nursehaley91

nursehaley91 BSN, RN

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  1. Patients taking selfies in clinical areas

    nursehaley91 replied to whichone'spink's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    My brother was in the hospital over the summer for major burns and ended up with 3 skin grafts. While they had him in hydro after his initial skin graft he tried taking pictures of his donor site and...

  2. LPN working as a CNA?

    nursehaley91 replied to LPN9200's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you so much. I didn't realize there was a previous thread

  3. GPA/ NCLEX on resume?

    nursehaley91 replied to suzw's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I personally wouldn't include anything about your NCLEX on your resume because not to sound harsh, but employers don't really care about that. Now I was told back when I was in school that it was a...

  4. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

    nursehaley91 replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At a few nursing homes around here their CNA's carry the official title of "Care nurse." Which I feel only fuels the confusion. Thankfully all the aides I have worked around there are very quick to...

  5. Taking the NCLEX multiple times

    nursehaley91 replied to cambrose's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed my first try. I guess by speaking about my NCLEX I was simply saying that how can anyone's competency as a nurse be determined in just 75 questions, including my own. That's not nearly enough...

  6. Taking the NCLEX multiple times

    nursehaley91 replied to cambrose's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed my NCLEX in 75 questions on my first try and I feel as if that didn't give an adequate view on my own competency as a nurse. A good majority of my questions I found had very similar...

  7. 8/22 What I learned this week....

    nursehaley91 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This week I've learned- 1) Being a single mom with a daughter in kindergarten is MUCH easier than being a single mom with a toddler or otherwise (remind me why I have baby fever, again?) 2) I really,...

  8. ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    nursehaley91 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    This week I learned just how much I truly value my "old" LPN's and RN's and just how much it ticks me off when one of our new grads/younger nurses feels the need to disrespect them, be condescending,...

  9. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    nursehaley91 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    Intragluteal cleft is how my instructor taught me to chart it

  10. NCLEX-PN

    nursehaley91 replied to NY15's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Have you tried signing up for Kaplan? They have several tests and one is their Kaplan readiness/predictor exam. If you follow Kaplan's study plan it's excellent

  11. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    nursehaley91 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    The number one thing that gets me are patients who REFUSE to care about themselves and follow medical advice. Example: had a patient come Into the ED who eventually got admitted to our floor with a...

  12. This week, I have learned..... (8/1)

    nursehaley91 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    1) That heartaches and breakups never get easier no matter how many times you go through them. Losing a relationship, your brother, and your best friend all within a months time is enough to break...

  13. Certified nursing assistants not welcome!

    nursehaley91 replied to Barbie8808's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Our CNA's (techs are what they are called at our hospital like has been said before) and at a nursing home I previously worked for in another state were allowed to do tube feedings as long as the...

  14. Lucky he was constipated, or he'd be dead

    nursehaley91 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Had a lady come in after someone had set fire to her house in the middle of the night while she was asleep just to be monitored for smoke inhalation. After tests were run she was diagnosed with...

  15. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    nursehaley91 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Before I started nursing school I had heard my doctor pronounce hypokalemia HY-POK-A-LEMIA. Once we started learning about it in school, my instructor kept pronouncing it HYPO-KALEMIA. The first time...

  16. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    nursehaley91 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I currently switched hospitals to a very old but major level 1 trauma center which has recently undergone some major transformations including closing and moving their old med surg unit to a different...

  17. Abuse swept under the rug

    nursehaley91 replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I haven't seen quite those horrible things but I quit my last nursing job in LTC because I witnessed an act of blatant abuse with my very own eyes. PT had marks on them but unfortunately suffered from...

  18. Unsafe working conditions

    nursehaley91 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in LTC. More specifically a continuing care type company. We have an Independent living, ALF, and a skilled facility. I'm a second year nurse but have worked both years for the same company,...

  19. Your first experience with a dead person

    nursehaley91 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    My first death happened while I was a very new nurse. I had just started at the facility about 2 months prior and had been working overnights. Two days before he died, he was extremely SOB, sats...

  20. Do you attend patient funerals?

    nursehaley91 replied to ~PedsRN~'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Since I work LTC, I tend to form attachments to my patients. But despite that, I've only attended a handful of funerals and viewings. Those are usually the ones that I've had very close bonds with....

  21. successful becoming a RN as a young single mom?

    nursehaley91 replied to ladyruth18's topic in General Nursing

    I was a mom at 18 and I put myself through nursing school. But I too, had a very strong support system that I relied heavily on during those years. It's going to take a WHOLE lot of dedication and...

  22. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    nursehaley91 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    We had a lady who worked night shift at our facility and she was well known and liked by residents and staff alike. A very very hard worker. Always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone who needed...

  23. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    nursehaley91 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At my facility, I love how we are always told it's a "universal working place." Universal meaning nursing does our job, along with housekeeping, laundry, and dietary. We are required to help serve in...

  24. Violent/combative residents?

    nursehaley91 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How do you handle them? As in, what is your company protocol? Recently, we had a 96 year old (dementia with no noted behavioral issues) become extremely aggressive and violent. They had wandered into...

  25. panic attacks at work

    nursehaley91 replied to ceccia's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This is me right now. I've had my fair share of issues my whole life with Anxiety and depression, well since high school anyway. I went through the loss of a pretty serious relationship and my mom all...