ZenLover MSN, RN, NP

APRN / Critical Care Neuro

Currently working to add Neuro-Vascular board certification to my credentials

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    "Difficult" Patients

    ZenLover replied to Vespertinas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some patients will only beat up on you more when you try to be "nice" and placate. Sometimes it is better to call out the white elephant in the room. I had a difficult patient that told me she...
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    Is your Hospital requiring a copy of your diploma or transcripts?

    ZenLover replied to floridaboundrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I just don't always get it with the lab stuff. You can graduate HS in this country and not know how to read at all, so what proof is that really that you can perform a complex test? Better to...
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    Treating fever with acetaminophen

    ZenLover replied to Vespertinas's topic in Patient Medications

    I still think of my uncle who had his PhD in Pharmaceutical Science and said all the time how useless Tylenol was. Though I guess if you have a patient that can't take Aspirin or an NSAID it has it's...
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    I apologize..

    ZenLover replied to letsbefriends's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It didn't happen in nursing, but I have definitely worked in a situation that left me with a similar feeling. I am so sorry that you have gone through this. I really admire how you have opened up...
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    Hesi Med-Surg exit exam

    ZenLover replied to MzDRN1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Take practice quizzes as much as possible to simply get used to the "types" of question and way you need to think. This really helped me get into that mode of several right answers, but one is BEST....
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    Can i qualify as a cna/pct once I enter nursing school?

    ZenLover replied to mee9mee9's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Where I live all of the local hospital offer nursing assistant or care partner positions to nursing students who have completed to a certain point in their curriculum. I am in a BSN program and you...
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    Newbie with mileage

    ZenLover posted a topic in General Nursing

    I want to share some thoughts and hopefully get some back from all of you about how a nurse ideally wants to practice. I will be graduating with a BSN-RN in less than a year, but have 15+ years...
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    Newbie with mileage

    ZenLover replied to ZenLover's topic in General Nursing

    What is sad is that I believe you and I guess I was hoping with this post that experienced nurses would reply with responses that no, not everyone becomes jaded or there are ways to cope, prioritize...
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    Crusading for Better Mental Health Care: Mental Health Education in Schools

    ZenLover replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think I get it. It should have been a part of general health education all along really. Basic coping, we are not all the same, this is what mental illness looks like and generalizations on...
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    Newbie with mileage

    ZenLover replied to ZenLover's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it is hard for me to answer that Roser13. My most recent experience was on a Cardiac Stepdown unit in a Level 1 Trauma hospital. Nurses are assigned 4 patients at most, 3 if one is on...
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    Crusading for Better Mental Health Care: Mental Health Education in Schools

    ZenLover replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am not sure what is out there either, but from the research I did on sex ed it is probably the same. Grossly inconsistent and not being wholly taught to the individual or community's best interest....
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    Feeling like a servant

    ZenLover replied to nurseywifeymommy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I will have to admit there are limits. I was a little put off when one patient, elderly CHF severely overweight, who was on fall precautions wanted me to hold her 2 week old grandbaby while she was...
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    Feeling like a servant

    ZenLover replied to nurseywifeymommy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was in my 20's I had emergency surgery and had internally hemorrhaged over 4 pints of blood. Had I not drove myself into the ER instead of staying home sick in bed I would have slowly bled to...
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    Crusading for Better Mental Health Care: Mental Health Education in Schools

    ZenLover replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am not sure where you start, but am in COMPLETE agreement. It may even do a lot to deal with bullying issues which are usually related to mental health issues as well, not just the person...
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    Newbie with mileage

    ZenLover replied to ZenLover's topic in General Nursing

    You make a good points dudette10. I don't think the way the system is set up is always ideal for nursing and I imagine it could be a source of huge frustration to feel powerless to change that, even...
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    Newbie with mileage

    ZenLover replied to ZenLover's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely Florence. I probably have annoyed some with my "rainbows" in the hospital. Which is funny, because outside the hospital I prefer to be a loner with very few but close friends. My...
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    Lost my job, my husband went off the deep end, and I can't stop crying

    ZenLover replied to chinacatRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Depression is a selfish animal and it has the tendency to make us very selfish in turn. It seems to love this time of the year as well so you might find you are in good company. None of us will be...
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    Feeling really down in the dumps and friend-less in nursing school...advice needed

    ZenLover replied to willow298's topic in General Students

    I can definitely sympathize. I have had my struggles and thankfully have what appears to be the beginning of some great friendships with others that have had their struggles. Besides remembering...
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    Indiscriminate Empathy?

    ZenLover replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is more about respect than empathy. You don't have to empathize or agree with someone to respect them as a professional. I also think statements like "I wouldn't want you as my nurse" are...
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    7th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    ZenLover replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Well Dr., this patient came in like this and we believe it might be a "Bath Salts" reaction or it could be PMDD, we won't know until the labs come
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    Reference question

    ZenLover replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Both of you are stating the truth, but what some employers do is they will ask someone who doesn't know better during the application process to list "references" from their current job and please be...
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    Reference question

    ZenLover replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be so nervous SBoston. I believe perhaps I communicated my intention wrong. Simply speak to the recruiter and share with her the same information you are sharing with me. Tell her your...
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    Reference question

    ZenLover replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Be honest. Tell the recruiter exactly what you shared here. Simply tell the recruiter you would rather your current employer not be contacted because unless the job is offered, you could have to...
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    What to Do While Waiting for Acceptance Letter?

    ZenLover replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I don't know if I can offer any words of wisdom since I basically went "nuts" waiting in those final hours. I will say however after going through this and sharing the experience with others, keep...
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    How to write a verbal warning on poor work relationships

    ZenLover replied to SoulSpirit_Rn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are right to be concerned and you need to tread carefully. Document specific dates, times and people involved any instance that is not team player or outside the scope of her practice / job. Make...