GSDlvrRN

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  1. Depressed

    GSDlvrRN posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hello, I really need advice right now. I have mental illness, I was diagnosed with PTSD when I was 19 (5 years ago). I don't have any close relationships. I had a close relationship with my now ex...

  2. Feeling stuck

    GSDlvrRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I wasn't sure where to post this so I started here. I have been an RN, hold a BSN, and I work in a correctional facility. I have been here at the jail for a year and I have become very...

  3. Patient is a sex offender with a tracker on his ankle

    GSDlvrRN replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This thread reminds me of when I was on the floor the first time in nursing school and I was shadowing a CNA on day shift. Part of the night shift CNA's report to the day shift CNA was that the...

  4. Patient is a sex offender with a tracker on his ankle

    GSDlvrRN replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, it should not affect patient care if they are in jail. I don't think that you have taken care of perpetrators of sex crimes in jail...so I find it inappropriate for you to speak of patient...

  5. To the nurse who was belittling and condescending to me today

    GSDlvrRN replied to Wherearethelandmarks's topic in General Nursing

    Not incompetent, maybe just uninformed, right? This issue doesn't deserve any more energy or time, you have a lot to look forward to

  6. HIPAA/confidentiality during an Outbreak

    GSDlvrRN replied to Nurse2b Fun's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Off topic but....when I worked at a SNF I was told by my supervisor that I could not delegate applying medicated creams to CNAs, because you have to be a nurse to administer medications. I live in...

  7. Depressed

    GSDlvrRN replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I don't have a lot of vacation time because I just used a bunch for vacation. What I can do though is swap shifts and ask a few nurses (or a PRN nurse if they want all three) to work my three shifts...

  8. Depressed

    GSDlvrRN replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I can clarify. I feel bad over the breakup and it has exacerbated the symptoms I already have. I have a very hard time concentrating at work and have little motivation for even daily tasks. The...

  9. Feeling stuck

    GSDlvrRN replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in General Nursing

    I left because I became interested in corrections and accepted a full time job at the jail. I would go back to a rehab job

  10. New nurse having a hard time with coworkers

    GSDlvrRN replied to Me93RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work with an LVN that is TOXIS AS F***. Sometimes it is just her and I in the facility and it is difficult at times to be around her. I have stood up to her a few times because she told me that I...

  11. Med Error

    GSDlvrRN replied to Checkers08's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One time I gave Chlorpromazine instead of Promethazine for vomiting. I knew in my head that the order was for PROMETHAZINE 50mg/mL IM, but when I came on shift, the charge nurse that was coming off...

  12. Feeling stuck

    GSDlvrRN replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a counselor like an LMFT, but not a nursing mentor. That is why I came here! My counselor helps to guide me and she relates to me sometimes about burnout. I do sometimes fall short in self...

  13. Feeling stuck

    GSDlvrRN replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a counselor and I see her regularly but I am seeking input from members on this site. What have others on here done when feeling confused in their

  14. My AL facility admin have lost their minds.

    GSDlvrRN replied to xoemmylouox's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Has this person ever worked the floor?? Does she know what floor nurses deal with?? Has she lost her mind?? Where is all the extra staff she is hiring to help with her new goals??? 50 residents to one...

  15. If you could speak your mind...

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

    What did you say?

  16. In desperate need of advice!!!!

    GSDlvrRN replied to miss_kay's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think that number crunching and studying too much increases anxiety. ***I found that the more I studied, the more I would realize that I wouldn't learn EVERYTHING, and the more I felt pressured, and...

  17. If you could speak your mind...

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

    I had a patient say she was having a diabetic attack. I brought in the glucometer and explained that I needed to take her blood sugar. She wouldn't give me her finger and I explained that I needed to...

  18. Skilled nursing facility helped.. !!!

    GSDlvrRN replied to Zesikajia's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We must work at the same place OP. I had 2 days orientation, then I was on my own. A month after being alone the director asked me if I was ready to be off orientation and if I was already alone....

  19. Being blamed for fall after shift

    GSDlvrRN replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Right!! I am so sorry OP. I was set up like that at my first job. I had NPO orders for a patient EXCEPT MEDICATIONS. I gave the medications crushed and with pudding just like the night nurse told me...

  20. Disrespectful patient

    GSDlvrRN replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think a better approach would have been to acknowledge him or ask an open ended question. I don't remember reading anything that suggested you did an assessment of him, instead you made it about you...

  21. Feeling defeated

    GSDlvrRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello, I need advice about being in charge and feeling like people take you the wrong way. I spoke with my manager today about some issues that were brought up about me with students and staff. It...

  22. Excessive use of Omeprazole or Protonix

    GSDlvrRN replied to GRAB1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yep! Omeprazole, pantoprazole, esomeprazole, famotidine, Tums.............. seems like everyone is getting one or the other before

  23. Feeling defeated

    GSDlvrRN replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for the reply! It means a lot. Can you give an example of progressive

  24. Where can this take me?

    GSDlvrRN replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you all for the

  25. Where can this take me?

    GSDlvrRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work at a SNF and I am already thinking ahead about where this job can take me! I graduated nursing school last year and got my license in July, then started a New Grad RN program at my local...