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dorselm

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  1. Going from Med/Surg to LTC thinking is hard

    dorselm replied to dorselm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks to all who responded I see that everything that was done in the hospital could have been done in house. I'm learning to put all of the pieces

  2. Going from Med/Surg to LTC thinking is hard

    dorselm posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked in acute care for 5 yrs, then I come to Ltc and find that's it's a totally different nursing world that's gonna take some getting used to. Recently I was caring for an 86 yrs old man. The...

  3. 1st LTC Job! Am I suppose to hate it?

    dorselm replied to YesImVictorious's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know just how the OP feels. Though I have experience as a nurse, LTC nursing is new to me and it sucks. At the facility in which I work there is only one vitals machine for the whole 5 floors....

  4. Is it normal to train someone after being on the floor for 4 days?

    dorselm posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I recently went from 5 years of med surg to being an LTC nurse working on a skilled floor. I was told that I would have 5 DAYS of orientation which turned out to be 3. I quickly went on this site...

  5. Procedures to brush up on

    dorselm replied to zerooooo's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Also, you want to study lab values, you must know what is abnormal because you will need to notify the MD to get orders to correct imbalances. You should try to arrive 1/2 hr early to check the labs,...

  6. Racial Refusals In Nursing

    dorselm replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a patient who had Alzheimer's disease. She was as sweet as pie while I was giving her some applesauce with her meds. She said can I please have some more and thank you. When I had to turn her...

  7. Regain employment

    dorselm posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Last month, I posted mistakes I made while being overwhelmed with charge nurse duties and staff nurse duties. I ended up being terminated. I think the punishment was way harsh (I thought I would...

  8. Learning from my mistakes

    dorselm posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently I made some very stupid mistakes. I had a patient who was admitted for hypoglycemia. When he came to our floor his blood glucose level was 94. Later he was ordered 30units of lantus. I...

  9. Learning from my mistakes

    dorselm replied to dorselm's topic in General Nursing

    Yup the doctor ordered the stress test and the bb but I got yelled at for giving it. Thanks for the

  10. Learning from my mistakes

    dorselm replied to dorselm's topic in General Nursing

  11. Learning from my mistakes

    dorselm replied to dorselm's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely Sally I will do just what you said thanks for the

  12. Learning from my mistakes

    dorselm replied to dorselm's topic in General Nursing

    I had 5 patients to care for the night I gave the betablocker. I was doing q1hr pressures on her and Q1hr blood sugars on another patient and straight catching a patient and I was charge nurse. The...

  13. Performance Review Gone Wrong!

    dorselm posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I need help on this subject. Recently, I received my performance review. It was the worst review I ever received. I sat down with my unit director and we went over the topics. She...

  14. Performance Review Gone Wrong!

    dorselm replied to dorselm's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the responses unfortunately I work for a major corporation and if I wanted to switch positions the hiring manager would have access to my performance review so I'll just do like you all...

  15. New Grad Nurse on Medical Floor

    dorselm replied to NoDakRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have been where you are and truth be told, I'm still there but it's getting a little better. I work nights on a 28 bed unit and I get no less than 8 pts every night. I have 6months experience now...

  16. night shift

    dorselm replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    Take comfort in knowing that he was surrounded by caring people in his final hours. That's how it should be. God Bless

  17. GI Bleed

    dorselm replied to RiverNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Rivernurse, I'm sorry this is happening to you. It truly is a learning lesson though. Everytime something like this happens, you have to learn what you did wrong so that you're less likely to...

  18. Hired in for Night Shifts?

    dorselm replied to LovePurple's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I too oriented on days for about 6 weeks and then my last two weeks were nights. This week will be my third week on my own. I'm still trying to find my rhythm but I am very glad that I had a chance...

  19. UPMC to take away RN sign on bonuses effective 2-29-08

    dorselm posted a topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire After class today, I happened to look at the poster board situated outside of my classroom and I saw an interesting flyer, which apparently no one else took the time to read. It said "We...

  20. CNA to RN woes

    dorselm posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yesterday was a pretty bad day. There were a few things that went wrong but I think my ultimate problem is a lack of time management due to me wanting feeling like I need to do everything. My...

  21. Losing confidence...

    dorselm replied to jka817's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Jka, I know just how you feel. It sounds like you are telling my story! I work on a med/surg floor. I'm in 4th week of orientation. I am up to 5 pts and have to get to 6 by the end of orientation...

  22. Starting work next month, how do I prepare?

    dorselm replied to frostrambler's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations on finding a job. I think 10 weeks is a good amount of orientation time and you should make the best of it by being a sponge and absorbing all that you see and hear and by asking...

  23. I passed NCLEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    dorselm posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was so worked up because I saw that my temporary permit said null and void. I now know that its because whenever you take the NCLEX, your temporary permit is immediately no good because you either...

  24. Temporary Nursing Permit says Null and Void

    dorselm posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi, I took the NCLEX yesterday and am waiting for the quick results. I looked on my state board of nursing website for license verification and it says that my temporary permit is null and void. The...

  25. I passed NCLEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    dorselm replied to dorselm's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh