momdebo

momdebo BSN, RN

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  1. God Took Another Angel Home Today!

    momdebo replied to chase4myheart's topic in General Nursing

    That is very, very sad. I think it takes special nurses to take care of peds and even in O.B. where you may have to deal with this very thing. Big reason why I stayed in adult medicine, adult ICU to...

  2. Two TB test???

    momdebo replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    back in the day there was just the one TB test and then, sometime in the last 5, 10 or 15 years (who can remember!) they began doing the second test. Even still some places read in 48 hrs, some at...

  3. Help me please...I need help from an experienced nurse

    momdebo replied to 3gnursemommy's topic in General Nursing

    what wonderful advise, these folks have already said everything I was thinking. I do think it would be good if you could talk to your instructor. If you don't feel comfortable talking with this...

  4. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    momdebo replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Just had to put my 2 cents in. I have been an RN for 10 years and have practiced everywhere. I can count on one hand the number of breaks I have had in those 10 years. There are a million reasons....

  5. Need some moral/ethical (?) input

    momdebo posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everybody. Here's my predicament. Took a job recently, I'm working at a LTC facility, they hired me (RN) to take the place of the present LPN. She is in management, DON and ADON have both said...

  6. Need some moral/ethical (?) input

    momdebo replied to momdebo's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all! I've been thinking the same thing as you guys. Just not a good thing what's going on there. My husband thinks that they're going to wait until I'm good and trained so when they tell...

  7. I don't know what to do...

    momdebo replied to HuggyPuglet's topic in General Nursing

    Vent away. We're all here for you. I would also agree with the idea of trying to talk to him. Hang on to your dream. Just today an LPN that I work with was talking about getting her RN, but, just...

  8. I Passed Nclex Pn Today

    momdebo replied to nursemommy75's topic in General Nursing

    CONGRATULATIONS FROM

  9. fed up and set up

    momdebo replied to knockandhello's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I feel your pain. Sounds like maybe you recieved some erroneous info in report? Sometimes you can gauge the accuracy of report according to who is giving it. There were a few people that I would only...

  10. Can a Ward Clerk check in controlled Medications in a LTCF?

    momdebo replied to 4rmgirlRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I believe checking in controlled substances must be done by LPN/RN. You might want to try Google and see what comes up there. I know what you mean. I've been critical care for 10 years and have...

  11. RN to MD anyone? Feeling unsupported.

    momdebo replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    I support you 100%. If you do run into nay-sayers, just pull up these posts and get your groove back on! Life is too short, go after your dreams. It is better to try and know than to live with...

  12. a little help please?

    momdebo replied to balutboi's topic in General Nursing

    Jason, remember that you must always be true to yourself, first of all. Nursing is not the kind of job you can do for the money, not for long anyway. There is a huge variety of things that nurses...

  13. Sometimes I hate being the nurse in the family

    momdebo replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    . I just take my badge off and tell them I'm in

  14. Sometimes I hate being the nurse in the family

    momdebo replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, they never stop throwing up on

  15. Never understood nursing

    momdebo replied to PACPhD's topic in General Nursing

    Hi eveybody. My cousin was a PA out on the east coast, and she has had some very similar stories. I used to get phone calls from her all the time. She has since come to the midwest and loves it, no...

  16. Age discrimination?

    momdebo replied to HuggyPuglet's topic in General Nursing

    The school I went to did have a policy that they needed to make sure they left enough seats open for high school seniors that wanted to enter their nursing program, didn't want to flood it with "older...

  17. sternal plates post CABG

    momdebo posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Anyone out there familiar with the use of sternal plates being used in addition to figure 8 wiring post CABG? What is the healing time? Are they supposed to click and clack like the tin man...

  18. sternal plates post CABG

    momdebo replied to momdebo's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi TennRN2004, your post was very helpful, I know next to nothing about this sternal plating technology. Sorry if my post was confusing. This pt. was one week post CABG and actually fractured his...

  19. MRSA in my patient.

    momdebo replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I had a home health pt with MRSA, had it for soooooo long, was most definately colonized, however, I would save her for last. This pt had ulcerative wounds on both lower extremities, dressings would...

  20. sternal plates post CABG

    momdebo replied to momdebo's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks for the reply, little background, pt was not obese, not diabetic, not emaciated. CABG was performed d/t failed cardiac clearance for aaa repair, ST was +, resulted in cath that showed...

  21. "Nurses Rights"???

    momdebo replied to Nieuport's topic in General Nursing

    have seen this happen, came in for day shift, new grad had been assigned a particular pt who was lawsuit happy, attending even had a lot of trouble finding docs to consult, assignment was changed and...

  22. Isn't there anyone out there.....?

    momdebo replied to bladensburg,OHrn's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds awesome, wish we would have had something like this in our schools! Keep us posted on how it's

  23. Rules for the ER (long)

    momdebo replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    I think these nurses do care for people, understand that the caring ones are on here, venting, so they can continue to care for people, the ones who are out there actually saying these things to the...

  24. Rules for the ER (long)

    momdebo replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    too bad, I needed the chuckles. Thanks to all the ER nurses, they are truly special

  25. Paitent Coded; All Went Poorly

    momdebo replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask the staff I'm working with if they are a full code or not, sometimes I am but if it's a really bad day I tell them I'm a DNR!:chuckle But seriously, I hear ya, worked in ltc, I was the...