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  1. Mom with dementia having hallucinations

    kar212 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I hope it's okay to post this. ER and psych nurses may have some good input. My poor mom, age 77 with dementia is having visual and sensory hallucinations. I live on the opposite side of the...

  2. Mom with dementia having hallucinations

    kar212 replied to kar212's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so

  3. Mom with dementia having hallucinations

    kar212 replied to kar212's topic in General Nursing

    My dad is her

  4. Mom with dementia having hallucinations

    kar212 replied to kar212's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I get that. I just figured someone here has seen or heard or experienced something like this. You also have a parent with

  5. Need flexible RN job

    kar212 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm an RN and have worked in med surg for almost 21 years, although most of that time it was per diem and not a lot of hours. I have kids at home that do remote learning that still need me and I have...

  6. Per diem med surg nurse here, need something new, help!

    kar212 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I have been a nurse for quite a while, over 19 years. My first couple years were in long term care and the rest in med surg. I only work about three 12 hour shifts a month (nights). I've had...

  7. Per diem med surg nurse here, need something new, help!

    kar212 replied to kar212's topic in General Nursing

    Perfect analogy!!! I do feel I've been on a hamster wheel for a very long

  8. From deadening boredom to high anxiety

    kar212 replied to garciadiego's topic in Medical-Surgical

    No,your problem is not unique! I worked in LTC for the first 2 1/2 years of my career and have worked in med-surg for the past 8 years. For the past 2 years, I have been working only 1,sometimes 2...

  9. Losing a baby

    kar212 replied to NicuNightRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm so sorry about your precious little baby. My first baby was stillborn 3 years ago. I know how it hurts. I was working in med-surg, though, so I didn't have to deal with the babies. I know that...

  10. Suck at Clinicals...Should I just Quit Now?

    kar212 replied to Melcia060's topic in General Students

    Oh, my heart really goes out to you!!! (((HUGS))) Really, I could have written your post when I started doing clinicals in the fall of 1994. I had just turned 20 and my only experience with working...

  11. Fetal Demise less than 20 weeks

    kar212 replied to SC RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello there. My daughter was stillborn at 27 weeks. I was placed in an antepartum room. I heard no babies crying and no hollering moms. Our baby was sick and we knew she was going to die, so her...

  12. Nurses and doctors...

    kar212 replied to nursing 101's topic in General Nursing

    Grrrrr. This is one of my pet peeves! A nurse I used to work with who had been a nurse for over 40 years told me that back in the day, when a doctor came to the nurse's station, you were expected to...

  13. What is your least favorite kind of med-surg patient?

    kar212 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hmmm. I guess it would be a toss up between a demented, combative patient with any diagnosis or the ETOH withdrawal patient. Or any patient that is constantly pouncing on the call light every other...

  14. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    kar212 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Here are just a few that come to mind: 1. Antecubital heplocks. I know they're easy to put in, but they don't last! 2. Defective equipment 3. Visitors or patients that threaten to sue you for just...

  15. Catheterization? Do you remember your 1st time?

    kar212 replied to twinbee25's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I remember the first time I placed a Foley. It was in my OB rotation and I think the lady had an epidural in, so she didn't feel a thing. The nurse was there and guided me. My first couple jobs...

  16. How many nurses take antidepressants or antianxiety medication?

    kar212 replied to Attheana's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Paxil 20mg daily for long standing anxiety. Not related to my career, though. It

  17. What does your spouse do?

    kar212 replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, mine

  18. Salary to live in New Jersey?

    kar212 replied to laurasc's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    My husband works in Newark, but we chose to live much, much further south. We live in Burlington county and it takes him an hour to get to work (works the night shift). We were able to find a 3...

  19. I hate incident reports!!!

    kar212 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Geez! Isn't it the truth that five minutes before you're ready to walk out the door, a patient will fall on the floor? I would always tell my patient, both in LTC and in the hospital, "You can't...

  20. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    kar212 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Possible Freudian

  21. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    kar212 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Possible Freudian

  22. should i give up my nursing career?

    kar212 replied to Ms.RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't give up!!! I think what you have on your hands is a lousy work environment and new graduate anxiety. Are you working in a hospital? LTC? I'm appalled that you've been treated this way by...

  23. manipulative patients / drug seekers

    kar212 replied to LuvMyFireman's topic in General Nursing

    Some of these posts remind me of the time I spent working in a nursing home. I recall a couple of male patients who were probably in their 40s who would stroll up to the medication cart and want their...

  24. Best Washington City

    kar212 replied to Gem_jewelry's topic in Washington Nursing

    I recently moved from Lynnwood, which is decent, but not the best. Not much 'culture' there. Edmonds gets my vote as my favorite. Olympia and Wenatchee are also very

  25. ARE THERE ANY NURSES OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY "ENJOY" or HAPPY WITH THEIR JOB.

    kar212 replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoy my job, I can't imagine doing anything