mariahas4kids

mariahas4kids

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  1. inpatient hospice/ advice

    mariahas4kids replied to Rnis's topic in Nursing Career

    In most cases, inpatient hospice centers are considered acute inpatient facilities. You may or may not get experience starting IV's, but in the inpatient facility I work in I do IV push medications,...

  2. Looking for the PERFECT ink pen ;)

    mariahas4kids replied to nkochrn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hmmm, was thinking, I wonder if there is a correlation between pen junkies and becoming a

  3. Looking for the PERFECT ink pen ;)

    mariahas4kids replied to nkochrn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I also love pens, have been a pen freak for a long time. My favorite is the Pilot Dr. Grip. I love the cushy, squishy grips on my

  4. The Other Professions of Nursing

    mariahas4kids replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Mindreader or Cryptographer: to decipher or figure out what the doctor really meant when he wrote those

  5. quit the job..did i do the right thing ...?

    mariahas4kids replied to proudtobeRN777's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    this is a huge question. but specify what the nurse/patient ratio is on each shift. a lot of the time they will give you a staffing ratio of day shift that includes admin, cooks, laundry and...

  6. Passed lpn boards today, going for RN should i work don't want to be stale?

    mariahas4kids replied to alodocios's topic in LPN to RN

    One of the advantages as working as a LPN when you are going to school is that a lot of time your employer will hire you as a RN when you pass your boards. At this point in time any job and job...

  7. what experience is needed to work in hospice inpatient unit

    mariahas4kids replied to P856L's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired at hospice with no nursing or CNA experience! I was scared at first, but then loved it! Any experience working with families and patient education helps. Good Luck! I still love...

  8. Is it true about the poo?

    mariahas4kids replied to gaia1214's topic in Nursing Humor

    300 lb lady with a GI bleed who couldn't get up to go to the bathroom, I had to get her on and off the bedpan all night. GI bleed poo smell...yep, can still smell it if I try. She was so embarrassed...

  9. Tube delivered meds

    mariahas4kids replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught and do one at a time. I've seen what happens when a glob forms in a tube because different meds did not mix well with others. As for the rational that they all go to the same place,...

  10. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    mariahas4kids replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    That is hilarious, my ENT doctor as a kid was a Dr. Slaughter, talk about scary. He took out my

  11. Unmanageable COPD situation----HELP!!!!!!!!

    mariahas4kids replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I too, am interested in what the doctor thought. I know that I had a patient in our care center (we have a 12 bed in-patient hospice facility) that had COPD so bad she couldn't walk, so she would...

  12. Do you guys really hate nursing this much?

    mariahas4kids replied to damaranicole's topic in General Nursing

    To those who think the original poster is "not cut out for nursing" SHAME ON YOU. I precepted on a floor where the nurses had a reputation for "eating their young". Luckily, my preceptor was...

  13. What am I doing wrong??

    mariahas4kids replied to lilmomaluvinlife's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Good for you!!! Where are you

  14. A Letter to Hollywood: Nurses Are Not Handmaidens

    mariahas4kids replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    There are reasons I do not watch "professional" shows. Worked at as a 911 dispatcher, so I know Rescue 911 was about the cops, not really about the dispatchers. Cop shows are hilarious. I really...

  15. Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    mariahas4kids replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    My husband usually outs me. My primary care doctor knows, (my husband also sees him) I will mention something when my FIL is in the hospital, which is fairly often, just so I can interpret what the...

  16. Not working while doing an RN-BSN program?

    mariahas4kids replied to misspickle, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Check out the Department of Defense, you may be able to get a civilian job on a US military base. Good

  17. Need help!!! Statistics and Chemistry

    mariahas4kids replied to Guest399960's topic in General Nursing

    Check out your local community colleges. Their prices for classes are usually much less than universities or

  18. from corrections to where?

    mariahas4kids replied to bymysoultosqueezeRN's topic in Correctional

    I am the same boat, in corrections and looking for a job elsewhere because this facility is closing. What I am doing is applying for everything hoping someone will give me a chance at an interview....

  19. New to WA and looking for a schoolH

    mariahas4kids replied to Armenta2008's topic in Washington Nursing

    Check out community colleges, I attended schools in TX and OR and most of my classes transferred without problems. I went to Lower Columbia College in Longview, WA. Great program, loved the...

  20. Prison nurses, opinions please

    mariahas4kids replied to nedrager's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I am a prison nurse in Vancouver, WA - just across the river from Portland. Word of warning. First - I love my job, I work at a minimum security prison camp, (like the skookum camp in Tillamook). I am...

  21. What am I doing wrong??

    mariahas4kids replied to lilmomaluvinlife's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I'm also a victim of a layoff. The State of Washington is closing the prison I work at. I have a Washington and an Oregon RN license and have been applying at all the hospitals on both sides of the...

  22. H1N1 in prison setting

    mariahas4kids replied to Orca's topic in Correctional

    Apparently getting H1N1 vaccine to prisons is a nationwide problem. We are told our patients live in a high-risk environment and yet we cannot get vaccine for our high-risk patients. I am in WA...

  23. Any new grad RN jobs in Washington

    mariahas4kids replied to mqad48's topic in Washington Nursing

    I know WA Dept of Corrections hires new nurses. I was one. There are usually always openings on their website. It all depends on where in WA you want to relocate

  24. H1N1 in prison setting

    mariahas4kids replied to Orca's topic in Correctional

    I work for WA DOC, I work in a work camp, inmates live in dorm-like tiers or in 2 man rooms. We had 1 confirmed case of H1N1 so far, we isolated him in secured housing and then quarentined his...

  25. Lower Columbia College, Campus Based

    mariahas4kids replied to Browneyes98's topic in Washington Nursing

    I graduated in 2007. Great program. Use the RAP lab (skills lab practice). The clinical and class teachers know if you are going in and practicing your skills. Show up early for all classes and...