DDRN4me

DDRN4me

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  1. Do Agencies have copies of Educational materials?

    DDRN4me replied to DaSuperRN's topic in Home Health

    Renerian offers excellent advice. Your clincal manager should be working with you before scheduling your clients....did they have you do a skills checklist?? I know the agency I worked for had an...

  2. Ventilators?

    DDRN4me replied to DaSuperRN's topic in Home Health

    Is your home health agency affiliated with a hospital? sometimes you can do an inservice with respiratory therapy with actual patients...much better than just "book training". Or, if your agency has...

  3. Patient assignments during pregnancy

    DDRN4me replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    I think speaking gently with the NM about it is a good idea, but back up what you have to say with facts (assignment sheeets, etc) I know a nurse who contracted CMV and had a very disbled child, so I...

  4. Biographical Sketches in APA format

    DDRN4me replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Tweety, I just happen to have my handy dandy APA manual in front of me (UGGGGGHHHHH)p34..."say only what needs to be said. Use short simple sentences..avoid colloquial expressions" It does say to...

  5. C-diff and infants?

    DDRN4me replied to javanurse2000's topic in Pediatric

    I agree ..this is not normal...any child with bloody mucousy stools has SOMETHING going on..may be minor, but should be looked into furthur...if mom is still BF it may be something she is eating..but...

  6. Any RN's....can I have some help here???

    DDRN4me replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a basic text like Gray's anatomy, a general nutrition book and a general psych book..try Amazon.com and look for nursing texts..hard to believe they expect you to complete the courses with no...

  7. Allied Health Fair at Braintree Sheraton 1/25

    DDRN4me replied to Boston-RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I would definitely try to go..is it still on even with the snow? Even if you don't find a job there, it will give you an idea of what you can do while youre in school! never hurts to

  8. Allied Health Fair at Braintree Sheraton 1/25

    DDRN4me replied to Boston-RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I would definitely try to go..is it still on even with the snow? Even if you don't find a job there, it will give you an idea of what you can do while youre in school! never hurts to

  9. A bad week

    DDRN4me replied to Foxfour's topic in School

    :angryfire ONe of the few things i dislike about my job...I usually start with thanking them for their "help" and then doing what i need to do..if they persist to "advise me":banghead: then i get...

  10. A bad week

    DDRN4me replied to Foxfour's topic in School

    :angryfire ONe of the few things i dislike about my job...I usually start with thanking them for their "help" and then doing what i need to do..if they persist to "advise me":banghead: then i get...

  11. 23rd psalm for nursing students - Fun

    DDRN4me replied to Nurse2B2005's topic in General Students

    Thats great!! printed it out to share with my friends at school!

  12. Snow emergency excuse?

    DDRN4me replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    I am laughing and nodding as i read this post. I live in Massachusetts, and we are currently in the middle of a blizzard with about 26 inches of snow on the ground outside my house...dh has been out...

  13. Medical Esthetic Nursing In Massachusetts

    DDRN4me replied to KMW's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    havent heard of any programs...try checking with some local esthetician shops to see if they know of/ can refer you to one..i have seen some with an RN managing, not sure if thats her only role..I...

  14. what you don't like about your supervisor

    DDRN4me replied to jcm's topic in General Nursing

    I love my supervisor as a person, but her nursing skills are way outdated and she tends to minimize issues till they are larger than they need to be. On the plus side, I have tons of autonomy because...

  15. question for school nurses about "teaching"

    DDRN4me replied to sweetyjen's topic in School

    How about a nutrition program...I'm sure they are very self-conscious, but want to stay healthy. The teens I work with really enjoy the information and discussion, as many obsess about their weight....

  16. School Nursing keeping current...

    DDRN4me replied to RNmomcc's topic in School

    I currently work in a school setting with special needs kids...I keep current by reading journals and going to school for my BSN. I also try to attend conferences whenever possible. I work per diem in...

  17. Working during nursing school/clinicals

    DDRN4me replied to Plagueis's topic in Nursing Career

    Tommybabe, it can be done...you seem to be on the right track, getting your prereqs out of the way first. You WILL give up some free time, but I spent my study time with my girls while they were...

  18. ADN to BSN or ADN to work

    DDRN4me replied to joli's topic in Nursing Career

    Even better, find an employer that will help fund your BSN program.....earn whille you learn, both at work and in

  19. Nurses wearing white

    DDRN4me replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    ...and the survey says....looking professional has nothing to do with color...its attitude, skills and competence, dressed neatly. Even unwashed, unironed whites look grubby!!!!!! I have been...

  20. Shift nurses in Homecare, a question...

    DDRN4me replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    An interesting thread for me..as I have worked as a home care nurse and manager ....if we had an incident with the family that we felt did not belong in the home chart, the nurse was encouraged to...

  21. Meals that freeze well for elderly woman at home

    DDRN4me replied to Sadie04's topic in Home Health

    My 95 year old grandma lives alone, as well. before she received meals on wheels,. we would make soups, lasagna, stews, and chicken pie meals, freeze them in individual portions. I also bought her a...

  22. Aaaaaaaaaagh!!!!!

    DDRN4me replied to studentNY's topic in General Nursing

    I was one of the unfortunate ones, too who had horrrilbe periods...ended up with fibroids and internal endometriosis (yup, lining overgrew in my boggy uterus from fibroid growing between uterine...

  23. Bad incident while giving Rocephin shot; need advice

    DDRN4me replied to NurseCard's topic in Pediatric

    There is NO WAY to give rocephin without pain..I have given lots of it over the years in Pedia nd asolescent offices. the medicine "exploding was due to the syringe not being securely atatched to the...

  24. Phasing out LPN's.

    DDRN4me replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I went through the LPN program in 1980, I was told the t I should hurry up and get my RN, as I wouldnt have a job in 5 years....well, I earned my ADN on the (almost) 20 year plan, graduating in...

  25. Slimeball enema Urgent

    DDRN4me replied to sarahbeesushi's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting...should "Enema Recipe Swap" be a new