middleagednurse

middleagednurse

nurseline,med surg, PD

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  1. Help please..What is considered a designated workspace?

    UHC requires that you have a room that can be
  2. Enternal feeding

    By the way, it's not enternal feeding, it's
  3. I want to quit first RN job after a few weeks.

    Give it more time. LTC is difficult work, even for experienced nurses. Your skills will improve with time. Ask the other nurses for time saving
  4. In Between Jobs - Survival Tips, Please!

    food stamps? work for an agency? Most agencies will hire
  5. Texas endorsement. What am I doing wrong?

    Also, you can call the BON to ask them what the hold up
  6. Texas endorsement. What am I doing wrong?

    Did you go to the Texas BON site to see what all the requirements
  7. Just for fun Style Poll

    Not everone's feet are the same. You need to try on a variety of brands until you find a brand that fits your feet. Personally I like Nikes but not everyone
  8. United Heath Case Manager

    Go to the UHC website and check the careers
  9. work VS retirement

    So, to follow up, I took a 6 week vacation which I sorely needed. I feel MUCH better.And I decided to do an easy private duty case which won't stress me out. Salary and no stress. Win
  10. work VS retirement

    So, I have worked as an RN for 45 years now. I have enjoyed being a nurse. I recently resigned from a very stressful job. I just got fed up with the stress. Prior to this year, I HAD to work to...
  11. UHC work from home

    I know several CMs at UHC. They all love their
  12. work VS retirement

    Thank you AmoLucia. You are very insightful. I think you are
  13. Nursing school and nursing jobs are HARD work and require a huge amount of commitment. But do you want to be financially dependent on your mom forever? At some point you have to take responsibility...
  14. impaction treatment

    I work nurseline, (sometimes), and I get a lot of calls from people who are impacted. We have to advise that they go to ER. I wonder, when impacted people show up at the ER, what do you do with them?...
  15. impaction treatment

    Thank you. I wish they would just go to the drugstore and buy an enema kit, but I am not allowed to advise that. I'm sure you ER nurses have better things to do than to remove impactions, but I guess...
  16. Working from home

    job web
  17. Facial Drooping in Adolescent

    if he can walk, talk, and breathe, and he's not hemorrhaging, he doesn't need an
  18. Verbal Attacks. What should I do?

    I have had a lot of experience with private duty nursing. QUIT
  19. Does my mental illness make me unfit to be a nurse?

    Are there any nurses who aren't
  20. Entertaining pt

    You can continue the activities that PT/OT do. Talk to him, read to him, can he play with play-dough to strengthen his hands?, Listen to music, maybe try to sing along? Can he use crayons to color?,...
  21. You're fired

    Apparently you work long term care. Forget about buying things for people. Do you do your job properly? Are you doing what you were hired to do? Do you follow your job description? Are you following...
  22. No Water at Lunch?!

    Water should ALWAYS be free,
  23. 8th grade spinal screenings

    Some schools ask the kids to wear swim suits under their
  24. In fear of losing my license.

    please ignore. I should NOT have said this. I wish I knew how to delete
  25. In fear of losing my license.

    stupid thing to