purple10

purple10 specializes in LTC.

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1. Do pt families every drive you crazy?

   purple10 posted a topic in Relations

   ugh I have a pt that the one family member always has something to say about something. nothing is ever good enough. the pt has osteomyelitis and has been to wound care and was discharged, and was also on 6+ weeks of vanco IV. Well wound care dischar...

2. cdiff death?

   purple10 replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

   Hahaha yeah I reread my post this morning and laughed at myself, I guess I cant spell when Im half asleep...I guess this is why Ill never work the night shift! Im not really worried about it, its just sounds weird thats all, just trying to get some u...

3. Why is LTC so hated

   purple10 replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Geriatric

   I work in LTC and I dont think its a "warehouse" we dont stack ppl on a shelf and wait for their experation date to come to a close. We rehabilitate mind body and spirit, we become family. We bring life and meaning to some of the pts. We entertain, l...

4. Kaiser Should Be Ashamed Of Itself!

   purple10 replied to clinicalteach's topic in Geriatric

   THANK YOU FOR FIGHTING FOR YOUR PT!!!!!!!!! we need more like you

5. write-up for insubordination because I turned my back to cry...

   purple10 replied to farmernurse26's topic in Relations

   quit plain and simple, dont use them on your resume (tech. you dont have to list a place if you worked there less then 30 days). I for one will own up to crying at work, i hate crying at work cause then i feel stupid but ive seen other nurses who hav...

6. cdiff death?

   purple10 replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

   I wasnt there the last time i seen the pt was 3 days before transfer and they were their pleasantly confused self, but from the NN it was just the legs. this person also had a inplanted pacemaker and was on lasix/potassium if that helps any. I guess ...

7. Embarassing medical exams

   purple10 replied to Jenni811's topic in Humor

   hahaha too funny!

8. cdiff death?

   purple10 posted a topic in General Nursing

   a pt sent to the hosp for swollen legs and elevated temp expired two days after admit, prelim cause of death cdiff. pt was on florastor for history of cdiff. no loose stools noted until transfer to hosp, labs and doppler done before discharge BNP ele...

9. how to handle coworker

   purple10 replied to purple10's topic in Relations

   we work in LTC, My new partner is ok outside of work, I understand she is still trying to learn all of her people and all of their quirks. My friend is a creature of habbit and it just may take longer for her to settle in. I have heard other people ...

10. how to handle coworker

    purple10 posted a topic in Relations

    When I started working at my place of employment I was teamed up with an awsome nurse we got (and still do get) along great we had awesome teamwork got all side projects done, then the management got a great idea to flip a bunch of people around not ...

11. something need to be changed

    purple10 replied to zahraa ali's topic in General Nursing

    the continous rule changing which said new rule only lasts for a max of a week (so then whats the point?) and a effective way to know when threapy takes a pt off the floor (since they dont seem to feel the need of letting us know) and the MDs need to...

12. dont say nothing at all...

    purple10 replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

    ooo got another one... everyday you complain about something new hold me in your room for 10-15 min so you can complain about everything and tell me how to do my job, no i will not give you a enema cause you havent pooped ten times today. no i cannot...

13. Patients need better anticoagulation therapy education

    purple10 replied to jbowers's topic in Education

    depends on the facility.

14. What are some psychological effects of being a nurse?

    purple10 replied to smiles9960's topic in General Nursing

    your humor becomes twisted and things you thought were gross before and like it never exsisted. some people become germaphobes. some people it stresses out and the need to start taking medications or increase medications or self medcate

15. dont say nothing at all...

    purple10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    'If you dont have anything nice to say, then say nothing at all' I think just about everyone heard that when we were growing up and many of us as adults and being nurses learn how to bite our tounges and with hold what we are really thinking If you c...