Nurse_Candice

Nurse_Candice specializes in endocrinology, geriatrics, dementia,.

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1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Nurse_Candice replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I only have one so fa r:) We (the 2 floor nurses on my unit, and regional manger who was filling in until new DON started,) responded to a code we had been expecting for weeks on our rehab unit,(end of life care). After about 10 min of CPR, EMT's to...

2. Not giving PRN's even though they are ordered?

   Nurse_Candice replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

   I think these problem crosses into all specialties I know Ive seen it in rehab, memory care, LTC and AL settings. I personaly have felt that some res' have become accustomed to receiving prns and will request or expect them all the time when there pa...

3. New Nurse OUCH!

   Nurse_Candice replied to Spirit2L1's topic in Humor

   I love all the posts, These are my favorite threads! I too have been dowsed with my share of saline, though usually on my arms etc. when hanging a new bag. Sadly I must admit it still happens once in a while when im tiered after a string of long shif...

4. I finally got my 3 twelves!

   Nurse_Candice replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

   I did do 8s prior and I did like them. Now when i do one its like oh its time to go already, great! You get used to the long day and i start feeling it after the 3rd 12-16 in a row especially if its a week we are heavy on admits. I do prefer the 12s ...

5. Lots of threads on tattoos but....

   Nurse_Candice replied to dreamer827's topic in General Nursing

   :clown:I don't have any but I have worked with many nurses and aids with visible tattoos and there hands, arms and necks and they all have found jobs very easily by there accounts. I know there never asked to cover them in our facility and no one loo...

6. New grad Home health nurse

   Nurse_Candice replied to Nursee13's topic in General Nursing

   No orientation is a major red flag especially in home health. You will need the skills to assess and treat the patient on your own as you wont have the support system in place there, as you would in a facility. I think it would be really stressful to...

7. I finally got my 3 twelves!

   Nurse_Candice replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

   I do 12s, and when I pick up its usually a schd day so Ill do 16. I do come in on off days and do 8 or 12 sometimes too. It took me 6 months to get the days but im in a small facility and happened to have a period where there was a lot of turnover gi...

8. First code situation...any suggestions?

   Nurse_Candice replied to wsuRN2009's topic in General Nursing

   I completely agree!!!!!!!!!!

9. Licensed staff/skilled nursing residents

   Nurse_Candice replied to pistolchick's topic in Geriatric

   I think it would become very involved if they were to implement this and would have to include MDS as 20 rehab pt who are alert and oriented and need minor asst with adls, having little or no wound care to speak of would not require the same time or ...

10. Surviving a state inspection survey

    Nurse_Candice replied to MDSlady's topic in Geriatric

    OMG Im getting an ulcer reading all this! They just showed AT my facility this morning and Im off for two days but we are expecting them all week. This is my first survey, Im home and still having angina. Mind you Im merely a floor nurse. I cant imag...

11. Life as a Nurse

    Nurse_Candice replied to mushymash's topic in General Nursing

    I loved the raw truth of this post. I love that Im a nurse and hope to only further my education/career in time but this is the truth of it and its everywhere. She doesn't sound burnt out, if she were she wouldn't still want to get up and face her ni...

12. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    Nurse_Candice replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    I hate when these things turn into RN vs LPN, really! Ive seen this even in the retail world, allot of mngmt see the degree and that's all. I totally agree they've not made a SAFE decision here at all and I actually feel bad for new grads in this pos...

13. Nurse with Body Odor

    Nurse_Candice replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is she already knows, im not sure how youd broach it though maybe bring up a program you saw on disc health chnl where a woman had some genetic thing causing BO, maybe itll prompt her to seek help if she hasnt.

14. asking for meds?

    Nurse_Candice replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

    If your bringing them scheduled why not contact dr and change order to scheduled as thats what your actually doing? The nurse the OP refered to should have just done as the op asked by asking dr to clarify or change order to schd.

15. Re-directing tips needed for Alzheimer's/behavior pts

    Nurse_Candice replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric

    Well cudos to you I wish I had more like you in my faciluty! I have brought topics like yours up to many floor managers and DON/ADON in regaurd to falls. The responce I get is, ultimatly its there right to fall. we are to do what we can to prevent it...