RachRN11

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  1. 2 part time jobs!!! I need advice!

    RachRN11 replied to AliciaS929's topic in General Nursing

    Being a new grad RN, as you said, I wouldn't overload yourself. It can be easy to get overwhelmed in one job. I'd stick with the full time job and either go per diem with the second job or just quit...

  2. New nurse, feeling helpless and depressed

    RachRN11 replied to Krosern6's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Just know one thing, you are not abnormal in feeling this way. I was much like you when I worked on the floor. I absolutely dreaded going in and would get anxious and cry as well. One thing that...

  3. Nclex preparation help

    RachRN11 replied to khans43's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Throughout nursing school we took various ATI tests which claim to be NCLEX prep tests. After graduation I took a Kaplan prep course which I would recommend, they taught me how to dissect the question...

  4. can an LPN become a wound nurse

    RachRN11 replied to jpjesslpn's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Some certifications require an RN like CWOCN (certified wound, ostomy, continence nurse) but there are plenty of others that LPNs can obtain, such as DWC (diabetic wound certified) or WCC (wound care...

  5. Denuded Peristomal Skin

    RachRN11 replied to RachRN11's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thanks all! I have heard good things about the eakin rings/discs so I believe you all on that. I just haven't gotten a chance to try them out. I use paste occassionally, especially when those darn...

  6. Ostomy question

    RachRN11 replied to starmickey03's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    The ideal stoma (which is pretty much just a mythical being haha) would protrude from the abdomen about an inch or so with no abdominal creases around it to make the perfect ostomy pouch seal BUT...

  7. Love wounds

    RachRN11 replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I earned my CWOCN through Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH (I'd recommend going there because I had a good experience with it but that's not to discredit Emory, of course!) I worked not quite 2 years...

  8. Denuded Peristomal Skin

    RachRN11 replied to RachRN11's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Good News! I wanted to update just in case someone reads this and relates to it in the future. After my last modification of the pouching system, the pouch stayed on for about 16 hours. That was a...

  9. Hard-to-heal venous stasis ulcer

    RachRN11 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hi all, I have a patient who has been struggling with hard-to-heal venous stasis ulcers for years now. She has very fragile skin and for some reason the compression wraps cause her skin to tear and...

  10. Any tips, tricks, advice?

    RachRN11 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hi, I had been a nurse for 2 years on a surgical floor but wanted something different. I went to Cleveland Clinic and got the education for WOC nursing and have changed jobs to the hospital's wound...