Sylvia

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1. What supplements do you take for nutrition to get through the day?

   Sylvia replied to nightingale's topic in General Nursing

   I take a Centrum every day and it does make me feel better. I think it's the iron that helps the most, since I am such a heavy bleeder (Apologies to those who didn't need to know that!). Also, I take an additional 500 mg Vit C daily for the immune s...

2. Doctors Hitting Nurses

   Sylvia replied to NavyRN's topic in Activism

   These doctors must be stopped!! Anyone who is that out of control could seriously hurt a vulnerable patient.

3. What is your no fail nursing tip

   Sylvia replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

   I have two tips for inserting catheters. If you have trouble finding the female meatus, watch carefully as you swipe the Betadine swab - the meatus will actually "wink" at you. Works every time! The second tip is the one most patients truly apprec...

4. attitude adjustment needed?

   Sylvia replied to not-nancy-nurse's topic in Safety

   Hi Nancy, Try to find out why things aren't getting done. Is the aide too busy or too lazy? It may take some creativity to find out but I'm guessing you'll probably find he/she is too busy. It's hard to be a new nurse. You definately do not want t...

5. Funny Names for Nurses

   Sylvia replied to randomnamees's topic in Humor

   In my city, we have a major hospital on Gore Street.

6. frustration over nursing shortage

   Sylvia replied to tlt's topic in General Nursing

   Are there any vocational/technical schools where you live? They are generally very affordable and you usually get excellent training there. There was no way I could have afforded even a community college so I went to a vocational/technical school ...

7. Nurse addict?

   Sylvia replied to banker321's topic in General Nursing

   I work in Florida and in nursing homes, at least, two nurses have to sign that a narcotic has been wasted. They don't have to be RN's (they can be LPN's) but two licensed nurses must sign. As I'm sure you've already figured out from the other poster...

8. White Nursing Dresses?

   Sylvia replied to lisa 72's topic in General Nursing

   Hey KristyWhite, Thanks a million for that picture. It was my best laugh all week!!! I've never seen a hat quite like that but I have seen one close to it. In nursing school we had a picture of our founder in her early 1900's nursing getup. She ha...

9. Who Influenced You???

   Sylvia posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, Who influenced you, positively or negatively, on how to give good patient care? When I was 10 years old I was in the Emergency Room with acute apendicitis. I was in more pain than I had ever been in in my young life. I ended up in X-Ra...

10. I'm in!

    Sylvia replied to Nrswannab's topic in Emergency

    The best advice anyone ever gave me was this: if you have any BS in your life that will stop you from doing your best, eliminate it before school starts. Study hard and be prepared. It's hard, but it's not impossible. And don't let other people g...

11. Drug seeking patients?

    Sylvia replied to butter's topic in Safety

    This is a tough issue. I agree that drug-seeking patients are in the minority and that we don't have a right to decide another person is not in pain. In nursing school, they teach you that "pain is whatever the patient says it is". Unfortunately, ...

12. ANYONE KNOW OF WEB SITE FOR LPN/LVN

    Sylvia replied to Jackie Payne's topic in General Nursing

    I have nothing against RN's - in fact, I am only 8 credit hours and the Board Exam away from being one. And this is certainly a good site for ALL nurses. But let's face it, folks. The ANA denies LPN's membership, so many of the posts and subjects d...

13. nursing caps

    Sylvia replied to leesonlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worn a cap to work and don't know anyone who does. I can't imagine going through a crazy day with a silly cap on my head, but maybe that's because I've worked with so many confused patients who would have undoubtedly pulled it off of my h...

14. new to home health-do you like it?

    Sylvia replied to Jeanbean's topic in Home Health

    Hi. I work in home health and I do like it for the most part. With one patient at a time, you actually have an opportunity to do nursing the "way it is supposed to be" - at least some of the time. The downside is that sometimes it gets a little bor...

15. That's it, I'm OUT.

    Sylvia replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I know how you feel. I left my job as a charge nurse with 38 patients, 4 aides and NO support from management three years ago. I have been with the agencies ever since and I have worked in many different settings. I worked in a doctor's office...