ePerfect

ePerfect

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  1. Dealing with 'nurses eat their young' attitudes

    ePerfect posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been working at an LTC facility for approximately 6 months now. I have only been a nurse for... approximately 1 year and I came from home care to this facility. Over the past few weeks there have...

  2. New grad at a non-skilled nursing facility?

    ePerfect replied to Pets to People's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm pretty sure you can go anywhere once you have some experience under your belt. My aunt has been a nurse for over 30 years and according to her it doesn't matter where the experience comes from as...

  3. Took me three tries...

    ePerfect posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CHEER UP! Hello everyone, one year ago I posted a topic on here fretting about failing the NCLEX twice in a row. I am here to give some chin-up advice to those who may be in the same boat. First of...

  4. Prospective employee's psych hx

    ePerfect replied to ashleed's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    The only way I could ever see this as justifiable is if your company has a policy to not hire it's own patients. But to not hire someone due to a disability is not

  5. Took me three tries...

    ePerfect replied to ePerfect's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It depends on what you need to learn before the test. Kaplan is useful for people who have the content down but need more practice with test taking. Hurst is better for people who need more content....

  6. Finding a Nursing Job??? Help!!

    ePerfect replied to CMR2012's topic in Men in Nursing

    Good luck!

  7. Got my license, no interviews yet :(

    ePerfect replied to srm1136's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Be patient. It took me a few months to finally get an interview. Apply everywhere and don't be picky. Right off the bat everyone is looking for people with experience and you don't have that yet. Get...

  8. 3rd shift nursing assessments

    ePerfect replied to jab1432's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Unfortunately it is necessary. I have to do this daily and I'm not even in a hospital, I'm in LTC. You want to catch s/sx of infection as soon as possible. You need to know if a wound becomes open...

  9. Smokers need not apply?

    ePerfect replied to RainMom's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Mandated flu vaccines and smoking are not comparable. Flu vaccines are to prevent the spread of the flu to the residents and other staff. My smoking off campus does not affect my patients or other...

  10. A little anxiety applying for Nursing school as an older male

    ePerfect replied to Magnicious's topic in Men in Nursing

    My favorite nurse to work with is an elderly gentleman. He's former military and after that he worked for GM. When GM crashed a few years ago he took up nursing. He's in his 70s now and been nursing...

  11. Mice on unit

    ePerfect replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Our CNAs have been reporting a mouse in our facility for months now but no one else ever saw it so no one believed them (these two specifically complain a lot and aren't known to be the most honest...

  12. Diploma nurses are worthless?!

    ePerfect replied to stephdRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm a BSN graduate... it took me 8 months to find a job even WITH a

  13. Why did you become nurses?

    ePerfect replied to rupertmichaes's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest I never wanted to be a nurse. Ever. In my wildest dreams, never. I never wanted to do patient care, I never wanted to deal with bodily fluids, medications or the responsibilities of...

  14. Anxiety + Nurses = A Need for Support

    ePerfect replied to nancysuzanne38's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This would be wonderful! Especially for new grads (not unlike myself). We all need support systems whether we're new or experienced. Anxiety is HUGE in nursing and one of the best ways to help with it...

  15. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    ePerfect replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I understand having to call other departments. I do it all the time in LTC but I also understand that those departments get busy and backed up as well. Orders don't always get turned in properly or...

  16. Finding a Nursing Job??? Help!!

    ePerfect replied to CMR2012's topic in Men in Nursing

    I know you probably have preferences as to what yu want to do, but if you can't find a job why not search for other things like LTC? There's tons of jobs out there for nurses in long term care...

  17. New grad at a non-skilled nursing facility?

    ePerfect replied to Pets to People's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I put in applications everywhere and I work in LTC now. I didn't think I'd like it at first but I had to pay the bills somehow. Once I got in there it was just fine. I talked to my charge nurse and...

  18. So, I would like to get my DNP but...

    ePerfect posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hello, my name is Elizabeth and I have been a nurse for a little under a year now. I have been thinking long and hard for months now about what I want to do from here, debating between getting an MD...

  19. Dealing with a patients death

    ePerfect replied to abby.reece's topic in General Students

    I work LTC with hospice residents. There are always patients that will stick with you. Having emotional connections with patients isn't always a bad thing! Assess the situation and know where your...

  20. forgets her friend died

    ePerfect replied to Missingyou's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work in LTC and I have a resident who is constantly calling for her recently deceased husband (who, by the way, passed away in the same room as her). We don't tell her her husband passed because in...

  21. peeves

    ePerfect replied to duskyjewel's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know we're not supposed to do this and I don't know what youre nurse's patient load was, but sometimes we don't have time to wait for a resident to leave the dinning room. THAT SAID yuo should NEVER...

  22. peeves

    ePerfect replied to duskyjewel's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't mind helping my CNAs but sometimes they get angry with me for not helping them. For instance, I was in the middle of medpass at my facility (mind you there is me and 2-3 CNAs with...

  23. Starting off

    ePerfect replied to Jordan1234's topic in General Students

    It depends on where you are working. At the facility I work at some nights I would be able to study and some nights I would not. The majority of the time you're still on your feet moving all night. If...

  24. So, I would like to get my DNP but...

    ePerfect replied to ePerfect's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm just worried that any classes I take won't count. For instance, when I got into the nursing program at EMU they only counted the pre-requisite classes when calculating your GPA. All other classes...

  25. How much to know before nursing?

    ePerfect replied to SeattleNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My suggestion is, if you know nothing about nursing, is to go and shadow a nurse at a hospital or a facility. Many people don't really know what a nurse actually does before they get into the program...