nutella

nutella MSN, RN

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  1. Getting rid of that cigarette smell

    nutella replied to chopwood carrywater's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    First of all I call heavy duty chain smoker patients around 15 minutes before I am there to remind them to please extinguish the cigarette and if possible to open a window. Most of the turn our to be...

  2. Is the BSN worth it?

    nutella replied to NurseCalamity's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    my personal opinion is that it is absolutely valuable. I learned a lot of valuable skills and the degree makes me more credible in a variety of ways. It does not automatically makes you a good nurse -...

  3. Questions for MSN course

    nutella posted a topic in General Nursing

    Dear fellow nurses, I am in graduate school and need some more answers for a questionnaire that is centered around PTSD Treatment and Veterans. I will be using the answers for my needs assessment in...

  4. How flexibile are you with patients in HH

    nutella replied to amillion3147's topic in Home Health

    It is not economic to drive back and forth and a waste of money and time - especially if you are not getting miles reimbursement. While there are coworkers who accommodate the patients time to extend...

  5. Need help with vomiting patient

    nutella replied to Kerry45's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If she is vomiting all the time she might not get enough medication that way. Since she is refusing sups and iv - how about

  6. Hate Home health job

    nutella replied to sistasoul's topic in Home Health

    Wendy, I agree. I enjoy being independent, in charge of my day and one patient at a time. It works for me just

  7. Hate Home health job

    nutella replied to sistasoul's topic in Home Health

    I hope it will be helpful. I can not even say often enough how important it is to find a mentor who is willing to get back to you during the work day and does not mind! It worked out for me well...

  8. Hate Home health job

    nutella replied to sistasoul's topic in Home Health

    Hi, when I started in home care (hospice and palliative care), it took me more than 6 months to find a system that works for me. The pros for me are that I am very independent (which I love, I am that...

  9. Let's discuss productivity in home hospice/palliative

    nutella posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, I have been working in home palliative and hospice for a year. It is a great field to work in, very satisfying and a lot of gratification. I use all the skills I ever used. Unfortunately it is...

  10. Tell me about the Liasons where you work.....

    nutella replied to jschut's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This sounds disturbing. I work for a non for profit agency and the hospice liaison is not only a RN, she is also certified in palliative and hospice care. She is not a marketer although she will give...

  11. Support for field RNCM

    nutella posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, I want to start this post with saying that I like what I am doing, home hospice and palliative is a great field, gives me satisfaction, I can use all my nursing skills I have acquired over the...

  12. BSN Only? Give me a break!!

    nutella replied to michaelvgrigsby's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I can look back to a work experience including 9 years of ICU/CCU and almost 7 years of different med/surg tele and step down, clinical management and others. I was considered a "Diploma RN" because...

  13. German education, CA license, living in VA

    nutella replied to DocsWifey's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I went through CGFNS initially when I moved to the US and they did all the evaluation. I got licensed once that process was done - which took forever. I had worked in Germany for 9 years as a nurse....

  14. Are there any nurses happy to be a nurse?

    nutella replied to frequentFLyER's topic in General Nursing

    I love nursing - but there are no "cushy" jobs in nursing whatsoever. Management is ever more stressful in my

  15. Help! So Depressed...

    nutella replied to westieluv's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am a hospice CM and I would like to share some of my experience with the start of this position. When I started I was sure that it would be like any other job I had done and that orientation would...

  16. How do you do such a wonderful but difficult job?

    nutella replied to DocRecon's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    First of all - I am an all rounder and I love that I can basically use all the knowledge I have accumulated during my years as a nurse in palliative care and hospice. It goes from basic care to...

  17. New Grad Dialysis or ICU?

    nutella replied to NokturnalMike's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I used to be an ICU use, went there as a new grade and worked in different fields before going into acute dialysis. I have to say that I benefit greatly from all my nursing experience. When I go to an...

  18. Help

    nutella replied to mvgg76's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi, dialysis is a more acute setting than longterm care or rehab care. It requires quick decision making and in my opinion you have to be the right person to do dialysis. This is a job where not...

  19. Not making it in Massachusetts

    nutella replied to bostonbakednurse's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    With 15 y of experience you might be too 'expensive' , RN with only a couple of years experience are just

  20. Nurses getting fired left and right...

    nutella replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Once a facility wants to fire they will find a way. They make up lists of mistakes and call you into the office for all kind of things. Best thing to do is once you notice that something is wrong go...

  21. nurse from germany

    nutella posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hello everybody! I`m a 34 years old nurse in germany looking forward to move to boston area in april. Of course I have to approve my english especially the medical terms and thats the reason for my...

  22. My performance sucks.

    nutella posted a topic in General Nursing

    I started my job some weeks ago, it is a med/surg tele floor. Before that I had never worked on reg. floors, ICU & IMC only, well some shifts on regular floors - but really only a few. I am...

  23. My performance sucks.

    nutella replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much - all of you! I really appreciate every single post! I had some kind of little chat with the manager. When I do the planning in the morning I often ask the preceptor if she thinks...

  24. My performance sucks.

    nutella replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    yeah - that is exactly what happens here. They do stuff for me and now they wonder why I can't do it instead of just giving me 2 patients so I can learn all the things and then move to 3 and

  25. Immigration News and Updates

    nutella replied to lawrence01's topic in Immigration Advice

    I am really really depressed . Reading all those posts make me feel aweful. EB3 and up to 5 years - I do not know what to make of this. I am living in the US but on a dependant Visa (H4) and to know...