iluvdetroit

iluvdetroit

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  1. New Nurse - need advice

    iluvdetroit replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    The main problem I have always had as a nurse is that I feel like I have to give totally optimal care all the time, and to me, that always equated to being in the patients' rooms as much as possible,...

  2. Told to clean room

    iluvdetroit replied to cargalrn's topic in General Nursing

    Well, THANK GOD for that!!!! BTW, if this hospital is so slammed with admissions that they can't even take common sanitary precautions, why are they closing? I swear, I just don't understand the...

  3. Anyone Made the Transition from Med/Surg to ER?

    iluvdetroit posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for many years, with periods of time off now and then to stay home with my kids. All of my experience has been acute inpatient adult Med/Surg. I am looking to get back into nursing...

  4. Speaking of facebook...inappropriate...but am I within my rights...?

    iluvdetroit replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    This may not be a big help, but I worked at a LTC facility once for about a month, and there was a similar situation there. One of the CNAs became romantically involved with a resident, to the point...

  5. Help! Admitted patient and he died 30 hours later...

    iluvdetroit replied to loveLA824901's topic in General Nursing

    It happens. You didn't order the diet, the physician did, so if the patient was dysphagic, how could you have known? It sounds like you did everything right. In fact, it sounds like you handled it...

  6. How are new graduate RNs coping in this recession?

    iluvdetroit replied to NEWGRADNURSE75's topic in General Nursing

    You're welcome! I could just feel in your post that you are very serious about being a good nurse, and I will say a prayer for you that you find employment soon. God

  7. How are new graduate RNs coping in this recession?

    iluvdetroit replied to NEWGRADNURSE75's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me like you are getting some great experience! Please don't give up. This job market is horrendous for all of us who are looking for work right now. If you are working with trachs and...

  8. nursing career

    iluvdetroit replied to umphlettm's topic in General Nursing

    Male nurses are being accepted more and more and stereotyped as being gay less and less because a lot of people realize that men, just like women, want to go into a field where they stand a chance of...

  9. I made a injection error... Please help me....

    iluvdetroit replied to yatyu's topic in General Nursing

    Say,

  10. I made a injection error... Please help me....

    iluvdetroit replied to yatyu's topic in General Nursing

    Voltaren is an enteric coated NSAID. How did you give it IV? Did you mean something else, such as

  11. Would You Call Her Back?

    iluvdetroit posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've had a few posts on here lately, so this may be redundant for some of you, but I need some advice. I have been out of nursing for about five years but kept up my CPR and CEUs, including a 120 CEU...

  12. I Am Feeling Like the Biggest Loser...

    iluvdetroit posted a topic in General Nursing

    because I am a diploma RN who has a ton of college credits but not quite enough for a BSN, making me...just...a diploma RN. And one who has stayed home with her kids for the past almost five years and...

  13. I Am Feeling Like the Biggest Loser...

    iluvdetroit replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all so much for the encouragement. I did update my BLS back in May, and I earned 120 CEUs this year through an RN refresher course, so I will continue to search and to pray for something to...

  14. What is your "Dreams" for the rest of your life!!

    iluvdetroit replied to carlasbizz's topic in General Nursing

    My dream has absolutely nothing to do with nursing. My dream is to spend time traveling around the eastern U.S. hitting all of the historical areas, particularly those related to the Civil War. I...

  15. Given the current job market, when should I start applying for jobs?

    iluvdetroit replied to RDH1's topic in General Nursing

    Just my $.02, but I think I would wait until I graduated to begin applying at hospitals. The thing is, even though it is highly unlikely, and I'm sure not going to happen in your case, something could...

  16. Question for CNA's and Nurses

    iluvdetroit replied to Lucina11's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like you have a lot of common sense and wisdom. Ideally, you could try to bring change to that place, but in the real world, it will probably end up dragging you down with it instead of the...

  17. Goofy call bell requests

    iluvdetroit replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    "You need to come down here right now! My husband is taking his clothes off!" What actually happened was that the man was a new admit and proved to have a hx of paranoid schizophrenia which was...

  18. I Am Feeling Like the Biggest Loser...

    iluvdetroit replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all of you for your kind responses. I know that being home with my kids was so important, and I will never regret it. I just wish that someone would give me a chance, because it hasn't been...

  19. new grad being frustrated and after continous rejections

    iluvdetroit replied to huyenchau's topic in Nursing Career

    (((((hugs))))). I'm sorry that you are going through this, and I think that a lot of us on this board can definitely relate to what it feels like to be rejected when you feel that you would do a great...

  20. Question for CNA's and Nurses

    iluvdetroit replied to Lucina11's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a living hell and a very unsafe and lawsuit-worthy workplace. I would hit the road as soon as I could secure another job.

  21. Questions About Detroit Medical Center

    iluvdetroit posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Does anyone here work for DMC? Can anyone tell me how difficult it is to secure employment there, or how the working conditions are? I am a diploma RN who has almost 100 credits towards my BSN but I...

  22. Can I Incorporate This Into My Resume Without Being Tacky?

    iluvdetroit posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have been an RN for 19 years, with time off here and there to stay home with my kids. I have just started looking at going back to work after being off since 2004. With the job market what it is...

  23. What do I say to my new employer about the job I currently am not happy at?

    iluvdetroit replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely, because you sure don't want to jump from the frying pan into the fire! I don't want to label all LTC facilities the same, but the one where I worked revolved around money, money, money,...

  24. What do I say to my new employer about the job I currently am not happy at?

    iluvdetroit replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Nursing

    How long have you worked there? As long as it's more than just a couple of months, is it that big of a deal to look elsewhere? LTC facilities here in my area are like a revolving door. I worked at...

  25. Is Anyone Else Having Trouble Getting Back Into Nursing After Taking Time Off?

    iluvdetroit posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am getting so frustrated. I have only been out of acute care nursing since late 2004. I took an online RN refresher course earlier this year because we were moving to AZ and it was required for me...