LoveMyRNlife

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1. "ASKholes"

   LoveMyRNlife replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Humor

   This made me laugh out loud!! I am only allowed to buy one specific type of toilet paper for my hubby’s delicate tush! If I buy another plush brand on sale he will promptly go out and purchase “his brand” ?

2. HIPAA violation and future employment opportunities

   LoveMyRNlife replied to kmcd90's topic in HIPAA

   I am curious as to why you chose to look into her chart instead of going to her room to speak to her directly? If you are friends and she isn't upset about you accessing her chart,then I would assume you knew what room she was in. Not trying to be sn...

3. Let go/resign from new grad 6 months in

   LoveMyRNlife replied to shaza111's topic in General Nursing

   Accolay is giving great advice about the policies. We have an online resource to look up all of the policies for my facility. Wherever you land for your next job, I would suggest you find out where and how you can look up the policies for that facili...

4. November 22, 1963

   LoveMyRNlife replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

   I remember watching the ash covered people running for their lives after the twin towers fell. The news was filled with posters on fences with the names of people that were still missing from 9/11. I remember thinking how sad it is that such evil exi...

5. Let go/resign from new grad 6 months in

   LoveMyRNlife replied to shaza111's topic in General Nursing

   Did the MD mention the possible surgery in his/her note? At my facility we have made patients NPO the night before, without an order, for possible surgery in the morning, once the surgeon sees them. This usually happens when the patient comes in on n...

6. Irony regarding cellphone use at work

   LoveMyRNlife replied to Emergent's topic in Relations

   We are not supposed to have our phones out at my facility either. If we were caught by the charge nurse or manager, sitting at the nurse's station charting on our patients and not answering those call lights of those playing on their phones, we would...

7. J-tube. RN/LVN

   LoveMyRNlife replied to cjkekoa's topic in Relations

   I would look it up on our facility's medical website,that they pay for, and also the facility's policies. I would print them out and provide them to the new RN. Not to be snarky but for reference. Then explain that those are places to verify correct ...

8. When you thought it was patients you needed to watch...

   LoveMyRNlife replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

   This was my first thought when I read the article. All professionalism aside, I plan on going home in one piece after every shift!

9. Accused of not giving dilaudid

   LoveMyRNlife replied to KMULL002's topic in General Nursing

   At my facility you can give a partial dose of an ordered narcotic. If I do this, I make sure I write a note in the MAR that this is at the patient's request,and then waste immediately.

10. No, you can't do that!

    LoveMyRNlife replied to LoveMyRNlife's topic in General Nursing

    It was discussed, not sure if it a complaint was filed with adult protective services.

11. No, you can't do that!

    LoveMyRNlife replied to LoveMyRNlife's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately she was unable to have a rational conversation when many different staff members tried to help her. I do not know where her support system was and the staff truly tried to help her but if it wasn't haldol she did not want to hear it. It...

12. Rn dealing with own family member illness.

    LoveMyRNlife replied to captainRN1's topic in General Nursing

    CaptainRN1, everyone has given great advice,so I won't repeat what has been said. I went through my father being diagnosed and passing as a new nurse and I know what you are going through. If you ever need a listening ear we are hear for you. I am so...

13. No, you can't do that!

    LoveMyRNlife replied to LoveMyRNlife's topic in General Nursing

    Not heartless just honest. The tough conversations go better when people listen to actually understand the staff rather than simply respond. I have actually ridden in the back of an ambulance with a family member so my guess is the EMS heard the "dis...

14. No, you can't do that!

    LoveMyRNlife replied to LoveMyRNlife's topic in General Nursing

    I am still amazed at the people that come to the hospital and refuse all treatments, complain about everything and everyone, and then refuse to leave. I'm not sure why they think it is acceptable behavior. I guess the pop, turkey sandwiches, and serv...

15. No, you can't do that!

    LoveMyRNlife replied to LoveMyRNlife's topic in General Nursing

    We had another patient that was banned from every ECF in the area due to the patient's behavior and their family member. In my original post it was indeed the family member that was causing all of the problems. The patient was not bad at all. Unfort...