lylenrn

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1. Tell me I'll be okay...

   lylenrn replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Congratulations on your acceptance to the program. I agree with the previous poster. I would suggest that you request to be PT or PRN. Fortunately, since you mentioned to your manager that your goal was to become an RN working in L&D, she/he is n...

2. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

   lylenrn replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

   As an older nurse i want to have a simple answer for why it takes so long to chart,but its not always short and simple so perhaps i can take you through an example: A few years back i was involved in a lawsuit against the hospital by a patients famil...

3. Who is working tonight?

   lylenrn replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

   working 7p-7a... hurray for OT

4. Narc count right, then WRONG

   lylenrn replied to Dee_RN's topic in General Nursing

   It's an awful feeling when the count is wrong. I have had it happen a couple of times, sometimes because the sheets have been adjusted or because a dose is more than one pill and requires two pills/signatures. The keys should never be turned over unt...

5. Single mom seeking advice

   lylenrn replied to 2blessings's topic in California

   Glad to hear you re-thought the California idea. There are more unemployed new grads here than you can shake a stick at. Its very hard to find a job here without experience, and sometimes challenging for the experienced to get to the areas they pref...

6. HOW ABOUT THIS???

   lylenrn replied to jmtndl's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately, the bottom line is always about money. I have noticed mostly in nursing homes here they have posted the patient staff ratio. Usually will say something like 40 pt....4 cnas...2 lvn....4 rns. The problem with this is that probably 3 of...

7. Does benig jealous make me a bad person?

   lylenrn replied to raygun354's topic in General Nursing

   Look at the bright side. Now that you have someone on "the inside" perhaps they can keep you posted about upcoming open positions. It never hurts to have a friend put in a good word or two to a manager. Especially if they are doing well on the unit. ...

8. Going home for cramps. Really?

   lylenrn replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

   This reminds me of a school nurse we had in high school (ms K). The only thing that students got sent home for was if they had a high fever. Any other ailment got the same treatment. The student was sent down to cafeteria for oatmeal, given tylenol ...

9. Ever write up an attending for yelling?

   lylenrn replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

   It is unfortunate that this behavior continues to be tolerated,but i dont think much will ever be done in these situations because docs generate income and nurses are an expense for the hospital. I worked at a community hospital over a decade ago wit...

10. Stay on crazy med-surg or unemployment

    lylenrn replied to soragamii's topic in New Nurse

    I too would vote for staying on the crazy med surg floor. The only reason i make this vote is because i know it is possible. Your description of your unit sounds exactly like my unit (although not med surg). It is not the ideal working condition but ...

11. serious question, need reply: policy on rape

    lylenrn replied to noctanol's topic in Geriatric

    Here's an incident that happened at a snf near me recently.....CNA caught having sex with demented pt. Pt was so confused she couldnt have possibly reported it and even after proper authorities alerted pt was no help in giving information about incid...

12. Refusing unsafe workload?

    lylenrn replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    wow 120.....amazing. My state also requires an RN in building for 100 pts. But i recently had a friend who is new grad RN accepted a job at SNF with 80 pts. A large portion of those had am meds, drsg changes and blood sugars. She found she couldnt h...

13. Can I lose my license for being nude on internet?

    lylenrn replied to climbs's topic in Pennsylvania

    As a previous poster stated i dont think you have much to worry about from the board of nursing if its not in their practice act. However, many employers are doing internet searches and you would be surprised at the things they find. I recently saw a...

14. Those who get it - get it, Those who don't - Never Will.

    lylenrn replied to abbaking's topic in Relations

    Amen!

15. Written up today for something stupid

    lylenrn replied to lylenrn's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct Esme. The MD got involved. I think 1 person got fired over this. But even if i had gone back 48 hrs it wouldnt have helped. The order was further back than that.