DusktilDawn

DusktilDawn

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  1. I have had such a day....(Looooong)

    DusktilDawn replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. Sometimes all you can offer is to listen, provide compassion and empathy, although it may not seem like much, it is a lot to the patient and their family. It does bother me how the...

  2. med carts/control freaks

    DusktilDawn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Used to use med carts. I would have been soooooooo appreciative if it was cleaned and stocked when I came on. I didn't care how it organized, because I'd set it up in a way that worked for me. I don't...

  3. Medication Nurse Assistants

    DusktilDawn replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    No Tiffany, you really don't understand both sides of the issue, but you do have an understanding about the issues you face as a CMT. Unless an RN has functioned in the role of a CNA, LPN, or CMT they...

  4. Medication Nurse Assistants

    DusktilDawn replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    New Hampshire and Vermont license Nursing Assistants. I think there are about six states that do license Nursing Assistants. I do not think that Nursing Assisants are specificially licensed as...

  5. Are 12 hr shifts long and drawn out?

    DusktilDawn replied to FirstYear2005's topic in General Nursing

    I've come to the conclusion that there isn't an easy

  6. Medication Nurse Assistants

    DusktilDawn replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that licensed nurses make mistakes IS NOT A VALID ARGUMENT in support of Medication Aids. Oh well we all make mistakes so it's OK:smackingf Nurses make mistakes too so it's OK for us...

  7. Pet Peeves

    DusktilDawn replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    As long as it's not made of poop. I think this so suits me, Working on a crown for ya Shelly.

  8. Admission times

    DusktilDawn replied to PedsERRN's topic in Emergency

    med-surg nurse here. the volume of patients that arrive on our unit at change of shift is astounding. it's interesting how all the patients in rr are suddenly stable right at shift change (and after...

  9. No distinction of image for R.N.s Problem?

    DusktilDawn replied to farcluun's topic in General Nursing

    I had been an RPN/LPN for about 10 years also before enrolling in school to become an RN (received a Diploma in Canada). Congrats. The mandatory name badges where I work have our first and last name...

  10. Are 12 hr shifts long and drawn out?

    DusktilDawn replied to FirstYear2005's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle Once your working, you will long to be bored. :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle

  11. Pet Peeves

    DusktilDawn replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    You can ditto the above in regards to lasix before bed and sub pee for poop. You may be the poop queen, but I reign as the catheter queen (long story)

  12. The title "NURSE"

    DusktilDawn replied to omega17632's topic in General Nursing

    I think when a question like this is posted it will bring up alot of issues that LPNs/LVNs/RPNs have had to deal with in regards to being recognized as nurses and as professionals. I worked as an RPN...

  13. The title "NURSE"

    DusktilDawn replied to omega17632's topic in General Nursing

    The actual title "nurse" is a legal title protected under law: Title Protection for Registered Nurses -- Examples from State Nurse Practice Acts http://www.nursingworld.org/gova/titlepro.htm I wish I...

  14. Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    DusktilDawn replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sagarcia, when I am Charge nurse where I'm at, I will have the same number of patients as the rest of the nurses. I don't know if this is the case here, but there is no way I could oversee the care of...

  15. Have you ever gone in to find a patient dead? What happened?

    DusktilDawn replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Prune juice anyone?????:chuckle :chuckle

  16. violence

    DusktilDawn replied to nurse_clown's topic in General Nursing

    I think your doing the right thing calling Employee Assistance. A friend of mine was date raped and 10 years later events happened that caused issues she had supressed to arise. Thankfully, she did...

  17. Was anyone a not so great High School student and become a GREAT college student?

    DusktilDawn replied to emndarmic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My grades were all over the place, depending on whether or not I liked the class. Barely passed math and chemistry. Aced biology and english. The first time I went to college was to become an RPN,...

  18. Have you ever gone in to find a patient dead? What happened?

    DusktilDawn replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Had a similar incident. I had called the doc to pronounce the patient after finding no signs of life, when the doctor came in the room the patient let out one last audible breath and then died. I...

  19. Feeding and toileting

    DusktilDawn replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm shaking my head in disbelief here. Is there even a sane rationale behind

  20. Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    DusktilDawn replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you handled the situation appropriately. Optimally, you should see all of your patients within a reasonable time frame from the start of your shift (within the first hour of your shift if...

  21. Medication Nurse Assistants

    DusktilDawn replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    What I can say is that the CNAs I work with in general, I would not want to see trained as a medication aides. My concern would be that what I see where I'm at would be the very "pool" from which...

  22. Medication Nurse Assistants

    DusktilDawn replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    The application of how UAPs are utilized in a facility varies from facility to facility and even state to state, that is another problem. Definately better standards and training need to be set, just...

  23. Medication Nurse Assistants

    DusktilDawn replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    Sbic56, my experience with UAPs has not been good. I've worked at a hospital that did not have UAPs providing patient care (RNs and RPNs/LPNs) and am currently working at a hospital that has CNAs and...

  24. I guess I'm a florist now too....

    DusktilDawn replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in an outpatient setting and some patients are brought in from assisted living facilities or NHs by their families. Yes, occasionally they would ask for assistance, I had no problem...

  25. Pet Peeves

    DusktilDawn replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    Worked all tours for years and am now settled on 1900-0700. I noticed each shift seems to have complaints about the others, the truth is each shift will have it's own issues specifically because it is...