rainbowsandsunshine

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1. How do you determine what is a good facility BEFORE you work for them?

   rainbowsandsunshine replied to CNA&student's topic in General Nursing

   Once, on a weekend, I was approached by a potential job applicant (I was on the nurse cart doing my rounds) and she introduced herself and asked if I liked working there. She then asked what I...

2. Need a new job, STAT, but depressed at the thought of another SNF

   rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I really need to find a new job ASAP, because of a variety of factors.... things have just become unbearable for me there. At any rate, I am having a really tough time finding a job ANYWHERE, and...

3. I have your meds, please take them:)

   rainbowsandsunshine replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, I always watch them take their pills, and frequently check their mouth to make sure everything went down (if they are not Ox3). I would never leave pills at bedside. If the patient did not...

4. Postfall Neurochecks. What's your protocol?

   rainbowsandsunshine replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

   witnessed with head injury or unwitnessed = automatic neurochecks. q15min x 1hr q30min x 2 hr q1hour x 4hr q4h x 24hr the worst is the frequent fallers.... Sometimes they fall so often that you cant...

5. Needing some realistic perspective....

   rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in Psychiatric

   In nursing school, I really enjoyed my psych clinical, but I wonder how much of the 'real' psych world we actually saw. Most of our day was spent out in the milieu, going to activities with patients...

6. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

   rainbowsandsunshine replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

   Dr. Winkle, urologist. "If you cant tinkle, call Dr.Winkle!" btw, he is awesome

7. Skin Tear and Duoderm Question

   rainbowsandsunshine replied to bshaw96's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Working in LTC, we also use steri-strips (if small and skin flap intact), or tegaderm (large or missing/altered skin

8. Best Nursing Quotes

   rainbowsandsunshine replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   Showing up is half the battle. Never be afraid to call for

9. My LTC experience doesnt count :( HELP!!

   rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   So frustrated..... After months and months of searching as a new graduate and coming up empty handed, I felt blessed to get a good paying job in LTC. Now, almost a year later, my "blessed, good...

10. What career step got you into OB?

    rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I really want to be an OB nurse!! (and so do LOTS of other nurses!!). My question for you is: What did you do in your career that enabled you to get into OB nursing? I dont have acute care...

11. How does Safe Harbor work??

    rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in General Nursing

    Lately at work, I have been very worried about our staffing ratios and the difficulty of caring for so many patients. These concerns have fallen on deaf ears with my supervisors. I was looking at...

12. So done.

    rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Makes me sad, but I am so done. Done with LTC, or maybe just this facility but it is making me sick. Mentally and physically sick. I have so much internal anger... and I am never able to express it...

13. The 5 things you love & hate about being an RN

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    I work LTC... Love: 1. My favorite residents. The ones who are always kind, happy to see me, and tell me they miss me when I am gone 2. The co-workers I trust. Working with my favorite nurses can...

14. Pay for hospital nurse vs LTC nurse

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to schantzy143's topic in General Nursing

    I started last year as a new grad RN in LTC. I think I made about $2 more per hour than the hospitals... but the benefits are TERRIBLE!!!! Note to self: next time, instead of accepting a job out of...

15. Reasonable Nursing School GPA?

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to bearscrubs75's topic in General Nursing

    around here, the new grad programs all want a 3.0 or higher. Lucky me, I graduated with a 2.9