KittyBinimi replied to Mrsearly2009's topic in Geriatric, LTC
If you're allowed to take your cell phone to the floor, one app I use every day I work is ColorNote for Android. With ColorNote, you can make checklists, which you can save and reuse. I use it to...
I work nights. NEVER thought I would, but I do. My boyfriend works day shift, so I sleep when he's at work, wake up when he gets home and spend the evening with him. That's what works for me.
I also work the overnight on a 29 bed unit. Five o' clock is the witching hour. The climbers do climb, and I also have a heavy 6am med pass with one aide. Since I have the luxury of working two units...
Since we're going off anecdotes here, I must say that, being part of the "computer generation," I've encountered several not-so-computer-savvy nurses who seemed to have made up their minds already...
I sent out a slew of resumes when I graduated, but the job I landed was at the first place in which I had the gonads to walk in, hunt down the ADON and shake her hand. Got a call back the very next...
I just trained an RN in my nursing home. I'm a charge nurse training her for the same position. She didn't seem to mind, and I don't see a problem with it. After all, it's not like I was training her...
So, if I wanna go home and disclose patient so-and-so's medical information to my friends and family, it's all good as long as I get them to sign a confidentiality
Not wearing gloves because they don't feel like it? Waste of time? How about infection control? If they can't be bothered to wear gloves, they can't be bothered to wash their hands between...
KittyBinimi replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing
What do you mean by "cold"? I can take that to mean uncaring in regard to patients/residents. I can take that to mean being no-nonsense with coworkers/students. I can take it to mean many things, good...
Night shift nurse in LTC here. Only on the quietest of super quiet nights would I have time to look at every chart to make sure all new orders had been transcribed. Basically, I can usually only make...
If you're told in report that a patient has an IV access, you need to assess it q shift and chart your own assessment. Here's a nice, brief thread regarding that....