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  1. Can we talk about breastfeeding and breastmilk please?

    mom-wife-nurse replied to TigerGalLE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My twins were in the NICU for 2.5 weeks when they were born and I was strongly encouraged to bf. I made it very clear that I had to go back to work very soon and so I didn't want to bf but was willing...

  2. what do you say to patients...

    mom-wife-nurse replied to ceccia's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Can't really help you. I don't think there is anything you can say to help with the embarrassment but just try to not make a big deal of

  3. Is most ltc short staffed?

    mom-wife-nurse replied to Nightowl_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work we have about 60 residents. Two nurses on night shift and 3 CNAs on a good

  4. any noc shift workers....

    mom-wife-nurse replied to itsmerae's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I try to exercise regularly but since I have no one to watch my 4 year old twins while I "sleep" I don't really get much sleep. On the rare occasion I do have someone to watch them, I get up early and...

  5. Wedding rings at work

    mom-wife-nurse replied to studentnursemon86's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I could see how a marquise cut would make it more difficult. And as far as the size, I started off with just a plain band with a few tiny stones. I've upgrade a few times to get what I have now.

  6. New lpn working ltc

    mom-wife-nurse replied to Nightowl_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had this issue when I started as well. My advice, hang in there. It will get easier with experience. As far as the CNA respect issue, do not treat them like they are below you bc they aren't. Be...

  7. Wedding rings at work

    mom-wife-nurse replied to studentnursemon86's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I wear mine and i have 1.5 carat center stone. I'm just very careful with it. My wedding ring is very important to me and i never take it

  8. PRN meds

    mom-wife-nurse posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Ok, this is mainly geared towards LTC nurses. If you have pt ask you for a PRN and it is too soon for them to have it, do you take it to them when they're eligible to have it? I always tell my pts...

  9. Here's a new one: chart assessments before midnight.....

    mom-wife-nurse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So the facility I work for is now requiring that night shift finish our documentation by midnight bc if we don't "it looks like we're not documenting". This irritates the crap out if me!! #1 We can't...

  10. Here's a new one: chart assessments before midnight.....

    mom-wife-nurse replied to mom-wife-nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There is no 2nd shift in our facility. We work

  11. Here's a new one: chart assessments before midnight.....

    mom-wife-nurse replied to mom-wife-nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a good idea and I'm not sure if we can do this or not. I will ask

  12. Here's a new one: chart assessments before midnight.....

    mom-wife-nurse replied to mom-wife-nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't do any after midnight now. I have to have them done before I do my documentation. Right now I only have about 5 treatments so it's not too

  13. Here's a new one: chart assessments before midnight.....

    mom-wife-nurse replied to mom-wife-nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No late entries.

  14. Here's a new one: chart assessments before midnight.....

    mom-wife-nurse replied to mom-wife-nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, this other documentation I'm talking about is in addition to our Medicare

  15. Here's a new one: chart assessments before midnight.....

    mom-wife-nurse replied to mom-wife-nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Kind of. I get done with report at 1830-1845 and start my Med pass. I have a large 2000 Med pass and a small 2200 Med pass. That leaves me 2 hours at best to complete all of my treatments AND...

  16. Here's a new one: chart assessments before midnight.....

    mom-wife-nurse replied to mom-wife-nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This isn't skilled charting. It's similar but not for skilled purposes. My shift is 1800-0630. I never chart in things that haven't happened, and will not. These notes are more like assessments, but...

  17. Here's a new one: chart assessments before midnight.....

    mom-wife-nurse replied to mom-wife-nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have this really weird charting system where day shift is assigned certain residents that we chart on every day and night shift has a different set of residents we chart on every night. It has to...

  18. PRN meds

    mom-wife-nurse replied to mom-wife-nurse's topic in Patient Medications

    Not necessarily pain meds, mainly other meds....phenergan, mucinex,

  19. PRN meds

    mom-wife-nurse replied to mom-wife-nurse's topic in Patient Medications

    I do assess all of my resident during my Med pass, however, I'm talking later on after my main Med

  20. How many 12 hour shifts per week

    mom-wife-nurse replied to Bouncyball's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work lots of OT. I could NEVER say no. I vowed when I started my new job (a year ago) I wouldn't do that. I'm very proud to say I haven't! They money can be nice but don't burn yourself out....

  21. Struggling with being my own dads Hospice Nurse

    mom-wife-nurse replied to foudini's topic in General Nursing

    I think you did an amazing thing for your father. You may have brought his death sooner, but probably not. The MOST important thing is that you kept him comfortable!! We can all tell you not to feel...

  22. PRN meds

    mom-wife-nurse replied to mom-wife-nurse's topic in Patient Medications

    This is exactly how I feel. I try to go reassess them when it's due but we have lots of treatments on night shift and with 30+ pts, you just can't always do

  23. Lpn to rn excelsior college

    mom-wife-nurse replied to rrlpn's topic in Excelsior College

    Can anyone give me an idea on what the LPN to RN thru Excelsior really costs? I have all my prerequisites/Co requisites except microbiology. I'm just looking for an estimate.

  24. Two Days

    mom-wife-nurse replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

    Wow!! That's

  25. What's the nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    mom-wife-nurse replied to Niki_RN's topic in General Nursing

    SNF