HoneyMagnolia

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1. How to survive in LTC

   HoneyMagnolia replied to 2loves's topic in Geriatric

   I graduated in 2013 and my nursing instructors drummed "the fear" into us pretty thoroughly - all clinicals were in acute care in a large hospital, no LTC clinicals in my program. Preceptors added to it, both in hospital practicum and on first job in...

2. Should I tell my agencies about each other?

   HoneyMagnolia replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

   I'm wondering if the same advice above also applies to per diem jobs at hospitals. If a position states it is variable and unscheduled, I assume it's OK to turn down shifts occasionally but wonder if they need to know about a job at a hospital in a n...

3. Hospice Nursing Question

   HoneyMagnolia replied to stirfried's topic in Hospice

   OP mentioned Haldol being given for anxiety and toomuchbaloney noted it's more commonly given for agitation. Haldol is also used for nausea/vomiting and can be given rectally, in place of the more expensive Phenergan suppositories. I just wanted to a...

4. Cyclic vomiters (drive me up the wall)

   HoneyMagnolia replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

   My daughter was diagnosed with CVS at the age of 8 but she'd had symptoms since she was 2. It started on "vacation" at my mother-in-law's house. Dtr was still breastfeeding then. Vomited for 24 hours straight. Of course, my MIL blamed it on the fast ...