kelrn

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1. Has a pt given you a chuckle lately?

   kelrn replied to rileygrl11's topic in Humor

   I was taking care of a confused pt and was helping him up to the bathroom and he had diarrhea and it was going everywhere, he looks down and says that he needs to change the oil in his truck because it is leaking everywhere, I thought I was going to...

2. LPN IV Push

   kelrn replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

   where I work lpn's can start iv's after they have taken the class and they can flush heplocks and hang ivpb but they cannot give any ivp meds and I work on a surgical floor and we give lots and lots of pain med's ivp. That can be frustrating sometime...

3. Back to the Bedside!

   kelrn replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, I was just browsing through and read your post. I just went back to the bedside after doing school nursing for the past year. It feels great to be back! I had more rewards in the past two days than I have had in the past year. There are lot...

4. If you left nursing?

   kelrn replied to kjmta57's topic in General Nursing

   I would be a full time housewife and mother. Hey, I already do that. Of course, I would be dirt poor, but we could just live on love, my husband would really enjoy that!

5. Med Errors!!!

   kelrn replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

   This happened to a nurse friend of mine when I was working in ICU. The patient's PTT was high so the Heparin was put on hold and the patient was also being discharged to the floor so the ICU nurse just pulls it from the pump and clasps the IV tubing...

6. I must be crazy!!

   kelrn replied to kelrn's topic in General Nursing

   I appreciate the replies, and I think I agree with onechattynurse, to be this unhappy at work is really not the best for my family. I think I will try to work some PRN on weekends and get a feel for the hospital again. Thanks!!

7. I must be crazy!!

   kelrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ive been a RN for over 3 years now and Ive been in and out of hospitals working ICU, Med/Surge, and ER. I left the hospital for the same reason that most nurses do, overworked, understaffed and bad hours. I worked as a Public Health Nurse for almos...