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  1. Do most nurses not like writing papers?

    purplegal posted a topic in General Nursing

    It seems that whenever the topic of nursing school comes up, many of the people I went to school with mention that they always disliked writing papers. Whenever I talk to people who are currently in...

  2. What are your biggest pains/ problems as a nurse?

    purplegal replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    Mine are similar to those listed above: 1. Unappreciative and/or abusive patients. Sometimes, all I ever hear all night is complaint after complaint. 2. Aides who refuse to help out with certain...

  3. Nursing is Just a Job - Common Myths in Nursing

    purplegal replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    I am not saying that there aren't any other jobs with negative aspects to them, some worse than nursing. I simply listed some of the negative parts of nursing, and why some people might avoid the...

  4. Nursing is Just a Job - Common Myths in Nursing

    purplegal replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it can be both a calling and a job. It's fine if someone doesn't want to refer to nursing as their calling, but I think there has to be some other reason to pursue nursing other than...

  5. It's a scary world out there

    purplegal replied to lovingnurse1967's topic in Home Health

    There is almost never any problem for overdocumenting, but you could face serious issues if your charting is lacking. You chart what makes YOU feel comfortable, and if that means being more thorough...

  6. Is LTC a predictor of the kind of nurse you will be in a hospital setting?

    purplegal replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    On the flipside, I've gone from a hospital job to working in a SNF. I'm doing much better at my second job. In my experience, I found that my coworkers at my SNF are more supportive, more willing...

  7. Time Limit/UnderStaffing

    purplegal replied to Shasta630's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just keep giving medications until they are all done. I honestly can't think of a single shift where 100% of my medications were given on time. It's simply the reality that comes when you're the...

  8. Why would a long-term care facility require 2 years of experience?

    purplegal posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The other day, an advertisement popped up on my Facebook page. It was for a long-term care facility in my city that offers both memory care and home health care. As I already have two jobs, I am not...

  9. Why would a long-term care facility require 2 years of experience?

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I read through a list of services provided on their

  10. Why would a long-term care facility require 2 years of experience?

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  11. Was told to consider not being a nurse?

    purplegal replied to rainbow09's topic in General Students

    Out of all the mistakes you could have made, this was probably rather minor. With that said, I don't want to make it sound like it should be dismissed, either. You did inject the patient with a...

  12. Helping patients kill themselves

    purplegal replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My thought is that patients who are in considerable amount of pain and with diseases that will never be curable should have the right to choose whether or not they want to continue treatment or...

  13. I am not proud of my track record.

    purplegal replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...and I thought I was having a bad first year as a nurse. I also left my first nursing job, but it was more so to do with the fact that I was not ready for the intensity that my first unit...

  14. Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    That's sort of how I see it. If I start giving in to working excessively long shifts, they'll just keep asking me to do so more often. Having to pay me, or anyone else, extra for working longer...

  15. Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility basically has the policy that they can mandate whenever they want. It says that it is only done during "extreme" circumstances, such as emergencies or when very short staffed, but that...

  16. Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    While it's very true that it would not be in their best interest to fire me, simply because I'm not able to work all of the hours they would want me to, it's not in my interest to take advantage of...

  17. Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree. However, the nurse manager did come in and she is fully capable of caring for the patients. :) It would be different if I would have left with nobody there at

  18. Failed out of nursing school. Do I have a fair chance of getting into another?

    purplegal replied to Keisha2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your school must have pretty low admission requirements if having a 3.0 GPA counts as exceeding requirements. Anyone at the program I graduated from had a 3.5 GPA or higher when they were admitted....

  19. Patient education in subacute/snf

    purplegal replied to canter1221's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work, we are so busy trying to get the basics done...med passes, vital sign checks, blood sugars, TPN, JP drains, bladder scans, catheterizations, endless trips to the bathroom...that we have...

  20. Typical Staffing for a SNF/Rehab Wing

    purplegal replied to NurseQT's topic in Rehabilitation

    We have 2 units designated for short-term rehab and one unit for long-term care, although we do have LTC patients on our rehab units. All units have up to 20 patients. Ideally, we have 2 nurses...

  21. LTC/Rehab Facility... Many Nurses at my Facility are planning on Leaving.

    purplegal replied to nurseburst's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Sounds just like the place I work

  22. Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    purplegal replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I've actually never been asked that; all of my friends and family have always been supportive of my decision to become a nurse. In fact, I hear quite often, "I could never be a nurse." I will say...

  23. So is there really a nursing shortage?

    purplegal replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, it depends on where you're working. My city has a large, reputable hospital and clinic, a smaller hospital and then many skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes and home health...

  24. Most of my coworkers are leaving...

    purplegal posted a topic in General Nursing

    Currently, I'm working at a rehab/long term mix facility, primarily working with the rehab patients. If you're lucky, you have a second nurse with you, and you split up the work assignment so it's...

  25. During Clinicals, What Were You Afraid Of?

    purplegal replied to Shookclays's topic in General Students

    Demonstrating any skill in front of a patient while my instructor was present. It always made me so nervous. I knew it was necessary, but was still a source of anxiety for