I got a broken nose once trying to "reorient" a violent pt. In the end he was sent out to the ER yet again and this transferred to a proper facility for his situation . Typically in our area there is nowhere for these people to go . very few faciliti...
This is not safe ! And any facility who would do this to a new grad is not somewhere you should be working . Your licence is too valuable to put it in jepordy .
Sorry if this runs a bit ....Anywho I work LTC , have been at the same facility for 2 years . I am the med nurse on my unit . The charge nurse is very good friends with all the CNAs . It seems to me she is more concerned about their friendship then r...
Hey quick question , How do you document MSO4 use on the dying pt? To clarify if you have a pt who cannot verbalize pain but who maybe moans when turned or something along those lines , how do document reason for giving morphine? Th...
Again no truth in advertising! LOL If truth be told It should be "Nurse Week , celebrate people who choose to work under immense stress, never urinate , and never eat sitting down ! " But I really do like the fact that they said "profession"
I am in Connecticut . And the newest thing going on with the whole scenerio is the fact that although I operate in the capacity as "charge nurse" I cannot do my own admission assessments . This entails having the ADON called to my floor to do this , ...
OK ongoing discussion at my LTC . Do you draw blood from a PICC line? Here in LTC we are not allowed . One of the nurses did it and got in hot water . Is it a hospital only thing ? Or is it allowed at other facilities?
Tweety , you are so right . I think I am going to have tattooed on my forearm "don't let anyone rent space in your head" I do this often and I need to cut it out ! Not only in work but everywhere else . Suddenly I am quite sick of trying to please th...
A really squemish friend of mine thought she would never get through nursing school , but now says that when you are treating a pt and not just a sore you get over it . You begin to look at the whole person and feel good about doing the gross things.
On my first cath experience I was being watched by my instructor and three classmates. Everything went perfectly and I was as proud as a peacock . However I had never fixed the other end of the foley into the specimen container but instead it was fac...
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Yes you can find a day shift straight out of school . But it IS a madhouse , but also you will learn a lot ! It is true however that you will be hard pressed to find a hospital position of eight hours . And also at least in CT you can expect to make ...
We recently had an inservice (LTC) on pt right to refuse . Listen to this scenerio and tell me what you think . A pt under 45 TBI , refuses to be turned , changed or cleaned up (incontinent) is developing decubitis ulcers by this point Im sure .The r...
I just do not understand the whole orders thing ? I mean as an LPN are we less qualified than an RN to record what instructions the MD gives us . I totally think you should always have someone check your orders, yes. But why not another LPN ? Am I mi...
When I am in the capacity of charge nurse on my LTC unit , I find it humilliating and frustrating that I have to find an RN to sign off on my MD orders , and if we have a fall only they can do the assessment. No wonder they treat us as if we are not ...