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  1. help!training a superior for my job

    i know.....i just dont know what to do...i am afraid of the "i was never taught that, shown that etc.." no sign off sheets with this orientation...i pride myself on providing the best orientations i possibly can & dont want any of this to reflect...
  2. dear patients, please quit saying that to me

    i am a "pocket nurse" myself.."your so little i could put you in my pocket", and the like has been uttered more times than i care to hear...for some reason that dosent bug me....but comments that did bug me, where when my twins were very young, and r...
  3. help!training a superior for my job

    thank you so very much for your replies...i think that part of the problem, is that the re-structuring of the unit is not very clear cut. they are filling positions w/o positions descriptions being approved first. i think this person may have one i...
  4. If you weren't a nurse what other job would you like to do?

    dont know if there is money in it....would teach people to read (do it now as a volunteer!) or recreation therapist....
  5. i have been asked to train rn's for the lpn's that are being phased out on my unit (i am an lpn charge)..i have done this many times before, without any difficulty at all (i will still have a job somewhere in the hospital). i wish i could say the sam...
  6. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    we have had >87 inches of snow this year. i work nights (usually plows are off the roads > 3hrs before i leave) & am a hour away in good weather! I leave alot earlier. some times i am alittle late, but, those i am coming into relieve don...
  7. Care of mothers with babies in intensive care

    I want to send a HUGE HUG to all NICU nurses! I had twins at 27 wks, one a gainer & grower & on w/nec w/ 7mos of complications & surgeries. she would take one step forward & 3 steps back the whole 7mos! i became a nurse because of ...
  8. i just spoke with doctor.....after reviewing your chart, he wants me to prep you for a "stat crainal-analetomy", its the only thing that will cure your condition! i am trying to see things from your point of view, but i cant seem to get my head that ...
  9. For those that work off shifts

    I work 12mn-8am & haunt my house on my pass days...I'm up & down all night!
  10. mica/substance abuse...anyone?

    I'm in a federal facility! I am told in report, when I recommend that some has their 2nd or 3rd +ive uds, they should be d/c'd, the response is "they are homeless & the refuse to go to the mission, they have no funds etc". I swear I couldnt mak...
  11. mica/substance abuse...anyone?

    Anyone work a mica unit or substance abuse rehab? i've been an lpn for 11yrs, working in some type of psych setting all 11yrs; at the same facility. I have been on mica/substance abuse for the past 3yrs. I am the night charge nurse, with 2 aides a...
  12. HELP! 12 yo, first appt w/gyn questions

    my 12 yo has been having heavy periods & horrible mood swings since starting last year. they are regular, but heavy & lasting 7-10 days. her dr. wants her seen by gyn. she mentioned that they may not do an internal, but may rx. something l...
  13. How often do you use Valium?

    maybe the addiction potential could have to do w/the onset, peak & duration? i really dont know...isnt valium a longer acting benzo....i cant remember. (wheres my drug book?!) i know its not a benzo, but we used to use alot of chloral hydrate,...
  14. How often do you use Valium?

    clonazepam seems to be the routine narc med of choice where i work. lorazepam is used more for prns, here. i will have 3-4 pts on routine diazepam at any given time (out of 70 pts), however. depends alot on the doc. the im drug we use is ativan. i...
  15. Do you have enough time to help yr patients?

    I work for the VA (federal) and the NA's are nursing assistants who are not certified. They get their training through the VA. They get training that exceeds most certification criteria in the civilian sector, but when they leave the VA to work civ...