grad and LTC

    summerrose_10 replied to Dalla's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Go for it! Working on a subacute stepdown/rehab unit is great experience. In many hospitals a wound/ostomy care nurse does all the wound vacs etc. In a LTC rehab unit, many times it's all you. We...