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1. Weight loss for nurses

   srercg6 replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

   1. track what you eat for a week. AND DRINK 2. Write down if its a meal at meal time, or snack, or if its something you are eating for no reason - or a reason you don't realize - like stress, anger, boredom. "why am I eating this right now" -every t...

2. what is the legal term of this matter?

   srercg6 replied to esolmayor's topic in General Nursing

   we just say the patient in not "alert and oriented" or can not answer the required questions. Or you refer to their scale score -0-15.

3. Nursing Student From Hell

   srercg6 replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

   IF she is a nursing "student" who has not graduated yet - she has been told, and ALL the hospital staff were told up front that she can not legally do anything outside the scope of what her school allows her. PERIOD. In this case - if this IS the c...

4. New Nurses

   srercg6 replied to shay95's topic in New Nurse

   Document EVERYTHING. Write down things you need to remember for later (without HIPPA info of course) - so if anything comes up - you'll have a reference for memory. Always know who said what to whom and when. ALWAYS check vitals that a CNA does ...

5. New Nurse, New Job, Feeling Dumb

   srercg6 replied to aimee32907's topic in New Nurse

   Yep, normal. But as far as being a new nurse on your first job - real life - you're right = we know nothing. unfortunately employers want to charge you with the responsibility of knowing everything. Not many preceptors actually prepare you well. ...

6. Nursing Student From Hell

   srercg6 replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

   I'd agree with you for the most part. However, how did she get to this. Often times what I see is that there is something else going on that she is aware of that is making her feel inadequate, uneasy, and has her questioning her abilities, and lowe...

7. Nursing Student From Hell

   srercg6 replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

   What does she say when you talk to her about her disappearances, and not talking in front of the patient about it, and doing the tasks on her own? That makes a difference in my mind. 6 weeks isn't that long - especially if its 3 days a week or less...

8. I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

   srercg6 replied to CRC12's topic in New Nurse

   it all depends also on what you learn with your preceptor. I had 3 weeks with a good preceptor, 1 week with a great preceptor, and then 13 weeks with the worst preceptor ever. I guess in her defense -it was the first time she had precepted, but it w...

9. I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

   srercg6 replied to CRC12's topic in New Nurse

   BE careful! My preceptor told me I was doing great, and I felt the same way you do. She gave me glowing remarks on the records I had to turn in. Then I found out later she was secretly telling management that she didn't think I was a good fit beca...

10. Ethical dilemma...need advice!

    srercg6 replied to RNME1992's topic in Professionalism

    sounds like something they are okay with her doing because they have provided proper training and she is covered under the physicians license. do you not think she is good at her job for some reason?

11. final warning

    srercg6 replied to srercg6's topic in Professionalism

    wow - yeah - they know how to work it. They tried to set me up every week after that. Fortunately/unfortunately I got sick right after - and was out for a couple days, and I tried to return too soon, and ended up leaving again - but I noticed that s...

12. Does anyone recommend UWORLD to study for nclex pn

    srercg6 replied to jasminejjb's topic in NCLEX

    I really liked Uworld - mainly because of the rationales! Great rationales, and its inexpensive compared to a lot of sites. There are TONS of free groups on facebook that you can get NCLEX style questions and great review. Try "NCLEX RN study grou...

13. I want to quit first RN job after a few weeks.

    srercg6 replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

    leaving a long term care facility - unless your going to another one - due to lack of training, and recognizing the need for proper training - will NOT look bad to your next employer. This is a common story they hear when dealing with facilities - t...

14. I want to quit first RN job after a few weeks.

    srercg6 replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar experience. All they wanted to do was make sure I knew how to chart so that Medicaid/medicare would pay. They don't train on patient care at all. Too many facilities and hospitals assume you learned all that in nursing school. Uh,...

15. Worried about skill mix

    srercg6 replied to achapman763's topic in Safety

    several medical organizations utilize documentation programs that figure acuity based on charting. Problem is that many nurses can't sit down and chart until mid-later in shift. Biggest problem is that the acuity numbers the programs come up with do...