Forever Sunshine ASN, RN

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    Nassau County(NY) LPNs - Where did you get your first job?

    Forever Sunshine replied to BrazilianLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I applied online and they called me for an
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    Nassau County(NY) LPNs - Where did you get your first job?

    Forever Sunshine replied to BrazilianLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I may or may not live in Nassau County. I got my first job as an LPN in a LTC
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    Tips for a Future CNA! :)

    Forever Sunshine replied to sj73201's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The minute you disappear at least 3 call bells go off. Don't disappear
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    Very nervous.. can I lose my license for this?

    Forever Sunshine replied to glitterness's topic in General Nursing

    No. If something was that important, you can always write a late entry. When I first started and fell behind, one of the experience nurses told me, "Nobodys going to die tonight because they didn't...
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    facebook game for nurses

    Forever Sunshine replied to ladiesman's topic in General Nursing

    I have facebook and I'm always on it but I don't post anything more about work than. "going to work" on it. My other posts aren't too personal. I do have family on facebook as well so I have to keep...
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    Very nervous.. can I lose my license for this?

    Forever Sunshine replied to glitterness's topic in General Nursing

    Hell no!. I finish meds when I finish meds. The other night I didn't finish 4:30pm meds until after 8. Because I had to babysit the dining room. If anyone has a problem with me finishing late, they...
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    Hope this is refreshing to hear: I LOVE LTC!!!

    Forever Sunshine replied to LPNweezy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm glad someones job in LTC is relaxed. I told a resident last night if she doesn't stop hitting, kicking, slapping, yelling etc.. I'm going to call her father. She frequently tells me that if I...
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    Holy Abscess! Not for the faint of heart

    Forever Sunshine replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I stopped at 25 seconds. I'd like to eat dinner later thanks.
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    Missing Narc.....but for how long?

    Forever Sunshine replied to SE_BSN_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a similar story. Back in the summer our DON for some reason avoided taking DC'd narcotics off the floor and we would have them and have to count them until she did. (The pile grew faster than...
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    Missing Narc.....but for how long?

    Forever Sunshine replied to SE_BSN_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ours is too. Liquid ativan does the same. Its always about 3-5mL's over. And I know I give the correct amount and its still over. I think it starts over when we receive it from the
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    Missing Narc.....but for how long?

    Forever Sunshine replied to SE_BSN_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a scare once with those ativan cards. Ativans are sneaky little things. Our pharmacy cards aren't sealed very strongly on the edges so my luck it came apart and I noticed before counting with...
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    how do you chart your prn narcs

    Forever Sunshine replied to mozella's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Documenting pain meds has become a focus in my facility too. We've been through about 3 or 4 policies. We document on the back of the MAR. I usually put a shortened version in my nurses note if I...
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    Is it me or just the nursing home I'm working in

    Forever Sunshine replied to soon2begrad2010's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The paperwork in LTC is ridiculous!. You chart 15 different things in 4 different places and theres flow sheets and accountability records for every little beep, breath and step. I've been at my job...
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    documenting

    Forever Sunshine replied to DDdove's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No omg no. CNAs get ****** when we get vital-crazy(which happens when theres a flu/virus that goes around) You document on a resident by your facilities policy. Not each shift on every patient.(Theres...
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    What grosses YOU out?

    Forever Sunshine replied to JenTheRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Everything toenails. I can't stand toenails. I double glove for treatments involving the
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    documenting

    Forever Sunshine replied to DDdove's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Instead of sleeping. I put "resting in bed. No signs or symptoms of pain or discomfort" You don't need to chart for barrier creams. But if they have a treatment and thats why your writing the note. I...
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    Collecting urine sample

    Forever Sunshine replied to NextSummer's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The only U/A C+S we usually need to get usually is to rule out UTI. And we do have certain residents if we even walked past them with a catheter they'd scream, yell and kick. So those have to be done...
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    Collecting urine sample

    Forever Sunshine replied to NextSummer's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Night shift also has 2/3 less staff than day shift. Evenings is the busiest. I've worked every shift. Nights has two med passes for 50 patients, 2 CNAs, charting(which can take hours to do). And its...
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    How far do you force meds?

    Forever Sunshine replied to andrewRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And sometimes it requires being covered in a blend of crushed anti-hypertensives, senna, narcotics, and applesauce to get to know your resident
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    advice appreciated from nurses who work variable shifts

    Forever Sunshine replied to carluvscats's topic in General Nursing

    To me I hate 7-3. I hate waking up in the morning. One of the good things I like about 3-11 is that I can go to bed as late as I want.. and wake up at 11am, 12pm and still feel rested and still have...
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    Scared of Getting Shots

    Forever Sunshine replied to Kateoh82's topic in General Nursing

    The last two shots I got were both IM and I didn't feel a thing. Just think about something that ****** you off and you won't be focused on the shot. I got a tetorifice shot during my last physical....
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    How far do you force meds?

    Forever Sunshine replied to andrewRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ask them their tricks. This one resident takes bites(when she does take bites).. that are about the size of a grain of salt. I could not get her to take her medicine which i crushed in applesauce for...
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    How far do you force meds?

    Forever Sunshine replied to andrewRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've tried that with her, "Oh get the hell out of here michelle..i'm going to sock you in the face..listen michelle i will take my medicine when i want to take my medicine." So she takes the little...
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    Assessment Practice

    Forever Sunshine replied to lipstu's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not in any RN program yet, but I'm printing it out and saving
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    High school students get angry if you tell them the truth about nursing

    Forever Sunshine replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    And what high school students think of the job as a nurse itself just makes me want to drag them to work with me. I've heard this from two girls in my A&P class "Oh well CNAs just empty bedpans.....