MissSpectacular

MissSpectacular

Geriatrics, Adult Psych, Peds HH

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About MissSpectacular

MissSpectacular specializes in Geriatrics, Adult Psych, Peds HH.


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  1. There are some great options out there! -School Nursing -Corrections Nursing -Public Health Nurse -Nursing Educator (at a college, university, CNA instructor, etc.) -MDS or other office nurse...
  2. New Grad RN's working in Nursing Homes. What's your experience?

    It's DEFINATELY a good experience, if nothing else. In a nursing home you will learn how to do quite a bit.....your telephone orders, your appointments, admissions, discharges, med pass, narc counts,...
  3. question about breathing tx's

    We also combine mucomyst with albuterol. I suppose if you have the time, then by all means give the albuteral before the
  4. Can the doctor refuse to see a patient?

    Absolutely, if it is in a private practice and the MD is the primary. Patient comes into an ER, then no. I have seen MDs refuse to continue treatment for patients that are consitently non-compliant....
  5. blood exposure from hiv patient

    Did you have the scratch beforehand? Or did the patient scratch you? Was the patient bleeding anywhere when they came in contact with your scratch? If no blood made contact with your scratch then I...
  6. Nurses unemployed what is happening out there???

    What area of the country are you located in? I am very sorry to hear
  7. Burnt Bridges

    I burnt a few bridges during my CNA days, one at a decent hospital and one at a large nursing home chain. I was under a ton of pressure at home and undergoing a major shift in my personal life while...
  8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    i have become a believer in the supernatural since starting nursing. First bad experience with a malevolent spirit is while I was working as a PCT at a ventilator hospital. We had one room on the C...
  9. LPN Private Schools?

    I graduated from Americare and so did a few of my co-workers. Its not too bad. Northwestern Institute is actually the "mother school" to Americare, as the director of NWIHT is a family member of the...
  10. Embarrassing/Clumsy Moments!

    lol @ all of these! I was brand new at my LTC facility, and I saw a younger man in seil blue scrubs coming down the hall. Our physical therapists wear that particular blue scrub, so I assumed the man...
  11. patient friend request on Facebook

    I don't see how "getting drinks with co-workers" is an irresponsible thing to say. It became irresponsible because she had the patient on her page, where he had access to the status updates. It's not...
  12. Boss that treats everyone like they are 4!!

    Ah...the micromanager. Be respectful, but firm. I have a particular manager that feels the need to berate the staff nonstop in front of the families and other staff members. I told her in no...
  13. patient friend request on Facebook

    DO NOT add patients as friends. We had a pretty nasty issue at our facility not long ago regarding Facebook friends. Long story short, one of our patients is alert, and spends a lot of time in the...
  14. Audio Recordings and Patient Abuse

    I do not believe she actually recorded the resident, I believe she used "I'm recording everything" as a threat towards her to get her to stop harassing her. Later on, the resident took it upon herself...
  15. Audio Recordings and Patient Abuse

    I need advice on what to think here. Before I start, I feel incredibly stupid for not realizing this ahead of time, and I need your opinions. I work in a LTC center on a Medicare floor, so many of...