Muffy5

Muffy5

Acute rehab, LTC, Community Health

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  1. CNA to LPN to RN

    Muffy5 replied to worrywart75's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, I don't know if this is an option in your state, but I was able to study independently for a NATO (nursing assistant test out) through a community college and take the test without actually...

  2. Television Ads for Medicine

    Muffy5 replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    Ick, the Nuva ring and other birth control commercials are the worst! I don't know who the hell gets so excited about their frickin birth control! ...and I agree don't get me started about those...

  3. Most common LTC meds

    Muffy5 replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi there, good luck on your interview! The meds I most commonly see are Synthroid, the diabetic agents (Glipizide, Metformin usually),digoxin, tons of Lasix!, metoprolol, atenolol, cardizem,...

  4. Nursing BURN OUT!!

    Muffy5 replied to premedwoahs's topic in General Nursing

    I have to be honest, when I first started working in LTC, I dreaded going into work. I was a new nurse and everything was frightening. It took about 6 months to get excited, rather than terrified...

  5. A non-nurse who gets what nurses are about.

    Muffy5 replied to 3rdcareerRN's topic in General Nursing

    "All the rest of us are hangers-on who look like deer in the headlights on the rare occasions when we stray into an actual patient care area where human triumph or tragedy is unfolding with a nurse at...

  6. Class of 2010!! let's hear you!

    Muffy5 replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats everyone! My final is Monday, pinning Friday and graduation on Tuesday. Now lets just see if my current job hires me on as a

  7. Venous/Arterial Insuffciency

    Muffy5 replied to silverhalide's topic in General Students

    Well in venous insufficiency, the blood is unable to return to the heart, therefore, it pools in the extremities. This causes discoloration of the legs (brownish color due to lysis of RBC's), the...

  8. Whty do people become nurses?

    Muffy5 replied to Kimberlyjoy's topic in General Students

    I am currently a LPN and will be receiving my RN in June. I originally wanted to be an English teacher and that's what my classes were focused in. I always wanted to write in my space time and just do...

  9. Asthma attack and blood sugars, and asthma vs KA

    Muffy5 replied to anon456's topic in Emergency

    I had one patient who was end stage kidney/liver disease who was on high dose steroids and we routinely tested blood sugars and sometimes administered low doses of insulin, depending on sliding scale...

  10. cna vs pca?

    Muffy5 replied to wooden0806's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You should be fine...In MN. I worked as a PCA (stands for personal care assistant here), even without my CNA

  11. Almost Fainting

    Muffy5 replied to cashew1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh most definitely! We all have our things we get a little weird about. I have had trouble with blood, only at certain times, and completely unexpectedly. It does get a little annoying, but you just...

  12. Newbie Needs Advice

    Muffy5 replied to jennm11's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on getting accepted and going back! The best way I found to study for anatomy was flashcards and those cute coloring books. If I could not name something, I would highlight that and go back...

  13. Anyone in Minnesota?

    Muffy5 replied to what2donow's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi. I live in Minneapolis. I am a LPN at a LTC facility and will be graduating from an ADN program next month. I will be moving to Portland, Oregon this summer

  14. Nurses with self-harm scars?

    Muffy5 replied to art24's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry about my previous post. I realized I was not that clear. I wasn't implying that the OP disclose that information (or that I even do), I guess I was just trying to state that it was part of my...

  15. Nurses with self-harm scars?

    Muffy5 replied to art24's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I, like yourself, have a history of inflicting harm on myself as a coping mechanism. I, personally do not hide the scars, which quite honestly have become so faded with time (I am possibly...

  16. Littmann Stethoscopes~Need advice

    Muffy5 replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have personally had both and I would recommend just springing for the classic II off the bat. The lightweight is okay to begin with, but it is very difficult to hear when you begin doing lung/heart...

  17. magnet hospitals

    Muffy5 replied to becky0124's topic in General Nursing

    We were just discussing this in our lecture and the notes state the elements of a magnet hospital include: support for education working with other clinically competent nurses positive RN/MD...

  18. How much free water/fluid do you count 1/2 cup applesauce as?

    Muffy5 replied to yogastudentRN's topic in General Nursing

    We count it as 4 oz or 30 ml. at our

  19. Please help with case study for Nursing School

    Muffy5 replied to Ireynolds87's topic in General Students

    Hi, I'm sorry you are having a difficult time with this case study. In all fairness, I don't think critical thinking skills are something that one just has per se, but are developed over time with...

  20. New LPN, this is HARD. Need advice.

    Muffy5 replied to dsomday's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hang in there, it is hard! I have been working very casually in LTC for approximately 9 months, but still have a difficult time completing my med pass, forget things until the drive home and sometimes...

  21. New Grad RN in LTC Needs Advice Please!!

    Muffy5 replied to Cashboy's Mom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I also am relatively new and working in a sub-acute/LTC facility. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Try not to get discouraged! My work place doesn't even schedule specific times for most meds...

  22. Shopping online

    Muffy5 replied to Bormio's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I really liked

  23. Narc Scrips-- hearings in Congress

    Muffy5 replied to actioncat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for posting this! This change has been infuriating working in LTC. My poor residents with chronic pain issues have went without on two occasions due to this change. Your lucky if you can get a...

  24. Brand new LTC LPN

    Muffy5 replied to NamasteNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Congratulations on your new job! I also work as an LPN in LTC and am finishing my RN. I have realized it is very good to be aware of what is in your scope of practice, because in LTC this is often not...

  25. Adult Children of Alcoholic...does your childhood effect your career?

    Muffy5 replied to JVRB4's topic in General Nursing

    I have often wondered this. I was standing in a group of 5 fellow nursing students, who happen to be women, and we began to discuss our past. We discovered that 4 out of 5 of us had fathers who were...