sphinx99

sphinx99 has 23 years experience.

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1. Huntington's

   sphinx99 posted a topic in Patient Education

   I am a fairly new home health nurse and I have a patient with Huntingtons. I am trying to think of interventions that justify nursing need. The family is knowledgeable about the disease in general and...

2. I am new to nursing but I don't want to do this anymore

   sphinx99 replied to newgradkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I agree with others that you should stick it out longer.... But find out your hospitals policy for transferring. While other areas can be just as intense, they may be more to your liking. Stick it out...

3. Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

   sphinx99 replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

   I take it your hospital doesn't offer emergency child care during the storm? I too live in SWF and they are taking registration now for children of employees who have nobody else to take care of them....

4. Inappropriate nurses?

   sphinx99 replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I'm not sure how you arrived at the other nurse being LAZY? Because he asked about her assignment? Sounds like you (and OP) have made a lot of assumptions based on his

5. Inappropriate nurses?

   sphinx99 replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   OP......you asked for advice, and when pretty much every person gave the same basic response, you became defensive. But my take is pretty much the same. I apologize for being long winded here, but it...