*LadyJane*

*LadyJane*

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  1. Comfort care measures.

    *LadyJane* replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, of course it's a comfort measure to have o2. Morphine also helps with this, too, Did he have it

  2. Sad...

    *LadyJane* replied to LindseyRN86's topic in General Nursing

    Oh! Tribal council? Review your transcultural nursing... and remember that their sense of time might be different than yours, and a few days to you might mean something quite different to them! In...

  3. Is this nitpicking or does the instructor dislike her?...

    *LadyJane* replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    She failed to do the five rights. That's pretty basic, and she must consistently do meds correctly, or she'll fail clinicals. So, not really

  4. Almost does not count !

    *LadyJane* replied to Shavon3's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Happy, happy congrats! Next thing you know, you'll be kicking butt and taking names on the

  5. Drug seeking residents?

    *LadyJane* replied to Rach823RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Perhaps the doc needs to up his scheduled pain med? Other than that, I see him getting ignored by all, and then when he really gets hurt, no one will respond right away. Tough situation all

  6. Question for anyone who has sought a job!

    *LadyJane* replied to Jammin' RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I put my work experience in a law office, just because I had a great reference there and the clients loved me. Turns out, the interviewers really liked that. Customer service, ya

  7. I love my days off

    *LadyJane* replied to beast master RN's topic in General Nursing

    I love 3 12s.... I only have to commute in 3 days a week, and then I get 4 days (in a row!) off EACH WEEK! I am so lucky! yes, I work hard for those 12s which often creep over that (with charting and...

  8. Have a serious problem with night shift CNAs

    *LadyJane* replied to heathert_kc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am generous with my thanks and praise for hard work, and a good job done. I do praise CNAs in front of other CNAs and staff, and I am sincere with my appreciation for a job well done. When I order...

  9. what do you want to hear during report??

    *LadyJane* replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Anything current that is out of the norm for the resident is important to know. I don't need to go through report lilke hospital nurses, because we know these residents pretty well, having worked...

  10. No call no show?

    *LadyJane* replied to Fngrpntsnotasin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Doing it once at my work will get you terminated, and this is made clear during orientation. Early on, like a week into my orientation, I didn't hear my alarm in the morning. My phone rang a couple...

  11. Graduated 2010 almost gave up nursing.

    *LadyJane* replied to MayuZ's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Is your spoken english easy for most americans to understand? If not, and if you think you might benefit, try speaking english during most of the week, like 9-5 daily, speak english only, or speak...

  12. Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

    *LadyJane* replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    I know "someone" who, needing to apply two creams to a patient, went into the room, carrying little medicine cups with the two creams. One went onto the shoulders (capsaicin pain relief cream) and...

  13. First job out of nursing school in LTC...any advice

    *LadyJane* replied to NurseM2011's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think LTC gets less respect because it's generally lower paid than hospital. It doesn't really make lots of sense, other than ageism, so I agree with a previous poster. I didn't expect to like LTC...

  14. ma2cna = a well rounded nurse?

    *LadyJane* replied to Kaligirl02's topic in Nursing Career

    Grntea is right. Read what she wrote, then read it again. Our nursing instructors told us that nurses don't get paid for what they do, they get paid for what they know. Big difference

  15. ma2cna = a well rounded nurse?

    *LadyJane* replied to Kaligirl02's topic in Nursing Career

    If she's a hospital nurse, the lab comes and draws blood. The nurses on the floor don't do it. Why should she know that she needs to draw a lavender top and a tiger top? If she needed to draw some...

  16. self mutilating patients

    *LadyJane* replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in General Nursing

    Just remember, this is a human being who is tortured with schizophrenia. It's hard to be him. You don't know what all he has gone through before reaching the point in life where he is now, but you...

  17. 1st time death for CNA

    *LadyJane* replied to 12leakec's topic in General Nursing

    The patient might be trying to stay for some sort of reason, and is lingering. Yes, it's a good thing for family to tell the patient that it's ok to go. The families often feel some sort of relief...

  18. Anything new in compression / support hose?

    *LadyJane* replied to Counselort's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Okay! They are ordered and have been shipped. I look forward to my 3rd shift where I don't think of what my legs feel like.... Thanks again!

  19. delete thread

    *LadyJane* replied to blinky's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, sorry about that. If you are able to go through to the credit card page where you pay for another exam, that's the sign you failed. Just plan on studying your core content and doing practice...

  20. NCLEX RN test prep classes?

    *LadyJane* replied to DocsWifey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hurst review was the best. She explains how to look at the questions/scenarios. Plus, you can play the videos over, until you feel strong about the material (you should know it without hesitation!)...

  21. Anything new in compression / support hose?

    *LadyJane* replied to Counselort's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Ok, old thread, but I have a new job, 3 12's in a row, standing and walking, except for my half hour lunch and a couple short breaks, and snippets of sitting while charting. I did the first triple 12...

  22. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    *LadyJane* replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not very many people have RNs and LPNs and Cnas in their family who live nearby and can devote enough hours of their lives (for months) to care for an elderly parent who requires 24 hour care. I...

  23. Horizontal Violence in Class & Clinicals

    *LadyJane* replied to Etck2009's topic in General Students

    Remember this: what people say about others doesn't necessarily reflect on the person talked about, but the person who is doing the

  24. Offensive or not??

    *LadyJane* replied to peekachoo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I've been really sick in the hospital as a patient, I didn't give a hoot what they called me as long as they took care of me. I saw these endearments more as an expression of the nurses'...

  25. Who is supposed to police the mean girls?

    *LadyJane* replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Excellent, Nerdtonurse! Operant conditioning is an effective way to train without her figuring out what is going on. Just make sure enough nurses are on the same page with the plan to be able to be...