wearingmanyhats RN

wearingmanyhats has 23 years experience as a RN.

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1. Pain patients being denied their medication!

   wearingmanyhats replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Pain

   I'll add my .02 on this topic. I have lived with chronic pain since age 12 (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) I took massive doses of ASA through college. After MAJOR (5 hours!) surgery 7 years ago for stage 3 Melanoma with recurrence x2, I now have be...

2. Poorest lack of judgment EVER!!!

   wearingmanyhats replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   my 2 cents... I would not answer the phone or reply to a text before I was officially on the clock. as a good friend of mine says "Not my circus, not my monkeys" We can't be responsible for our students 24/7/365

3. Med admin window

   wearingmanyhats replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

   if the med is to be given after dismissal, "not my circus, not my monkeys"

4. What is wrong with people?

   wearingmanyhats replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

   I cringed when I saw sunburn.... I am a stage 3 Melanoma survivor and my mission in life is to try to prevent anyone else (especially young people) from ever hearing those words. I see a lot of conversations about the "dangers" of sunscreen, but the...

5. I'm a director, not a nurse

   wearingmanyhats replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

   I worked at a special needs camp for anyone over 18. Thankfully the director warned me about a young man who was a drama king lol. I got called because he was on the floor with chest pain. He was perfectly fine

6. mobility issue- please help!

   wearingmanyhats replied to nursekoll's topic in School

   if they are usually wet, then I believe the best action is to transfer to a bed/cot and roll and change like we would with someone who was lying in bed.

7. mobility issue- please help!

   wearingmanyhats replied to nursekoll's topic in School

   was just going to say this ^^ I worked a LONG time in LTC. It is the sort of sling that you transfer with, and then remove so that the person isn't sitting on the mesh all day. just the first site that came up when I googled. Hoyer 4-Point Padde...

8. Med error

   wearingmanyhats replied to Nurselisa12's topic in Safety

   if you ever run into a nurse with any time under their belt and they tell you that they have NEVER made a med error (remember, even missing a dose or giving a med late is an error) Don't believe them! We are all human. Take your time, remember your r...

9. Ice for injuries

   wearingmanyhats replied to GdBSN's topic in School

   when I worked at camp, I used the little paper cups to make a small ice cube, that wrapped in a paper towel (and maybe a baggie if you have a stock of them) when it melts, it's gone and they move on

10. So annoyed/offended right now

    wearingmanyhats replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I have worked in a special needs camp (MH/MR as the basic dx) and of course have several diabetics each session. It amazes me that they would send a nearly empty bottle of test strips, barely enough syringes (if they send any at all) and parent/careg...

11. is this common practice?? IV tubing laying on the floor

    wearingmanyhats replied to wearingmanyhats's topic in Neuro

    Thanks.... it just didn't seem like good nursing practice.

12. is this common practice?? IV tubing laying on the floor

    wearingmanyhats replied to wearingmanyhats's topic in Neuro

    it was connected to her, and the various machines, with nearly 2 feet laying on the floor between the 2. I would say that there were 3 iv tubes total.

13. is this common practice?? IV tubing laying on the floor

    wearingmanyhats posted a topic in Neuro

    I was visiting a good friend (she is really more like a sister to me) yesterday in the ICU. She is vented (she has Pneumonia) and the expectation is that they will wean her soon. I have been an LPN for nearly 30 yrs, and was rather concerned seeing ...

14. My camp needs another nurse!

    wearingmanyhats replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

    I would LOVE info on this. The camp (special needs) that I have worked at since 2010, just recently closed because of a death of the original owner and the need to settle the estate (and sell the camp). I love working at camp, love the challenge of e...

15. Please help - diaper issues

    wearingmanyhats replied to mc3's topic in School

    Maybe you can hand the aide te supplies and say "I need to look at little Johnny's sore throat, I will check on you as soon as I can" -- I worked as a classroom nurse/Paraprofessional, and we (and the teacher) were expected to just take care of it. T...