Wishinonastar

Wishinonastar BSN

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  1. How specific on 485?

    Wishinonastar replied to bloomicy's topic in Home Health

    If you are just doing an eval- 1 x week x 1 then writing orders later you can be pretty general about it but you have to say what the eval is for such as safety, need for equipment, etc. But you need...

  2. "Fired for NO Reason"

    Wishinonastar replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Look, I am sure there are a few wackadoodles out there, like the nurse who left the sick child alone to go out drinking. All I am saying is...

  3. "Fired for NO Reason"

    Wishinonastar replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I hate to tell you this, but by the time you have made to through the rigorous experience that we call nursing school, those at the lower end of the normal curve are already weeded out. The truth is...

  4. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Wishinonastar replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG I so totally agree. Theories of nursing, concepts of nursing, defining what a nurse is, geez. Make it relevant for goodness sakes. We take care of people!! That is what we are, that is what we do....

  5. Taking a management position in home health

    Wishinonastar replied to meluhn's topic in Home Health

    Why in the world would they want a manager lacking home health experience? This raises red flags to me. Home health is extremely specialized now, more so than it used to be, with a lot on the line....

  6. "Fired for NO Reason"

    Wishinonastar replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There is nothing more horrible than being let go. The scars sometimes never go away. It is like post-traumatic stress disorder, you become so afraid that you become dysfunctional. I think it should be...

  7. "Fired for NO Reason"

    Wishinonastar replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Bravo. "The mark of a well educated person is not necessarily in knowing all the answers, but in knowing where to find them" ~Douglas Everett. This is my favorite quote related to education. Knowing...

  8. Strange experience yesterday, feedback please...

    Wishinonastar replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    A student is not an employee. That is the concern here. It is a legal issue. Once upon a time nursing students ran the hospitals like staff. Now they are guests in the facility, being "allowed" to...

  9. T-Tests and One-Way ANOVA

    Wishinonastar replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nicely written overview. I love statistics, and so seldom get to use them other than my annual QI project. Thanks for posting it! Oh how I dream of just doing QI, working with variables, doing...

  10. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

    Wishinonastar replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One hospital I worked at had this !/2 hour standard, and we had one med cart for each side of the hallway that 3 nurses had to share! It was awful and even though we were not allowed we used to put...

  11. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

    Wishinonastar replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I worked we had 28, lots of diabetics with glucometer checks, lots of G tubes. I was PRN casual so I never had a good handle on the meds, and it took longer. I started at one end, went to the...

  12. Cna graduate needs help.pleaseeeee

    Wishinonastar replied to malima's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    True, but it depends on the agency and their needs at the time. Mine has hired people with little (or no) experience and even paid for them to get their CNA. It is very tough to find people in some...

  13. BC3, Sewickley, UPMC Shadyside

    Wishinonastar replied to osc9904's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Good point! Which Community College are you looking

  14. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Wishinonastar replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very true, but the paranoia still exists, a result of convenient cut and paste research. I personally have no problem with citation. It shows that one has taken the time to explore the subject before...

  15. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Wishinonastar replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the real reason they require citations for every little thing is because a general paranoia has descended upon our educational institutions, complete with a belief that EVERYONE is too lazy to...

  16. Cna graduate needs help.pleaseeeee

    Wishinonastar replied to malima's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Try home health agencies- usually 8-4:30 and if they need you enough they will take you fresh out of school. The pay might not be as good as LTC, but work conditions are better. If you work for a...

  17. BC3, Sewickley, UPMC Shadyside

    Wishinonastar replied to osc9904's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I am thinking you mean Beaver County? I went there and I worked there for a couple of years. The credits transfer well which is a big plus if you want to go for a BSN someday. The program is intense,...

  18. Strange experience yesterday, feedback please...

    Wishinonastar replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    I was like you as a student, never timid of jumping in and helping. Just make sure you communicate well to your instructor when things happen. I was selected for an award for my clinical performance,...

  19. Anything new in Home Health in the last year?

    Wishinonastar replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

    OASIS C is coming out. Coding is changing - ICD10 is coming out but has been delayed. There are a lot of new DX codes, and coding principles have changed a bit. I am sure you will learn quickly. All...

  20. Did you get paid for your whole shift last night?

    Wishinonastar replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Every place I have ever worked paid you for the whole shift on the spring forward night, but I do not remember getting an extra hour on the fall back night. Maybe I never had to work night turn on...

  21. Latex allergy

    Wishinonastar replied to Wishinonastar's topic in Occupational Health

    On thursday I had a student come in with burning throat and coughing after smelling buning rubber in auto mechanics. He was sensitive to sulfer and I guess it releases sulfer? All I could think about...

  22. Latex allergy

    Wishinonastar posted a topic in Occupational Health

    I am a school nurse with a new student coming in with severe latex allergy. I am putting this out to you because I work in a Vo-Tech school and it is an industrial environment. Have any of you...

  23. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Wishinonastar replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think in all areas of health care patients are much more demanding now. Not only are they sicker- once upon a time you stayed in ICU for things that they now have same day surgery for!- but they are...

  24. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Wishinonastar replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    " I have also had patients families that say, "Mother will be needing her backrub around nine...please make sure your hands are warm"." HA HA HA!!! This made me laugh for so many reasons!!! I remember...

  25. You will lose your skills in LTC

    Wishinonastar replied to egglady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wound vac is a closed system that has a suction effect that pulls drainage away, stimulates circulation, and pulls wound edges closer together. it speeds healing and is used on difficult or large...