SneakySnake

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  1. I love my residents!

    SneakySnake posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just wanted to tell everyone I love my residents! Even the one who is confused and was upsetting to me has found her way into my heart She has a nick name for me (she calls me Cherry...how cute is...

  2. Stupid mistake that I can't fix

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in General Nursing

    That is too

  3. Becoming a Nurse with an Arrest Record then rehabilitation

    SneakySnake replied to DD214's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I have a friend who has a story very similar to yours, and she just passed her boards and landed a great job. She had to disclose everything and be in contact with the BON but other than that she had...

  4. Stupid mistake that I can't fix

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why this mistake has been tearing me up so badly. I have been a nurse for 9 years now, and I have made 1 or 2 REALLY stupid mistakes unfortunately. Maybe it is because the system is new...

  5. Stupid mistake that I can't fix

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in General Nursing

    I was just about to start telling you (actually I typed a pretty long note and had to start over) how this mistake would be around for some time because I work LTC when I remembered:idea:......this...

  6. Speaking Of The Heat Wave - Hospitals Before Central Air Conditioning

    SneakySnake replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    so glad I'm not the only one! I had been feeling pretty sorry for

  7. Speaking Of The Heat Wave - Hospitals Before Central Air Conditioning

    SneakySnake replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    The facility I work in still does not have air conditioning:eek: Temps here have been in the high 90's. It is

  8. The green house project

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes Dr. William Thomas! The address for the website is: http://www.thegreenhouseproject.org/ I wrote a research paper in high school about the institutionalization of the elderly population and LTC...

  9. "Short Staffed......."

    SneakySnake replied to Queen2u's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it depends on where you are. When I worked L&D there was only one nurse on duty. This was a small rural hospital but it was the norm. We also did all the post postpartum care. If we were...

  10. I love my residents!

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I do the same thing every day for the same people. At first getting the whole routine down and working within the allotted time frames for med pass was challenging but now it is not. I don't pass by...

  11. I love my residents!

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Still love my residents....bored to death of the

  12. Leaving Interventional Radiology for Children's Psych?

    SneakySnake replied to dreamingofbeing's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a psych facility for young boys and I loved it. I was very happy at that job. The only real problem I had with psych is the stigma that is attached to it. I just couldn't get over the fact...

  13. anyone taken a break from nursing?

    SneakySnake replied to nursingisok's topic in General Nursing

    I was out of nursing for 7 years while I was home with my kids. I just went back to nursing about 3 months ago. I loved being able to be home with the kids it was such a blessing. I have to admit that...

  14. Confused residents are upsetting to me

    SneakySnake posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just started at a ltc facility. I have previous nursing experience in L&D and in psych, but I have never worked with the older, confused population. The patients who are confused are upsetting to...

  15. Just a rant

    SneakySnake posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One of the nurses held Lantus for a blood glucose of 93 By dinner the residents acucheck was pushing 600! I had to stop a nurse from giving an IM injection in a sub-Q site. Then when reporting on a...

  16. Just a rant

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ARRRRRGH Same nurse as mentioned above today refused to give a man with a fever Tylenol because "he is dying....people get fevers when they are dying and he is on hospice" What do I do with this...

  17. The dreaded pregnancy test

    SneakySnake replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    I hope it didn't come across as me bashing the ER! I think the above quote is great too and a good way to handle it. I am actually glad to have an answer and I have shared this thread with

  18. Help with PRN medications

    SneakySnake replied to belle005's topic in Patient Medications

    Great question! I am interested to see the responses

  19. Bruise or ecchymosis?

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is what I was taught too

  20. Bruise or ecchymosis?

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Then this resident had bruising (or a contusion) right? The scratching caused damage to the blood vessels. Is ecchymosis just spontaneous blood leakage? I read that definition at medicinenet.com too...

  21. Bruise or ecchymosis?

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So do you think they were being a smarty pants or just trying to impress me with fancy lingo and it backfired making them look...well...silly? Or, will there be more input and I will learn that they...

  22. How to help my CNAs

    SneakySnake posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    l I have been on the job a few weeks and except for the exceptions (admissions, deaths, transfers, indecent reports) I am getting to know my job well. My med passes are within the allotted time frames...

  23. NCLEX Help

    SneakySnake replied to Cindy 17's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree with the above comment :) I too only used Saunders and I passed first try! You can do it just keep studying and you will be fine. I found most of my questions were critical thing questions...

  24. I have my first RN job- should I leave CNA jobs on my resume?

    SneakySnake replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I had CNA experience to put on my resume

  25. Advice Needed: Helping Nurses Recognize a Dangerous but Obscure Condition

    SneakySnake replied to thehipcrip's topic in General Nursing

    I did an inservice on autonomic dysreflexia in pregnancy when I worked L&D. Hope I did my small part to spread the word about this condition. The nurses I worked with had never heard of it but now...