kcdunlap

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1. RN-BSN: two nursing classes at once?

   kcdunlap replied to Meriwhen's topic in University of Texas Arlington

   I worked full time but doing home care so I had more down time to work on my studies then a full time hospital nurse. yet I was able to get straight A's taking 2 classes at a time. It can be

2. Med Passes

   kcdunlap replied to kcdunlap's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   There are no lids for the most part. All blister

3. Want to become a CDE

   kcdunlap replied to kcdunlap's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   You can only use hours that you are actively teaching someone about diabetes = care for themselves, understanding diabetes, etc. You can't count hours you work as a nurse with someone who is diabetic...

4. Is this what nursing is? 30:1 patients with quality of care seems to be impossible.

   kcdunlap replied to bina78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   The ratio is right but the training is very wrong. I have a new grad at my facility and he is getting a full 5 weeks in addition to 3 types of classroom training (IV, assessment and cardiac). I'm a...

5. Med Passes

   kcdunlap replied to kcdunlap's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I could only dream of this. I tend to work much better with organization but not in my facility. Every cart is different and some just messy vs really messy. What makes med passes even more difficult...

6. Med Passes

   kcdunlap posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Do they get any easier???? This blister packs are from hell. Do all LTC use them and if not what do you use? I spend what seems like have my shift shuffling through hundreds of blister packs trying...

7. Second career Nurse moving up?

   kcdunlap replied to kcdunlap's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I'm pretty sure that some of that might be part of the game where I work. I plan to have a heart to heart with my ADON as I know she is a second career nurse. And try to figure out how to get...

8. Second career Nurse moving up?

   kcdunlap replied to kcdunlap's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   18 months as a nurse. I'll never "know more stuff then staff" for a very long time. So, I'm hoping that my need to be a leader can help me over come that at some

9. Second career Nurse moving up?

   kcdunlap posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I'm a second career nurse. In previous lives I have been a project manger of construction firm, and I ran my own cleaning business. I just got a job with Genesis. I'm trying to figure out how I can...

10. orienting: have different "opinions" on holding insulin. who do I listen to?

    kcdunlap replied to gigi918's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Dosing or not dosing of insulin one of the many things regarding care of type 2 diabetics that drives me crazy withholding long term insulin is crazy. These people rarely get enough insulin on their...

11. ADN-BSN, working full time, have a 5 year old, is it realistic

    kcdunlap replied to TXRN44's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I've fallen off the belt and am lying underneath.....Got my ASN in 2011 and my BSN in 2012....I'm 49

12. job relocation not working out

    kcdunlap replied to kcdunlap's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I did find something back in my home

13. Want to become a CDE

    kcdunlap replied to kcdunlap's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Definitely depends on where you live. The Mentors available for mentoring are few and far between. I live in Philly area and last I looked (just a few months ago) there is only ONE mentor in my area....

14. Resident dies and nurse is to blame

    kcdunlap replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The fact that the Doctors orders for insulin regiments made the patient bottom out when he took insulin no wonder the patient refused. The constant rollercoaster of blood sugars very horrible feeling....

15. Contacting current employer?

    kcdunlap posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you say "yes" are they contacting your manager or just HR? and can you ask? If you say "no" will they never contact your employer you said no about if it is your current