Wishinonastar

Wishinonastar BSN

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  1. Opinions on this job offer?

    Wishinonastar replied to Brownie58's topic in Home Health

    Hope you love

  2. Part Time School Nurse?

    Wishinonastar replied to Sunflower3's topic in School

    My biggest problem is the schools that I have subbed at and in the school I work in now is getting the teacher to give the student a pass to come to the nurse. Elementary school kids can't sign their...

  3. Glucometer Quality documentation

    Wishinonastar replied to ken-pin's topic in Home Health

    If the glucometer is the patient's own, follow the manufacturer's instructions for testing with a control test, and I would document the results because if it wasn't written, it wasn't done. I never...

  4. Opinions on this job offer?

    Wishinonastar replied to Brownie58's topic in Home Health

    It sounds really good to me! I did a similar job for 5 years while my son was little. I worked two days a week and carried the beeper, but not at night. I did not have full-time benefits though. I got...

  5. Too many jobs in a short period?

    Wishinonastar replied to AmandaCRN's topic in Home Health

    The average employee has about 9 and 1/2 jobs before they are 35. Job hopping is typical in nursing unfortunately. Personally I worked at two hospitals before I went into home health. The first one I...

  6. What is your expected productivity and how is it measured

    Wishinonastar replied to slb53's topic in Home Health

    CMH yours is about the same as ours except the new charts must be completed that day unless the nurse is going to see the patient again the next day. I am also in PA- no hospice though. We struggle...

  7. Need advice

    Wishinonastar posted a topic in School

    The other day one of the administrators at my school asked me to give her weekly allergy shots. Well, I felt funny about it but I have epi so I figured I would not fuss, even though I have no...

  8. Need advice

    Wishinonastar replied to Wishinonastar's topic in School

    In regards to doing favors for friends, I have taken sutures out, checked vitals and lungs, given flu shots and advice to friends and family members. I have done these things without feeling...

  9. How specific on 485?

    Wishinonastar replied to bloomicy's topic in Home Health

    In my experience all surveyors are different. In general, if it is a standard policy to do something every visit- such as vitals, that does not need to be there. If you put things on there to sound...

  10. NVCC Nur Program-Withdraw, No Way!!

    Wishinonastar replied to Bpeaceful2All's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Oops. Posted my message twice and can't figure out how to delete

  11. NVCC Nur Program-Withdraw, No Way!!

    Wishinonastar replied to Bpeaceful2All's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I think this person was concerned for you also because it can be hard to pull up a failing grade and it looks better for you to drop than to flunk out. I had to do this with calculus once. Sometimes...

  12. Please Read!!

    Wishinonastar replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Every school has a listing of their accreditations available. Certain ones are important for certain fields. Some employers will look at the school you wen to and will only hire you if you went to a...

  13. Please Read!!

    Wishinonastar replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Infusion therapy is in the realm of an RN. A layperson can do it for someone once they have been shown how, but not as a business. Infusion nurses are needed, and if you are interested in this area of...

  14. Please Read!!

    Wishinonastar replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think that would depend on the school she applied to transferring in her courses. School accreditation is very complicated and has strict rules for the coursework. Military training is sometimes...

  15. Do you get paid for your lunch?

    Wishinonastar replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I have mostly found in my 23 years as a nurse that the norm is to work 8.5 to 9 hours a day without a lunch. Not only do we not get paid for lunch, but we work right through it and usually still leave...

  16. Need advice

    Wishinonastar replied to Wishinonastar's topic in School

    How do you say no in a situation like this? It is bad enough that they don't understand school nursing or treat me like a professional, but now they put me in this kind of a position. I just don't...

  17. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Wishinonastar replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The kids use it all the time- I just think it is funny. I don't remember it in 1986, but maybe it was regional. Just wanted to bug Stanley because his posts were making me a little crazy...

  18. Pain is subjective?

    Wishinonastar replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    Heron- if you don't like the discussion, don't read it. Lots of nurses get so ingrained in their own specialty area that they don't look at other aspects such as long-term pain needs, etc. We...

  19. What is your expected productivity and how is it measured

    Wishinonastar replied to slb53's topic in Home Health

    I did weekends for a few years until my son went to school. I know where you are coming from. Weekends are a whole different ball game. You are right though, it still beats the

  20. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Wishinonastar replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Stanley, please. You are sounding wack. And I sir, am not a "he", though you obviously are. adjective / verb wack Negative: crazy or weird.http://www.rapdict.org Am I torturing you with my non-word...

  21. School Nurse jobs

    Wishinonastar replied to Nursinghaze's topic in School

    I am not from NYC but I will tell you any time you work for a large bureaucracy such as a school you will have tons of paperwork. In health care in general we answer to the government - a huge...

  22. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Wishinonastar replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oh great one who hates incorrect language- I never use the word. I just wanted you to see that it is a word. You must be OCD or have a very boring life if you feel the need to obsess over a listserv....

  23. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    Wishinonastar replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    main entry: ir-re-gard-less pronunciation: \ˌir-i-ˈgärd-ləs\ function: adverb etymology: probably blend of irrespective and regardless date: circa 1912 nonstandard : regardless usage irregardless...

  24. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    Wishinonastar replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Jeremy, it was certainly not any easier then. I graduated in 85', and we started with 150 students and finished with 49 graduates. The rest dropped or could not keep up a 3.0. There were over 450...

  25. Pain is subjective?

    Wishinonastar replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    :icon_hug:All I can offer is a