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  1. Question for on-line instructors...

    ADS RN replied to nosonew's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I also am a not so new .n. My supervisor has requested that I take a Nursing Skills Review on-line. A friend of hers did it when her daughter was in nursing coming home with things that had changed....

  2. Old Ladies Having Babies

    ADS RN replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    tHAT'S JUST TOO WRONG. iT SOUNDS LIKE HE NEEDED SOME SELF ESTEEM. hOPEFULLY HE HAS LOTS OF MONEY AND A GOOD WILL AND CONTINGENCY PLAN! cAN'T IMMAGINE EVEN CONSIDERING THAT AT 75 ! tO EACH HIS OWN,...

  3. A reminder to ALWAYS listen to your patients.

    ADS RN replied to VizslaMom's topic in General Nursing

    I had a terminal private duty pt. He would start to go then the family would call everyone in to say goodbye and by the time the supervisor would get there he'd be "ok". One night when I worked a...

  4. Does this sound funny to you?

    ADS RN replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Something smells fishy to me! Back in the late 60's as a Candystriper I knew what a catheter was, and later as a CNA, before the RN. Maybe some dementia has set in and she's loosing her short term...

  5. Rude and crude RN

    ADS RN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a small SNF unit and unfortunately the DON, a male RN, and a CNA were all just as bad. The DON once said to me in front of a male CNA (in his 20"s) something about the topical cream my Dr....

  6. Nurses leaving in droves...

    ADS RN replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    My dtr works on a pallitive care unit and they do the bread therapy. Says it's

  7. old skills that we do not use anymore

    ADS RN replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    I could too but now those glass thermometers are sooooooo hard to read- could I be getting old

  8. old skills that we do not use anymore

    ADS RN replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    We had a lady in LTC who we caught diluting her urine in the bathroom for her clinitest, guess who got to go to

  9. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

    ADS RN replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with sharann and rnmi2004 that it is probably a thing with the older generation and I accept it as a compliment as it was meant. I work with the elderly so it's a good idea not to get upset...

  10. Medical Asst vs Nurse

    ADS RN replied to kellisdomain's topic in General Nursing

    I'm An Rn. A Coworker Recently Graduated As A Cma. Under Her Scope Of Practice She Can Pass Meds,do Assessments,give Injections, Draw Labs,is Icd-9 Certified , Can Do Accounting. She Borrowed Several...

  11. Dementia Patients

    ADS RN replied to avahsmiles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just go in and be yourself.You can learn so much from them if you give yourself a chance. They can be very childlike in many and endearing ways. One seminar at the Alzheimers Assoc. said to equate...

  12. Help with hopeless horrible nurse's aides

    ADS RN replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Aides can either make or break a unit. I have had some wonderful aides I would go to the wall for and then some that only felt they needed to do the minimum. It helps if youv've been there in...

  13. shocked at what I saw!

    ADS RN replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Holy cow! Unbelievable!! I thought back in 1985 when I did my CNA clinicals I'd seen a lot. It was bad the aides stood around talking while the residents were given breakfast in bed for some ,one was...

  14. My Hands are a mess in the winter!

    ADS RN replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    Walmart used to sell Udder Cream in the craft dept as well as in the lotion area. If you can't find it there try a Farm & Fleet, or any farm supply

  15. My Hands are a mess in the winter!

    ADS RN replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the crack cream & the udder balm, I just tried using theis grape butter ( from Walmart) there's other scents too. Sofar so good but winter isn't even here yet. Good luck! The socks...

  16. tonsilectomy

    ADS RN replied to hittme123's topic in General Nursing

    I had mine out at 18 back in the good old days (1969). The bad part was my roomate had glaucoma surgery and was on a general diet- it smelled soooooo gooood. Then wonders of wonders in came my...

  17. Exciting Night for this new Nursing student!!

    ADS RN replied to avahsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on a job well done!! Kudos! I agree with the rest keep this memorable occasion right where you can grab it if you ever have self doubts about nursing school - who doesn't at times!...

  18. Real Life Advice, Please....

    ADS RN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Definately take the med!! I don't know that I could function very well without my zoloft. My kids used to see a big difference if I missed a dose and would say, "Did you take your meds?" Cut down on...

  19. Record for most babies

    ADS RN replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Several years back one of our clients had 18 natural (by 1 guy) Then her oldest dtr died in childbirth bringing forth #5, so Mom takes her 5 grandchildren to raise while her youngest is only 3! She...

  20. Foreign Objects in Body Cavities

    ADS RN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    good

  21. Foreign Objects in Body Cavities

    ADS RN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I recently took a Certified Food Manager refresher course and the instructor stated that because of the composition of coins that germs don't remain on

  22. tired of being pulled at work!!!!

    ADS RN replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a new RN I had to float to areas where I wasn't all that confident or at home. The problem was they expected you to be familar with their unit as soon as you got there. I felt like a fish out of...

  23. I came a LONG way! How about You?

    ADS RN replied to avahsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there!!! Issn't it amazing what a difference time and attitude make and how much clearer hindsight is? After 13 years of being at home I got my CNA and my instructor encouraged me to go on to...

  24. Don't you hate......

    ADS RN replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA and worked the Sheltered Care side of the LTC,they put the key on a big acrylic rectangle so that you wouldn't take it home, but guess who did it a couple of

  25. Confidentiality vs 20 questions?!?!

    ADS RN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    OMG I never thought I'd be in that category. I found that a lot of people want to be called by their 1st names, because that's how they see themselves. I had a Dr. that didn't want to be called Dr. so...