l8308

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1. Got a nurse aide fired... did I do the right thing?

   l8308 replied to Live.Love.Nurse.♡'s topic in General Nursing

   As a parent who has an adult son in a group home, I'm glad you did what you did. The aide was given chances it was bout time. The only thing I'm confused is why there are nurses and aides. I find that interesting.

2. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

   l8308 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I am liking this thread. I do not mind anyone correcting any medical terms that I say wrong. I do know that my patient ( home health) can say the name of the meds he is on better than me.

3. Why can't we tell pts/families we're understaffed?

   l8308 replied to delphine22's topic in Professionalism

   I don't know I was told one time the reason for the empty beds were not enough nurses while I had to wait quite a while to be transferred to a floor from the ER. Also, just recently I was told the reason why they didn't feed my brother his breakfast...

4. Funny & Cute Things Our Demented Patients Say

   l8308 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric

   My dad has dementia. He resides in a LTC facility. I asked him why he was tired and he said he worked last night 16 hours welding. When I took him back to the LTC facility after a doctor visit, he thanked me for all I do for him. That moment was ...

5. Dear Hospital Administration...

   l8308 replied to aboucherrn's topic in General Nursing

   I was a patient in a private room several times and loved it. I also had to share a room with a roommate. The roommates were usually way older than me. I did convince one elderly roommate she should have a MRI done for her back. I had a roommate ...

6. I almost made a stupid nursing mistake and now I can't stop thinking about it. Help!

   l8308 replied to Sabinacrn's topic in New Nurse

   I was a patient in a hospital and given a IV cardiac e med that was supposed to be an antibiotic IV. I did notice my fingers turning blue and something felt wrong. I did mention it to the nurse. The nurse who took her place caught the error. The n...

7. LPN students have to give bed baths to classmates?!

   l8308 replied to Namine's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   We left our clothes on while giving each other a bed bath. That was the most wasted part of the program. It changed the following year as you had to be a CNA to be accepted into the program. I think that works better. It's just my opinion though.

8. Grades don't matter! Are you sure??????

   l8308 replied to dinah77's topic in General Students

   My son who is going for mathematics has been telling me grades matter. I was surprised when I went to fill out an application they did ask for my GPA. I didn't make straight A's but I did put my heart in the matter. Also, nursing has a different pe...

9. Have you been assaulted by a patient?

   l8308 replied to CrabbyPatty's topic in Relations

   I did home health and was bit by my pt who was seven and had lots of mental problems and such but that didn't make me mad. The thing that made me mad was his foster mom laughing as it hurt. and the only reason why he bit me was because I took his B/P...