Raviepoo

Raviepoo

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  1. Help me with compassion fatigue

    Raviepoo posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I need help. I have lost all sympathy for drug seeking clock watchers who want their prn meds q4h on the dot. I know intellectually that these people may very well be in pain. I know that pain is...

  2. GMBC? St. Josephs? Sheppard Pratt?

    Raviepoo posted a topic in Maryland Nursing

    I'm looking for information on the hospitals in Northern Baltimore County -Towson, Timonium, Lutherville, Cockeysville, Hunt Valley, anywhere between the beltway and the MD/PA line. Has anyone had a...

  3. Flowers for Mother's day.

    Raviepoo replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You were absolutely crossing the line. As a nurse you have a professional relationship with your patients, not a personal one. You can be compassionate and personable, but gift giving is not OK....

  4. Hospice RN vs Case Manager

    Raviepoo replied to anashenwrath's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I suspect it depends a lot on the agency and your case load. At my agency there is very little real management of the CNAs. It's just a bit of coordination. We have awesome aides who do a great...

  5. Life, death, and dying.

    Raviepoo replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Parakeet, I'm not here to argue religion with you, just to point out that the opposite of your statement is also true. Just because someone believes something,does not mean it exists. Yes, this is...

  6. Reaching dementia patients with verse

    Raviepoo posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am learning something from a conversation with my sister Margaret. First of all, people with Alzheimer's retain songs, prayer and poetry longer than speech because those things are accessed via...

  7. Life, death, and dying.

    Raviepoo replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    The questions you're asking aren't easily answered and the answers are not the same for everyone. In my opinion, my father died 2 years before his organs failed. He suferred a TBI and never became...

  8. Symptoms of end-stage Parkinson's? When should hospice step in?

    Raviepoo replied to zelda2012's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    To me it sounds as if she would qualify, if her MD ordered an eval and treat AND her husband agreed to hospice services. None of it makes any difference without the husband's buy in. He is in full...

  9. Help!!

    Raviepoo replied to leandrawoods84's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yeah. That's the insane part I mentioned in my post. I have had weekends where I have had a line of people waiting for me, plus a death, plus an admission, all needing attention at the same time....

  10. Help!!

    Raviepoo replied to leandrawoods84's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    There is no such thing as better. There is only what works best for you. Weekend on call can sometimes be really insane, but then, so can Monday - Friday. At my agency there is no such thing as 9 -...

  11. Psy NP program in Wilkes university

    Raviepoo replied to Suna100456's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't know whether to trust this program. As soon as I asked for info I got a call from a "counselor" who wanted to sell me on it. That doesn't leave a good taste in my mouth at

  12. I don't thnk these patients are appropriate

    Raviepoo posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I see a number of patients who have mid-stage Alzheimer's. Some are pleasantly confused Some have behaviors. Some are sundowners. When they are ambulatory, able to feed themselves, continent on...

  13. Has anyone gone through nursing school with depression?

    Raviepoo replied to trapstudent's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Um, based on my experiences and the experiences of my classmates i think everyone has gone through nursing school with depression. It's doable. P.S. Trying to wean yourself off of meds while in...

  14. Best jobs for nurses with multiple sclerosis?

    Raviepoo replied to pauladunlap's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The really fun thing about MS is that it's different for everyone. You might have the mother of all relapses after giving birth, or you might do just

  15. Best jobs for nurses with multiple sclerosis?

    Raviepoo replied to pauladunlap's topic in Nurse Disabilities

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  16. I harmed my first patient today.

    Raviepoo replied to starwarrior's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not sure that you did anything wrong but that tech certainly did. She had no business messing with the catheter afterwards. Because of that, you will never know if there was any saline left in...

  17. Nursing is a passion?

    Raviepoo replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Honestly, I think if it's not a passion or a calling you should go find something else to do. There are less stressful ways to earn a

  18. I don't thnk these patients are appropriate

    Raviepoo replied to Raviepoo's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That is my chief concern. I'm not looking to take services away from families who need them, but I do want to keep my

  19. I don't thnk these patients are appropriate

    Raviepoo replied to Raviepoo's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My use of "their" instead of "there" is humiliating and now I can't correct

  20. I don't thnk these patients are appropriate

    Raviepoo replied to Raviepoo's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes! Who pays for

  21. I don't thnk these patients are appropriate

    Raviepoo replied to Raviepoo's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm not at all concerned about putting patients on comfort care and I think it's a crime against nature to insert a feeding tube in an 80 year old woman with advanced dementia. My concern is about...

  22. I don't thnk these patients are appropriate

    Raviepoo replied to Raviepoo's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This is the crux of my problem. I am asked to evaluate patients (and have a few patients on my case load) who have not made it as far as 7a on the fast scale. These are both facility and home...

  23. How the job market for new grads BSN in PA?

    Raviepoo replied to HopefulRN4's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    You are not moving to PA. PA is not one, big, homogenous entity. It is Philly and Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg and Scranton, and Johnstown, and Enola, and Meadeville and a host of other locations, all...

  24. Any easier nursing programs in PA or NJ? Keyword easier relative to other programs

    Raviepoo replied to ThePhilster's topic in School, College Programs

    Are you looking for a school that has lower standards, or a school that will accommodate your disability? Do you want to be an LPN or RN? There is an LPN school in Willow Street PA that will work...

  25. Leaving LPN to accept RN seat?

    Raviepoo replied to iAngel_G's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I have my fingers crossed for you. I hope you get in and do really well in the