horsehobby

horsehobby has 1 years experience.

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1. feel like crap

   horsehobby replied to horsehobby's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't mean sarcasm...I am married to a driver and they can only drive 10 hours..not 12 and not 16 and only allowed so many hours in a certain period of time so it is a very valid point. They are usually accused of driving accidents when it is usu...

2. feel like crap

   horsehobby replied to horsehobby's topic in General Nursing

   OMG...I am glad you brought that up because that is so true about big rig drivers!!!!!!!!!!

3. feel like crap

   horsehobby posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay.. I just posted the other day because I worked a double and then called in the next day for my 2nd shift because I couldn't sleep. So... I just found out that the person I worked with on my sat pm shift covered my shift on sunday pms. so....this...

4. new nurse in LTC

   horsehobby replied to horsehobby's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all of the replies. I wanted to add that I was hired part time which would be about 3 days a week or 24 hours a week usually and then you can pick up hours if you want. I have been continously scheduled for 72 hours in a 2 week period. ...

5. new nurse in LTC

   horsehobby posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone, I am a new LPN in LTC. It is not what I want to do long term. I just got done working 2nd shift and Noc shift and was expected to come back for 2nd shift but couldn't do it. I didn't get any sleep and would have been a zombie at work ...

6. job concerns

   horsehobby posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I am new LPN working in LTC - dementia unit. I just completed my first week on my own after 10 days of orientation and am just not always comfortable with this position. I am fine with the med adm and treatments and assessments and such but I ...

7. medications

   horsehobby replied to horsehobby's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for all the support and reminding me of the basics. you are all absolutely right about the 5 rights! i am going to triple check and quadruple check my stuff and then i know i will feel better. i didn't get to do that the other night which i...

8. medications

   horsehobby posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a recent LPN grad orientating in a LTC unit and sometimes can't remember everything. I will have 10 days of orientation and feel stupid. I hope I don't forget anymore stuff from now on, what if I forget a med or something, I really don't want ...

9. Dealing with Rude Nursing Instuctor

   horsehobby replied to summersent's topic in General Nursing

   I am new to all of this and this is my first post. I have read through alot of replies over the last year because I am a nursing student in my second semester in a two year school and have found them to be helpful. I just recently received a rude c...