cazach0122

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  1. New Grad PDN (Advice, please?)

    I was/am a new grad who started in PDN (8 months ago) and I do agree, in a way, that it's not the best situation for new grads for the reasons stated above. However, when you're a new grad and...
  2. Roaches ON the patient

    Great job! I haven't stopped thinking about this since you first
  3. What's in your bag (and/or car) -- the PDN version!

    In my car I have an extra pair of scrubs and socks, sweater, blanket, phone charger, a couple boxes of non-perishable food/snacks like Easy Mac (good in a pinch if I have to stay late), bottled water,...
  4. Roaches ON the patient

    Also kudos to you for even sticking it out at your shift. I can handle a lot of things with a straight face, but roaches is the one thing that gets to me
  5. Roaches ON the patient

    I've only been in PDN for 6 months but OMG, I think I would do everything possible to rectify that situation, including calling CPS. That's not just dirty but completely unsafe and even...
  6. opinions please?

    Also if the state audits her agency's files and finds her BLS out of date, the agency AND the nurse will get fined. Wouldn't want to risk
  7. opinions please?

    Ain't that the truth! Not that I'd try to get away with it anyway. Like eeffoc said, I take pride in keeping my certs up to
  8. Identification tag

    My agency doesn't have them. I feel weird about not having one on initial visits, because really, how do they know I am who I say I am? For this reason I carry the wallet size version of my RN license...
  9. LTC job and schoolwork

    These replies have been really helpful. Thanks for the
  10. Suggestions...

    That's absolutely ridiculous you can't even read a book. I would have to ask for a different case... 10 hours of doing nothing is absolute torture! I like 4give's idea of explaining to the mom of why...
  11. PDN and snow: how do they treat you?

    I'm near Philly and just drove home in about 10 inches of snow. I'm fortunate that both of my patients are within a 10 minute drive of my house. Even still, the families are very concerned about me -...
  12. Is Netflix your BFF? What do you watch?

    Just started watching Nurse Jackie and The Walking Dead. Nurse Jackie is great because they're only 30 minute episodes so I can actually make it through one without having to
  13. LTC job and schoolwork

    That's really helpful, thank you! That's what I figured, more or
  14. LTC job and schoolwork

    I definitely don't expect it, I was just wondering how it compares since I need to keep school in mind with regards to my decision. I wont have much time at all of my own to study with this new job so...
  15. LTC job and schoolwork

    I'm having a bit of a dilemma. I currently work 3rd shift full time as a private duty RN. I was just offered a job at a nursing home on what they equate to a med-surg floor. I'm a relatively new RN...