DianeS RN

Hi everyone, I am interviewing for a Hospice nurse position on Tuesday. I currently work long term care and have no real Hospice experience. Hospice is really, really what I want to do. Any suggestions on "aceing" the interview so I can finally h...

Hi everyone, I would like some advice on a sticky situation. I have been working at this extended care facility for 4 months now. They are trying to clear 12 citations from the state. So, the big push now is to make sure that all the medication an...

Thanks for all your advice. I'm spending my day off today job hunting again.

Interesting question as this just happened to me on Sunday night. My CENA (Bless her heart :redbeathe) came to me and said "____ don't look good". I walk into the room and the resident is pale and diaphoretic. O2 sat is 60% on room air. I yelled ...

See there was a reason you didn't have anything for breakfast in your house. God Bless You!!

Has anyone heard of gallstones returning? A friend has had her gallbladder out but says she is having symptoms similar to what she had before her gallbladder was removed. I don't specialize in GI, so I was wondering if anyone knew if gallstones cou...

Sending BEST WISHES your way. Let us know how things go.

When I was in school (graduated 4 years ago), I had classes/clinicals Monday-Thursday during the day. I then worked from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Sunday as a transcriptionist, all with 2 kids and a husband as a truck driver over the road only home ...

Where I work, even looking like you are sleeping on the job is immediate grounds for firing. Do what your heart says, but I would be looking for another job. This is a patient safety issue and I don't think I could work for a place like this.

As someone who used to work in LTC, I can say that you did the right thing. Any DON who would expect 1 CNA for 50 residents obviously does not care about the residents one little bit. Way to go!

I can only echo what everyone else has said - you did the right thing.

Sounds like some drivers we have here! :roll

It will get better. I work on a cardiac telemetry floor and we often get very serious pnts with CHF, a-fib, confusion in restraints, etc. and many times we have 7-8 pnts per nurse on night shift. And usually supervision isn't a whole lot of help. T...

weetzie, congrats!:w00t: i don't have any advice for you. but i wish you the best of luck. :kiss

welcome! nice to have you here. you will find lots of information and friendship.

You deserve a giant pat on the back. Way to go!

Nursepenny: You do deserve the biggest pat on the back for a job well done. :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yeah: :w00t:

I know this is not a medical board, but I'm curious. A friend has had her gallbladder removed, but she says she is having symptoms with pain, etc similar to what she had before her gallbladder was removed. Does anybody know if gallstones can come b...

Thanks for the info Vicky. We can always count on you to come through.

Love it. :rotfl:

Best wishes in school!!

Lori, So sorry you are having a rough night. We are all here for you to cry on. Hope things get better. Sending lots of hugs your way!

Usually 36 (3-12 hour shifts). But right now our floor is extremely short staffed. So, starting next week I am doing 4-12 hour shifts a week for 4 weeks. Call me crazy. But my kids love to spend my money and with Christmas coming up, I need all I ...

Thank you Fran, I needed to cry tonight.

I have one small tatoo on my upper left arm. Mine has personal meaning to me. When my husband decided to do cross-country truck driving 4 years ago, I had his name tatooed into a heart so he would always be with me. But it is up high enough to whe...