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  1. Plantar fasciitis, just curious have you had it?

    tsm007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a runner for years and never had an injury. I've developed PF actually noticed it after 3 13 hour shifts in a row with no break working LTC and it hasn't gotten better since. It may be a...

  2. Plantar fasciitis, just curious have you had it?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    Tried 4 different shoes and a couple orthotics before giving in and finally heading in to a podiatrist. I am currently wearing a removable air boot/fracture boot and done spending money on new shoes....

  3. Licensing Dept in MI

    tsm007 replied to vonv's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you can speed them up. Believe me I called and you get not much from them. All they seemed to do was look up the same info that I could look up online by myself and repeat it to me. Good...

  4. Does your facility have 12 hour shifts or 8 hour shifts?

    tsm007 replied to smartypants22's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most of the places I go to have both, but some only have 8. I like to work 12s whenever I

  5. problem with my DON, help!

    tsm007 replied to nurseredd's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I didn't like the post because of the fraud part. That part I did not agree with. However, I do question how the OP originally handled the situation. I also agreed that this is a common issue. I do...

  6. Renal diet and label reading?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Wow! Thanks I had no idea. Going to look into that further next time I work. You folks are a wealth of

  7. Renal diet and label reading?

    tsm007 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Okay, I'm a newer nurse working LTC/skilled rehab and in my short career I have already had this come up 3 times and each time I promised I was going to read more on this. Today is that day. 3 times...

  8. Renal diet and label reading?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    No phos binders are given on my shift so that's not an issue. Thank you so much for your time. I will make sure to see how much of my resident's meal was actually consumed and use that as a guide for...

  9. Renal diet and label reading?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Tonight's project was scouring her chart to see if I could actually find any specific info. I could find a dietary consult nowhere in her chart. I could find no specifications on potassium, sodium, or...

  10. Renal diet and label reading?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm going to go digging in the chart tomorrow to see what I can find. I know fluid restrictions are specified. I'm going to see about K, phos, & protein restrictions as well. I know I had 3...

  11. Renal diet and label reading?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I work 6p-6a so this is not always practical. I can work on finding this info, but at night when there is nobody to call are there any free foods or safe options that I can give for snacks without...

  12. Bad job reference from my school...now what?

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

    Here's my thoughts. When I looked for references from instructors I handpicked who I asked. Some instructors I absolutely did not trust would give me a good eval. Throughout nursing school I realized...

  13. Doctors orders for the small stuff and third shift

    tsm007 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is driving me crazy and I'm not sure how you deal with this. I am a new nurse and an agency nurse right now. I float to 4 different nursing homes so far and I have so much to learn. My question...

  14. Starting Nursing Career and need help (WGU)

    tsm007 replied to tishalu's topic in Western Governors University

    Yes, my commute was almost 4 hours. I stayed at hotels and friends and just allotted that into my cost of school budget. It was challenging, but

  15. Starting Nursing Career and need help (WGU)

    tsm007 replied to tishalu's topic in Western Governors University

    I commuted. I did prereqs through straighterline and also took CLEP tests. I, like you, had already taken a lot of the courses, but they were too old to transfer so I retook most of my science classes...

  16. Doctors orders for the small stuff and third shift

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, I do totally get that, but they started me a a facility that was super easy and great nurses and very low acuity. I worked there for a while before going to any of the harder places. The nurses...

  17. Doctors orders for the small stuff and third shift

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is a wonderful idea. I think I have been doing a better job using good judgement on this lately. I just picked up a new facility so you just reminded me I need to take a peak at all their...

  18. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    tsm007 replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. You clearly have no comprehension of anxiety. It can be completely irrational and people who suffer from it often know they "shouldn't be anxious". Yet they still are. Your post sounds like...

  19. At my wits end...

    tsm007 replied to DierkyBrewster's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with this. I would not have charted on that

  20. At my wits end...

    tsm007 replied to DierkyBrewster's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow, not notifying family about resident having a bad dream is an "incident". I don't even know what to say to

  21. Doctors orders for the small stuff and third shift

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for the advice. I did just this on my last shift when a resident asked for something. I don't know why it didn't occur to me to just tell them I'd let the doctor know and in the morning we can...

  22. Job offer rescinded. Deflated!

    tsm007 replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    Move on to the next job and learn from it. I'm a new nurse and on job #3. First 2 jobs were a miserable fail, but I'm holding my own so far on job number 3. My biggest mistakes at the first 2 jobs...

  23. New nurse- bad nursing judgement

    tsm007 replied to newbieRN15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Would it make you feel better if I said I did not know I am also a new nurse. Would you be willing to share what you know about when and why to do a swallow eval? I work LTC and get next to nothing...

  24. LPN: is it worth it? Can you work in a hospital and what do you do?

    tsm007 replied to Jmarty31's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Unless you are in a RN program that offers an option for LPN then I don't see LPN being practical. LPN programs are typically one year and would really not shorten your time much in a BSN program....

  25. 7-3 vs 11-7 LTC rehab

    tsm007 replied to rnguy253's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have you ever worked a 7-3 shift there? I hate day shift. I pick up day shift from time to time, but it's so much harder for me. I am also a new grad. I am agency so I float to different facilities....