laughingfairy

laughingfairy

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About laughingfairy

Married, 2 daughters and 1 step son.(3 cats, 1 dog, 2 birds, and lots of fish) Full time mom and Bradley program participant.

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  1. Heard a sad, scary story from my preceptor today

    when I was in nursing school I witnessed something similar. Mom came in with c/o cramping. We asked her last fetal movement is it normal, etc, Whe was 36 weeks. She was telling us she felt movement all over the place. But we couldn't get any feta...
  2. Just been fired :(

    I was terminated after just six weeks at a job. I had worked agency previously so this was my first real job. It was a poor fit for me and them. I was given a very unsatisfactory review. However, in my case it was also about the fact that I had b...
  3. An Alzheimers patient was raped...

    while emotionally I agree with the entire idea of castration, I do feel I need to point out that castration doesn't work. In fact even with out the "right equipment" these men reoffend using whatever implements are at hand. In some ways it may even...
  4. Overtime issues--school assignment

    Don't do it for guilt. As a weekend supervisor I have to call people to see if they will come in or not. People act really surprised when I tell them "no" is an acceptable answer. I work very little overtime, Don't have to have the money and my top ...
  5. Have you ever given the 'Nurse Dose'???

    When my mother was working in a psych facility a nurse was fired and lost her license over something like this. They used stock meds instead fo unit doses...so (by the way this was a geriatric forensic psych ward) when every one would start getting w...
  6. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

    Funniest that I saw was when an MD... perscribed MOM 30 cc constipation, for a LTC resident in the hosp. He had done this for 2 days. The floor nurse who had the patient was complaining to me that it wasn't working and she couldn't get the MD to ri...
  7. Don't understand Health Assesment

    Or how about in LTC where the physcian only comes in to see the pt once a month? "She just doesn't look right" over the phone doesn't cut it, and no the physcian isn't going to make a house call at 9pm on Sunday and no you cant send to the ED for "sh...
  8. Nursing Home Watch List

    Gotta tell you I checked and I know two facilities that should be on it but aren't...Yikes. And at least one that was on it I thought looked awsome and have been told good things about. I'm confused.
  9. new nurse, in trouble already

    Many facilities have a policy of suspension without pay pending investigation. If you are cleared and even if you do find another job, demand pay for that time. Go to the labor board. They are very supportive of this. As some facilities have been...
  10. How do you orientate the "new nurse?"

    What makes me crazy are the nurses who their 2nd day of oriantation tell me "I've got it". Some people really want to do it that way. Me personally I want to know every single one of the residents. If things aren't real busy some of my favorite ac...
  11. If they never have to walk into the patient's room right there is part of the problem. A) If they truly never walk into the paitient's room then they are just plain nuts. If something goes wrong, bet your bottom dollar the hospital, the school, and...
  12. Help - What style of scrub tops do you prefer?

    All nurses that I know purchase there own scrubs. Except if they work in a specialty area such as OR, Nicu, or LD. Yes there is some concern about taking the crud home with you, however hotwater and bleach kill all those buggers. One of the reason...
  13. Help - What style of scrub tops do you prefer?

    definetly 2 pockets hanging out. I'm over weight and think it helps hide problem areas. Also if you wear white or light color pants and a contrasting top it shows through if you tuck it in and then I think it just looks goofy. A few people I have ...
  14. DNR does not mean Do Not Treat!!

    Yes I have run into the same problem...or MDs not calling back...or MD on call for medical director not available for call for medical director only for emergencies with his patients...its a horrible process... Do you have a nurse or administrator on...
  15. Top 5 medicine to pass in LTC?

    For me depends what shift. AM 1) insulin 2) metopropolol 3) lasix 4) colace 5) senna PM 1) risperdal 2) aricept 3) depakote 4)seraquel 5) restoril