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  1. Questioning this order???

    tsm007 replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That was my thought as well. Although I'm a brand new nurse I do recall reading about this and discussing this in

  2. Disgusted with nursing right now! Job #2 in 3 months!

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks! That helped bring my anxiety down a

  3. Disgusted with nursing right now! Job #2 in 3 months!

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What kind of job do you have now? Trying hard to

  4. Disgusted with nursing right now! Job #2 in 3 months!

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And now I just had another freak out. Can I have consequences against my license if I didn't give meds/treatments - the holes I refused to sign off on because I ran out of time to do it? This having a...

  5. This week, I learned.... (7/25)

    tsm007 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This week I learned. 1. Money isn't everything. 2. My license is more important to me than establishing that first "year" of experience. I'd rather quit than sign off on stuff I didn't do. 3. Just...

  6. Is a year a year if you only work part time?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks! Since I'm not in a huge hurry to move from this place and the schedule is working well for me I think I will figure out how long I will have to work there for the equivalent of 1 year. This...

  7. NEW NURSE! :(

    tsm007 replied to Jessabelle's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am feeling the same way. I got my license the end of March. Had my first job in April. First job didn't work out. Started second job a month ago. I am baby stepping my way through all of this. I...

  8. Should I take a job in Nursing home

    tsm007 replied to Sanhect1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've got my first (really second) job at a nursing home. I feel like it is a good fit for my ability level and have been surprised at the number of skills I do get to do. For example unlike the...

  9. Measuring wounds when I can't see the ruler?

    tsm007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Every week now I seem to come up with another lists of things I need to learn to do correctly that I didn't learn in school or didn't realize would be an issue in school. I never really had to do much...

  10. Measuring wounds when I can't see the ruler?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    Nope in a nursing home. I am finding they are lacking in supplies that I thought were standard. This is just one example. Initially I was thinking I could maybe use a regular ruler and just disinfect...

  11. Measuring wounds when I can't see the ruler?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I may just spend the $. Going to look harder to make sure they really don't have anything

  12. Measuring wounds when I can't see the ruler?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    No she gave me this to measure width x length. For depth this ruler makes sense. I am going to search the central supply room to see if they actually have a better ruler/guide available on my next...

  13. More new nurse questions - ice water & dressing changes?

    tsm007 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel like my mentors aren't very knowledgeable. Actually there are a ton that are, but the particular one that's been training me is showing me time and time again that her care is subpar. She's the...

  14. More new nurse questions - ice water & dressing changes?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is no clinical educator. There is no wound care nurse. It's a nursing home and I'm on the skilled medicare side. There is however a policies and procedures book! Didn't think to look

  15. What I learned this week (7/11/15)

    tsm007 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah and this one. If your meds aren't going through the tube check and make sure you took the cap off the syringe before you insert it into the feeding tube. Uh

  16. What I learned this week (7/11/15)

    tsm007 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    1. I learned that I graduated from nursing school feeling fairly intelligent, but real world nursing makes even smart new nurses feel stupid. 2. To tag with #1 I learned that half the stuff posted in...

  17. Detailed skin assessments?

    tsm007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need some resources, books, links, whatever for skin assessments. I'm not used to having to do as detailed skin assessments. I didn't do a lot of admissions in school, but skin assessments is an...

  18. Detailed skin assessments?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    That is very cool and yes I could access it. Thank you so

  19. Detailed skin assessments?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    That was very helpful! Thanks. If you can find that link you mentioned that would be

  20. Detailed skin assessments?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a nursing home and work weekends only right now until my kids all go back to school in the fall. There isn't a wound care nurse here either. I can look at other nurses' notes, but thus far...

  21. Is WGU taken seriously in the healthcare world?

    tsm007 replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Western Governors University

    I'm a recent prelicensure grad and nobody in my cohort had any problem finding jobs. They are small cohorts, but I know 4 for sure are employed by hospitals. I haven't stayed in touch with everyone....

  22. Assessment question? Is this common?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you all so much. I feel like I have learned so much. I have been very insecure in my assessment abilities, but I'm realizing I'm doing better than I thought. Second and perhaps even bigger thing...

  23. Assessment question? Is this common?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, how else do you determine what someone's baseline is? I haven't looked at it unless I find an abnormal and it's just to determine whether this is new onset or a change from baseline. I'm really...

  24. Assessment question? Is this common?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ugh and pedal pulses normal on a right below knee amputation! Yes, how is that? Finding this whole charting thing very

  25. Novice nurse no-nos

    tsm007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been posting on the first year nursing forum, but wanted some tips here to make the transition smoother. I am book smart and hands on stuff takes me a little more time to get than the book...