nightmare

nightmare RN

Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology.

Scottish trained RGN now retired.

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  1. Define critical thinking.

    nightmare replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    It is common sense but it is a questioning common sense!It is thinking about what you are doing and evaluating the variables in that action.'I have to do this' ,'what will happen if I do' ? 'what will...

  2. Please help interpret this order

    nightmare replied to mlee9985's topic in General Nursing

    I'm more used to seeing that written as GTN

  3. Liability Insurance for Curriculum Development

    nightmare replied to No Surrender's topic in General Nursing

    Now you can use the PM

  4. Liability Insurance for Curriculum Development

    nightmare replied to No Surrender's topic in General Nursing

    Once you have posted 15 posts(,one more ! )you will be able to access the PM function of the

  5. Diabetic patients

    nightmare replied to Phillygryl's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of diet regime are these patients

  6. Improper glove use at your local eatery(s)

    nightmare replied to dawnsternlpn's topic in General Nursing

    My local baker is the same,there they wear one glove,but instead of keeping that hand as the 'clean' hand they handle money etc with it as

  7. Bed making

    nightmare replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our pads go next to the skin.If you put it under a draw sheet then the whole bed gets soaked!If you are moving someone up a bed there are techniques to do this with the pad still in

  8. Well, I was spared being laid off but I'm still down

    nightmare replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Glad you still have your job,Sue,but yes,sad for the ones who lost

  9. Nurses from UK in canada

    nightmare replied to the31woman's topic in United Kingdom

    Up until the start of P2K we did do all the different parts necessary to be able to work in other countries.It makes you wonder if the specialised training adopted with P2K was to stop British nurses...

  10. What to say to a man who cannot speak

    nightmare replied to smellyacres's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What about news on the TV? things happening out in the world that he may have seen.Even things happening in the community .Do you know what his interests were before his illness? Talking about...

  11. ISU Fall 2009 online bridge program

    nightmare replied to eurolpn2007's topic in General Nursing

    You only has 6 posts on the board.Once you have 15 posts on Allnurses then you will be able to use the PM function on the board.This was started some time ago because of an epidemic of PM spamming...

  12. ISU Fall 2009 online bridge program

    nightmare replied to eurolpn2007's topic in General Nursing

    Click on the little 'envelope ' icon by her name ,that should let you send

  13. Layoffs will be announced at my facility on Monday

    nightmare replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Fingers and toes crossed for you Sue,You worked hard and built up that

  14. Foley Catheter Insertion Tips

    nightmare replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    This was a good article on

  15. Foley Catheter Insertion Tips

    nightmare replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Somewhere there is a whole thread on this subject...will

  16. Looking for a sterling silver RN pendant

    nightmare replied to BeachGirl08's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried googling it.'RN pendant'

  17. the same oversight occurs again and again

    nightmare replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Hindsight always has 20/20 vision!! No one could diagnose an MI with 'flu like symptoms' otherwise the ER would be crowded ever minute of the day.It is awful though when a colleague has a serious...

  18. Need some serious advice

    nightmare replied to RN2783's topic in International Nursing

    I've moved your post to International forum for more informed

  19. Was I wrong?

    nightmare replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Closed at OP

  20. Please point me to some forums or websites

    nightmare replied to undecidedmom's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Here's one to get you going. https://allnurses.com/graduate-nurse-forum/hesi-nclex-advice-356856.html Just put hesi and NCLEX in the search bar at the top of the

  21. How to prevent fleas coming to you?

    nightmare replied to Titanium888's topic in General Nursing

    That's true.It will also repel west of Scotland midges so should cope with small fleas.Our armed forces use this as

  22. Absurd Medical Abbreviations

    nightmare replied to whodunit's topic in General Nursing

    In the UK we use BM for blood sugar.I think it stemmed from Bolringer Manheim the company that made the test strips but I know what you guys across the pond use BM

  23. Absurd Medical Abbreviations

    nightmare replied to whodunit's topic in General Nursing

    I thought necropsy was the autopsying of an

  24. Nurses with Eczema...Help!!!

    nightmare replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    Firstly stop using the sanitiser.This happens to my hands as well.I have an immediate reaction to that stuff and will not use it.The cracks and hacks are an added infection portal I can do without.I...

  25. Need Advise

    nightmare replied to jascar's topic in General Nursing

    We cannot give legal advice on this forum.Best thing would be to consult a lawyer then inform the BON's of the respective