tyvin BSN, RN

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    Most common meds in LTC??

    tyvin replied to Tinker Bell RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Also remember it's about how they take their meds in LTC. Who has theirs crushed, can you crush all of them, what pudding or ice-cream do they want to swallow their crushed meds, can you put all the...
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    Profile Assessment?

    tyvin replied to Boswellia Carterii's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent!
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    Profile Assessment?

    tyvin replied to Boswellia Carterii's topic in General Nursing

    Before nursing I worked for extremely high end hotels as a bartender. They always gave the pre-test personality tests such as you describe. The correct answer to the question would have been no. It's...
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    Who really belongs in the bed...

    tyvin replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you just love it! I had surgery a few months ago and the nurse would always come and do the ""What day is it today?" ... a few times she was so busy that she didn't actually know the date and I...
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    I Feel Like The Most Incompetent Nurse Ever!

    tyvin replied to tonet0908's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you I would call my union rep in the morning to tell them what happened and that a review is pending. Call them for a heads up. If you are invited to the meeting the rep will go with you and...
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    My painfully long orientation

    tyvin replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    Never burn bridges. It's only two more weeks and always trust your gut. You sense she will not be ok with letting you go early so just take the two weeks and learn as much as you can. Good
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    Would this be too much for me to handle?

    tyvin replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    That's all you need is a few weeks with a preceptor IMO. It will all come back like falling off a bike. You won't know until you try. IVs are still a sticky subject with a lot of nurses. All I hear...
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    I Feel Like The Most Incompetent Nurse Ever!

    tyvin replied to tonet0908's topic in General Nursing

    It is what it is. Thankfully you got a union behind you. Have you talked with your union rep? You do realize that in the end it doesn't matter how many times it was a mistake before it got to you,...
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    What kind of car do you drive for those 1+ hour commutes?

    tyvin replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    When I did commute in Oregon I had an SUV; a Toyota 4-runner. It was great and I put in a sound system that was fantastic. Need good sounds for the
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    TOO OLD

    tyvin replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It is against the law in any state to ask age on a job application. Just sayin
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    "Code Gray Certification"

    tyvin replied to walkdanielle's topic in General Nursing

    i use to work in oregon but where i am now in psych calling dr. strong is the call for all line backers to the rescue. we are certified for take downs by attending a class where i get up and...
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    First med error

    tyvin replied to LPN9816aj's topic in General Nursing

    As a charge I've seen my fair share and done my fair share but I've also heard through the coconut wireless too many times so and so did this and that. I try to follow up but the nurses I worked with...
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    "Code Gray Certification"

    tyvin replied to walkdanielle's topic in General Nursing

    Usually for a psych position calling a code grey means there's a combative
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    Advice Needed

    tyvin replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Being new that's even more dangerous; she doesn't know what she's doing but thinks she does. The psych unit I worked on had the same set up where the LPN passed and the RN supervised. If the LPN...
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    Caring for paraplegic patients?

    tyvin replied to mell260's topic in General Nursing

    It also depends on what type of para they are. For instance a complete as opposed to an incomplete. Some paras can move their legs more and do more to keep the legs in condition. I would think that...
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    Advice Needed

    tyvin replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    In my state the LPN must have the RNs OK for various things and they do not call the docs; the RN has to. Oh how I wish my state was like others where I read that the LPNs have far more...
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    Advice Needed

    tyvin replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    How long has she been a psych
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    Do I have to give my job information about my court hearing?

    tyvin replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't give them my court papers for a divorce hearing; that's ridiculous IMO. When people hear court they automatically assume it's criminal. You could just give them the docket number info...
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    Is it really "alternative"??

    tyvin replied to CareGiving's topic in General Nursing

    Westview employs MDs as well; it's not strictly a DO hospital. They do though have many DOs working there. The DOs have more schooling and do not abide by the medial model as MDs are taught. If I...
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    How to answer the 10 year goal question??

    tyvin replied to Telelizard's topic in General Nursing

    Don't include family matters; it's strictly a question to see where you want to be professionally speaking. Are you looking to advance at the place you're applying to? Are you going to be satisfied...
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    LTC for new grad RN?

    tyvin replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I missed your last post because I don't know why it would be risky to take the weekend job thing. Was there something that made everyone recommend not to take
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    Can you have multi-licenses in two states?

    tyvin replied to cisa04's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if Oregon is a compact state; I would tend to say no simply because there requirements are stringent as opposed to other states. When I got my OR RN license it took 6 months and it was...
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    Eating their young?

    tyvin replied to pashark's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Troll alert! Do you really believe any of us "Nurses" would believe everything you just wrote? I suggest studying more often; idle hands and all that stuff
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    Is this legal?

    tyvin replied to ocmama's topic in General Nursing

    This is good for all to be specifically aware to "ask" when the program they are applying to cuts the line at being a new grad. I worked at a place for 3 months and then had a chance at a new grad...
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    Anything you would do differently if you were starting nursing school again?

    tyvin replied to linzjane88's topic in General Students

    I would not borrow money; or as much money as I did. There are the grants and the scholarships and that should IMO be enough. There are hundreds of scholarships out there. I look back on it some 20...