LoveMyBugs BSN, CNA, RN

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    Seventh Day Adventist and working on Sabbath???

    LoveMyBugs replied to NeoNatMom's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Years ago I worked for a SDA hospital with many co-workers who were practicing SDA, the church was also on campus. We were required to work every other weekend. Even those who practice SDA. The...
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    Patient Care Tech Salary

    LoveMyBugs replied to neia1621's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Not from that area at all, but in my facility the techs get the same rate. Our NICU usually only has one tech and they stock supplies or are trained to be a milk mixer. They get pulled to act as a...
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    Help anyone with these interview questions pleaseeeeeee

    LoveMyBugs replied to Jaimielynn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Practice Have someone read you the questions and practice answering them. Always come prepared to ask them questions.....search the threads here about interview questions and questions to ask during...
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    Help anyone with these interview questions pleaseeeeeee

    LoveMyBugs replied to Jaimielynn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What type of help are you looking for? Do you want us to answer these questions? For homework? Help you prepare for an interview? They look like standard interview questions These are situational and...
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    Fat nurses

    LoveMyBugs replied to questions1025's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had the OP same concerns when I started my nursing program....it was never an issue Then when I got hired on to a unit that deals with eating disorders I really thought that it might be an...
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    NPO

    LoveMyBugs replied to babaloo's topic in Medical-Surgical

    There are a lot of factors to consider each patient is different. I have seen patients go over 5 days before TPN was started. But as the previous poster stated, the nutritional status of the patient...
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    Is it too much?

    LoveMyBugs replied to Jinx322's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I applied to over 200 positions within a large multi state hospital system before I landed a job with them and with my current employer I knew I wanted peds so I applied to every peds opening they had...
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    Why did you become nurses?

    LoveMyBugs replied to rupertmichaes's topic in General Nursing

    Agree 100% There are nights when I feel I do not get paid nearly enough for what I have to deal with. Now if I won the lottery would I keep nursing? No...I would volunteer on my terms maybe once a...
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    NPO

    LoveMyBugs replied to babaloo's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If they need to be NPO for more than a couple of days then they need to be on
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    Why did you become nurses?

    LoveMyBugs replied to rupertmichaes's topic in General Nursing

    Became a nurse for a variety of reasons; My son was premature and the nurses who took care of him and me were amazing Science has always interested me I was in customer service/restaurant before...
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    Moving to OR, what ER to work at?

    LoveMyBugs replied to NurseVoldemort's topic in Oregon Nursing

    OHSU is up on a large hill with zero parking for employees. My hubby did construction on a house about a mile up the hill from the hospital and there were employees parking on the street up there and...
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    Getting into a RN Program

    LoveMyBugs replied to SPinOR's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Having any caregiving/healthcare experience helps, at least when 1st getting exposed to patients in clinical. Having now as a RN precepted students you can tell those who have had previous hands on...
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    Getting into a RN Program

    LoveMyBugs replied to SPinOR's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Look into various CNA programs I took mine through Clackamas Community and it was only a term in length financial aide covered a portion of it. What school are you looking at applying to? Portland,...
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    Assisted Living Staffing

    LoveMyBugs replied to cmannas's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Check with the BON, due to it being an assisted living facility they may be able to get away with high staffing ratios. LTC have mandatory staffing ratios for caregivers that have to be recorded each...
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    Getting into a RN Program

    LoveMyBugs replied to SPinOR's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are 7 RN programs in Portland. Do not limit yourself to one school. Most of the schools are point based and previous healthcare experience adds points. Get your CNA certificate. I quit my...
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    Care plan help for hip fracture

    LoveMyBugs replied to bgeorge90's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You have been given some great responses A few diagnosis that pop in my head are Risk for falls Alteration in comfort Risk for infection (uti) Alteration in respiratory status Is family involved?...
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    Shift Cancellations (Please HELP!!)

    LoveMyBugs replied to wenRN01's topic in Nursing Career

    I would look into policy and if you can propose a new system. My hospital is really in my opinion fair with canceling. It goes by a point system that is on a continuing 6 month rotation. It is a whole...
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    applying for multiple licenses

    LoveMyBugs replied to RHill9919's topic in Travel

    Each state is different in terms of time and cost. I havent had a compact licenses, but I have had multiple licenses. And the requirments vary by state. My home state doesnt require CEUs, but requires...
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    Pediatric PDN skills are not "marketable"?

    LoveMyBugs replied to GlossyViolet's topic in Private Duty

    One of my 1st jobs was pediatric PDN which led to a SNF, which led to a pediatric LTC/SNF which led to acute pediatrics. PDN skills are more marketable than no RN experience at all....agree stop...
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    IV Starts

    LoveMyBugs replied to sommeil's topic in Pediatric

    Do you have a treatment room to take the baby too? Usually we take the kids out of their room for painful procedures and we give parents the option to come in the room, usually when they are an infant...
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    Moving to OR, what ER to work at?

    LoveMyBugs replied to NurseVoldemort's topic in Oregon Nursing

    OHSU is not the only teaching hospital, OHSU is a university, but Legacy Emmanuel is also a teaching hospital. OHSU and Emmanuel are the only trauma centers in the state, they are just a few miles...
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    I hated being a CNA.....

    LoveMyBugs replied to lovelove254's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would examine your feelings of why you hate being a CNA. Is it the duties or the environment? I was a CNA in a LTC and hated, but knew I wanted to be a nurse so I held on. Then I got hired as a CNA...
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    Future of ADN programs

    LoveMyBugs replied to seh8017's topic in General Students

    In Oregon they have The Oregon nurses consortium for ADN programs. 7 of the community colleges have partnered with a university for the students to get their ADN then continue for another year to two...
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    Patient falls and state visits

    LoveMyBugs replied to ptvgirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The state can come in anytime someone makes a complaint. They dont have to, but say someone be it be a patient, family member or staff calls a complaint in, the state can come in to investigate. I...
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    Nursing and waitressing/food service industry

    LoveMyBugs replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in fast food for 8 years 5 of which was spent as shift manager and store manager. Man you learned to put out fires everywhere and deal with demands from the bosses (cut staff, save money, due...