houstonlvn

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1. How do you handle the drug seekers?

   houstonlvn replied to itsnowornever's topic in Emergency

   I would medicate her with whatever Dr. ordered. Not my job to judge, or diagnose. I am not in her shoes, nor her body, and do not know the struggles she has to deal with in life. MAYBE is drug seeking as life has gotten to hard for her to handle at m...

2. Welcome to the Shangri-La: My (Almost) Perfect Job

   houstonlvn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   I am currently on my "dream"job for the 3rd yr. It is something that I never thought I'd like (hard-core pysch being my niche), but it still is psych in a way (well isn't all nursing though). I work at a residental TBI place and care for 16 patients ...

3. Do you ever feel like a monster?

   houstonlvn replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

   If your really have a bad time of it, would it be too much to ask supervisor to change patients and let a nurse without history of this woman tend to her. We all deserve kindness even if not deserved, then let God/Karma tend to the rest.

4. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

   houstonlvn replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality

   I must disagree. It's generally not ok to pray with patients. Huh? Sorry I really disagree! The whole thing of being a nurse is to care for the whole person. That means every part of them. It is not up to me to cut out their spirit or religion away f...

5. Nurses: Educated Professionals or Puppets?

   houstonlvn replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

   WELL I TOO would hang on to that job. I have been a nurse for 25 yrs and know that those who are extremely loyal to a company are too often those that recieve no loyality in return. SAD BUT TRUE. If your job is that good, you either have a perfect...

6. Question/Tx Corrections/non-med supv.

   houstonlvn replied to houstonlvn's topic in Correctional

   that's what I am asking. It would seem to me that the DR. would be the one that would have to be our supervisor, not the guy that the CEO who placed over us is. That person is a criminal justice assc. degree person, who has Never had any medical tr...

7. Question/Tx Corrections/non-med supv.

   houstonlvn posted a topic in Correctional

   SO, is it LEGAL in Texas to have a NON-MEDICAL supervisor. ENOUGH so that you can use it in Court of law? I stood my ground against some unethical and ILLEGAL things I was asked to do. Was yelled at, filed a grieveance (so can we say WRONGFUL TERMINA...

8. Juveniles/Probation officers

   houstonlvn replied to houstonlvn's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, please understand, not doubting that it is needed info most of the time, but am wondering how it stands under hippa. and if info is limited, am still looking for final answer though, and will post will I understand it all. Thanks

9. Juveniles/Probation officers

   houstonlvn replied to houstonlvn's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, that has to be it. (parents sign consent). I was sure there had a be something.

10. Juveniles/Probation officers

    houstonlvn posted a topic in General Nursing

    It was brought up in another speciality, but made me real curious and I know that I read there were several probation officers that changed to nursing, (or was it vice versa), so I am asking for myself now. REGARDING juveniles, WHY are probation offi...

11. Hippa/Ferfa in Juvenile Facility

    houstonlvn replied to primalhowl's topic in Correctional

    hmm, I think what happens is that when a juvenile comes into any facility THEY become his guardian. Therefore wouldn't it be like a county sends a student to the facility and one of the agreements would be that the p.o. has access to everything per...

12. what meds do you routinely crush?

    houstonlvn replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in Correctional

    I do understand the need to crush certain meds, but TRAMADOL? That one I don't get. Is it just because some other inmates want it?

13. non-medical boss

    houstonlvn replied to houstonlvn's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU SO MUCH everyone for the true help you've given me. I don't know if it will make a difference or if I will end up having to leave a job I love, but you've given me so much info and reasons that I was able to write my grieveance in a true pr...

14. non-medical boss

    houstonlvn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I KNOW someone has to know the answer to this. I work at a 24 hr placement center for juven. defenders in the onsite dr's office/clinic. My current supervior is non medically oriented, and has no understand of medical procedure though I have trie...

15. BAND AID or NOT

    houstonlvn replied to houstonlvn's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, Thanks for the input, and basically the "I'm thinking on the right path" nod as it is case by case for me, and MOST of the cuts are so little that MOST of us would not even bother with band aid except for the first little bit. As long as it ble...