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  1. New grad please excuse the silly question

    WhiteScrubs replied to lsafy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hmmm... don't know any website that does this (haven't looked), but shouldn't this information be in the chart? As a nurse, your job is not to diagnose. Once you have the correct diagnosis, there are...

  2. Staying organized- report sheet for LTC?

    WhiteScrubs replied to cherubhipster's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Report sheets at a LTC I worked at also included primary physician and code status for every patient, as those are things that you sometimes need to know quickly and don't want to have to run find the...

  3. Career Change Blues.

    WhiteScrubs replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

    I may be wrong, but I've never known CNA's to work under the license of a RN or LPN... at least in my state, CNA's are required to be Certified (hence the C in CNA) by the state board of nursing, and...

  4. Books for Nursing School

    WhiteScrubs replied to Future O.R. Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I second the suggestion to check online for used copies, particularily one edition old. I use half.com quite a bit, but there are many options out there. You can get current edition used copies for...

  5. New Grad Jobs

    WhiteScrubs replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Nursing

    I worked throughout nursing school as a CNA, finished RN school recently, and my facility is only able to hire me on a PRN basis as an RN. They just don't have any positions open, and have recently...

  6. staffing

    WhiteScrubs replied to icunurse1955's topic in General Nursing

    question for LTC 1:1s -- does your facility allow adequate staffing that these 1:1s are in addition to normal staffing levels, or does everyone else just get pulled and make up for the extra workload?...

  7. LTC vs. Hospital, good move or not?

    WhiteScrubs replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I'd recommend asking to shadow a nurse for a shift and ask plenty of questions. If they're trying to hide something, you'll know. Problems with LTC arise when management tries to save money, and...

  8. Lower stress areas to 'get your feet wet' in nursing?

    WhiteScrubs replied to amr1234's topic in General Nursing

    What about working in a clinic? Never done it, but my perception is it's lower stress... anyone have experience

  9. awesome nurse pt ratios

    WhiteScrubs replied to sassy_cassie's topic in General Nursing

    Children's hospital in my area has max staffing policy of 4 patients / nurse, with fewer in high acuity areas (PICU & NICU are generally 2:1). Based on discussions with current nurses there, they...

  10. To all the Wonderful CNA's and PCT's

    WhiteScrubs replied to dragonflyaltoids's topic in General Nursing

    As a former CNA and recent grad RN, I *love* seeing teams that work well together and appreciate each other. It makes all of our jobs so much easier, and works out so much better for patients,...

  11. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

    WhiteScrubs replied to girtenbt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    hmmm... well, originally, i fell in the category of believing you needed to find a new career path, but now i am thinking you are just a little under-informed and could do with a little more...

  12. patient care tech.night shift

    WhiteScrubs replied to Nicole311's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with previous poster. You won't be bored working in a hospital, and you will definitely be doing more than you would have as a 11-7 CNA in LTC. In LTC, many patients sleep through the night...

  13. Detail oriented, sort of

    WhiteScrubs replied to Landlockedinmo's topic in General Nursing

    Certainly not on day shift! But to the original question: it sounds like your issue is not a lack of detail orientation but rather too much of a workload to complete in the time required (also common...

  14. Please need help....

    WhiteScrubs replied to rita.kumar83's topic in General Nursing

    This is a very different question than in your other post. Going into a kit with bare hands would definitely be considered breaking sterility, regardless of whatever hand hygiene was done either...

  15. Time Off Requests

    WhiteScrubs replied to syrlisa's topic in General Nursing

    OP: I agree your situation sucks, and I wouldn't want to work there. However, in the current economy, I'd recommend trying to find someone to cover for that weekend, and then begin looking for another...

  16. JOB iDEAS WHiLE iN FULL TiME SCHOOL.

    WhiteScrubs replied to miidgett411's topic in General Nursing

    Certainly every school is different, but i'd say it's very rare that a student really can't work at least a part time job while in nursing school. Many worked full time jobs while in school where I...

  17. I get so frusturated....

    WhiteScrubs replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    You were in the right. Chemically restraining a patient for the staff's convenience is illegal. Sounds like you were supervising appropriately and providing adequately for the patient's safety. The...

  18. Don't giver her a drink! It'll make her have to go to the bathroom!!

    WhiteScrubs replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Threatening abuse is considered assault, and is just as illegal as actual battery. Don't know that there is a distinct term for threatening neglect, but if the statement was made in an area that it...

  19. CPR in LTC

    WhiteScrubs replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Mock codes in LTC would be a fantastic idea... where I worked we had a significant # of short term post-op patients there for rehab that were nearly all full code. It was rare, but we did get the...

  20. I just ordered a Zuca bag for school

    WhiteScrubs replied to JackieBRCC's topic in General Students

    Have you considered whether you really need to be carrying enough stuff to fill that bag around with you? Do you really use all of the materials that you

  21. Med Errors

    WhiteScrubs replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    lady partsl suppository (premarin) given per rectum because the nurse didn't bother to ask the patient to bend her knees and open her legs. Administered it blind with the patient lying in bed with...

  22. I was so thankful to have a job...

    WhiteScrubs replied to deijerz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Keep your PT job, and find yourself another job, FT/PT/PRN... doesn't matter. Lean on contacts from school -- past instructors, clinical instructors, other students. Keep applying anywhere and...

  23. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    WhiteScrubs replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your first day -- sheesh! Of course you feel like a wreck today, and of course it will get better. Your precepter is an idiot to expect you to be calm on your first day, assertive with doctors no...

  24. Auscultation through clothes

    WhiteScrubs replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient is in a hospital gown, I auscultate lung sounds from the back first, directly on skin. If that's normal, I auscultate anteriorly through the gown. Any abnormals, I generally go to the...

  25. Saunders, Prentice Hall, or both?

    WhiteScrubs replied to starmickey03's topic in General Students

    Wow... and for me Saunders is my light reading, just for fun, to make myself feel smart. I find that Saunders questions are relatively easy compared to other prep books. I have Prentice Hall, too, and...