prinsessa

prinsessa

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  1. Barrier Cream on a Skin Tear?

    prinsessa replied to kparry's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We generally put polymem on skin

  2. bored. . .wondering if I should make a change?

    prinsessa replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    I work in sub-acute rehab and it can be pretty busy sometimes. I hear what you mean about feeling like you are losing some of your skills. My long term goals don't include working on an inpatient...

  3. Splitting pills outside of nurse's scope of practice?

    prinsessa replied to thesundowner's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't know if we "can" split our own pills but pharmacy always does it for us. We scan all our own meds so the split pills are sent up in a scanable pouch. I'm not sure how it works on night shift...

  4. I'm tired of it!

    prinsessa replied to sunnyskies9's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hear you! I was having a bad day a while ago and someone was talking about how a patient was going to call administration about something small (it wasn't my fault but you know that in the end...

  5. [So] My hospital has banned disposable wipes...

    prinsessa replied to Thunda's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have disposable wipes at our facility. We use washcloths. I'm not sure if they are bleached but they are white (and don't ever have stains on

  6. How far do you travel to get to work?

    prinsessa replied to born2circulateRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I live about a mile from work. I walk there and back (unless I pick up a PM shift). It takes me about 10-15 mins. I would commute up to an hour as a new grad because it isn't easy to get a job. It...

  7. hobbies to keep dementia pts happy?

    prinsessa replied to makes needs known's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just heard a story on NPR about people with dementia. They talked about how having the person look at a picture and make up a story to go along with it can be very helpful. Here is a link if...

  8. Inaccurate respiratory rates

    prinsessa replied to MattNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had one tech put all RRs in as 22. I think 22 is even a little high...and for everyone to be breathing that

  9. Sitters: A Thing of the Past?

    prinsessa replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    We don't use sitters or restraints on my floor. The really confused patients get put in rooms close to the nurse's station and have a bed alarm. Sometimes we have to "take turns" watching a...

  10. Sign of the economy...grossly overqualified for the position...

    prinsessa replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I took a job making $8.25/hr after graduating nursing school because I couldn't find a job. After paying for transportation, somedays I would only make

  11. charge pay

    prinsessa replied to suhlir's topic in General Nursing

    On the unit I work no extra pay for charge nurse. Full patient load. I work sub-acute

  12. Time For Another Days vs. Nights Debate!

    prinsessa replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked both days and night and while days and much busier I could never work nights again. On our floor the patient load is generally the same for nights and days. No admissions on nights....

  13. Blood Pressures

    prinsessa replied to silverhalide's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that patient's with A-fib can have crazy BPs with an automatic cuff (either too high or too low). Some people can only be checked with a manual cuff because the automatic is never...

  14. "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    prinsessa replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I work with the elderly so I get nervous when I see a temp of 99. Most of our patient's seem to run in the 96-97 range. I have called our medical director and told him about a temp of 99 on one of...

  15. did you become the nurse you thought that you wanted to be?

    prinsessa replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    I started off nursing school with the idea I would go into L&D and eventually become a midwife. I enjoyed that rotation but I wasn't as thrilled about it as I thought I would be. After...

  16. Why can only nurses call the MD?

    prinsessa replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Pharmacists are pretty good at my hospital with calling the MD for clarification. Sometimes they will call us first to see if we know the answer but they will actually page the MD themselves. If a...

  17. How do you handle this?

    prinsessa replied to motownrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I worked at a SNF I would send patients out before calling the MD if it was really an emergency. I never had a doctor get upset about me doing

  18. PTO accrual

    prinsessa replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    We get ~8 hours per pay period (every 2 weeks). We can take off weeks at a time but we have to get approved by the manager first. She doesn't seem to mind when we take

  19. Do Chiropractors Hires Nurses?

    prinsessa replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Maybe most Chiropractors didn't become MDs because they didn't want to....not because they couldn't. Do you think the same of all nurses? I agree that some Chiros are quacks but so are some...

  20. What is the better shift? Would you rather work night shift or day shift? Curious :)

    prinsessa replied to tikilpn2's topic in General Nursing

    There are pluses and minuses for both shifts. For me 3-11 was the worst. More admissions, never see your family, sleep schedule is always messed up and I never got out before 1 or 2 am anyway. It...

  21. Living in Chicago on an RN salary

    prinsessa replied to Catch-22 RN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I would say that is about right. I started at $26/hr last

  22. CNA's Applying heat

    prinsessa replied to CRNA2BKY's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work only PT/OT are supposed to apply heat. People still make their own heating packs to use. Heating packs can be dangerous especially if the person has diabetes or is elderly. I would be...

  23. My LTC experience doesnt count :( HELP!!

    prinsessa replied to rainbowsandsunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are there any hospital in your area that have a Skilled Care Unit? That could be a great way to transition to a hospital setting. Plus they will usually cross train you in several areas like Rehab...

  24. shift report, CNA/pt ratio

    prinsessa replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have very rarely seen CNAs give each other report at the LTC facility I work at. I didn't generally give the CNAs report unless there was a new resident or there was something new or a specimen I...

  25. What size scrub pants do you wear and what size jeans?

    prinsessa replied to wishfulthinking21059's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am 5'9" and weight around 150. I always buy the Dickies hip flip pants in M tall. They are a tiny bit long on me but the regular size is too short on