eggyweggy

eggyweggy MSN, RN

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  1. HELP!!!!

    eggyweggy replied to Melfldrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    How frustrating! I've been working subacute rehab for the past year and I have learned a ton. I'm not doing a ton of technical skills other than the occasional catheter insertion, PICC line...

  2. How to recover after inserting foot into mouth?

    eggyweggy posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I made what I thought was a light-hearted remark to a patient a few days ago and the patient was completely offended by it. It's a big no-no to leave pills unattended with patients, but I have...

  3. How to recover after inserting foot into mouth?

    eggyweggy replied to eggyweggy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for the support and the insight. Yep, I definitely hit a nerve. This patient is dealing with a lot of issues related to being sick, including a general dislike for taking pills and some...

  4. Please help! Job decision!

    eggyweggy replied to snaps's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't have a formal offer that you've signed, you have only accepted a tentative offer of employment. There is nothing binding about it until you have signed and accepted a formal offer. When...

  5. DNR and Hospice

    eggyweggy replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Comfort care patients are some of my favorites to work with. It's a refreshing change from the keep someone alive no matter what mentality. Sometimes comfort gets pushed by the wayside when we're so...

  6. Comfortable shoes?

    eggyweggy replied to Chickie77's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like Sanita clogs (similar to Danskos but fit my feet better), but the thing that helps my feet the most are compression

  7. New Grad Nurse: Help on Job Offer Dilemma

    eggyweggy replied to sassynerd's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Job #1. Hands down. You can continue to apply for other positions during that six month period and you'll have a much better chance at a job in that system as an internal candidate. If you take the...

  8. Unreasonable expectations?

    eggyweggy posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    I've been working the subacute rehab floor at a skilled nursing facility for almost a year now. I float between several different units and work, at most, two consecutive days on the same unit. I am...

  9. Impossible to work correctly

    eggyweggy replied to Subclavian Steel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You'll definitely get faster as you get to know the residents. When I first started working the LTC unit at my facility, I was horribly slow and med passes felt like they took forever. The beauty of...

  10. How helpful/important is it to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    eggyweggy replied to ReadyToListen's topic in General Students

    I wish I had worked as a CNA while in nursing school. Nearly all of my classmates who worked as CNAs in the hospital were able to transition into an RN role within the same system right after...

  11. How many of you RNs started in LTC, SNF, or rehab environment and moved on?

    eggyweggy replied to Cynnie24's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The unofficial standard in my area is that unless you have hospital experience as a CNA, or are related to someone who already works for a particular hospital system, you pay your dues by working in...

  12. Need advice about working in LTC-subacute floor

    eggyweggy replied to Shayrey's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm with JMF7755 -- often overworked because I'm still learning how to manage 12 "sub-acute" patients when I work in the TCU, but learning A TON. I'm hoping that I'll get more downtime once I get more...

  13. Unit Managers

    eggyweggy replied to beaglelover's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If the shift can't be covered by calling someone in off the staff roster, the least senior nurse gets mandated to stay and work the shift with double time pay. Managers only fill in if absolutely...

  14. Typical 7-3 shift in LTC

    eggyweggy replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yep, busy! One huge med pass, one slightly smaller med pass, blood sugars and insulins before two meals, creams/patches/treatments/dressing changes if it's a BID (QD dressings get scheduled on PM...

  15. When entering orders, please remember....

    eggyweggy replied to RNBearColumbus's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There are a number of residents in my facility wearing tet

  16. New Rehab nurse

    eggyweggy replied to peramos12gmail.com's topic in Rehabilitation

    I just thought I would update that my "brain" that is organized by task instead of resident worked a lot better for keeping me on track for my last few shifts. The problem I was having with clustering...

  17. New Rehab nurse

    eggyweggy replied to peramos12gmail.com's topic in Rehabilitation

    I'm in the same boat -- I'm a little over a month into my rehab nursing job (have a year of RN experience in a different area) and I just can't get it all done in 8 hours yet. I also have to pass all...

  18. Danskos

    eggyweggy replied to MissCoCoKit_E's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I tried on many pairs of Danskos and had the same issues with them feeling too tight across the top of my foot. Sanitas are very similar (and were at one point made by the same manufacturer from what...

  19. My new grad experience at an SNF

    eggyweggy replied to alltheway2013's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Actually, that was up to 20 LTC patients with TWO aides. Guess I don't have editing privileges.

  20. My new grad experience at an SNF

    eggyweggy replied to alltheway2013's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am really enjoying my first year of nursing in rehab/LTC facility. I took the job after I had about 6 months of experience doing private duty nursing with trach/vent patients and I've been doing...