Never_too_late

Never_too_late has 1 years experience and specializes in (palliative care/oncology unit).

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1. Grief. Mine!

   Never_too_late replied to BeExcellent's topic in Hospice

   So how do you cope? Move on? I have lived such an experience lately. A short staffed night with a highly acute pt requiring one on one care and the other patients on the unit (palliative care unit -hospital setting) paying the price. So many things w...

2. epidurals

   Never_too_late replied to debblynn13's topic in Hospice

   Change the catheter every 3 days???????????? That's bizarre. Ummmmm.. not where I work. The dressing gets changed by Pain Service when needed but the catheter stays in as long as it works or whatever is planned for. It sometimes takes a while to get ...

3. Hospice in hospital setting

   Never_too_late replied to Ayonti's topic in Hospice

   I would guess that a 'typical day' differs from one institution to the next. Here is mine: unit has 14 pts daytime ratios: 3-4 pts / nurse + 1 PAB (4 nurses) evening/nights: 4-5 pts/nurse + 1 PAB for evening only (3 nurses) nights : 7 pts/nurse + 1 P...

4. First year (6 months actually) and LOVING IT!!!

   Never_too_late posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hey everyone, Living in Canada. Male. 47. Single parent with 2 teenagers. Graduated July 2006. Passed Boards in September 2006. Got a full-time position (permanent!) at an adult teaching hospital. Work in the oncology/palliative care unit (presently ...

5. ADVICE: 42 yr old Male: Nursing

   Never_too_late replied to ksgomez's topic in General Nursing

   I'll be graduating next summer. I'll be 47 when I graduate. I did a 2 year accelerated program at a college (I'm in Canada). Other than being told: 'Gee! Your older than my dad!' a few times too many :), the experience has been overwhelming in a very...

6. Giving report about a patient over the phone to a doctor

   Never_too_late replied to Never_too_late's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks VickyRN! It wasn't the exact same post but it gave me the acronym: SBAR. I was then able to find the thread again, it was tips for first year nursing.. Maybe the SBAR is of interest to others again so I repost it here from the original threa...

7. Giving report about a patient over the phone to a doctor

   Never_too_late posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm certain I read a thread about this over the holidays: Giving report about a patient over the phone to a doctor. I don't know how old the thread was and can't find it again. It mentionned the details that should be transmitted to the doctor and it...

8. Can't wait to get a life.

   Never_too_late replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Male Students

   OK, I miss having time to develop and nurture a new relationship. My wife and I split 6 years ago. My new girlfriend made a run for it after 3 years once I had made up my mind (or lost it, she would say) and left my high paid job to go back to scho...

9. soooo...anyway....

   Never_too_late replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

   PICU! PICU! PICU!!!!!! I've been working in that unit as a part-time patient care attendant for the last year. I did most of th eother hospital units (except ER) before that. I don't really want to be anywhere else. They are waiting for me (nursing...

10. Our clinical instructor was fired mid semester...help!

    Never_too_late replied to landonsles's topic in General Students

    Teachers may go off on sick leave, for example. Not much you can do about that. So, yes, changes can occur. Aren't you happy to get a new teacher if the ousted one was not providing you with good teaching? When you talk about failing, you mean this...

11. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    Never_too_late replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    What you need.. every minute: determination: its not always easy but its worth it. hourly: a reality check..'I am not losing my mind, i am just in nursing school'. daily:a hug and a smile from someone who cares. weekly: a review of your planning and...

12. 12/05 and 5/06 Grads-Know where you want to work?

    Never_too_late replied to kellyo's topic in General Students

    I have been a Patient Care Attendant for just about a year in a pediatric hospital. Of all the units I have worked on, I have found PICU to be the most fascinating. Being responsible for 1 patient only, having access to a doctor 24/7 to discuss the...

13. Do you cover your books?

    Never_too_late replied to Mudnuri's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Well.. I cover ALL my books. Don't we pay enough for these books? I want mine to stay clean and last a long time. Another plus is when textbooks circulate in the class because so many fellow students didn't bother bringing theirs, mine sticks out li...

14. How to answer question - "What did you get?"

    Never_too_late replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    I'm an older student also. Our student ID number begins with the year we first attended college...which in my case, was, ahhhhh, a few years ago. Grades get posted in the halls, so it didn't take long for people to figure out who had the student nu...

15. top 10 drugs

    Never_too_late replied to charlies's topic in General Students

    My first clinical was med-surg on a cardiology ward..by the time the clinical was over, I had given out some 50+ different drugs.. no top ten there. By the time, I had made it through my second clinical, I had added another 15. This is in a 4 month ...