pielęgniarka

pielęgniarka RN

Hem/Onc, LTC, AL, Homecare, Mgmt, Psych

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  1. Booked my travel arrangements for CPNE

    pielęgniarka replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    jeez I know, I thought my heart was gonna

  2. 75 residents/3 nurses

    pielęgniarka replied to TrickieTam's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Also, house supervisors should have to take a cart in case of emergency.... this frustrates me. "Just let the floor nurses pick up all the slack"....

  3. 75 residents/3 nurses

    pielęgniarka replied to TrickieTam's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My thoughts exactly. As much as I like working with the residents in LTC (done it for 11 years), after I get my RN I am so outta there. It's too dangerous at those ratios... and adequate staffing is...

  4. # of residents in LTC

    pielęgniarka replied to pielęgniarka's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like they're trying to balance the budget at the expense of the nurses and residents. I know it all too well. Tell your DON you feel unsafe working at those ratios and see what they can do....

  5. Paranoid and just had to call work...

    pielęgniarka replied to penny77's topic in General Nursing

    I hate those panic attacks-- even more so I hate the shifts that are so chaotic I can scarcely remember what I did and how I did

  6. Spook stories

    pielęgniarka replied to brissygal's topic in General Nursing

    Once had a lady who was actively dying from CA. Her eyes were darting around, she whispered... "there's Jesus".... pointing above my head. She said "open the curtains so he can come through". So I...

  7. how many of you go to the grocery store after working with patients?

    pielęgniarka replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I'll go to the grocery store in scrubs sometimes. I do not rub my feet on the food products and try not to roll all over the fresh produce. I wash all fruits and veggies. I worry more about the...

  8. Funny stories

    pielęgniarka replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That needs to be a title to a song... "waiting for the carpenter" :-) I think caring for demented nuns & priests would be incredibly

  9. Funny stories

    pielęgniarka replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had to resurrect this thread and chime in. Ok imagine it's holiday time. A cute little giggly resident with advanced dementia. Nurses noticed she was happily mumbling and chewing something -- went...

  10. How are you going to Vote - US

    pielęgniarka replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I was so excited to vote today-- I got there one hour after the polling place opened. Waited about 5 minutes, there were only a handful of people in front of me. I agree with much that Obama has to...

  11. Worst case scenarios

    pielęgniarka replied to firegrrl's topic in Online Distance Learning

    From what I have read on the EPN site, if you realize the error, you can verbalize that you have contaminated the site and need to start over. Someone correct me if I'm wrong! I will be sure to ask...

  12. CPNE testing this week end!

    pielęgniarka replied to ougreene's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Sending good thoughts your way :-) I test the weekend after you, in Ohio

  13. Handling rumors

    pielęgniarka replied to bnrn75's topic in General Nursing

    I pride myself with staying out of other's business and was surprised at work that there was a rumor going on about me a while back. After stewing for a while, I pulled the co-worker into our med room...

  14. Ethical Issues

    pielęgniarka replied to supertrooper8900's topic in General Nursing

    oh man, how about when family decides to prolong their dear old parent's life after a massive CVA so they can live as a vegetable sustained by tube feedings for years until the heart finally gives...

  15. What's the "real deal" on these Carribean Medical Schools?

    pielęgniarka replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Hellooooo evereebadee! "Hi Dr. Nick!" Just kidding-- when I read this thread I thought of Dr. Nick from the Simpsons! Darn

  16. Mistake made...tell or not?

    pielęgniarka replied to patoyia's topic in General Nursing

    Yep absolutely, patient should be notified (if cognizant) and family (if they are the POA) no matter if harm occurred or not. I have seen lots of errors some bad -- some with no harm-- either way our...

  17. Can't hear through my Littman!!

    pielęgniarka replied to luvs2readlotsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Try different ear tips--- or try moving your head up or down with the tips in so you can figure out what angle it needs to be at to best facilitate hearing! Good

  18. This is not my job?!?

    pielęgniarka replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    My facility doesn't allow staff to use cloth towels to clean up a soiled patient or soiled whatevah, gotta use the disposable

  19. This is not my job?!?

    pielęgniarka replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I guess some of the replies might be a little abrasive. To the OP-- I'm sorry you had a rough day at clinicals! As if nurses weren't hard enough to deal with, now housekeeping was giving you a...

  20. Mahem!

    pielęgniarka posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    State came today to begin the annual survey. It got me wondering, what are the educational backgrounds of the surveyers? I assume they are all RN's? Masters? What kind of special training (liberal...

  21. This is not my job?!?

    pielęgniarka replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I didn't mean to thank the post, I was trying to quote. What housekeeper wants to be told to come clean up some poop and then HOW to clean it up? They are trained in how to manage those type of...

  22. Issues with nursing manager but no longer in her unit. Can I still file complaint?

    pielęgniarka replied to aruray's topic in General Nursing

    If patient lives are in danger, of course, report it to the

  23. MPACers

    pielęgniarka replied to Baloney Amputation's topic in Online Distance Learning

    HOLY CRAP! I applied the end of April for general MPAC. Got my date the end August and test out in November. So: 4 months to get date, 7 months total wait from that application date. They are sending...

  24. LOL Only someone preparing for the CPNE could understand....

    pielęgniarka posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    At the risk of sounding like a crazy cat lady, my cat, Prof. Mcgonnagle, decided to cozy up to my PCS dummy today! I just about died laughing! The table next to her is my lab station (a disaster...

  25. skunk smell??

    pielęgniarka replied to PedsAtHeart's topic in General Nursing

    I used to have this LTC patient that smelled like tacos all the time-- esp her underarms -- despite good hygiene! We never had tacos on the menu in the nursing home so no one knew why-- Maybe all us...