mtgirl63

mtgirl63

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About mtgirl63

I've been an LPN since 1996.

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  1. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    ROFL These are all so great, and so true!!! You know you're a nurse when you tuck your sick child into bed and tell them "if you need anything, just use your call light." OOPS!!! :chuckle Guess you'll just have to call out for me!!
  2. Low Census = cut hours

    WE all hate to hear "low census" - and now I'm really hating it! I work in a 60 bed facility and our census is now 42. Up until now the administrator has been able to keep the cut hours to a minimum, but now the "Higherups" in the corp. are real...
  3. Medication Errors

    Fgr8out ---- yeah, I've had that horrible sinking feeling when I've made a med error, and thankfully it was not one that did any harm to the resident ---- she just slept alot better that night! But I learned from that med error, and have not made th...
  4. Medication Errors

    I hate to say this, but believe it's the truth.....the nursing home where I work, I think the biggest reason for med errors is just plain disorganized, sloppy nursing that is allowed or purposely overlooked by the DON. We have an RN that has worked...
  5. I'm sure you're right.....and you know.....in spite of the frequent calls from her for assistance to the bathroom, we all miss her very much already.....she was a jewel with a very kind heart. :)
  6. Because of her breathing, no.....but we did give her the bedpan, which she didn't use.
  7. Incidience of falls .

    Sweetnurse....In our facility we often consult OT first as to what would be the best type of restraint for a resident --- each has individual needs, and what works for one may not work for another. Before we can put a restraint on we have to first ...
  8. We had a resident pass away suddenly last night and like so many others that we have all cared for she was one that was on the call light every 20-30 minutes to go to the BR. Last night as she lay dying, her pulse 16, BP 50/60, barely able to brea...
  9. If you could do anything in nursing

    If I could be in any area of nursing without time constraints (what a dream come true that would be!!!) ---- I'd stay in LTC --- without time constraints I could spend even more time holding someone's hand, putting my arms around them, listening, c...
  10. I don't think I can match any of your stories!!! Thank God!!!!! :chuckle The short time I worked at our small hospital here, I do remember an inmate coming in to the ER from the State Prison ---- he had swallowed peices of a coffee cup. OUCH!!!! ...
  11. If you left nursing?

    The only other job I could imagine doing, and loving, would be my already OTHER full-time job ---- Mom of 4!!!! How I would love to be able to stay home with my kids and be wife and Mom full time, and not have to share my time with work. :) I do l...
  12. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    Bestblond.....you're absolutely right!!! A statement of appreciation from a patient or family member is worth more than anything.....and it is what it's all about!
  13. Long term care surveys

    I don't know what you could have done differently. We have several residents that fit in the category you describe --- we've done exactly what you describe -- bed alarms, low bed, etc. Happily our facility received a No Deficiency this year!!!!!! ...
  14. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    I wouldn't care what the gift was --- I was thinking that even a banner hung in the facility that acknowledged it was Nurses Week would have been great!!!
  15. hide and go seek

    That's when I'd be on the intercom paging him/her to wherever it was that I needed them.