JZ_RN

JZ_RN

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  1. LTC project: Who enters admission orders? MD or RN?

    JZ_RN replied to KdubsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The nurse does ALL the work in LTC and subacute where I worked. And the MD writes illegible, incomplete, wrong dose, no times, no route (uh, which foot or which eye or ear, doc?) and sometimes...

  2. Ultrasound Tech Telling Patients She is a Nurse

    JZ_RN replied to BrewerLPN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It takes three seconds to say I'm the aide or I'm the MA. People sometimes ask if I'm the doctor, I say, no I'm the RN. And saying you're something that you're not, well that's just wrong and not...

  3. Nursing school getting expensive

    JZ_RN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Where I went to school they'd send us for clinicals sometimes 2.5 hours away. No help with gas either. We def. carpooled. But then again they also didn't care that we were up until 3 am doing...

  4. Suggestion to prevent damage to lips when vomiting?

    JZ_RN replied to Jackoswald's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    IV fluids might help her and reduce vomiting while providing hydration. See if you can get an order for kytril for the vomiting, and I use this stuff called alba un-petroleum that you can buy at whole...

  5. NCLEX today.. Let's Do It!

    JZ_RN replied to CaptScrubs13's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck to all and congrats to the smart cookies who got through!

  6. Ultrasound Tech Telling Patients She is a Nurse

    JZ_RN replied to BrewerLPN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would just flat out tell her that it is illegal to use the title of nurse unless you have a license to practice nursing and you feel as if her using the title is disrespectful to you and your...

  7. New LVN grad, 3 days of orientation with no pay.

    JZ_RN replied to Nurse1005's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i would never work on my "free time" sorry! it's dangerous to my license, i could be hurt and not covered by workman's comp, and i am still liable, while working for free? h

  8. evidence based practice in long term care

    JZ_RN replied to litbitblack's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is why I left this facility, I am a good nurse, I care about patients, and I can and will do better than that. I won't give subpar care because they refuse to staff properly or get us

  9. Associate's degree v. Bachelor's degree starting wages.

    JZ_RN replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am not devaluing the BSN's education at all. They are more educated than me as an ADN nurse. But I can do all the job tasks a BSN nurse is required to do, so I don't see why they ought to be paid...

  10. How to get into med surg?

    JZ_RN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Long story short- new grad, couldn't get a job any place but LTC. I HATE my ltc job. I want in a hospital. I got my RN so I could work in a hospital. How can I get from my 8 months on LTC to a...

  11. Will I ever get out of LTC or am I doomed?

    JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    These people become upset when their elderly parent or grandparent declines as is what happens with age. They hardly visit. Some of the people with the worst behaviors are because they don't want to...

  12. evidence based practice in long term care

    JZ_RN replied to litbitblack's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    litbitblack- I do not see much done for dementia-based behaviors besides medicine because there is never enough staff to do anything with any of the residents short of clean them up, change them, and...

  13. Confidentiality and social networking

    JZ_RN replied to vanderbert's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You don't discuss confidential patient information on social networking. If you can't discuss it in front of strangers, don't put it online. I disagree with people who say "never complain about your...

  14. evidence based practice in long term care

    JZ_RN replied to litbitblack's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I honestly do not see much EBP in LTC of SNF. I had an MD where I used to work still do Homan's sign which EBP has shwon to be an ineffective predictor of DVT and may actually dislodge an embolus...

  15. Changing SNF population & mental health challenges

    JZ_RN replied to LaGrandeRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked with many encephalopathy and end-stage alcoholic disease patients, who were elderly, but with issues the facility did not have resources or staff to address. Their needs were great and they...

  16. Will I ever get out of LTC or am I doomed?

    JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    lilbitblack- I appreciate the honest and non-rude response. I actually have just resigned from my LTC job since I got a clinic position. I could not take the unsafe staff-patient and nurse-patient...

  17. Who can legally supervise an RN

    JZ_RN replied to GastroRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not sure what the law is but when I am being "supervised"for things involving tasks LPNS cannot even do where I work, I don't appreciate the LPN managers telling me how to do my job, please get...

  18. Associate's degree v. Bachelor's degree starting wages.

    JZ_RN replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am an ADN nurse- took the same test as BSN nurses. I'm doing my BSN for me. All it is is busywork and stuff about management and diversity and other non-essential skills anyways. Get off your high...

  19. In your opinion, how difficult are NCLEX SATA questions?

    JZ_RN replied to MissHaleyDawn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had at least 20 SATA and all of them were complete guessing. Nothing easy about it. Luckily I passed but

  20. Your thoughts on being "written up".

    JZ_RN replied to RNSuzq1's topic in General Nursing

    I got written up for doing something incorrectly where I last worked (on an admission that wasn't my responsibility, when I'd asked for more orientation and training to do it properly because I was...

  21. Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

    JZ_RN replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Blaming other nurses is not fair, since they DO deserve to keep their jobs as long as they are doing quality work, plus they are not the ones keeping the places from hiring, it's a corporate hiring...

  22. What is it like to work in a clinic?

    JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Thanks guys. I will be working in an "everything generally" clinic so I hopefully will get to see a lot of things. But I couldn't take the nursing home and the stress of working in an unsafe...

  23. Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

    JZ_RN replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    RNS may make more than a teacher, but we also are exposed to possibly deadly diseases, very sick patients, possibly injuring ourselves lifting patients, angry families and violence, work every...

  24. Same sex fertility treatment, ethical, legal or discrimination matter?

    JZ_RN replied to nurse4newlife's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Denying them services just because they are homosexual is discrimination, plain and

  25. No need to be upset at the truth! Change careers

    JZ_RN replied to RNGriffin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My point is that the people who complain about nursing don't usually complain cause they actually hate nursing. I don't know any nurse who actually hates the tasks of nursing, it's almost always the...