diane227 LPN, RN

I know of a LOT of people in sales of medical devices, medications etc who have no medical training what so ever. Often, you just have to start looking around. Most of the time they can train you for what you need to know. Depending on the type of...

Med Surg is HARD but if you can do that, you can do anything. And the one thing you will learn best on med surg is organization. When I was an ED manager if I had to make a choice between hiring a nurse with 1 year of med surg or 1 year of critical...

A public speaking course is a wonderful idea. Also if your area has a Toastmasters Club, join up and you will get some practice in public speaking. When I was much younger I used to get very nervous speaking in public. But now I will talk to any n...

It is a very unfortunate situation but the facility has the right to let you go within the first 90 days without even giving you a reason. The good thing is that you have not been actually terminated and I would not even include this experience on a...

I am pretty selective about what I read on here due to time constraints. But the part that cracks me up is when someone asks a question and I have to go "what?" That cannot actually be a nurse that is asking that question.

That is a funny story. More priests that you knew that to do with. Anyone in need of an exorcism?

Your personal diary is your business. A lot of people write about their work experiences. It is important not to identify the patients and/ or the facility. Unless you are making some use of this diary in a public manner, it should remain private...

Perhaps I misunderstand the question here but no one forces anyone to hire anyone else. One can certainly give a referral and offer feedback that a person might be right for a job, but it is the responsibility of the manager to interview and hire on...

I believe that you could do nursing. I had a tremor for a while as a medication side effect. It was severe and it stopped me from being able to start IV's ( and my tremor scared the hell out of the patients). But if you can control it with medicat...

I have to say that I don't like this practice but you are in a different atmosphere from what would be expected in a hospital, LTC etc. This is a plastic surgery practice and as such you have patients that are or might be interested in cosmetic pr...

Nursing homes must follow federal and state guidelines for the health and safety of residents. JCAHO is great, but they can't close you down. The federal regulations offer specific information regarding restraint use and the facility must follow th...

Side rails are considered a restraint device and cannot be used unless certain conditions are met. Please remember that people are killed by side rales and that their use does NOT prevent a fall. If someone wants to get out of bed, they will climb o...

First of all, there are a couple of considerations regarding his altered mental status: does he have mets to the brain? What medications is he on, especially pain meds, sleeping medications and antipsychotics? What is the noise level at the facili...

THANK GOD there are people like you out there. Taking their responsibility for taking care of our aging population seriously but while still having a little fun!!!!

Are you guys being scheduled for 12 hour clinical shifts? Is that why the days are so long?

If there is any way you can afford it, get a hotel room close to your clinical sites on those days and sleep there or try to bunk with someone that lives on campus on those days. But having 8 hours between clinical days confuses me. Are you working ...

There is not enough information to give you much specific advise here but when you make a decision, it is imperative that you take the following into consideration: What is best for the PATIENT. What do I need to do NOW to keep this patient alive o...

1. Your employer CANNOT mandate that you not be paid for overtime. Is it against the labor law. If you are a regular salary employee you must be paid for your time. You cannot clock out and go back to work. 2. Do NOT get discouraged thinking th...

Also, you can purchase lip stains. Revlon makes some that I use. The color stays on all day and if you get a minute you can just put a bit of gloss on. I never use anything else any more.

I have this same problem. When I put my "thinking" face on I look very serious and often look angry when I am not even close to being angry. I have to make myself remember to smile. But it also might actually be good to review some information on b...

From what I am reading here this does not sound like an orientation period that was handled in the most appropriate manner. When I used to be the educator for a very large ED, I met with each orientee on a weekly basis, with their preceptor to go ov...

It totally depends on where you work and what city your in and what the competition for jobs are in the area where you are interested. Pay will also vary according to location as will the cost of living. You are going to need to do some research to...

It can affect your ability to get a job. More and more workplaces are checking your credit history as part of pre-employment screening and often will discount candidates that have a poor credit history.

You cannot work as a CNA or an LPN with an RN license. It has nothing to do with position or the amount of money your getting paid. It has to do with your training and your license. If you hold an RN license, you will still be held to the RN standa...

Great JOB!!!!!!!!! Good for you. People do notice what you do and when you get a card or flowers or some small token of appreciation it really helps. We don't get enough of that, either from the patients or from our peers. Through the years I have...