505rn

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1. Did you have a Preemie or Pre Term Labor while working?

   505rn replied to dawngloves's topic in General Nursing

   You were not a whimp!!!! This has been very interesting reading. I began a new job on a busy inpatient geripsych unit (fortunately we all are considerate about whoever is pregnant not being involved...

2. Having your water turned off

   505rn replied to woodyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Well, to give a rather jaded response, under our former management we were always allowed to have food, water, purses etc. in the nurses station because management did not want to cover the floor...

3. A little jUSTICE PLEASE!

   505rn replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

   I was a CNA for many years before I got my BSN and thankfully, there are plenty of times that I still work in the role of a CNA. I say this because I vowed to remember how hard CNA's work when I was...

4. training requirements??

   505rn replied to CrystalUTK's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Hello Cyrstal, I used to be a nurses aid in nursing homes until I got my BSN and have been working the last four years on a geripsych unit in the hospital. I am sure that you know that the geriatric...

5. A new site for nurses!

   505rn replied to JoanieRN's topic in General Nursing

   I visited this site and I LOVE IT!!! There are times when you gotta laugh and there are times when you need to share the special moments which keep us in this field despite the difficulties, and I...

6. Deescalating aggression

   505rn replied to ERguru's topic in Emergency

   I am a geripsych nurse and we had a program called C.P.I. -Crisis Prevention and Intervention -that one of our staff had to become certified in to train the rest of us- a two day training for us. One...

7. Disabled RN Let Go

   505rn replied to HemaStat's topic in General Nursing

   HemaStat, Sounds like you have had a rough time of it and I am sorry...the hospital definitely lost out!!! There are many good suggestions here! Have you considered going into Nurse Informatics or...

8. Let's play I Remember When.....

   505rn replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all so much for this! I really enjoyed reading it and vaguely remember a few things like the MOM and sugar and wounds from my earliest CNA days! I have only been in nursing for 13 years and...

9. Soup for Nurses

   505rn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Has anyone else read the Chicken Soup for the Soul books? I have read 3 and they are wonderful and I think that a Chicken Soup for Nurses would be great! (I don't think they already have one...) I...

10. To stay or not to stay in Nursing

    505rn replied to Redeye's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give up yet!!!! I agree that you may be over extended, life is short and a life in the service is not always conducive to support systems but make time and make some friends, do fun things or...

11. helping my friend with breast ca

    505rn replied to leslie :-D's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    First off, I would like to say that with staff and friends like you, your ADON is very lucky as support/caring, assistance and prayers can do A LOT for an ill person!!! Good for you!!! Depending upon...

12. student nurse wants to work with geriatrics

    505rn replied to csnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello csnurse, I too love geriatrics! I have been in nursing for 13 years- all working with the elderly! I love it! My suggestions would be #1 do a little reading about the Great Depression and maybe...

13. Restraints for acute patients...

    505rn replied to jojo's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, I am an RN who worked full time in geri psych in the hospital(until recently, now on call). Restraint use is the biggist issue! JCAHO and HCFA make the rules regarding restraint use,as well as the...

14. FLOATING POLICIES

    505rn replied to BROWN_KK's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I worked at a major hospital in NE, full-time until last month, on call now... I worked on an inpatient geri psych unit- many medically ill agitated dementia patients, with a fair share of people...

15. Change of shift report

    505rn replied to angel333's topic in General Nursing

    The method that we found to be most successful on our inpatient geri psych unit is that each nurse carries the kardexes for her patients and updates it throughout her shift & at the end of day,...