nette1022

nette1022

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  1. What's Next

    Thanks guys, its hard. I appreciate the encouragement and kind words. I lived in fear for a long time, I was exhausted and I was working and going to school. I feel sad sometimes because I didn't...
  2. What's Next

    I first began posting when I lost my job. Unbeknownst to me, I had PTSD, Depression and anxiety. I was assaulted when I intervened, and stopped my nephew from stabbing my brother. My brother was...
  3. What's Next

    I have been going to counseling religiously. I am so hurt. I have been trying to try and deal with it. There isn't a whole lot of compassion. So thank-you for your kind words, this is so hard. We take...
  4. You had good suggestions too GRNTEA. I will keep those categories in mind. I am looking them up now actually. I want to work in a clinic after I graduate. This is very good info for me, so thanks. I...
  5. I am trying to think of good nursing interventions/ actions to promote good nutrition for a family on a budget. Tell me if I am going in the right direction please or tell me why I am going in the...
  6. Everything you said is what I ended up doing (YAY). I also listed shopping in bulk, providing a nutritional pyramid, assessing their diet for cultural/ethnic/religious concerns. Assessing their...
  7. Esme and GRNTEA,(and everyone). I looked under impaired home maintenance. Part of the criteria was insufficient finances. I chose interventions from those categories. Thanks for all the help,,,I am so...
  8. Today I made a big mistake.

    Also you are not working under your instructors license she is responsible for giving assignments according to your level of learning. If she gives you an assignment beyond your scope of learning then...
  9. Today I made a big mistake.

    Let me clarify what I am saying, not practicing as a nurse but your instructor is there to make sure that you as a student are safe. and that the patient is safe. You are still learning, your...
  10. Today I made a big mistake.

    The thing that most students don't realize is that in clinicals you're working under your instructors license. The are responsible for the care you provide to a certain extent. You took the initiative...
  11. Thanks. I see sometimes diagnosis can fit into several categories, the nurse just needs to find the diagnosis that is most applicable to their situation and assessment. I learned from you guys to find...
  12. I didn't want the answer I just wanted to know if I was going in the right direction I looked up many categories and I noticed there isn't just one for; impaired finances related to the economy as...
  13. I sort of think it's a good question. I work in homecare and I have a lot of families that are on budgets or food stamps, it is a valid issue. So how would you diagnose something like that. Just that...
  14. It's for an assignment that's all the information that I have. I have been looking at Mosby's and my Nursing diagnosis book. That's why I am stuck. I see some categories for identify resouces etc,...
  15. Who is the actual employer

    My friend who is a nurse and I were debating a topic. My friend has been working in homecare for a family for six years. The family has used several agencies, and my friend has had to register with...
  16. Who is the actual employer

    Thank-you all for answering the question. No other nurses work my friends case. If she calls off the agency doesn't have a nurse to cover her. The agency will not allow her to work any extra hours,...
  17. Who is the actual employer

    She hasn't used it we just were discussing it, and wanted opinions. She just wanted to accurately reflect her employment. There have been three employers but technically one employment. Each agency...
  18. Who is the actual employer

    The parents gave her a letter of reference and told her she could list them as her employers. The mother works in healthcare and told her to use her as a reference is that still a
  19. I am back guys need help

    I was fired from my job for violating company policy. I worked in homecare and I was told to work my schedule out with the family. The other nurse that worked with me on this case was told the same...
  20. I am back guys need help

    To clarify I traded my work days (I did work the hours) My father's funeral was on the date I traded and I had four molars that were infected (I was assaulted by my nephew when I intervened my brother...
  21. I am back guys need help

    Thanks for the advice, I didn't think I could make it through this but I did and I am. The crappy thing is my supervisor kept saying you are such a good nurse, there's no question about the care you...
  22. I am back guys need help

    I am a widow with 2 children. Believe it or not I need a job to finish school. I have enough financial aide to pay for my last two classes. So I need money to pay for 1 class. I also need to support...
  23. HELP I NEED ADVICE

    Today my supervisor accused me of fraud. I wrote the wrong date on my paperwork for my patient. I had him 12 hours on a Saturday. The date I wrote was Tuesday three days later. My father's funeral was...
  24. HELP I NEED ADVICE

    I would like to thank everyone that responded. I did go to a couple of doctors I was diagnosed as having PTSD, Depression and anxiety. I have been just functioning, and because my job is routine day...
  25. HELP I NEED ADVICE

    Thank you for the encouragement. I am scared. I am hoping to get through this