pielęgniarka

pielęgniarka RN

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

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  1. Parenting while going to nursing school

    pielęgniarka replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. I do think that OB and Pedes was a little easier for me to identify with because I already well, had kids, and read lots of material during my pregnancies. But mostly I took school...

  2. How many Nurses are Girl Scouts/Volunteers?

    pielęgniarka replied to withasmilelpn's topic in General Nursing

    I volunteer at my kids' school on days off and for the vision and hearing screens but not much else. I was a girl scout until I was 16, god maybe 17 years old-- I come in handy at

  3. What to wear to a job interview

    pielęgniarka replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    I usually wear slacks and knit top with a mostly navy blue theme going. Stud earrings. Simple watch. Natural nails. Shoulders back and look confident. Also if you look up "color psychology" blue is...

  4. Falling asleep at work

    pielęgniarka replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked nights and doubles and I've never fallen asleep on the job. My thoughts about liability must be enough to keep me awake? I can never relax enough to doze off no matter how little sleep or...

  5. Legal/Ethical staff issues

    pielęgniarka replied to NewEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    The place I work at went smoke free last year too-- The entire property. Smokers have to go across the road to a gas station.For our 15 min break we have to stay on grounds (breakroom). For the 30 min...

  6. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    pielęgniarka replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The government orders all nurses to work and there's not adequate PPE? In that circumstance I would give up my nursing license forever. If I wanted a really dangerous job I would work in a really...

  7. MRSA/ VRE/ C Diff Policy

    pielęgniarka replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It has been a couple years since there was respiratory MRSA in the LTC I work at, but I remember a repeat culture had to come back negative to d/c the precautions.... I

  8. Please help me come up with a name for a New LTC facility!!

    pielęgniarka replied to Singlemom40's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    find some research on the land the ltc is built on. the place i work at is named for a saint like farm girl whose family used to own that land. that way there is an interesting story about how the...

  9. documentation

    pielęgniarka replied to nurse-rhe's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yep this is what our facility does-- scans the faxes from outside the facility to upload internally to the med. records. We leave a progress note: "refer to uploaded documents re:___________". I...

  10. Would you come in during an epidemic?

    pielęgniarka replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ridiculous? I disagree. I don't want to deviate off the thread but I have to chime into this response. It should be automatic to brush your residents teeth (or set them up to do so) in the AM and PM!...

  11. Lvn Supervising Other Lvn!!!!

    pielęgniarka replied to hoping1281's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked as a charge nurse (LPN) supervising the RN's & LPN's on the floor in LTC, happens all the time. The "admit assessments" were changed at my facility to "admit observations" so that the...

  12. LPN Vs. RN...What to do? Advice Please :/

    pielęgniarka replied to spoiledbrat0627's topic in General Nursing

    So, if you apply for the LPN program for summer of '09 & go full time you'll graduate the summer of '10. Usually mid 1st semester of the LPN courses you can also apply for the RN program. Then...

  13. Questioning nursing dx..

    pielęgniarka replied to OBstudent0321's topic in General Nursing

    Lol.... AEB petechiae over all pressure dependent areas!!! I like

  14. Need help with incident reports...Who fills it out???

    pielęgniarka replied to PickMePlze's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah, see for instance, where I work the assigned nurse fills out the form with her initial observations after being called to the scene, and assigned nurse would then add the witness statements to...

  15. ughhh.money.

    pielęgniarka replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    Have you talked to your high school counselor or a college advisor about college options/degree paths and scholorships for after your baby is

  16. Questioning nursing dx..

    pielęgniarka replied to OBstudent0321's topic in General Nursing

    Look up bleeding tendancy in your nursing dx book. it's all in

  17. Have you ever heard of being allergic to mosquito bites?

    pielęgniarka replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    We discovered my husband is allergic to horsefly bites. He got some on his feet while we were camping a few years ago and his feet got so puffy I thought he'd float away! Luckily the swelling subsided...

  18. Calling in sick (question)

    pielęgniarka replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck with whatever you decide to do. I have also found my own replacement for work to spare the scheduler or charge nurse's hassle. Also "influenza" is not the same as the stomach virus that...

  19. nursing interventions

    pielęgniarka replied to beewee47's topic in General Nursing

    I agree: 1) monitor lab values 2) report abnormal values to MD. Normal lab values show that appropriate care for which they were admitted for is occuring. I'm sure somehow that could be careplanned...

  20. Calling in sick (question)

    pielęgniarka replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Of course you don't want to give your co-workers or patients the flu... but if your symptoms are not that bad I would go in. High fever? Stay at home. People are going to trash talk you if you call...

  21. Uniform Guidlines where you work

    pielęgniarka replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    For the RN's, LPN's and CNA's in my facility: Any color or designed scrubs that are in good condition. We all look the same except for the title on our name badge. Can wear solid T-shirt underneath....

  22. CNA test!

    pielęgniarka replied to terrajai's topic in General Nursing

    Review your book and positioning guidelines. And most importantly... Remember to always wipe Front to

  23. Another $$$ question?

    pielęgniarka replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Did you try salary.com? Or google the occupational outlook handbook? I seem to remember wages listed on that

  24. Career Change Male Nurse Help

    pielęgniarka replied to Spartacvs's topic in General Nursing

    College Network is not an "online" RN program!!!! They sell study guides and cannot give you a degree. Many distance learning programs (Like Excelsior College) require you to be an LPN prior to...

  25. Another $$$ question?

    pielęgniarka replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LoL The only info I have for you is that my friend accepted a new job as ADON for $26/hr. She had several years experience as charge nurse. Not sure how much more a DON