anewsns

anewsns

Neurosciences, stepdown, acute rehab, LTC

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  1. Am I going into the right profession or should I just

    anewsns replied to Soon2beStudent's topic in Nursing Humor

    I deem this question a

  2. Nursing with mental illness

    anewsns replied to BirdieBird's topic in General Nursing

    I have the bipolar 1 as well. Triggers left and right In nursing. I think it's better to shift the focus from your career in the classical sense to your health and also which setting you can make a...

  3. Least Favorite Things Patients Say

    anewsns replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "And while youre here ......" (Bathroom trip, ice water when there room is a mile away from a kitchen, help me find this item but I have no idea where it is, extensive repositioning, all of the...

  4. Depression and Nursing

    anewsns replied to EmRN14's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Yea viva, true, October does sink you. Right now ive been needing daily light box , daily Xanax , daily run , along with my normal med.. I usually find some good relief at night .. My family / friends...

  5. need help with unruly cna group

    anewsns replied to oatmeal's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That's a tough one... Maybe have a meeting with other managers that aren't in the clique ? Bring it to administration ? This should be a group effort amongst nurses so you don't look like you're the...

  6. Depression and Nursing

    anewsns replied to EmRN14's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have bipolar and am going through a lot of depression with a new job right now too... I was gonna say the same as the above poster... Some days you just need to push everything back so you can do...

  7. Very, Very Bad Week

    anewsns replied to NurseGirl525's topic in General Students

    I'm so sorry that's gotta be one of the worst weeks of your

  8. im not sure im not smart enough for nursing...?

    anewsns replied to BarnesTyler's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You may need a math tutor.. If you have plenty of time then you should be in good shape.. It's mostly just time consuming and you have to be tough.. You don't have to be really memorizey smart to be a...

  9. My DON came to my house today

    anewsns replied to mtjoanna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Also, I feel like if the docs don't want to be called at night for a critical lab then they aren't respectable either. (In response to your post about the hospital docs ).. I mean isn't there like a...

  10. My DON came to my house today

    anewsns replied to mtjoanna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is absolutely nuts!!!!!!! A critical lab is an emergency . You definitely did the right thing not to give the lasix ... If you can't get an order from the doc or use an ambulance for an...

  11. Interested in the medical field: Nurse or Doctor?

    anewsns replied to Klareh's topic in Nursing Career

    You can also look into mid level practitioners , such as a nurse practitioner or PA.. I agree nurses are more hands on but you'll have to be a doc to do surgeries... I think NPs and PAs can do some...

  12. Are most new grad RN preceptors like this on the first day?

    anewsns replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you even think to tell someone not to cry? I wont get sidetracked on that but otherwise this scenario sounds dangerous. I think the better mentality would be "are our patients going to be...

  13. Patient sitters ratio...

    anewsns replied to Buckeye007's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I usually see them with 1-2 at my rehab hospital- we have a lot of brain injury

  14. Nursing burn out.

    anewsns replied to 1KandyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just can't stand that... I don't know if exploitation is too dramatic of a word but that's what it seems like to me. Some companies truly only care about the bottom line and expect you to be the...

  15. Any tips for placing a bedpan?

    anewsns replied to newuser321's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Can you raise the head of the bed a tad ? I've had some people tolerate that, and it angles everything down towards the pan a bit. Also , I don't think you sounded condescending about her weight. I...

  16. I need advice

    anewsns replied to missmaddie's topic in General Nursing

    Yea of course see your pcp , it's definitely not worth your health... If you give your two weeks, do you have a backup plan

  17. New grad (RN)-desperate for advice

    anewsns replied to doxielover304's topic in General Nursing

    I relate to that feeling too .. It's like you're 10/10 anxiety and you cant calm down.. Its really encouraged to work in a hospital but you may do better in a different setting to start with. I did...

  18. LTC emergency...sorry no meds today

    anewsns replied to garciadiego's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm not even really sure what I did, it depended on the day , I would recreate my plan depending on the situation. Treatments can usually wait. Ideally I would be targeting some of the heavier med...

  19. worried about student

    anewsns replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Yea definitely something neurological going on there... Probably the tears were from being scared or maybe even part of the neuro problem itself :( I'll say a prayer for

  20. Nursing with schizophrenia.

    anewsns replied to Ambwee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nurses want to be sure you're going to be primarily a safe nurse who makes reasonable decisions. Being able to retain a lot of information is part of the job, so you have to be smart, but being smart...

  21. Anyone excited about your RN life ahead?

    anewsns replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    Reading all this about how the pay is not that much makes me glad I grew up poor.. I feel like the richest person in the world sometimes with RN

  22. Anyone excited about your RN life ahead?

    anewsns replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    That's true. As a nurse I have some bad days. However ,I grew up poor as well and thank God frequently for pulling me upwards financially. It really does improve your life

  23. Is nursing school really "that" bad?

    anewsns replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    It's really hard but doable. Mine was a bit tumultuous personally, plenty of upheaval in my personal life due to having no time. But that's all it is, no time. The material in my school was too...

  24. My journey to becoming a rn

    anewsns replied to Babykirlew14's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats

  25. LTC nurse to patient ratio

    anewsns replied to CMarieRN87's topic in General Nursing

    That's a gazillion aides. Is there a whole other group of patients? At my old place we had 55 patients , 2 nurses , and 6