nutella

nutella MSN, RN

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  1. Hospice Admission Nurse....appreciate any advice and tips

    nutella replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Talvin - it has been my experience that it depends a lot on the company's set up what the admissions nurse has to do. And it really also depends a lot on the location - facility vs home. I have...

  2. I have to have heart surgery...now what???

    nutella replied to itsalexk's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest you go step by step. First of all it sounds that you did not have an evaluation meeting with the person doing the intervention/ procedure. You probably saw a cardiologist and will have an...

  3. Be honest: do you feel valued by your employer?

    nutella replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    I felt valued by one of my previous employers - until I went into management and discovered that they valued the opinion of the administrator who they put above me more (She had never worked a single...

  4. Average daily mileage

    nutella replied to Annintenn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have heard about 100 miles and more a day for rural areas although I think that 200 miles is a lot - I hope you get paid for all the travel time and reimbursed for mileage in a way that reflects the...

  5. Hospice Admission Nurse....appreciate any advice and tips

    nutella replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I hope you have some experience in hospice nursing or home care! Will you be admitting in the home setting only or facilities like longterm care/ assisted living or both? Depending on where you will...

  6. Help! I've hurt my back....now what?

    nutella replied to localgirl85's topic in General Nursing

    If you love pediatrics - what about a pediatric doctor's office? it won't be bedside but probably easier on your back and if you consider becoming an NP (pediatric or family NP) the regular work hours...

  7. Sick policy vs. reality

    nutella replied to rquinn0111's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at places where they have a separate illness bank, PTO bank for vacation and "days off" and an extended illness bank - typically with this model, you accrue some hours per week for PTO and...

  8. Medical Marijuana: Not sure what I'm doing..

    nutella replied to LMT2BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I can not share any personal experience but there is certainly a lot of information out there that you can use to get more informed,for example Qualifying for Medical Marijuana in Florida I am sorry...

  9. Undocumented Patients

    nutella replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    I do not know in which parallel universe you live but there have always been undocumented people coming to the ER or being admitted to the hospital. What I did notice since the election, is that...

  10. final warning

    nutella replied to srercg6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Oh man - yeah, I wish I knew back years ago what I know now. I am older now, less reactive and my personal situation is much better. But there was a time when I was younger, very stressed out in...

  11. Do you ever want to escape nursing profession?

    nutella replied to thida's topic in General Nursing

    What can I say? Do I want to escape the nursing profession? Yeah sure - I will take over one of the sampling carts at Costco instead - they have good benefits. Or perhaps become a barista at...

  12. Port protectors and scrub the hub

    nutella replied to varc's topic in General Nursing

    Acute dialysis usually follows a much stricter protocol regarding PPE and access of dialysis line. I can not remember that I have seen any of the green caps on the end pieces of dialysis central...

  13. New nurse. What do I need?

    nutella replied to ChiMan360's topic in General Nursing

    Orthopedics and surgery requires very good and up-to-date knowledge about pain medications and solid assessment skills. My recommendation is to brush up on the most common pain meds after and before...

  14. Nursing And Precision Proton Therapy (Part I)

    nutella replied to Ashley Hay, BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is so interesting! Thanks OP and also Macawake for all the info. In fact I googled pictures of proton treatment centers to get a better idea of how it looks as opposed to the traditional...

  15. Nursing in crisis

    nutella replied to historylady's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is not dying. But it is constantly changing and right now it seems that we are somehow moving towards a breaking point where some decision will have to be made. The way nursing is set up and...

  16. FAST scale in patients with dementia as hospice diagnosis

    nutella replied to elsbets's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have done hospice eligibility evaluations in the past, which includes dementia as the main dx. Personally, I always went through specific steps : 1. complete chart review if patient in facility for...

  17. Resign in orientation

    nutella replied to AJ1980's topic in General Nursing

    From what I know (never worked in interventional radiology though but plenty of contact with that dept is a large teaching hospital) is that the RN can be the only RN in the dept and responsible for a...

  18. From the ICU to Hospice (as a nurse)

    nutella replied to abouttimeRN's topic in General Nursing

    no kidding

  19. Best way to avoid bedside care?

    nutella replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Typically the very best way to avoid bedside nursing is not to become a nurse as a lot of non -bedside positions still requires some experience, which is typically acquired in some facility type of...

  20. From the ICU to Hospice (as a nurse)

    nutella replied to abouttimeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi - I have experience in ICU/CCU and hospice / palliative care and some other areas. I can say that I enjoyed ICU/CCU very much and started there as a new graduate and worked in different ICU/CCU for...

  21. Gun Owning Nurses

    nutella replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Heron - I think Phil is actually quoting

  22. Gun Owning Nurses

    nutella replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    actually this sounds very much like my response and not herons! Anyhow - this is my point of view based on my experience, based on my training to defend myself, my success in defending myself without...

  23. Please review my cover letter

    nutella replied to lugirl1's topic in General Nursing

    I would not hire you with this cover letter. Too pretentious, too long, you are not setting yourself apart, too much information that points to you being "difficult or a difficult personality or...

  24. Called a code for a seizing patient

    nutella replied to thesimplenurse's topic in General Nursing

    As others have pointed out - you and your patient survived the first "code" - so congratulations... Seizures can be scary for a lot of nurses and even experienced supervisors / nurses. i worked on a...

  25. Gun Owning Nurses

    nutella replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I think that there is a lot of fear mongering going on. All those examples given or strategies by marketers to sell safety systems target the "felt sense of safety" and not the reality (unless you...