NurseCard ADN

NurseCard has 13 years experience as a ADN and specializes in Med/Surge, Psych, LTC, Home Health.

Latest Activity

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   Standard of Care (SOC)

   NurseCard replied to NurseLsat's topic in Home Health

   At my agency, we are told not to admit the patient/finish the admission visit, but to do a "non admit" due to lack of nursing skill or need or what have you, then notify the clinical manager and I guess the PT's visit is changed to a "PT00" or whatev...
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   Refused assignment due to patient safety, was I wrong?

   NurseCard replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I once worked in a LTC facility as a Shift Supervisor. There were nights when I was expected to perform my supervisor role AND take a medication cart. I lasted two months in that job.
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   Can a RN legally supervise BSN's and MSN's?

   NurseCard replied to cosmicjustice's topic in General Nursing

   Okay. Consider this. My husband is currently trying to finish his Bachelor's Degree, at 55. In order to finish a BA in University Studies, he needed to take a number of online, 300-400 level courses. He's taking like, 5 nursing courses...
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   I'm back!

   NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in Home Health

   Update. LOL. Left HH again back in April and never going back... Not to a permanent position anyway. I'm now a traveler and I will never rule out the possibility of doing a HH contract, but it would only be temporary of course, and the pay woul...
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   Introverted travel nurse prefers critical access hospitals.

   NurseCard posted a topic in Travel

   So I just started traveling after 19 years of being an RN. Currently doing a contract in a fairly small but very busy regional hospital. I'm not here to make friends... But at the same time... I tend to be really quiet, especially around larg...
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   I'm back!

   NurseCard posted a topic in Home Health

   Well, I'm back! Back to allnurses after about a 3 year absence... And back to home health. I did home health for about 2 years about 7 years ago, then left, returned to it in 2020, left again, now I'm back for one more go at it. I've b...
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   Written Up

   NurseCard replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

   Huh? Explain.....
8. 

   Any other INFJ Nurses?

   NurseCard replied to citynurse25's topic in General Nursing

   *Hand up* yep, me too! I've been working a lot lately and am definitely feeling the compassion fatigue setting in. I feel a strong need to take off to Margaritaville.
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   Written Up

   NurseCard replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

   good for you! ? I'm still waiting for mine. I think everyone on my floor has gotten one but me. Must be my sunny personality.
10. 

    phenobarbital for ETOH withdrawal

    NurseCard replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    So true. So many of us find ourselves asking "Hey! Why is that dude's heart rate 130?"... because he's withdrawing, that's why.
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    phenobarbital for ETOH withdrawal

    NurseCard replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    You know why this is scary? This is scary, because I work in this itty-bitty hospital with one Med Surge unit, no ICU... and at night, about 8-9 people in the whole building. We do CIWA protocol and admit patients for alcohol withdrawal. Yeah. Oh, ...
12. 

    Sick and whiny (long rant, but I'll summarize)

    NurseCard replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Myself, I call in if my head feels like it weighs 2 tons, if I have a fever, if I just overall FEEL horrible and weak, or if I can't leave the toilet for five minutes without something wanting to come spilling out of me. Either end. I have gone in ...
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    How long did it take you to get used to a new job?

    NurseCard replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that. I've been at my current job for almost three years now, and am truly truly starting to feel like it's time to move on to something different, at least for a while. My goodness, I know I'll miss this place though. So, I feel for ya, in ...
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    Is this hurting my resume?

    NurseCard replied to nursex23's topic in General Nursing

    The possible problem is... if you start sending your resume to places NOW that you might like to work in in the future... they are going to get it in their heads right NOW, that you are a possible job hopper. What you might do is include a cover let...
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    OMG ?

    NurseCard replied to JenMH88RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh ugh, that's bad enough! Ugh ugh ugh I hate when I'm trying to flush a tube and all of that Jevity that's been in the person's stomach, all comes flying back out at me! Gross! I agree with Juan though, I don't think you have much to worry about ...