IdrilRN

IdrilRN BSN, RN

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  1. Nursing habits

    IdrilRN replied to Jenni811's topic in Nursing Humor

    I knock on doors where ever I go, sometimes when I am coming out of a

  2. Waiting time to get License

    IdrilRN replied to narsheen's topic in General Nursing

    If you pass the nclex you get a license, ususally takes a few days. Mine took a week to come because of the flooding we had at the end of May and the state offices were closed. They will send you...

  3. Sex offenders/ residents screening?

    IdrilRN replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    could the "dirty old man" be part of a generation of not talking about, or covering up incest/sexual abuse commited by these men. I remember too many old men trying to grab or touch the LNA's or...

  4. How long is the orientation period in the SNF/LTC?

    IdrilRN replied to Ritika's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    12 years ago as a brand new LPN I had one day on one unit. On my own the next day due to someone not showing up, but had another nurse coming to check on me every hour or so. Most places after that...

  5. How are things normally handled when census is low?

    IdrilRN replied to Mia_2011's topic in General Nursing

    Our perdiems are called off first. Then by a rotation, but the option is given to work on another unit. We don't get called off on nights on our

  6. Worst case scenario needle stick

    IdrilRN replied to LaughingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry this happened and hope everything works out

  7. For all the night shift Psych Nurses...

    IdrilRN replied to JStollRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Our "typical" 11p-7a night goes a little something like this. Report, 24hour chart checks, getting the late night stragglers to bed, promoting sleep, passing out HS meds if they didn't take them...

  8. Weekend Only Nurse?

    IdrilRN replied to tambourine's topic in General Nursing

    I did a weekend gig 7a-7p, Sat and Sun. I got a special differential and ended up with a full time wage. I was great for a about a year. I was there for my kids before and after school but was...

  9. Tattoos and nursing

    IdrilRN replied to ryanna112's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with two different nurses who had old timy looking, faded ink pen ,jail house looking f word and s word and a words on their fingers and or fore arms, very visiable, but didn't seem to...

  10. How long should it take to pass meds to 44 to 45 residents

    IdrilRN replied to djsugar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    when I was working 7-3 I had about 25 residents. My AM pass didn't get finished until almost 1030-11 sometimes. I had the same issue. But I pretty much had to sit down with the LNA's and tell them...

  11. Religion in the Room

    IdrilRN replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    If a patient or resident is in mental distress a and I see a bible or saint cards (I am not sure what they are called, they are pictures of saints with a bible passage on them). I will ask if their...

  12. How many residents is too many for one nurse?

    IdrilRN replied to arabstarRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    On the dementia unit and regular wing there are 40 residents. 1 nurse on nights and two on days and evenings. On the skilled unit there are 30 residents and one nurse on nights and two on the other...

  13. Is Volunteering a Way to Get my Skills Up To Speed?

    IdrilRN replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are there any free clinics around. Ours have nurses doing the office nurse stuff. Vital signs, assit with minor procedures, phone calls, blood draws, obtaining some history etc... What about...

  14. your favourite??

    IdrilRN replied to butterfly134's topic in General Nursing

    When/if a psychotic person figures out what the stressor is causing their

  15. Mother Hen

    IdrilRN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with everything said here. The MHT had a fit the other night when I was trying to get one severly dehydrated, hypotensive psychotic patient to the medical floor, calling back and forth to the...

  16. Does anyone like night shift?

    IdrilRN replied to gohogs's topic in General Nursing

    We get $3.50 extra for nights. Right now nights works out for my family. (husband and two young teens) My worst sleeping day is Saturday neighbors mowing, building stuff. but I have a supportive...

  17. Narc counting

    IdrilRN replied to 3quarters's topic in General Nursing

    The oncoming nurse reads the page number corisponding with the page number written on the "bingo card" then the on coming nurse reads the amount of narcs in the bingo card and the nurse with the book...

  18. Employment Drug Test Questions

    IdrilRN replied to booradley007's topic in General Nursing

    Ok that is what I was trying to say, at work right now and kind of tired at this

  19. P&P about missing narcs, How does your facility handle this?

    IdrilRN replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    If the unused/refused narc is still in the sealed unit dose package we can put it back in the pyxis. If I'm using the LTC bubble packs I make sure I sign it out as soon as I take it out of the pack....

  20. Ok, this one hasn't been done in a while....

    IdrilRN replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Idril is my favorite elf character from The Simarillion. She lead her people out of the hidden city when it was found and destroyed by Morgoth. For those who don't know The Simarillion is the story...

  21. Employment Drug Test Questions

    IdrilRN replied to booradley007's topic in General Nursing

    I had to do a pre employment drug test for the first time for a new job. I think it is good, it can help weed out the potential future diverters. I've worked with too many of them. Yes, I am...

  22. how many of you are sick of.......

    IdrilRN replied to FreshNewNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ah yes, LTC politics. I've just started back in a nursing home for a per diem RN job. I've worked in nursing homes for 10 years as an LPN, before that 5 as an LNA. My part time job in the hospital...

  23. New Grad program at FAHC

    IdrilRN replied to WantstogotoVT's topic in General Nursing

    I will say best of luck to you. When I was in clinicals there this past spring, the group of new grads from the previous year were just starting jobs. There was a hiring freeze and nothing for new...

  24. Therapeutic Communication

    IdrilRN replied to ajt575s's topic in Psychiatric

    I will echo what everyone else is saying. I think psych nursing is the best thing ever. I started here 2 1/2 years ago as an LPN and now I've graduated to an RN, I know I made mistakes at first not...

  25. How is your unit staffed?

    IdrilRN replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in a 14 bed locked unit on the thrid floor of the hospital. Days and eves if above ten, 3 nurses and psych tech, nights 2 nurses and a psych tech. If census falls below 10, no psych tech,...