AtheistRN ADN, RN

Report to your supervisor and go up if necessary. No excuse for missed BG and insulin, twice! No excuse for not infusing nourishment as ordered. That nurse is a danger to your patients and should not touch them again until they are straightened out. ...

Hi, OP. I came from a family with a lot of dysfunction and substance abuse. In fact, my adult some is a homeless heroin addict. Heroin, fentanyl, crack, speed, anything. He always has reasons to justify his usage and everyone else is in the wrong. Wh...

My test was done in less than an hour. I was stunned and thought I must have failed. It took 2 weeks for the results to post. 2 weeks! But the "good pop-up" showed and I did pass.

Hi all, I'm an RN working in a skilled facility and have a question for the experts about heel ulcers. My understanding is that when stable eschar is present, this is usually "left alone". What about when heels have 2-3 degree ulcers with slough, dr...

Thank you for your response. The issue here is no eschar whatsoever, just large open wounds with slough.

I work my butt off. 80 residents, 4 CNAs, one nurse. Can't clock-out for lunch, wouldn't stop working if I could. Usually don't spend time off the floor except to pee.

LTC report: Fine; fine; exp 2300; fine; new admit with xyz; fine; d/c home; abx/uti; fine; abx pna; fine; fine; pain rx at 03; fine; fine; new admit; fine; x80

If a terminal, DNR resident dies and a med/transcription error is discovered, how and to whom does one report this to avoid potential cover-ups? I cannot elaborate, but imagine what Rx is ordered.

Of course it needs to be reported, that's not even in question. And if protocol leaves room for cover-up by the powers that be, what then? A simple in-house med error report isn't an option.

I am a new nurse to the facility, but have been an RN for 2 years. I have very high expectations of myself and other people. If a CNA is improperly providing care, totally slacking, or faking VS, I will talk to them about it. I have not written anyon...

Nocs with 70+ residents, 4 carts, on my own.

I've seen anywhere from 8 to 20 dollars more an hour for acute care RNs. I have never heard of a nursing home RN getting paid more unless DON, DSD, etc. In No. CA, at least.

I have found that some nurses are reusing vacutainer hubs, tourniquets, and bringing a visibly blood-soiled trolley into resident's rooms for draws. DON was notified. She said to talk to the TX nurse- the one responsible. DON was angry that I even ca...

I am smart. That's how I got to be an RN:thankya: Terrible at venipuncture, though

Some things that bug me (RANT): 30-60 residents with less than 5 minutes to see each resident. Staff that should never be in charge of care for people. Staff that are completely uneducated. Staff with educations that still do things like reuse blood ...

Great news: the situation has been resolved in a positive manner. Phew! I lost some slep on this. Thanks for the input

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After nearly 3 weeks of waiting (and the good pop-up), I finally saw my name on the BRN website. I am a registered nurse:nurse:

I'm sooo tired of waiting. Took NCLEX last Thursday 6/9, and no official word. Still geting good pop-up, but my interim license is still showing on BRN site. I know, 3 days to 6 weeks here in CA to find out. But c'mon:mad:

I took the NCLEX on 6/9 in SFO. It was about an hour, stopping around 75. Still no results on BRN site. The PVT showed the good pop-up. My interim license is still showing to be acitve. Is it true my results could be held longer since I was done in l...

Good Luck, Karencita:)

I sat for the NCLEX-RN today in San Francisco at 11:30 and finished around 12:20. I didn't notice what number I stopped on. I am guessing around 75 as the last one I even remember looking at the number was 44. I tried the PVT and got the "good pop-up...

:twocents:Some of my thoughts on this issue: Shouldn't the medical community be advocating condom use for all regardless of foreskin status? A parent thinking their son has a free pass for unprotected sex because they amputated his foreskin at birth ...

I have assisted with two circumcisions. My two sons, 17 & 6, are intact. People that request a doc to slice the skin off their son's penis are INSANE! The docs that perform this "surgery" are ABHORRENT.

I am a current ADN student there, and I'm doing alright for myself. I'm a solo parent with 3 kids and I have a long commute, but I have worked for three years to get here. I won't let anything stand in my way. The obstacles are there to keep everyone...