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  1. What is the point of Medicare?

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    So when you become elderly and you're not working anymore, what happens to your

  2. What is the point of Medicare?

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of financial aid do elders get in nursing homes And, if the person outstays the set number of days they get per diagnoses, what happens

  3. Gosh being a nurse is hard when you have

    chiuli posted a topic in General Nursing

    no people skills. Im a new grad, with a new job, 21 yrs old and very young looking. Many of the nurses are irritated when I ask them questions and dont seem to want to help me. I was giving an enema...

  4. Gosh being a nurse is hard when you have

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    She was yelling at me because she thought that I thought I was someone very special. And I really am friends with one of her friends. That wasn't a lie. She didn't say anything about the state.; the...

  5. Gosh being a nurse is hard when you have

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    Well.....I asked the first secretary if I can speak to the DON, and she asked what its about, I said Im looking for a job. She hands me an application and says, there is no need for you to see her....

  6. Gosh being a nurse is hard when you have

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    This is kind of personal but here goes. My parents were splitting up when I was 11 yrs old. I lived with my mother and my father was living separately from us. They had a long court battle because he...

  7. Gosh being a nurse is hard when you have

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    its funny because the DON is a friend of my friend. So my friend said, go in and fill out an application. Then just go upstairs and talk to her and say you know me. This was supposed to help me......

  8. Do you have to make a nurses note on every patient?

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I always say to myself, its better to write something than nothing. But then again, if the person has a stroke, it that really the nurses fault? It can happen abruply without any

  9. licensed in 3 states

    chiuli posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new RN licensed in 3 states (NJ, PA and KY) Not intentionally. When I do CE credits, Im assuming the 30 hrs that I do can be applied to all 3 states. Hopefully, they wont make me do them 3...

  10. you don't know have to be a charge nurse

    chiuli posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everybody, I am a new RN in a nursing home. I was taught two things here: meds pass and treatments. I did well on both, had no problems with either. Then I get a call today from my boss who tells...

  11. you don't know have to be a charge nurse

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    Im not gonna lie. Being new, I don't know the residents hx's, I don't know their doctors, I don't know half the staff especially the prn's, I don't know the CNA's well either. Its hard when you're new...

  12. you don't know have to be a charge nurse

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    I got about a week of

  13. When you were new, how did you learn meds?

    chiuli posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious how you learned meds when you started off as a new RN? I started med training in a nursing home. We have 98 residents, each resident has about 10 medications or more. The way they are...

  14. Should I get liability insurance?

    chiuli posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! Today was my first day working as an RN. I finally landed a job in a nursing home and I'm so happy with anything at this point. I'll be honest, I dont like the facility.It has an...

  15. Should I get liability insurance?

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    I check the oximetry on myself. Im always over

  16. Still no job and no experience?

    chiuli posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Im a new grad who still can't find a job. I had interviews to just about everywhere: assisted living, nursing home, home care, and hospital new grad program. The woman for the new grad program was so...

  17. When the Trach tube comes out, how do you ventilate the patient?

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have seen real RN's who sadly know very little about this subject, let alone a nursing student who is trying to absorb this

  18. When the Trach tube comes out, how do you ventilate the patient?

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you can simply make an incision into the trachea (tracheotomy) and put the tube in, why bother doing the tracheostomy? What would happen if you left a person with a tracheotomy in place for long...

  19. When the Trach tube comes out, how do you ventilate the patient?

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So let me make sure I got this clear: A tracheotomy is an incision into the trachea to put the tube in while a tracheostomy is a procedure where the doctor takes the trachea and pulls it out through...

  20. When the Trach tube comes out, how do you ventilate the patient?

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was still confused by some of the nurses replies, by far, Grey Gull thank you, you said it best without confusing

  21. Nurses: which job would you take if you were desperate new grad?

    chiuli posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Would you move far away from your family and live on your own in New Mexico as a nurse technician making 11.35/hr ? ( The job is meant for nursing students) Not really for RN grads OR would you stay...

  22. New nurse, new possible job

    chiuli replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    that sounds

  23. Nurses: which job would you take if you were desperate new grad?

    chiuli replied to chiuli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    $11.35 I never heard of such a thing! i doubt the nurse tech would be allowed to do much except wipe butts for that kind of

  24. which nursing speciality is at most risk for being sued?

    chiuli posted a topic in General Nursing

    All are at risk. But which speciality is at most risk for being sued? What about MD's. Which specialty is at most risk? I'm thinking peds because those kids have a long road ahead. Parents can later...

  25. Am I too young?

    chiuli replied to mariemac89LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I know how you feel. Im a 22 yr old RN and when I come in to fill out an application they say, "oh for the CNA position." I say, "No, RN" and their mouths open wide and they say wow!!!!!There's...