SleeepyRN

SleeepyRN

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  1. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    SleeepyRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Poor hygiene causes skin breakdown which then yields even more problems. You don't think skin breakdown can kill? Wow. Please educate yourself more on the matter. And to say that your mom died because...

  2. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    SleeepyRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you keep saying that it is to make our jobs easier? It would be easier to accept no the first time around and document pt. refused. Doing what we can to get a person to take their meds and eat...

  3. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    SleeepyRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Im thinking more along the lines of someone who is in for therapy, and educating them on how important nutrition is on wound healing. Mid 70's and beyond, I'm happy if they drink their

  4. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    SleeepyRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

  5. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    SleeepyRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    You sound proud of the fact that you played a big part in some nurses getting fired. They have their own families, many with children to take care of. You kind of sound like the nightmare family...

  6. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    SleeepyRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

  7. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    SleeepyRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I have not read all the responses yet, so I apologize if this has already been discussed. If I had a *confused* resident who was losing weight and/or not consuming enough to get their proper...

  8. Orientee Horror Stories?

    SleeepyRN replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard so many times on this site that there are new grads that act cocky and like know-it-alls. I'm a new grad, and this baffles me beyond belief. I am so grateful for each nurse who has...

  9. Orientee Horror Stories?

    SleeepyRN replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    It's encouraging to hear that she turned out to be a good nurse. I'm new myself, and it's good to know there are places and preceptors who are willing to work with us newbies on our weak areas and...

  10. Nursing facilities infested with bugs

    SleeepyRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    EWWWWW Ants. I hate hate hate ants. Today I heard someone say they saw silverfish on the 3rd floor. One resident has bites all over her arm, had to have one area lanced, and actually had a biopsy on...

  11. dialysis question

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

    Awesome info! Thank you for the

  12. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The point was regarding hospitals paying for their ADNs to go back to school. If I work in a hospital as an ADN, then am told I need to get a BSN, (but continue to perform the same duties as a BSN)...

  13. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Another awesome post on this topic. I agree 100%. I'm going back for my BSN but only because its becoming a requirement where I live. Do I think I will learn some things? Yes. Do I think it will make...

  14. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    LOVE your post. Most of the time I state my opinion about degree differences, I always seem to get the response "well BSNs are more well rounded and able to think more critically." I don't have a BSN...

  15. Was your education worth it?

    SleeepyRN replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Nursing

    Ahh, gotcha. In my program so many students had children, and I saw how difficult it was for them. And they felt guilty. I admired them so much. My mom was in nursing school while I was a small child...

  16. Irritating things about being a nurse VENT

    SleeepyRN replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  17. Corporate "doesn't believe in" Nurses Week

    SleeepyRN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to feel appreciated by our employers. I've never once feltbappreciated . Ice cream party? No. A nice sign hanging up with all the nurses names and signatures of administration with short...

  18. Identity as a nurse.

    SleeepyRN replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    It happened for me in nursing school. My last year. I remember when I would talk about nursing to my husband I would unknowingly use the word "we" when referring to nurses. I didn't have experience or...

  19. 4 hours and 10 minutes left!!!

    SleeepyRN replied to hunnybunches's topic in General Students

    Oh, and take advantage as much as possible the skills lab. And utilize your instructors office hours for concepts you may be struggling

  20. 4 hours and 10 minutes left!!!

    SleeepyRN replied to hunnybunches's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! Good Luck. Don't get bogged down with trying to read EVERY word in the texts. I recommend this to everyone: Prentice Hall's Reviews and Rationales, the med-surg one. Also, this is...

  21. Was your education worth it?

    SleeepyRN replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Nursing

    In district community college ADN programs are relatively inexpensive. I spent 7,000 on my ADN. (That includes all prerequisites) No loans, paid monthly with my 1-2 day a week job. My 1 year it will...

  22. Where to find an IV insertion class

    SleeepyRN replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm willing to spend the time and money, so if anyone is familiar with any in the Chicagoland area, I'd love to hear about it.

  23. Where to find an IV insertion class

    SleeepyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let me start off by saying that I am an RN, so you may wonder why I would want to take an IV insertion class when inserting IVs is already within my scope of practice. I am a year out of nursing...

  24. possible strep, dont know if i should go to work tomorrow

    SleeepyRN replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd tell your boss and go to a doctor to be on the safe

  25. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You can't even begin to compare your analogies. ADNs and BSNs do the same job, period. They are requiring more schooling to perform the sane job functions, unlike your med school