travel50

travel50

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  1. Nursing school interview today

    travel50 replied to Amanda1985's topic in General Nursing

    They usually want to know why you want to be a nurse...hint..don't tell them b/c your daddy wants you to be a nurse (I actually did that!). They usually point out how hard nursing school can be, and...

  2. How to get into this aspect of nursing?

    travel50 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Contact your state senator and other elected officials on the state level. Our state senator lives in our town and he is a wealth of information re nursing needs in the legislative

  3. My daughter's experience today in a Phoenix Emergency Room

    travel50 replied to PeaceonearthRN's topic in Emergency

    I live in a rural area, and we have our fair share of emergencies. There are probably more farming accidents (you know, like their pant leg got caught in an auger and ripped their leg off), gunshot...

  4. My daughter's experience today in a Phoenix Emergency Room

    travel50 replied to PeaceonearthRN's topic in Emergency

    I find that ERs don't always listen to teens and young adults. My son was taken to the ER by his boss one evening. His boss called me, and I got there about 15 min after they did. My son, who was 17,...

  5. LPN with questions

    travel50 replied to Leah Peah's topic in General Nursing

    This is not safe if you ask me, and a ticket for burnout. I am the director of nursing of a 67 bed nursing home in rural Tennessee. We usually have 60 residents. When I took over this position 3½ yrs...

  6. Should I do this ?

    travel50 replied to Rascal1's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say yes. If your employeer thought you were not a good fit, they would tell you so. This is what probationary periods are for, to see if the job seems like a good fit for everyone

  7. Nurse cannulating and phelbotomy

    travel50 replied to eimhear's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with CNA_Timmy in the first reply....I'd rather be stung by a hornet that have most doctors start an IV on me or draw

  8. NO MORE LPNs

    travel50 replied to NursingStudent!'s topic in General Nursing

    When I got my ADN in '83, "they" were going to do away with LPNs and ADNs both. It has never happened. Now I have a BSN and am working on a MSN b/c I want to teach. I am the director of nursing in...

  9. To BSN nurses, do you find your job easier with a Bachelors?

    travel50 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    In my job, I am a director of nursing in a long term care facility. I have a BSN, but could do this job with an ADN and would make no difference. Being the DON is far more stressful than being a...

  10. Nurses & their children..

    travel50 replied to jellybean321's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 25 years, and had 6 children. For most of their growing up years, I worked PRN, usually for 2-3 places at one time. That way, if I wanted to work, I could. If I needed a day...

  11. hmmm?

    travel50 replied to raisonbrancruch's topic in General Nursing

    I was in the army reserves for 5 yrs, and learned alot of interesting things. I had an associate's degree in nursing when I joined, and now have a BSN. I have encouraged my kids to join some branch...

  12. When to call out sick

    travel50 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    At my nursing home, the rule from corporate is that if you call in sick, you need a doctor's excuse. But most of my staff can't afford to go to the doctor, so I don't enfore it. Most of them will...

  13. So is this economy hurting anyone else??????

    travel50 replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a nursing home. I don't have enough nurses, so am using an agency for a few weeks. In general, nurses here are having no trouble finding a job (Tennessee). We primarily use LPNs, but we...

  14. skilled charting

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

    We chart on 2 shifts for our skilled residents, and we have different nurses' notes for them. ¾ of the front side of the paper is a check list. The bottom ¼ and the back is for narrative notes....

  15. skilled charting

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

    We chart 2 shifts every day on our skilled residents. We also use different sheets for their charting. ¾ of the front side of the page is a check list. The bottom ¼ and the back of the page are...

  16. Memphis questions

    travel50 replied to silverhead's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I am not from Memphis, but my boss is. He is our administrator now at our nursing home, but he used to be administrator at a huge home in Memphis. I asked him your question, and he said the Jewish...

  17. How long did it take?

    travel50 replied to Destination1's topic in General Nursing

    I got my ADN in 2 yrs, but I already had my prerequisites. I had been going to a community college for 1½ yrs taking general courses, then got accepted into the university's ADN program. If I had...

  18. When to call out sick

    travel50 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    As a DON of a nursing home, I don't have to do direct patient care. I prefer to be out with my residents, but if sick I can hole up in my office and do paperwork. So, if I can get out of bed without...

  19. Just wondering

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

    I became the DON at my facility 3 yrs ago. I didn't want the job, but was the only person in the facility qualified to take it. The reason I didn't want it was b/c my staff and I were close. I was...

  20. Baby drowned in toilet, in trash dump

    travel50 replied to diane227's topic in Washington Nursing

    I agree...I guess I was just hoping that she hadn't actually drowned the baby, that maybe it was stillborn. I had six children, and would have done anything to protect them. Is so hard for me to...

  21. Apologizing when paging physicians

    travel50 replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    The medical director for my nursing home called me at work yesterday to tell me how much she appreciated my midnite nurse who called her. He hadn't wasted any time by saying he was sorry. He just...

  22. Baby drowned in toilet, in trash dump

    travel50 replied to diane227's topic in Washington Nursing

    I had not heard the story. I live in Tennessee, so maybe it wasn't on the news here. (I'm considering moving to Washington, which is why I was looking at notes posted for your state). I'm with you....