travel50

travel50

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  1. :( Scared...

    travel50 replied to cygnus85's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I probably should not be on this post b/c I am an RN, a director of nursing actually, of a nursing home. I came to this section b/c I wanted to post a note to brag on my LPNs. They are so very good....

  2. TN Nurses Against Proposed Bill (SB 0009) for "Certified Medication Technicians"

    travel50 replied to ccuRNinTN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    The day that my aides start passing meds in my nursing home is the day I resign as the DON. I will not put my license on the line like that. My aides are wonderful at what they do, but I completely...

  3. jewelry in the labor suite?

    travel50 replied to oramar's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, when I was in nursing school, we were not allowed to wear any jewelry. I have never worn much. I had my first baby when I was young, and I was so afraid I would scratch her that I wouldn't wear...

  4. Unfair treatment by co-workers/boss

    travel50 replied to MultipNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My daughter is suddenly having trouble with her 1st pregnancy. 32 wks, lots of pains, doc just put her on bedrest. Her co-workers have just donated some of their sick days for her so she does not...

  5. First Medication Error.....feeling horrible!!

    travel50 replied to rach2103's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Lord save me from the nurse who never makes a mistake. If a nurse has never made a mistake, I don't want them taking care of me. We learn from our mistakes. The worst one I ever made was on my own...

  6. Unfair treatment by co-workers/boss

    travel50 replied to MultipNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just when did doctor's excuses stop counting?!!! And does that apply to everyone

  7. inappropriate admissions....discuss

    travel50 replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So what are they going to do if they admit a batty resident to the regular hall, and suddenly realize, Oh, shoot, they need to be in a locked unit, and there is no empty bed in the locked unit????...

  8. state reportables

    travel50 replied to travel50's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Well, no I wouldn't report it. But then I wouldn't have had to send her to the hospital either. We have co-medical directors. They, along with their respective PA and NP, work very well with us. I...

  9. state reportables

    travel50 replied to travel50's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    For starters, the staff and I were friends before I took the job (I had been there 6 yrs already), and only agreed to take it if they agreed to do it with me. We are quite simply, a team. Our census...

  10. You will lose your skills in LTC

    travel50 replied to egglady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Many yrs ago, I thought the same thing...that the only nurses who worked in LTC were ones who could not get a job anywhere else. 12 yrs ago, a nsg home offered me so much money to be their weekend...

  11. I really dont know what to do

    travel50 replied to Matt 2be RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, dear!!!! Please forgive me if I came across wrong on that. I certaiinly was not angry...(tired, maybe...dealing with my schizophrenia pt all day, God love him), but most definitely not in any way...

  12. When you become a CNA, are you nationally certified, or...

    travel50 replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    No, when a CNA applies to work for me, if their license is out of state, I have to apply to have it transferred. They can work for up to 4 months while waiting for it the be transferred. However,...

  13. state reportables

    travel50 replied to travel50's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Oh, I am so jealous!!! I had exactly 1½ hours orientation for this job. I hadn't wanted the job, but have really tried to do the best I could with it. I do dearly love my residents, and my staff...

  14. I really dont know what to do

    travel50 replied to Matt 2be RN's topic in General Nursing

    So why did you choose nursing in the first place? Is that reason still there? If you only want to do it for the money, I would suggest you went into something different b/c patients really need...

  15. state reportables

    travel50 replied to travel50's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    1. Yes, I learned right away not to volunteer anything extra. When I first started as the ADON, the then DON volunteered something extra during survey and it netted her an IJ!!! But I have only put...

  16. state reportables

    travel50 replied to travel50's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Thanks, I needed the laugh!!! Capecod, I wish I didn't know anything about this!!!! I have to report any allegation of abuse or allegation of misappropriation of funds, any allegation, however...

  17. What else is there to do??

    travel50 replied to tammy07's topic in General Nursing

    EMT classes are good, esp if you thrive on adrenaline. I knew someone who couldn't get into nsg school for same reason, and he became a respiratory therapist instead. You could also check into being...

  18. Vent about nurses "eating their young"

    travel50 replied to swirlygirl's topic in General Nursing

    Two of my CNAs at the nursing home said something unbelievably unkind about my new ADON. She was close enough to hear what they said...they thought she had already left. My ADON came to me in near...

  19. Military reserve nurses!

    travel50 replied to jdg0113's topic in General Nursing

    You will go in as an officer. 48 is the cut off age for nurses. They will not offer you a bonus unless you have a speciality that they are presently looking for. When I joined, the only speciality...

  20. Need response from a RN

    travel50 replied to alynnia's topic in General Nursing

    1. I first got an ADN. 18 yrs later, after my children were no longer small (I had 6, so that took awhile), I got my BSN. 2. I started out in med-surg in the hospital. I worked nursery only...

  21. Hiring a nurse that's a carrier of MRSA - Can that happen?

    travel50 replied to Halla17's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect we all are carriers of something. I carry strep. My throat has been swabed for strep several times when I was not sick to check for this (long story), and it is always positive for strep....

  22. help! Harriet Houdini lives

    travel50 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, I so needed a good laugh tonite, and this did it!!! My nursing home is full of folks like "Harriet", and I love them. I vote for leaving her alone. Apparently it doesn't hurt her too bad or...

  23. MRSA in sputum with trach?

    travel50 replied to kc1985's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I assume you can breate in droplets in the air, and if the patient coughs hard enough...if any comes out of their mouth (and it can), or as someone noted, during the system change out, then it...

  24. Need response from a RN

    travel50 replied to alynnia's topic in General Nursing

    Will be glad to answer any questions for

  25. Preceptor needed

    travel50 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am in a master's of nursing program with emphasis in education. It is an online course. I need a preceptor for 16 weeks this summer. Is there anyone who lives in Tupelo, Ms., Memphis, Tn,...