sanctuary

sanctuary BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. help getting a job

    sanctuary replied to bryandamatrix's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hello, and welcome to both of you. I have been around a while, so would suggest the following: There is a pre-licensed position that hospitals can hire into. It usually includes 4-6 weeks wait for...

  2. Nclex Test Results

    sanctuary replied to Malmal's topic in California Nursing

    Depends on the state, but often there is other information posted, like city or county of residence. Go to the website, and look yourself up. Betcha it is you. Congradulations:smiley_aa :groupwelcome:...

  3. drug tolerance

    sanctuary replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    Heroin addicts will tell you that it takes very little time to get back to the earlier "need" level. Some will "clean up" in order to drop their daily dose, but it never lasts long. The longer they...

  4. What to do?!

    sanctuary replied to luv4nurses's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And here's a :icon_hug: :icon_hug: or two for you. Let us know what

  5. What to do?!

    sanctuary replied to luv4nurses's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, it is probably racism, ugly as it might seem. Depends on which ares of the country you are in whether or not they are aware of it. Sometimes goes under the heading of "gut feeling" or "poor fit"...

  6. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    sanctuary replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Working Child In-pt Psych long ago, we got a package of scented markers. Co-worker opened each one, sniffed it, commented on smell, and spent the rest of the shift with several colored polka-dots on...

  7. Experienced Nurses Only

    sanctuary replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, Ruby Vee, it seems that any attempt to be exclusive is perceived as hostile to the "outlanders." Yet I understand the frustration when I read a reply that does not communicate until midway...

  8. PLEASE don't do it!

    sanctuary replied to jamangel's topic in Correctional

    It happens not just to nurses in prisons, it also happens to guards, chapelancy staff, etc. Mercy, you are right, in that the nurse gets lots of warm fuzzies from the inmate, and it must feel like...

  9. Personality Type and Nursing

    sanctuary replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    ENFJ. Wonder what that

  10. tubes--please help!

    sanctuary replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent answer, complete with accurate rationale.

  11. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    sanctuary replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe with a teeny, tiny little straw. Yeah, that;s the ticket... a really little

  12. NC Diploma Programs

    sanctuary replied to Cherish's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Think of another single symbol of Nursing that is as easily identifiable and iconoclastic as our good ol'

  13. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    sanctuary replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe old retired phych nurses could get a condo and do a time share there. Keep a log book of all the creepy things that go on. :chair:

  14. Documentation vs. Patient Care

    sanctuary replied to ltg623's topic in General Nursing

    1. I have been in nursing for 42 years, first 5 as a Psych Tech in Calif, rest as RN 2. Forensic psych, mental health 3. Absolutely. I sometimes wonder when I'm supposed to be with the patients, so...

  15. OSHA violation???

    sanctuary replied to RNforLongTime's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Not necessary is seems, Go to OSHA and search "negative pressure rooms" and read the letter that explains the

  16. Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    sanctuary replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    While your post is a model of appropriate response, it does have me :roll :roll . But in case it ever happens to me, I'll know just what to say. Thanks. BTW, there are chlorophyll caps that are said...

  17. 4 weeks...(venting)

    sanctuary replied to lilshamrock's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Learning how to take a B/P is the hardest skill in nursing. Think about it. It tales an integration of auditory input, visual input and manual dexterity. It should be a second semester skill, because...

  18. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    sanctuary replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    But I dream of... being a writer of a facinating approach to psych nursing, and taking the (lots of) profits to have a chain of rural psych residences, for those folks who are SMI, and homeless, but...

  19. Jcaho

    sanctuary replied to penguin2's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    If you go to the JCAHO website, you can find the standards. And if you sign up for your speciality, they will e-mail you and pertinant changes. They are using a system called "patient tracer" where...

  20. Ideas for keeping dsg on

    sanctuary replied to Nurse_Pauline's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How about putting a pair of loose panty-hose or tights? Sort of like Dr. Denten's pj's with feet. I used to put a complicated, cotton-ball, kling-wrapped mess on top of the panty hose, and then put...

  21. Your Worst Mistake

    sanctuary replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :roll :roll

  22. ways to improve in-patient satisfaction

    sanctuary replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    When my Beloved was admitted for a bowel obstruction, every time we changed services and did another RN assessment, they ended with "any questions about what we just talked about? Is there anything I...

  23. Need male nursing slogans.

    sanctuary replied to Dynasty's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Looks like a thug, not a nurse. How about... "Are you man enough to be a

  24. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    sanctuary replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    RebeccaOne, you are absolutely correct. The patient's response is the best guide in directing the nursing intervention. When people are in late stage dementia, the only compassionate goal is the...

  25. Forcing overtime

    sanctuary replied to sharann's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oregon has a mandatory OT law, AB2600. See if you can find it, and use it to approach your state organization for one protecting you, in your state. I is not perfect, but it put all the hospitals on...