Elle23

Elle23

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  1. Registered Nurses: Do you like your jobs?

    Elle23 replied to mamba24's topic in General Nursing

    I used to tell prospective nurses that nursing is great because 1. You can always find a job (not true anymore) and 2. If you don't like your specialty, you can always switch to something else...

  2. If i did something wrong?

    Elle23 replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    I never said patients should lay flat on their backs with their arms to their sides while the nurse does everything for them! I am talking about simple courtesies. Getting someone a glass of ice water...

  3. Havent practiced in 7 years....don't remember date of jobs

    Elle23 replied to remmsyaya's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Try the HR departments where you

  4. If i did something wrong?

    Elle23 replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    And this just takes me back to my original post. It looks like we just aren't going to agree. When someone in my own family is sick, I wait on them. I go out of my way to be extra kind and attentive....

  5. If i did something wrong?

    Elle23 replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    Again, it was my understanding the OP was talking about a med/surg unit in a hospital, not rehab. I think those are 2 completely different scenarios. I am talking about acutely ill/ post op patients...

  6. If i did something wrong?

    Elle23 replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    Perhaps I am incorrect, but I thought OP worked med/surg, not rehab or

  7. Can't find a job for over 8 months

    Elle23 replied to Liverpoollover's topic in Nursing Career

    When you say you lost your job, were you fired or laid off? Just wondering if that might be affecting your success. I was out of nursing for 2 years and was able to find a

  8. Funniest or worst PDN notes.

    Elle23 replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    I still consider non-intact skin to be an acute event requiring intervention and not a long-standing, healed GB. A healed GB is baseline normal for these

  9. Funniest or worst PDN notes.

    Elle23 replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    I used to work with a nurse that would chart in the narrative " incontinent care given for bladder" or "incontinent care given for bowel and bladder". I always found the phrasing a bit odd. Why not...

  10. If i did something wrong?

    Elle23 replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    I never minded taking care of those little things for patients. I just don't see what the big deal is about getting some water or fluffing a pillow. Nursing care encompasses more than the "technical"...

  11. What's the worst you've ever been dumped on?

    Elle23 replied to SuzieVN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I will never forget the night I was in one of the "intensive care" rooms in the NICU where I worked. We were super busy with 8 sick babies (vents, new micros, drips, frequent A/Bers, etc). There were...

  12. Funniest or worst PDN notes.

    Elle23 replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    This is totally off topic, but I just realized you are sharpEImom and not sharpIEmom! Maybe it's lack of sleep from my night shifts, but I could never figure out what sharpies and motherhood had in...

  13. Funniest or worst PDN notes.

    Elle23 replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    I think the point is not to assume the patient is sleeping. They could just be resting. ? I always chart that my patient is sleeping. Not too many 8 month olds I know "rest with their eyes

  14. Do you work while in the transition program?

    Elle23 replied to pookyp's topic in LPN to RN

    I worked full time the whole time I was in the transition program. Had school/ clinicals Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs during the day and worked 3 12-hour night shifts Thurs, Fri, Sat. I get exhausted just...

  15. Funniest or worst PDN notes.

    Elle23 replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    If simply having a hole in your body means your skin is not intact, we're all in trouble! My patient has a GB and of course I chart the skin is intact. Non-intact skin to me is skin that is actively...

  16. What can I do to prepare for a hospice job?

    Elle23 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been an RN for 20 years. My background is almost exclusively NICU. For the last few years I have really had a longing to work in hospice. Unfortunately, with my specialty experience, I have...

  17. Non-compliance/medical neglect in a child with an open case with protective services

    Elle23 replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    I can imagine the frustration you feel. I am currently 3 months into my first private duty assigment, and the family is absolutely wonderful. I know I will not always have these picture-perfect cases,...

  18. Full length modest scrub skirts

    Elle23 replied to WannaBNursey's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I once had the man who does my alterations argue with me when I wanted him to sew up a split on a straight denim skirt! I almost thought he was going to refuse! He was adamant I would not he able to...

  19. Full length modest scrub skirts

    Elle23 replied to WannaBNursey's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    So I would obviously have to have it altered then. Thankfully the skirts are pretty inexpensive to begin with because the altering ain't

  20. Full length modest scrub skirts

    Elle23 replied to WannaBNursey's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Where does the skirt fall on you? I've been thinking of trying these skirts out, but I am afraid they will be too long on me. I am 5' 4". I wish they came in different lengths. Surely they realize we...

  21. Full length modest scrub skirts

    Elle23 replied to WannaBNursey's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    If there is a difference between scrub material and the material these skirts are made of, it is very hard to tell. My last job required my skirts to be made of scrub material, and they never had a...

  22. What can I do to prepare for a hospice job?

    Elle23 replied to Elle23's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I looked into refresher courses in my area. They are quite expensive ($2000 +), and I'm not sure how I would manage it with my work schedule. It is definitely something I will consider, though, if...

  23. Non-compliance/medical neglect in a child with an open case with protective services

    Elle23 replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    Does this child not qualify for more extensive nursing care than periodic home

  24. Vitals during the night shift

    Elle23 replied to MommaTy's topic in General Students

    I always attached my watch to my shirt (at the same level you'd wear a nametag) with a safety pin. That way I could count respirations and see the watch at the same time, and not have to worry about...

  25. What can I do to prepare for a hospice job?

    Elle23 replied to Elle23's topic in Hospice, Palliative