rn4life2009

rn4life2009

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  1. Frustration with "Assisted Living"

    rn4life2009 replied to Leda1st's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ok first a cma certified medication aide usually is a cna 6 weeks training with a 6 weeks cma training not one week as you stated. Just like nurses there are good and bad ones. They give the same...

  2. Bilateral Lower extremity Cellulits?

    rn4life2009 replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    It depends or what the cause of cellutis is. Is it fluid overload or circulation problems. We would wrap them to increase pressure to send fluid back up or is it a infection from mrsa or bites or...

  3. Co-Worker not smelling so good

    rn4life2009 replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am very careful about hygiene and rarely sweat except when I work. I have to wear the very strong deoderant like clinical secret. You could put a note like i got a extra sample of this and thought...

  4. Feel traumatized

    rn4life2009 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I had this happen to me twice in a row. I felt terrible and I had been a lpn for a yr and a rn for a yr. It can shake your confidence but if you know you did it correctly then you have nothing to feel...

  5. Is everything really the nurses fault?

    rn4life2009 replied to jerrylundergard's topic in General Nursing

    I probably would have kept nodding while thinking what a jerk he was. Then depending on the day and if I could have gotten away with it said in the time it took you to scream at me you could have...

  6. Verbally abusive patient

    rn4life2009 replied to Tortoiseshell's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When all admin cares about is patient satisfaction score there is no win in this situaton. A hard lesson I learned. Another reason I am being careful in what job I will

  7. Are there nurses out there that actually LIKE Med-Surg?

    rn4life2009 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I hate med-surg, I always felt like I couldn't do enough for my patients. One day I had 3 dc and 3 admits in a 4 hr period(total 6 pts at a time). They want us dc the pt within 1 hr of the dr writing...

  8. Update on "demotion"

    rn4life2009 replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a victim to this same kind of behavior from NM. I was too negative about my job to charge then when they need me I can suddenly be charge. I was allowed to relief charge on all floors and...