KyRN😉 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing
Being forced to basically lie. Idk about anyone else but in the LTC facilities I've worked in it's the norm to be given unreasonable assignments; with every patients medication due at the same time and an impossible list of wound/fall prevention/skin...
You can't force someone to study.. Plus idk if I'd want someone to come to study group half-heartedly or bc they were guilted into it. I studied with friends when I could but a lot I did on my own; plus have you considered that they might already be ...
Memorize every chart/diagram in the text! If there are practice questions at the end of the chapter try doing them; if you can't answer correctly you need to go back over the material. For the most part I figured out which teacher relied on text vers...
KyRN😉 replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Disabilities
Lol, OP you sound like me! I went ohhhhh, maybe 6 mo without medication during my first year as a new RN. I learned that personally I cannot be off of Meds and be a good (or even mediocre) nurse; while I too made minor mistakes due to disorganization...
KyRN😉 replied to soyoureanurse's topic in New Nurse
Does she criticize you to your face before reporting you? I'd probably be direct buy professional, like, "I was called into the office to explain the heparin drip, did you not see my note?" I feel for you, though!
You know what they call a RN who got Cs in nursing school? A RN. [emoji6] You will have plenty of nervous breakdowns that involve crying in your bed/tub/car/study group, but it'll be worth it! Good luck and try and find time to relax!
KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities
Are we speaking English? Why does the above clarification even need to be mentioned; it's a given! If you can't get through school and pass NCLEX you aren't a nurse! Duh!
KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities
Those who cannot graduate and obtain licensure are not nurses, regardless of their cognitive ability. So that is irrelevant. I think what is frustrating nursenhowell and I is the generalizing. You are stating that people with cognitive impairments sh...
KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities
I'm confused. I thought this thread WAS discussing cognitive functioning in regards to nursing. You pointed out that there's a variance in cognition dependent on the diagnosis; that's obvious. So obvious that I'm confused as to why you're stating it,...
KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities
The OP is in nursing school, and has been doing well in her classes. i think it was safe to assume from the start of the thread what kind of level of impairment is being implied. So yes, I think there's a place in nursing for her. Furthermore... Obvi...
KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities
Probably not. I just wanted to speak up because HELLO, there's a least one nurse on the floor with a cognitive deficit. Some of the people who declared that those with memory/cognition impairments should not be nurses could possibly have a cognition ...
KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities
Exactly. Cognitive deficit does not automatically = an incompetent nurse. There are amazing nurses out there who adapted and learned how to cope with their weaknesses. And implying that home care is the only viable option for someone with, *gasp* a c...
KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities
There are a lot of successful nurses with a cognitive disability; don't be discouraged by the responses. As to coping strategies, it would depend on what areas you specifically have difficulties with.
KyRN😉 replied to angelsite2850's topic in LPN/LVN
I'm so sorry!!! I've had similar experiences and you CAN'T blame yourself or carry around that kind of heartache, or else you won't be able to function as a nurse. You are going to find yourself in situations that make you cry, speechless with rage, ...
KyRN😉 replied to nellern71's topic in Geriatric
This was a weird situation. This facility hired me as DON (had a year and a half experience) to basically... Cover things up. I did a lot of great things for the children there (battled to treat them for scabies and saved documentation from dermatolo...
KyRN😉 replied to nellern71's topic in Geriatric
I was once offered a recommendation from a state surveyor and told to apply to become one! She then pulled me aside privately and off record to ask if I thought the facility had any chance of improving its operations... I answered honestly and said n...
I hope your day has gotten better and remember: you had no other viable option, she was endangering herself, and there is no law stating that as her daughter you should feel guilt. Maybe you do, maybe you don't. Go to sleep each night knowing you did...
An example: I once walked into a room to see someone trying to cut their cast off their leg with a butter knife. Literally. I stood there watching with my mouth hanging open like, I can't be seeing this correctly. Nothing in nursing school prepared m...
Nursing school did NOT prepare me whatsoever. I didn't feel confident in my skills for a couple of years! Being able to answer test questions is not the same as knowing what your doing at bedside. However, that being said; you'll get there.
KyRN😉 replied to HopefulRN7's topic in Home Health
The respiratory system is technically not a sterile environment sooooo... I mean, yea you should wear gloves but I don't think it's completely inappropriate. I wear gloves, my colleagues wear gloves. I've worked in home health where the family didn't...