babaloo8

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1. SNF/LTC Nurses: Info needed

   babaloo8 replied to babaloo8's topic in Wound

   Great! Would you consider this ratio of nurse to beds to be fairly standard? Wound Vacs can be tricky to apply correctly. How is the staff trained? Thank you!

2. SNF/LTC Nurses: Info needed

   babaloo8 posted a topic in Wound

   Hello! I am putting together an exemplar to 'set the stage' for my thesis paper on the professional development needs of nurses delivering wound care in the outpatient setting. I have been reading the many great posts that illustrate very nicely the ...

3. Follow Your Gut Being Productive and Choosing to Withdraw

   babaloo8 replied to NeoNatMom's topic in General Students

   I am so glad that one of your options wasn't to give up because you had a rough start. You CAN do this! Best wishes future nurse.

4. My Reflections on Nursing

   babaloo8 replied to sjalv's topic in General Nursing

   Beautifully written my soon-to-be fellow nurse. You will carve out your own career path and hopefully land sooner than later in a spot that is both challenging and rewarding. It takes time to establish yourself in your career, just as it does in most...

5. Nursing Behind the Wall

   babaloo8 replied to mikethemurse's topic in Correctional

   It is so true that there are many 'non-traditional' ways to use our nursing skills and presenting them on this forum may just help some that are experiencing bed-side burn-out, consider alternatives.

6. That's A Wrap! Exploring Wound Management

   babaloo8 replied to babaloo8's topic in General Nursing

   Hello Lori215! I am sorry for the very delayed response to your great post. You're story is a perfect illustration of what I believe is going on everywhere. I have had some success at getting nurses from LTC/SNF/REHAB to participate in my survey, but...

7. Nursing Behind the Wall

   babaloo8 replied to mikethemurse's topic in Correctional

   This is a fantastic article! Thank you for sharing your work life with us and setting the record straight! I can see how this specialty would be challenging and rewarding every day. That vulnerable patient population is BLESSED to have you

8. Wound Care Research Preliminary Report

   babaloo8 posted a topic in General Nursing

   [h=2]Hello allnurses Community! It has been 25 days since I launched my survey. 65 nurses have participated with representation from different countries as well as a wide array of clinical settings! I thought you might enjoy the geographic breakdown ...

9. That's A Wrap! Exploring Wound Management

   babaloo8 replied to babaloo8's topic in General Nursing

   Don't apologize! Your experience if very valuable to this study. In my experience, there are very few wound care programs that are 'ideal'. Not enough staff, not enough training, poorly managed, nurses not able to dedicate themselves to learning the ...

10. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    babaloo8 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Great topic. As an RN, I hear this all the time. Nurses have worked hard historically to be respected as a profession, not a trade and along with that, our level of pay should be commensurate with that distinction . I think also, healthcare organiza...

11. That's A Wrap! Exploring Wound Management

    babaloo8 replied to babaloo8's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! If I get enough participants to draw definitive conclusions, I will absolutely pursue publishing the results. The ultimate hope is that managers/administrators/clinical educators will use the results to enhance wound care training programs...

12. That's A Wrap! Exploring Wound Management

    babaloo8 replied to babaloo8's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you both for your interest and YES, I too cannot wait to report my findings!

13. That's A Wrap! Exploring Wound Management

    babaloo8 posted a topic in General Nursing

    It's a typical day in an adult ambulatory clinic where a small handful of nurses scurry around caring for a myriad of patient needs that range from a simple injection to a code blue in the parking lot (thankfully, this is rare). With an unlimited num...

14. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

    babaloo8 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in New Nurse

    This is so true! I was so miserable my first two years out of nursing school that I felt often as though I made a BIG mistake. I coped by taking a class or two at the local junior college for fun(pottery wheeling and culinary courses) while waiting o...

15. Which Master's Degree??

    babaloo8 replied to God'sLittleNurse2b's topic in Post Graduate

    I spent a few years pondering going back to school and like yourself, I was confused about the advantages of each type of specialty. I personally interviewed a few who had their masters specifically about the decision to do so and why they chose the ...