carecrafter

Forget age --- its just one factor of many. A word of advice --- do EVERYTHING you can to avoid identifying yourself as a "new nurse". Unfortunately, nurses do tend to eat their young and when you say "new nurse" - they hear "FRESH MEAT"! Use you...

hmmmm ----- Some one fill me in on what the "Q" word is........... is it the one you use when things are easy and slow?

this chartin stuff is making me batty I was told that I CANNOT chart that I patient told me that she thinks she is impacted, even if I use quotes Then I was told i cannot say a patient was cyanotic because that is a "diagnosis" ??????? What about ed...

Good for you ---- my place is such a mess I am seriously considering a career change. Chart to CYA -- but - hmmmm - that will get you too! Forget it - I will go back to loving my freinds and family and advocating for them and this litigous culture c...

OMG - I am on here tonite because I am in the same boat. This is NOT the way the LTC place I did clinicals in ran at all. I have listened for two shifts to a patient on multiple meds who is now unable to swallow and she has been hollering LOUDLY fo...

Ok - in a nutshell - I am leaving a place (urgent care clinic)where the corporate philosophy is that ALL office staff should be trained in nursing, x-ray and lab. They are then casually referred to as "nurses" SOme of them are MAs or X-ray tech or ...

Even scarier - it is a multi facility company and growing!

HIt a sweet spot with me --- Worked my HINEY off to pass a nursing program and then had to pass STATE BOARDS ---- it's a freakin LICENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chiks at my place have taken to using a magic marker to cross out medical assistant an...

ummmm, just a thought - but if staff "announces" to visitors anything regarding the patient's continence or lack thereof - isn't that a HIPPA (dreaded word!) violation. It is afterall, a MEDICAL condition! If it was my family member I would DEFINIT...

This may make me the weirdest person on the planet but L and D depresses me --- sending those angels home to lord knows whatl..... and why do some iffy people get to "pop em out' and I know plenty who would be wonderful parents who aren't able. One o...

Good morning - I was wondering if I could get someone to give me a nudge to get me started on my care plan ..I am normally pretty good at them but this patient has no apparent issues to tag with an ND - the patient is 41 2/7weeks, blind but has supp...

a school assignment - it had me stumped for a bit but I got an A on it!

thanks - its always so obvious AFTER some one points it out to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

someone had a great line on here the other day - don't know how to find it but someone else might. It started out with "I have confidence in my level of intelligence so your opinion is of little consequence....." words to live by

I hate to say it but I think it is common in many professions. Its a matter of personal ethics. I see it in teachers and in students ( in and out of NS). Its just especially disappointing in a "caring" profession. But there are some absolute gems...

Ok - wow - what a compassionate response! This is a place where it is ok to post your "freak outs" and I think you should disregard that very UNhelpful last post. Its very legitimate to worry when you come across circumstances that indicate things ar...

sorry I didn't respond sooner - I have had my nose in the books ! I honestly don't remember (brain fatigue) but I will say that I have a BS in another subject so I am no rookie at this school business. I have also done a lot of teaching and usually s...

At our school , the last med-surg group had only 4 people to pass. The class size was somewhere in the vicinity of 40 people ( everyone has a different story) THe "repeaters" who are in there with us are very bitter. And very "us versus them" toward...

Ready to bail myself - my program has HUGE issues and its not the students. Signed up way more students than they had clinical slots for expecting people to flunk out. But surprise they rose to the occasion and they don't know how to "whittle it do...

Hey there - I was hoping someone could give me a nudge - I am trying to put together my 2nd care plan and having a little trouble. THis patient is in LTC and has dementia and is wheelchair bound. she also has diabetes. I have to have 5 diagnoses and ...

Thanks for your help. I was off to a VERY shaky start but after going through all the links you sent me, I have gotten two 100s in a row on my care plans.

Thank you so much for all the advice - I know my original post was vague but didn't want it to be so huge that no one would wade through it. I am new to nursing AND to posting so hope to get better at both. This patient does have dementia on her cha...

HAHAHA ! Funny how our definition of "old" varies. I am 50 and had to conquer my insecurity about not being a spring chicken. I finally decided that while I will never be that nurse who has 20 years of nursing experience under her belt - I will stil...