Anna S, RN

Anna S, RN

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  1. how do i go about this situation safely?

    Anna S, RN replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree. This situation is very dangerous for the poor pts, and your

  2. Sentinel Events

    Anna S, RN replied to NYCHikerRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This situation is in no way a Sentinel

  3. nurse ratio 50:1? Yup!

    Anna S, RN replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm thinking the nurses caring for Ebola pts probably don't have PPE, or a lot of other things that we do. And...my last LTC job, I was the only nurse for 65 on nocs. An awful job, but I can't even...

  4. New Nurse Mistakes

    Anna S, RN replied to Mabesma's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I held a pt's Lactulose because he had frequent stooling. I didn't realize at the time that the Lactulose was to keep his ammonia level from getting too high, and that frequent stools are needed for...

  5. On "dumbing down" résumés

    Anna S, RN replied to mclennan's topic in Nursing Career

    I have a friend who running into a similar situation- he has a Bachelor's in Special Education, but doesn't want to teach any more. He has applied for numerous lower level jobs, and interviewers keep...

  6. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    Anna S, RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    He won. Twice. So obviously, they

  7. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    Anna S, RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, for

  8. Medical Assistants being called nurses

    Anna S, RN replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My PCP's answering message said "If you want to speak to Dr. So-and-so's nurse, press 1, Dr. Other's nurse, press 2..." and so on. I also heard staff referring to each other as "nurse," as in "The...

  9. LTC facility trying to fire me over refusing to take on 50 residents

    Anna S, RN replied to NurseGeorgiapeach's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Those ratios are fantastic! Back when I was an LPN, I was the only nurse on nocs for 65. I had 9 tube feeders, 2 trachs, and numerous wanderers/ fallers. 3 CNAS. I did it, but did not get a lunch...

  10. New RN-can I get into dialysis nursing?

    Anna S, RN replied to UmmIbrahim's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    At an outpt clinic, it is much busier, much more fast paced. You would be responsible for many pts dialyzing at the same

  11. Gas Exchange Respiratory System

    Anna S, RN replied to futurenurseyes's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    "...exchange of gases occur by diffusion. High to low and vice versa...." There's your

  12. What might I be doing wrong?

    Anna S, RN replied to bikegal50's topic in General Nursing

    With your experience, you would be a wonderful asset as a travel nurse! Ever considered

  13. In at 6:30, out at 9:00 and not a drop of food. I love this job!

    Anna S, RN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Truer words were never spoken! I realized I had to get out when I was envious of my sick pts, because I felt they didn't have nearly as much stress as I did! I've been an extremely ill hospital pt,...

  14. Erroneous Treatments Then & Now, Have Things Really Changed?

    Anna S, RN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot of errors nowadays are caused by short staffing, and by how complex so many things have

  15. Practical scrub color in Dialysis...

    Anna S, RN replied to jodhime's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    On black pants with bleach spots, you can carefully dab a little black acrylic craft paint on small spots. The paint doesn't wash

  16. Uf profiling

    Anna S, RN replied to ffliper27's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Great explanations from both replies. If you look at the trends screen and/or the uf rate on the home screen, you will know where you are in your profile. I like profile 4 for most pts w/ low B/P and...

  17. Is this the Job for me?

    Anna S, RN replied to Nurse J1112's topic in Correctional

    I work in a specialty area in the prison, and we are paper charting. The rest of medical at the prison just went computerized about a month

  18. SO MUCH SWEAT!

    Anna S, RN replied to attreau259925's topic in General Nursing

    I have the same issue. I have a cooling towel call a Frog Togs towel which helps. You can cut a strip of it to wear around your neck and tuck it under your scrubs. It does help me. Also, a dusting...

  19. Almost 2 years and Im Exhausted

    Anna S, RN replied to melliandre1985's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the same- great minds think

  20. Davita Dialysis Start Pay NEVADA

    Anna S, RN replied to rosedale4u's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You can check

  21. advice for new corrections nurse

    Anna S, RN replied to mchristensen5's topic in Correctional

    An inmate I work with took the spring out of a ball point pen, straightened a bit of it, sharpened the end on concrete, and tattooed himself w/

  22. How many different nursing positions have you had?

    Anna S, RN replied to LittleMissVixen410's topic in General Nursing

    Twenty two years as a nurse. Traveled for ten years so I've worked MANY different units. Longest I've ever had a regular perm job was 4 years. Have done med/surg, hospice, LTC, psych, consulting,...

  23. New to dialysis, need advice

    Anna S, RN replied to ParrotHead_RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You will get bleach/water mix on your scrubs. Black is not good for dialysis because you can't see if you get blood on your clothes if they are

  24. Is this the Job for me?

    Anna S, RN replied to Nurse J1112's topic in Correctional

    One of the reasons I was interested in corrections nursing is that I, too, am so not into the customer service thing. I've been a nurse for over 20 years, and have been in corrections for 6 months-...

  25. Can a LTC facility do this?

    Anna S, RN replied to bckthuzs1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So, the pt would have to be in a LTC, Medicaide/county bed, or at