LPN With An Attitude

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1. Do nurses make a difference?

   LPN With An Attitude replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

   Well that depends on your actions and deeds on the job. Let's be honest, most folks are selfish by nature. My biggest stress on the job is not most of the patients, the state/government that come crawling out from under their rocks to hyper regulate ...

2. Scab nursing?

   LPN With An Attitude replied to Emergent's topic in Union

   I think any nurse that would cross a picket line is the scum of the earth and what they are doing is as despicable as working as a hooker. Most places are woefully understaffed, the staff that they do have is usually overworked, and the latest stunt ...

3. Positive drug screen for THC. Should I self-report?

   LPN With An Attitude replied to Nurs3's topic in Recovery

   Tell them you were using cannabis oil because you started exercising. Many body builders use this and it is sold at health food stores.

4. Started my probation. Need help!

   LPN With An Attitude replied to Calirn_'s topic in Recovery

   What I was getting at is that you made a mistake. If you really need to make an income to pay your bills and thus avoid being homeless or living in a tent or on the streets, you take what you can get. Beggars cannot afford to be choosers. Whether or ...

5. Why such a push to get more men into nursing?

   LPN With An Attitude replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in Men

   I am a big guy, 6'3" 240lbs. I was an avid weight lifter that worked out with Nautilus machines (negative resistance/strength building) before the good folks at Nautilus divested away from their state of the art machines for cheap, inferior home gym...

6. Difficult Doctors:  Tips for Students and New Nurses

   LPN With An Attitude replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

   I remember this PA who was a wanna be physician and he liked to ask increasingly difficult questions to the point where the nurses couldn't answer. He loved to play mind chess with me because I always gave him a run for his money. I remedied that by ...

7. Started my probation. Need help!

   LPN With An Attitude replied to Calirn_'s topic in Recovery

   The place I work at now is like a nightmare that never ends. It would save me precious time by just wasting the stupid Ativan that one of the many psych patients spit out by not having to walk all the way down the hallway to witness the wasting, but ...

8. Positive drug screen for THC. Should I self-report?

   LPN With An Attitude replied to Nurs3's topic in Recovery

   I worked with a gal that had a seizure at her old job. When they take you to the ER, they do not inform you that the urine sample they demand is being tested for drugs, which seems unconstitutional to me. So she tested positive for THC. She was fired...

9. No visiting hours?

   LPN With An Attitude replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

   The patients and their families pay your salary, not the for profit facility. We are told "this is the resident's home", and "the state" will write it in their report in one of their sneak attacks (when they inspect, which seems to be a revenue gener...

10. Should your state board ask about mental illness? Need help with research hypothesis

    LPN With An Attitude replied to macanes's topic in Disabilities

    If you didn't have a mental health issue before entering, chances are you probably will become depressed or even psychotic over time. More seriously, none of us are born the blond haired, blue eyed species. Unless it affects your ability to get your ...

11. Just got fired from my first real job as an lpn and need some advice

    LPN With An Attitude replied to Crystal-Wings's topic in Disabilities

    Unfortunately, the parents of the pediatric cases you speak of can be unreasonable. You have to find the right case, it is largely just a matter of luck and nothing to do with your skills or ability to learn. I am working FT, albeit $6.00/hour less t...

12. This week, I learned..... (6/6/15)

    LPN With An Attitude replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Greed is NOT always good. I see on facebook that the crooks in the healthcare rackets charge $800 dollars for that "hydration IV", a bag of sodium chloride is standard issue for all hospital patients, regardless of whether they are dehydrated or not....

13. This week, I learned..... (6/6/15)

    LPN With An Attitude replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have learned that 1)everything tastes like chicken 2)don't have the audacity to ask to be treated fairly 3)actually believing you can make a difference is a tell tale sign of a nervous break down 4)voting is a joke 5)the US is on the brink of ...

14. Is this a new trend?

    LPN With An Attitude replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Having developed a systemic yeast infection from a long course of antibiotics, I am betting that most of those excoriated patients need a few days of Lotrisone cream. Be sure to thoroughly document that redness/excoriation on admission, because of co...

15. I'm a sexless nurse

    LPN With An Attitude replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    The amount of discrimination us male nurses have to endure is beyond description. It occurs with impunity because we have no protections in place, and when you make such a claim, ridicule is usually the first response. Being a larger guy, who I am to...