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  1. How many wounds? Other Tx nurse responsibilities?

    pomegranate posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I've been treatment nurse at a 100bed SNF for the past year, and recently our acuity has ramped WAY up with regards to wounds. We got a well known specialist on staff and now we are getting admits...

  2. How many wounds? Other Tx nurse responsibilities?

    pomegranate replied to pomegranate's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I had been getting the skins early in the morning but now the DON wants me to work the same hours as the rest of the office staff so she has "more accountability" and "knows where I am" (aka, she...

  3. How many wounds? Other Tx nurse responsibilities?

    pomegranate replied to pomegranate's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    See that is the problem. I am not being allowed to delegate anything. Corporate policy is that the treatment nurse must do all skin checks because the charge nurses weren't doing it. I am held...

  4. Union County College: Trinitas vs. Muhlenberg?

    pomegranate posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I'm confused, what is the difference between the two? Is one track easier or harder? Different pre-requisites? Which has a better reputation? I am considering the LPN-RN track,

  5. What do you do about doctors who don't write scripts for narcotics/sleeping pills etc

    pomegranate replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In Texas surveyors ALWAYS look at pain management of LTC patients and, uh, 10 days is NOT ACCEPTABLE anywhere. ONE day is not acceptable for a patient to not receive their pain meds. You better make...

  6. Im worries that they will treat me different

    pomegranate replied to Jasminelfue's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Don't tell anybody how old you are. I became a nurse only weeks after my 20th birthday. I hit the floor and people would make comments about how I was so young to be a nurse and ask how old I was, and...

  7. Stretched ears, hospital dress codes, and professionalism

    pomegranate replied to yasae's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I had small stretched ears (6g, 4g) in nursing school, when it was expressly forbidden and our clinicals manager used to talk about how disgusting they were all the time and look at everyone's ears...

  8. Do I need 2 stethoscopes?

    pomegranate replied to meghan91's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I did, but I'm 'tragically unorganized' lol. one of them was only $5. Worth it since my program would send you home if you showed up to clinical without your stethoscope. And now I have a little...

  9. Family Members and their pearls of wisdom...

    pomegranate replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    95 y/o Patient on hospice for lung cancer, inoperable, chemo will not help, hence hospice. Family wants CT scans of the lungs every month. why? "we NEED to see how big the tumor is." because that's...

  10. Nurses Day Gifts

    pomegranate replied to Nascar nurse's topic in General Nursing

    we get to wear colors other than our designated uniform color. i think that's it.

  11. "what male nurses do" poster

    pomegranate replied to Brian's topic in Men in Nursing

    Lol I would think the last one would be a line of smaller women saying "Can you help me put the pt in bed" and "Can you help me pull the pt UP in bed"

  12. STAT services..what do they mean for your facility

    pomegranate replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our lab is pretty good about stats, usually will come within an hour or two, and we get the results very quickly after that; x-rays / dopplers /ekg take a bit longer, but within a few hours. Our...

  13. New Nurse, when to send a patient out.

    pomegranate replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been on the floor as an LVN in a LTC/SNF a little less than a year, this would've been my thought process if it were me: 77 isn't that low, but with these people who have long-standing norms in...

  14. You need experience.

    pomegranate replied to MVitiello's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well some good news--if your state has Med Aides, you could probably do that too. i know in TX you can get your med aide certification after a short time period as an experienced cna, i bet you would...

  15. The False Advertising of For-Profit Institutions

    pomegranate replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Students

    There are some serious issues with vo-techs, but the Commuter hit it right on the money. These schools are very appealing to people who are not able to meet the demands and jump through the hoops that...

  16. New Grad Wanting....No NEEDING extra days, Am I wrong? (long post)

    pomegranate replied to jaznia15's topic in Nursing Career

    maybe pick up a prn job at a nursing home (they pay more) or a home health gig? that way you get extra cash without possibly overwhelming yourself at your main

  17. Work bags: What do you take and what's in it?

    pomegranate replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    i carry in a small canvas tote-- My stethoscope An extra ID badge A change purse with quarters and a couple dollars for the vending machine 2 granola bars A bottle of water A CPR face shield A bunch...

  18. what do i need to know??

    pomegranate posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    A couple months after licensure and some frantic job hunting I have finally landed a PRN job as a nurse in a LTC facility!!! I have had a couple shifts of 'orientation' so far--meaning, just...

  19. computer charting

    pomegranate replied to wilma43's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen charting by dictation done at a facility I had clinicals at...however, I thought their method was unprofessional, as it required the nurses and CNAs to wear headsets and dictate their...

  20. I finally made it on the fifth try

    pomegranate replied to african queen's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congratulations!!!!

  21. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    pomegranate replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congratulations tnwdaniels! 3 hours left for me before i start hitting refresh frantically on their website...lol this wait is anguishing...pearsonvue sent me a survey to ask how my testing...

  22. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    pomegranate replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    just took my NCLEX in Texas. it took me about 45 minutes and the computer shut off at 85 questions...I did the PVT and got the good popup just now, but I only took the NCLEX 2 hours ago. does it...

  23. How do I deal with catty classmates?

    pomegranate replied to GoodtimeRN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I dealt with this in school...the best way to handle it, I've found, is the merely smile and say "I passed" or "I did well" when people ask what grade I got. Rarely will the person push to know...

  24. LPN/LVN Dallas and Fort Worth Texas: the best LPN/LVN programs in the area?

    pomegranate replied to Fox's topic in Texas Nursing

    Definitely, especially since the staff is more interested in enrolling new people than actually paying attention to their

  25. Dallas Regional Medical Center in Mesquite, TX

    pomegranate replied to Compassionate Nurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    I did clinicals at DRMC-Mesquite and I really enjoyed the staff where I was. I don't know much about other areas. As for the city of Mesquite, it's...not that nice, sorry...check further out East,...