etaoinshrdluRN

etaoinshrdluRN

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  1. Do Not Send to Hospital From Nursing Home

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to toughjob,nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I do wonder about some DONs . . . had one rip up a repeat telephone order for eye drops because they were not on some formulary. Never would I want to work in a for-profit LTC place, ever

  2. Ever lost a job offer because of your reference?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to lily1289's topic in General Nursing

    Employers do check references and I've heard back when references weren't reachable. Also got asked to offer supervisors as references because "I know the people you've listed will say you're a good...

  3. Bedside hand-off/report?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Been doing bedside report for almost a year, and it's the rule in my hospital. I love it. The reports are concise, the pt. feels he is more involved, and anything sensitive (work in psych) can be done...

  4. Do Not Send to Hospital From Nursing Home

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to toughjob,nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well done. I have sent pts to the hospital for needful things, and sometimes there have been pretty specific occasions when the POA does want pt. to be sent. Am also reminded of the time my DON...

  5. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Carol, I appreciate your post, especially the bit about needing to know all aspects of a topic in order to integrate it. I've often felt that way about different paperwork procedures. I deeply need to...

  6. When someone else gets terminated

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    In the days when I worked as a charge, one of the first things we had to do when someone was hurt on the job was to send them out for a drug screen. I never had anyone refuse . . . not sure what the...

  7. medication to dry up breast milk?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Seems a bit over the top to give anything, considering the lengths they go to to prevent DVT postpartum. And the mother may change her mind early on and want to nurse. I nursed my second one, but my...

  8. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I went from LTC to acute care. Found myself faced with much of what you seem to be faced with. A couple things helped in my case: 1) got a diagnosis and stimulant meds, because there was a "ditz"...

  9. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    The dose for Concerta can vary, depending on the individual. I began taking it a few months into a new job, after being frightened by what I call my "ditz factor." 27 mg. wasn't enough for me, so I...

  10. payscales are secrets huh?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    I did not learn until I was given a job offer. Later, I found that our pay scale was lower, but in return, so was our nurse/pt ratio. I consider myself lucky, to the extent that the buck less and...

  11. Pre-spiking IVF

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to StarfishCC's topic in General Nursing

    "LEAN" is a philosophy of simplifying operations in order to save time, errors, money. etc. "Kaizen" being the buzzword of the LEAN philosophy. But God help me, I have no idea how pre-spiking IVs is...

  12. Body jewelry/regular jewelry policies

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Everywhere I've worked it is confined to no showing tattoos and only ears pierced. In my job in mental health, necklaces and large, rippable earrings are

  13. Favorite "Lay Terms" For Diagnoses

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to OleMissRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard it described as

  14. How many fetal demises in a month?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Devie06's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Before I was a nurse, I lost a mid-term boy from incompetent cervix, and the nursing care I received ranged from awful to bad (they were all clearly upset and unprepared to deal with my grief)....

  15. issues in specialization in nursing

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Norazizahi's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but your question is so general, I'm pretty sure no one knows what to

  16. Getting to know your patients.

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in LTC care, my state began encouraging the care plans themselves to be written in the form of an "`I' Care Plan." The care plan team was encouraged to boil things down to a simple...

  17. Favorite "Lay Terms" For Diagnoses

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to OleMissRN's topic in General Nursing

    On the nurse side, almost nobody is able to correctly pronounce

  18. Favorite "Lay Terms" For Diagnoses

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to OleMissRN's topic in General Nursing

    Had a very elderly pt. request a "fizzik" when he felt his bowels weren't moving regularly enough. In his case, he was satisfied with MoM. I do think "physic" is an old term for anything purgative of...

  19. Becoming a nurse with being bipolar

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to luke1985's topic in General Nursing

    I work in psych and I have a diagnosis of ADHD, which I have been able to compensate for fairly well. I especially appreciate having more than the usual share of empathy for patients who have an...

  20. I need to quit but feel like a heel.............

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to fournee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Unfortunately, LTC training is usually short, brutal and nasty, but a good facility will give you more than what you've been getting. One of the 5-star nursing homes in my area will not let you be...

  21. Alternative uses for Synthroid?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to CareGiving's topic in General Nursing

    Holy crap! As someone who has been hyperthyroid a couple of times, I'd rather have a bareback root canal than deliberately make myself hyperthyroid. NOT fun, not healthful,

  22. Pet Nurse?!

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like "animal hospital" marketing to me. Heh. I've learned the hard way that what a vet does for 15 bucks a pet doc at an animal hospital will do for $1,500, without a drop of guilt. And I am...

  23. Hateful, mean nurses

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to CupCakeRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Look up "workplace bullying" and what the ANA recommends doing about it. See if your supervisors are doing all they can; there are real financial and health consequences to employer and bullied...

  24. What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    I was working charge at a NH and the son of a resident threatened to come in with a gun and get even with "the people who took his dad away." The guy had a long criminal history. What really scared...

  25. Any advice for a high schooler?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to iwillnotwasteit's topic in General Nursing

    Being a CNA in a nursing home is just about the best basic nursing experience you could have; don't dismiss it too