butterflynurse

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1. on call pay?

   butterflynurse replied to Pray's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work in a LTC facility. We are on call for a whole week. We still have to work our regular shift and if someone calls in and they can't find someone to cover, we end up pulling a double. We on get paid for 4 extra hours on our paycheck for being on...

2. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

   butterflynurse replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a LTC facility on day shift. On another shift there was a nurse that was upbeat, chatty and laughed a lot. Well apparently she got on another nurses nerves so the other nurse took it upon herself to pour some liquid medicine, I can't rememb...

3. smoke free

   butterflynurse replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

   At the LTC facility where I work, we are not smoke free. Thank goodness because I am a smoker. Our patients are also allowed to smoke also. They have to have staff with them. We keep their cigarettes locked up in the med cart and thier lighters. We o...

4. residents that smoke

   butterflynurse replied to nrsbetrn's topic in Geriatric

   We have only a couple of residents that smoke. We have no set time though, we take them out when they want to go if we are not tied up. We keep all of their smokes locked up in the med cart. If their family wants to take them outside we let them.

5. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

   butterflynurse replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

   Sadly, our management did not even mention nurses week. All of us nurses are baffled. We usually get some token of appreciation. This year it was nothing. I don't understand what happened.

6. things they didn't teach in school but should've

   butterflynurse replied to anichols's topic in General Nursing

   We do not always get a lunch break and at times a bathroom break....

7. Drug Testing - Preemployment

   butterflynurse replied to lsmalplz's topic in General Nursing

   I think most of them test for prescription drugs as well as illegal drugs. Where I work if you are on prescriptions you have to show them the prescription. We had a nurse interview one time and get a drug test and it turned out positive for methamphe...

8. Can new grads get a 7a-3p shift?

   butterflynurse replied to akissbytheseine's topic in General Nursing

   My advice as a new grad is to start on the night shift. There is more time to get the hang of the paperwork and get a routine. I started on nights and when I switched to days it was not as stressful. As far as the weekend thing goes, it depends on th...

9. Question about Mirena

   butterflynurse replied to riley108's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I got mirena about 7 months ago. My doc said if I wanted another child before the five years when it has to be removed I could have it removed at any time. If you have any more questions feel free to ask.

10. Nurses BLOOPERS!

    butterflynurse replied to RNview's topic in General Nursing

    I once charted hell protectors in place!!! instead of heel protectors. Yesterday I had to call the hospital ask for speech pathology and said peech spathology instead. The hospital operator and myself had a good laugh about that one. Also I was on ho...

11. Why be a CNA?

    butterflynurse replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric

    I totally agree with you. I started out as a cna and then went to nursing school. So many hard-working cnas don't get the appreciation they deserve. I feel cnas are the backbone of the nursing staff. Thanks for all of the hard work you do.

12. spooky spooky spooky

    butterflynurse replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    My husband was hanging out one night with his best friend Gary and a few other friends. When my husband go home he said Gary kept playing one certian song over and over on the cd player and he kept saying "I want this played at my funeral" Well the v...

13. Any facilities that stop accepting pts if there is insufficient staff?

    butterflynurse replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and our problem is just the opposite. We have a low census so we can't hire anyone. They are also cutting hours for the department heads and office staff.

14. The patients you will never forget

    butterflynurse replied to alisunshine9's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC. I had this one lady who could be so mean at times. As time went on she began to like me. Shen never called me by the right name though. She always called me Cahterine. I eventually started answering to this.:chuckle When I was pregna...

15. If you work more than 40 hrs. a week are you supposed to get OT?

    butterflynurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't seem right. Where I work we get time and a half for any overtime.