CelticGoddess BSN, RN

Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice

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    Come to work or get fired-Hurricane Irma!!!

    CelticGoddess replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry to serial post but: All three facilities I have worked for has had admin/management show up. The only people who didn't have to come in were the admin secretaries, research people, HR. I know...
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    Come to work or get fired-Hurricane Irma!!!

    CelticGoddess replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They should, coastal SC has evacuated. (and people are panicking that have to take extra people, such
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    Come to work or get fired-Hurricane Irma!!!

    CelticGoddess replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When we had inclement weather the three facilities I have worked for basically said the same thing. We don't do snow in my area AT ALL. And we still have to go to work unless we are in the ED or...
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    What order to give MONA?

    CelticGoddess replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    Very good point. It does help to ease anxiety. And that's about all it does when your sats are
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    How to respond to "am I dying?"

    CelticGoddess replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't mind getting a response from the perspective of a patient. Keep in mind, I was NOT calm when I made the statement "I am going to die". However, it could have been a true statement. Due...
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    Help! I can't find a job.

    CelticGoddess replied to Cmb82's topic in General Nursing

    You might be able to be too choosy as an unexperienced nurse. Expand your search and get some experience. It took me a bit of time to find a new job after I was able to go back to work after medical...
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    $30/hour for new grads in Seattle?

    CelticGoddess replied to rowyie's topic in General Nursing

    He didn't say no PTO, he said none for a year. All three facilities and the hospice I now work for have the same policy. (And so did the facilities that my husband worked for). After working a...
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    Hurricane Irma: Are per diem nurses USUALLY required to work during a hurricane/disaster?

    CelticGoddess replied to justSara's topic in General Nursing

    Have you read the policy in the policy and procedures manual? That might be the best place to
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    Real shortage of nurses or bogus?

    CelticGoddess replied to RNFall2017's topic in General Students

    The shortage is regional. The area I live has a shortage but the rest of the state has too many nurses. Over all, there really isn't a nursing shortage, just pockets of
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    Charge Capture at Discharge

    CelticGoddess replied to Kenmore1009's topic in General Nursing

    We would pull up our patients name, then scan the bar code on the items we needed for the patient. Half the time we would either forget or be too rushed to actually do that. The pyxis was much more...
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    How do you deal with the conflict in nursing school?

    CelticGoddess replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Students

    You really can't know what the instructors and/or the dean *(or head of the nursing program) is doing about this. They can't discuss it with you. (Nor should they). You might run into this as a...
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    How do you deal with the conflict in nursing school?

    CelticGoddess replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Students

    You won't be able to change her behavior but you can change the way you react to her. Just keep focused on your studies, you and take a deep breath whenever necessary. I know how hard it is to work...
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    Refusing to change/toilet pts

    CelticGoddess replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    What she said
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    ADON having sex with CNA

    CelticGoddess replied to AWorley80's topic in General Nursing

    File this one under the category of *Its' none of your business* unless you are the spouse of said
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    Hippa violation to call Police on patient after they leave ER ?

    CelticGoddess replied to lissa150's topic in General Students

    It's
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    If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    CelticGoddess replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    I would become a pastry chef. And hopefully be a famous pastry chef! Oh well, maybe the next
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    Leaving nursing job after 2 months

    CelticGoddess replied to swimmingfever00's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I don't know maybe because it's a pretty common policy that you can't transfer within a hospital (or system) unless you have been in the current position for 6 to 12 mos. And maybe because it's...
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    Coworker and Patient Harm (Title edited)

    CelticGoddess replied to Msmedic68w's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a student needs to check twice with the instructor or other nurses but no way would I have time to check with the other nurses (and no way would they have time to check either) about meds. we...
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    Lousy Professor or lousy student?

    CelticGoddess replied to RNFall2017's topic in General Students

    Edited because I don't really want to go down this road
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    Sabotage? Failed by 0.1%

    CelticGoddess replied to gpnbe1a6's topic in General Students

    You do realize that when (and if) you graduate from nursing school and pass (or not) the NCLEX, you are going to be dealing with customers? Are you going to just sit back and let the customer (whom...
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    Anatomy and physiology notes

    CelticGoddess replied to shak95's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I took A&P 20 years ago when I went to school for Rad Tech. I took it again 7 years ago when I went to school for nursing. The only thing that has changed is that I learned the name for the...
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    Make It STOP!

    CelticGoddess replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    The flashbacks, the flashbacks. Don't forget the shoes and tasteful
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    Occupational exposure to floor wax

    CelticGoddess replied to NurseHP's topic in General Nursing

    No, the answer is NOT "wear a mask" First, most likely all you'll find is surgical masks and they do not stop the fumes from volatile chemicals from reaching the airways (and certainly not the...
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    Applying to Schools

    CelticGoddess replied to joeprich1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As I don't know where you want to go to school, I can't really help you except to say that you should apply to other schools. And reach out to the school that you didn't get into and ask them how you...
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    Your FAVORITE job

    CelticGoddess replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Palliative care/hospice, hands down. I have found it to be very rewarding for me personally and I feel like I actually make a difference. I didn't feel like that when I worked med/surg, tele or...