serenidad2004

I graduated and started as an LPN at 20 got my RN at 24.

I've never given IM shots or shots of any kind on the side with the AVF/AVG. Isnt that what we also teach our patients? No needle sticks BPs etc on ur access arm.

I once took care of a physician... he came to our SNF after a heart surgery at a larger hospital. He was a doc I had dealt with many times before as he often admitted patients to our unit. He was one of the best patients I have ever taken care of. T...

Theres a doc in town here his plates say "kidney"

My employer is a smoke free facility but they haven't started testing for nicotene nor do they deny employment to those that smoke. I am a smoker but am able to work through the day only having a cigarette on my unpaid lunch. I don't think my emplo...

I work in a hospital unit. I do chronics the majority of the time but am on call one weekend per month (from friday at 8pm until monday at 5am.) If there is someone in acute who needs dialysis during the week myself and the other 4 nurses take turns.

What is a level 2 background check? How is it different?

I went to dialysis a year and a half ago after almost 9yrs SNF/LTC. I haven't lost any skills if anything I've gained them and have been able to draw on the experience I had. I felt like a new grad all over again, it is A LOT to learn and I have just...

No my husband doesnt get it, he is a cook. When I get home late, say shift was over at 3 but don't get off until 4. He is always like "well you were supposed to be off an hour ago you should have just left." Yeah ok... I have tried numerous times to...

Please seek help sooner rather than later. If your facility offers EAP take advantage of it. See about FMLA to take care of yourself

While I am now Catholic I attwnded Unitarian church and summer camps growing up. They definately have a broader view of religion worship and everything else that traditional churches like Catholic Methodist Lutheran etc twnd to have fairly rigid view...

I was taught in LTC/SNF I could describe a wound ie: drainage amount character odor etc wound bed color periwound tissue appearance blanching and if any slough or eschar. What I couldn't do was call it a "stage X pressure ulcer" unless it had been pr...

Makes me laugh... on my last unit I was routinely refered to as "whexican." I am white but my husband is from Mexico. He has been here for over 20yrs but we do speak "spanglish" at home. Nickname came about because I would absent mindedly answer cowo...

On my previous unit we had a "staffing" nurse as well. She was supposed to do the schedule find coverage for call ins, fill any holes in the schedule, and help with admissions. Yep those things rarely happened. A hole in the schedule? Oh she "must ha...

When I was in high school I wasn't a social butterfly. I had my close friends and that was it. I was nice helpful and would go out of my way to help the person who seemed was the "odd man out" Flash forward to nursing school... I too did things back...

Simple answer... ask them to refrain from drinking alcohol while in the hospital and remind them if they can't do that they will be asked to leave. If they're being loud and disruptive have security escort them out. While everyone deals with the illn...

Wonderfully said as usual Viva

"Cry me a river then build a bridge and GET OVER IT" Maybe not the best way to address passive aggressive, whiney or otherwise inappropriate behavior... But I have said it once or twice after trying more appropriate ways of addressing the behavior. ...

My DON is one of those that doesn't hesitate to help when we are short. One time comes to mind.... A nurse had to go to ICU to dialyze a critical patient and a tech had called in. They called for me to come early and I got there as soon as I could g...

Always always ALWAYS call the doc if you have concerns. You did what was best for the patient. The doc can get as mad as an old wet hen but your responsibility is the safety and well being of the patient. You did everything correct... called on your...

I just can't imagine having to be a charge nurse as a new grad... When I started in LTC/SNF I was the only nurse on my floor but was not the charge, their was 3 other floors and a more experienced RN as charge. With time you will develop a routine. ...

I had no choice but to work fulltime while in school. It was hard... especially seeing my classmates that didn't have to work and didn't have kids. If you can afford not to work I would say don't work!!! Nursing school is hard and adding work on top ...

Definately agree that you should have checked the orders.

I am truly blessed to work with the group that I do. :-D

I have seen 2 cases of spontaneous hip fractures and one spontaneous ankle fracture with out a fall or other trauma. All 3 were dialysis patients with weak bones related to dialysis and dietary noncomplaince that resulted weakened bones.