CaringGerinurse525

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  1. Nursing documentation help

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Resident continues on post-fall assessment without incident. Denies pain/discomfort at this time. No new areas of bruising noted. VSS. Neuro-checks Wnl. Will continue to observe. Short and sweet is...

  2. Wound care opinions (apologize for length!)

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to CaringGerinurse525's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for this info! I will pass it along! Unfortunately the wound dr the facility has hired is very particular and will only speak to Adon about treatments. We are not even allowed to call him. That...

  3. Wound care opinions (apologize for length!)

    CaringGerinurse525 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I currently have a resident that was admitted to our facility with the understanding he would be hospice care soon. The first few days he was rarely out of bed. The POA had a change of heart and asked...

  4. Wound care opinions (apologize for length!)

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to CaringGerinurse525's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately resident is only alert and oriented to self. Very pleasant but also wants to be done and says he's ready to go. Family has all the say and are controlling the

  5. Wound care opinions (apologize for length!)

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to CaringGerinurse525's topic in General Nursing

    The previous tx nurse is the other fulltime nurse on my hall on days off. She's a certified wound nurse and has been for 20 some years so usually we go by what she says. For some reason the new ADON...

  6. Wound care opinions (apologize for length!)

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to CaringGerinurse525's topic in General Nursing

    Bump would really like some

  7. Mandatory flu vaccines

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Every "adverse reaction" you had is normal although can be rare. Fever, redness or swelling to injection site, hard lump under skin are all known reactions that are not life threatening. It does not...

  8. LPN who does not want to be an RN?

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to Live.Love.Nurse.♡'s topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I really enjoy geriatrics (hence the screen name). Rns in my building (ltc) are generally supervisors and not floor nurses. I prefer to work closer with the residents. I honestly enjoyed being a cna...

  9. Class/es and a Newborn...?

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to TiniestLights's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I personally wouldn't take those classes in the fall with a newborn. Maybe an online class would be okay. I take longer to adjust to things though so it took my husband and I awhile to get into a...

  10. Unusual treatments

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really enjoying this thread but I cringed when I read this post. If the people are in a psych unit, there should be a medical condition that would warrant the use of medication. You wouldn't...

  11. cop to nurse

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to marcusmesa's topic in General Nursing

    Do you dislike your job? I work with an RN who was a cop for 20 years and then went back to school for nursing. My husband is training to be a police officer now and the benefits are excellent. You...

  12. Almost made a very bad med error today

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to klone's topic in Patient Medications

    Cephalosporins can be prescribed safely for penicillin-allergic patients. - PubMed -

  13. Redefining "Abuse"

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to steven007's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this in terms of patients with Dementia. Most times they are acting in what they believe is self defense. They don't remember who we are and why we are in their "home". If they were...

  14. Thoughts on nurses who graduate nursing school calling themselves nurses before the NCLEX

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to pmabraham's topic in General Students

    What about

  15. Thoughts on nurses who graduate nursing school calling themselves nurses before the NCLEX

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to pmabraham's topic in General Students

    In PA, once you graduate from a nursing program, you are a graduate nurse. So your friend is a nurse. She is not a registered nurse until she passes her

  16. can your DON tell you to completly change how you chart?

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to Animal House R.N.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Can you give an example of something she finds

  17. Would You Worry?

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to AbbyLou86's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You would have felt it if you were stuck by a needle! I stuck myself the other day while giving insulin. Luckily it was a clean needle when it happened. It hurt! I'm not one that minds shots but...

  18. I thought we learned that in nursing school!

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have a skills fair every year where we are required to demonstrate inserting foleys, obtaining accuchecks, wound care, administering a tb test and even washing our hands, 😧etc. It really can...

  19. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I was a cna before becoming an LPN but never referred to myself as a nurse. Personally it does not bother me when someone refers to them self as a nurse even if they are not. I would obviously object...

  20. Adoption

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to KcDawn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A mother can change her mind after the birth. Some people don't realize how much they will feel for the baby until they see him/her. Pregnancy is also a very emotional and hormonal time. I don't...

  21. Disclose depression dx on WA licensure application?

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to ofcourseimhappy's topic in Nursing Career

    I also wanted to add that i had post-Partum anxiety and was put on Zoloft. My son is 12 months old now and I am still on it. I plan to wean myself off of it but it in no way impairs my work. If...

  22. Disclose depression dx on WA licensure application?

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to ofcourseimhappy's topic in Nursing Career

    I would answer no because the first question asks if you have a medical condition that impairs your ability or skills of being a nurse. If it doesn't then there is no need to proceed to the additional...

  23. That nagging feeling...

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think "Sx" was meant to be short for surgery. At least that is how I read

  24. Family Planning

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to buzzalongs's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think it really depends on what you want to do after having children. If you want to stay home with them for the most part then the per diem job would be best. If you want to work full-time and have...

  25. That nagging feeling...

    CaringGerinurse525 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in LTC and had a resident that everyone kept saying "just had a cold." She was usually very feisty but was quiet all shift. I am an lpn and reported to the rn her change of behavior. I told the...