tepbsmith

tepbsmith has 3 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. If it wasn't charted it didn't happen

   tepbsmith replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

   at the place i was working at the time, most of the charting was done by checking off boxes. i don't remember whether or not the fall precautions were specifically listed. what i do remember is when...

2. If it wasn't charted it didn't happen

   tepbsmith replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

   there isn't going to be any way to write additional notes? i find that hard to believe. i would suggest asking your nurse manager how that will be handled. hannor- charting is not only for things we...

3. ER Prioritizing/communication help please!

   tepbsmith replied to cmarn's topic in Emergency

   its great that you are communicating with the docs so you'll know what to anticipate. i'm sorry about your coworkers that are unhelpful. i'm glad you mentioned it to the charge... since you are new...

4. ER Prioritizing/communication help please!

   tepbsmith replied to cmarn's topic in Emergency

   1. pts placed in rooms. they should be telling you when they do, esp if its obvious you're in the middle of something and they should be writing atleast a note, if nothing else. also, as for your note...

5. Need Advice Please !!!!

   tepbsmith replied to Jenbred's topic in General Nursing

   i got fired for something lame. you should accept your part in your termination, be brief in your explanation. "the facility felt i mismanaged an unhappy family" and then say what you learned from it....

6. On being a mom in a female-dominated profession

   tepbsmith replied to Vida's topic in General Nursing

   idt i felt my coworkers were/are more helpful because we have kids. before i had kids, if i was off on a holiday (like christmas) i would usually switch w/someone that had kids they wanted to stay...

7. What if men dominated the Nursing profession?

   tepbsmith replied to **All Heart RN**'s topic in General Nursing

   well, if men dominated nursing then women could dominate medicine. all that said, i prefer to work w/men and working momstly w/women is one thing i strongly dislike about

8. Exit Hesi

   tepbsmith replied to adamsmom's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   i thought they were pretty similar (HESI and NCLEX) but HESI had a lot of delegation questions on it. seemed like half the test but thats just the lvn-idk about

9. Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

   tepbsmith replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

   thats hysterical! i seriously would be all kinds of irritated if a charge nurse came up to me and asked me to go clean her pt and she just went and sat down or finished her med pass, etc. i work in a...

10. Temple College vs Central Texas College

    tepbsmith replied to 2bnursesteph2010's topic in Texas Nursing

    this late, i'm assuming you got into the RN am i also correct in assuming you are military and thus closer to CTC? i just finished the TC LVN program in 07. i will tell you unequivocally that TC is...

11. new here- read sticky- ? about EC

    tepbsmith replied to tepbsmith's topic in Online Distance Learning

    well, at first i rejected EC on the basis of cost. but its a lot cheaper now that i have more core stuff out of the way. i would really prefer a distance learning course, because i HATED clinicals and...

12. nights

    tepbsmith replied to redhairboy's topic in General Nursing

    my mom started doing a lot of it once she went back to work because its closer to her job than my house. the daycare is 17miles away...so there aren't many in my town that send their kids there after...

13. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    tepbsmith replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    things i have said to my patients. (but in nursing school- whoops!) upon entering the room of my annoying, nasty, genitals out everywhere 40yr old post BKA pt i find mcdonalds in the trash and a...

14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    tepbsmith replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    to "exorcist lady" have you always been this crazy? why do you think its acceptable to point at the water and expect me to know what you want w/o speaking because i know you are capable of speaking...

15. Nurses Past Their Prime

    tepbsmith replied to dialysis12041999's topic in General Nursing

    after seeing the title, i was definitely drawn to this topic, although my take on it is dif than the OP's experience. the RN on my shift (nights at a LTC) is 60 and she is very, very nice and she'd...