SneakySnake

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  1. why dont i care like i should?

    SneakySnake replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am so thankful this topic has been brought up! My dad passed away due to complications of esophageal cancer. I totally went into nurse mode. I was close to my father. By the time I was born my mom...

  2. RN who has not worked in the field in 11 years

    SneakySnake replied to tishasheree's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Colorado too and I just returned to work after a 7 year absence :) I have been working just over a month

  3. RN to paramedic?

    SneakySnake posted a topic in Emergency

    Just seeing if anyone had any advice about how to do this and if I could bi-pass the traditional rout? I would not be changing careers. I want to volunteer for our local fire/ems. I am going to talk...

  4. RN to paramedic?

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Emergency

    And before anyone makes fun of me for not knowing any of that stuff I will just tell you, I have worked L&D, psych, and just recently ltc.....not much interaction with emergency service people in...

  5. RN to paramedic?

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Emergency

    See this is why I am glad I asked before I went and talked with the local volunteer fire department tomorrow.... I had to google and find out what an EMT-B and a EMT-P are (is?) lol The things you...

  6. RN to paramedic?

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Emergency

    I don't want to bypass anything that might be important that is for sure. I just don't want to waste any time re-learning how to do blood pressures:) I too am TNCC certified have my ACLS and PALS but...

  7. Career Transition

    SneakySnake replied to GG1982's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on where you are located and if you are willing to move. I live in a low income rural community and nurses are in short supply. Here an ADN is just as good as a BSN even if you want...

  8. Why is LTC so hated

    SneakySnake replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A good friend of mine just left med surg to come work at the nursing home. Her reply was "Wow it is just like med surg only harder" lol and she is orienting on our floor with the lowest acuity...

  9. Why is LTC so hated

    SneakySnake replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was one of those nurses who HATED ltc and swore I would never work there.....that is until I actually tried it out and found out that I love it

  10. Expected pay in LTC for Kansas RNs

    SneakySnake replied to GraceNotes's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    7 years ago in Colorado I started at $17 an hour as a RN. I got a nice raise after my 90 day review though.....a whole

  11. The dreaded pregnancy test

    SneakySnake replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    Thank you for your answer....I will pass it along to my sister. As a nurse the best I could offer to her as an explanation was "you can't refuse medical services to the ER patient" but that still...

  12. Ever carried a patient to PACU?

    SneakySnake replied to hypnus's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I don't know about a pedi pt. but we could NOT carry infant patients to transport

  13. The dreaded pregnancy test

    SneakySnake replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    Off subject but I have a quick story (rant) about this. My sister who was pregnant and out of state went to a hospital for pregnancy complications. The hospital she went too had no L&D but she had...

  14. How to help my CNAs

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have only been nursing in ltc a bit but I have heard "potty" a lot. Maybe it is just a regional thing but people say potty here....really they do. I am not being condescending to them. I had a lady...

  15. How to help my CNAs

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ooops.....I still go potty and I am not a little kid just what I have always said.....never seemed to bother

  16. Does your hospital have a prayer or some other inspirational message overhead?

    SneakySnake replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital where I had all my babies had a daily prayer in the morning over PA system. I loved it :) Part of the reason I chose that

  17. Ever experience a patient's family member grieving in an odd way?

    SneakySnake replied to shhhh's topic in General Nursing

    I am so happy the op replied and filled in some

  18. How to help my CNAs

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think this is where some of my frustration is coming from. I only worked med-surge for a short time but when I was there we did all patient care because at the time the hospital I was at was phasing...

  19. Ever experience a patient's family member grieving in an odd way?

    SneakySnake replied to shhhh's topic in General Nursing

    Not flaming but I just want to say my husband has every right and is welcome to fondle my boobies or expose my body to himself:yeah: Ensure safety and provide privacy and get the wife someone to talk...

  20. Ever experience a patient's family member grieving in an odd way?

    SneakySnake replied to shhhh's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse I understand your discomfort but as a wife I can (maybe) understand her actions. I know that physical and sexual contact is comforting for both my husband and myself. I would give her...

  21. How to help my CNAs

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for the replies! I am doing the little things....can you move my remote closer.....can you pick that up off the floor for me.....can you get me some water. I do, do all of those things...

  22. I love my residents!

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    AND I realize I haven't bee doing this very long and all the newness and novelty may wear off and a year from now I might be complaining about the lady who won't quit singing while I am trying to take...

  23. Administering Capsules

    SneakySnake replied to nurs3ros3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I didn't have time to read the whole thread and I hope someone has already referred you to this but if not here it is http://www.ismp.org/Tools/DoNotCrush.pdf This link is for the ISMP do not crush...

  24. HIPAA question

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The first part of your statement was also my understanding about hippa but like I said I have been "out of the loop" for a bit. As for the second portion of your statement AMEN from one rural nurse to...

  25. HIPAA question

    SneakySnake replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They do have census sheets but they are so out of date none of the residents I currently take care of are on them. I made a table with room numbers printed it out and wrote in by had initials and...