1056chris

1056chris specializes in med/surg.

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1. LPN Supervisor Would Not Let Me Call Doctor

   1056chris replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

   I went from working med/surg in a hospital to working at LTC facility. I worked on the skilled unit. That place was huge and 4 months after being there I was supervisor on one weekend. I ended up sending 4 people to er for various reasons. I got ...

2. 'About A Nursing Student' Caption Contest #2 | Nurses Month

   1056chris replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

   B. May turn urine orange?

3. UDS required by TPAPN

   1056chris replied to Kristy Choney's topic in Recovery

   I live in Texas and was in the TPAPN program(it was way back in 2002).and at that time they didn't. I would have never been able to go with someone watching me. Try not to let them intimidate you. Just do what you got and you will be OK. ...

4. Reinstatement of license after voluntary surrender?

   1056chris replied to paulschwinn's topic in Recovery

   I have been there. I missed going to a urine collection while in TPAPN. When threatened with revocation of the license i surrendered. The fist time i went before the board i thought i was prepared. Get a lawyer. I couldnt afford one at the time....

5. Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

   1056chris replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

   You did good and I know how you feel. I used to work a lot of nights and woke up a few doctors that were not pleasant and some down right awful. It comes with experience and patience and most of all with the understanding that these doctors are jus...

6. January 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

   1056chris replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Here. You must of made a mistake. This baby doesn't look anything like my daughter.

7. Life after monitoring

   1056chris replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Recovery

   This is so true. I had a positive pre employee drug screen that tested positive for a prescribed pain medicine I had been on. I had recently moved, but told them they could call doctor. I had to agree to the program or not be able to practice. Al...

8. Verbally abusive patient, worried I could have handled the situation better

   1056chris replied to NurseMom2016's topic in General Nursing

   We all question some things we do, because often we have to make decisions in the moment taking all things into consideration. I probably would have started by giving the guy half a cup of coffee and said we have to save some fluid to take with your...

9. Nursing is not what it is made out to be..

   1056chris replied to ModernRN's topic in General Nursing

   As one professional to another. Why did you enter the nursing field? We are here for that person who is our patient and while some of the things you say may be true, you fail to mention the positive outcomes of your job either because you don't rec...

10. Confused

    1056chris replied to ConfuseRN's topic in Urology

    First of all I think all grads should do a year of med/surg before going into any field. That being said, while you are in training you should not be counted as staff. You are just orientating to this job. Your gut feelings are right. There is no...

11. What Can I Do With A BSN? (Without a license).

    1056chris replied to Chloe Price's topic in General Nursing

    If you like Psych Nursing then you need to pass the test and you can. While you are waiting work as a nurse tech or monitor tech. I worked with a nurse who also failed her boards twice and she worked at the desk secretary. She passed on her third ...

12. Dealing with a dirty old man

    1056chris replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    I am thinking since the comment was made by a neighbor that wasn t a patient, he was probably always thought of you as attractive and smart but would be totally different if it came true. Some male patients will try to say or act inappropriate sexia...

13. How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    1056chris replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    You need to be kind and considerate of your patients needs and not blame the family for inadequate nursing care. They had a right to be insulted and mad. You are the nurse and the care giver. These people are relying on you and your staff to care ...

14. The Nurse at the Bedside

    1056chris replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate so much with you. I thought of being a nurse in a specialty and advancement after doing a year on med surg. It never happened. I like so much being able to see my patients get better, working with other staff and ancillary staff to re...

15. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    1056chris replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    Cell phones are frowned upon during orientation, but I have worked in several different hospitals and have seen persons do much worse during orientation and still make it onto the unit. I think you deserve an explanation for the termination. It ...