soulfullady

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1. Wound Care Frustration

   soulfullady posted a topic in Geriatric

   This situation seems to happen a lot in our facility. Like just yesterday for example. I went to change a dressing to a residents lower extremity, and its a BID change. Hadnt been changed since friday 2.23.07. This wound is a stage II to stage III ul...

2. Physicians orders

   soulfullady replied to remched's topic in Geriatric

   Maybe the facility needs to have other employees help. Like an hour here, an hour there, so that the P.O.s can be followed in a timely manner, since they are not willing to pay overtime. Thats frustrating, I would imagine!!

3. Physicians orders

   soulfullady replied to remched's topic in Geriatric

   I agree with you 100% commuter. I have recently experienced this situation exactly and have learned my lesson the hard way. Especially if you're coming on shift right after them, after asking if those things can be done. Not to mention the workload i...

4. Am I just overreacting? Opinions welcome

   soulfullady posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hello, Here's the scenario: About two and a half weeks ago, I switched from day shift to nights, thiniking it would work out better with my family/ schedules,etc. Turns out, I hate it and I never see my family. So, last week I requested to go back to...

5. What if CNA won't work?

   soulfullady replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric

   I am a new LPN (on my own now for 4 days) and one thing I make sure I do is thank the CNA's for all their hard work at the end of the shift. However, there is one CNA I have been having issues with. When I ask her to do something, she either says tha...

6. How did you feel when you came off orientation?

   soulfullady replied to wonderbee's topic in New Nurse

   I just came off orientation last week in LTC. I had five days of training on a 19 bed floor. So far, I have had 4 days of being on my own. Sunday and Monday were rough,( by the way, does anyone else have crazy mondays?) I had to do a single cath UA o...

7. Studying meds of patients

   soulfullady replied to soulfullady's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, we had to do that too in nursing school. I start a new job on Monday, and I am wondering if we are allowed to write down just the meds, no names of patients or anything like that, just the meds.

8. Studying meds of patients

   soulfullady posted a topic in General Nursing

   I just got hired on with a company as a new grad LPN and I was wondering if I was able to write down, just the names, of the medications the patients are on, so that I may be able to study them at home, i.e. side effects, toxicity levels, contraindic...

9. How long between graduation, NCLEX and working?

   soulfullady replied to okapple's topic in New Nurse

   I was just talking to my husband about how long it took for me to get a job from the time I graduated until today..(I start on Monday!!!!) A little over three months. I graduated on December 10,as an LPN, and got the job today, with being put on the ...

10. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

    soulfullady replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    A friend in nursing school last fall told me about it..and I am so grateful..I love this website...Thank you so much!!!!

11. Looking to relocate to wisconsin

    soulfullady replied to admorn03's topic in Wisconsin

    I have been thinking of moving back to Wisconsin also. I moved in 1995 when I graduated from UW-Whitewater to Colorado. I love the mountains, and currently live in Colorado Springs, but it is, no offense to any one else, very religious and republican...

12. Husband with Bipolar disorder..need advice on how to cope

    soulfullady replied to soulfullady's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for your advice and your knowledge to pass on to me. I forgot about the seasonal changes, hence the word BI-polar. It makes perfect sense. During my nursing school experience, we didn't learn too much on mental illnesses, since it was a one ye...

13. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    soulfullady replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    Does this pt have a medical marijuana card? If so, he has the right to have up to two plants in his home, and since doctors cannot give the marijuana to the pt without losing their license, they can only accept the fact that the pt has the legal righ...

14. Husband with Bipolar disorder..need advice on how to cope

    soulfullady replied to soulfullady's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you all for your support and kind words. He actually was able to go to work today, and I told him if he needed to talk or get away, to just call me. We are going to the doctor on Friday afternoon, when he gets paid. I am waiting on a job myself...

15. Husband with Bipolar disorder..need advice on how to cope

    soulfullady posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, My husband was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder back in October 2005. His meds finally started working in late November, early December. For the past two days he has been experiencing major anxiety, missed two days of work, and has been irritable ...