Lad345

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1. Hope

   Lad345 posted a topic in Recovery

   I've lurked on this board for about a year now, pretty much since I got caught diverting and fired from my job at a hospital. I just wanted to post my story for anyone that might be searching for hope, understanding, and solidarity. I know that readi...

2. I am a real nurse

   Lad345 replied to annienurse86's topic in Psychiatric

   Any nurse/person that spends their time talking down about another specialty and how they're "not real nurses" can kick rocks. Honestly, get a hobby. This sort of thing, the "nurses eat their young" trope, or "new nurses disrespect veterans" stereot...

3. Feeling really bad!

   Lad345 replied to Rehabnurse45's topic in Safety

   I know right now it feels terrible, but just know the onus is not on you entirely. I don't know your specific policies, but where I am the lab draws are done at 0400, so that they are available for MD review when the medical teams arrive between 0600...

4. Piggy back off "Irrational Patients"

   Lad345 replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I use a few different things, depending on the severity of the belligerence. If I'm delayed by something serious and the floor is too busy for a coworker to help me out, I'll go in quickly, apologize for the delay using an even and uninflected tone, ...

5. Nurses are truly underpaid

   Lad345 replied to holly2422's topic in LPN/LVN

   What you're experiencing does happen often, to a lot of nurses. Don't give up on nursing if you really want this, over one job. I think it's a bit unfair to write you off and say you don't belong, or that you're not cut out for it. Healthcare has its...

6. Open confrontation with unit attending-advice?

   Lad345 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Relations

   You should have probably told him to hold that thought, went to wherever your supplies were, and came back with a fresh blanket, some warm milk, and a few Graham crackers. Then sit him down and ask him how being scheduled makes him feel. I'm from th...

7. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

   Lad345 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Relations

   If you do not like nurses, why are you on a website called AllNurses? We coordinate all interdisciplinary care and advocate for pts. We have to put out fires and make sure people are doing their part for the care plan. We are watching everything and ...

8. The sloppy image of nurses today

   Lad345 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Professionalism

   A place where the people taking care of you appear greater than human, larger than life, infallible figures Have to stop you right there. That would not only be a blatant lie but a dangerous, creepy goal. We're NOT infallible. And, no, patients shoul...

9. Lack of Professionalism in PACU

   Lad345 replied to MamaJean, RN's topic in Professionalism

   I don't know, I think allowing staff to treat the station as a reprieve as well as a central area to chart and monitor is something that depends on the floor. There's a culture of hyper-connectedness in healthcare now. That's great for patient outco...

10. Bad preceptors and the demotivated state of nursing.

    Lad345 replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

    Goodness, it sounds like you have a very specific chip on your shoulder. It's a bit dramatic to expand your individual experiences to make statements about the field of nursing as a whole. I know disengaged nurses that just punch the clock, and I kn...

11. Sending res to hospital- did I make the right call?

    Lad345 replied to suzw's topic in Geriatric

    Considering the assessment and the patient load you described, I would have done the same as you. I've worked in LTC also, and I've felt the conflict between doing things that are patient-centered and safety-driven vs what's "financially ideal". It s...

12. Words You Hate

    Lad345 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Islet. It's not that the word disgusts me or anything, it's just that I cannot, for the life of me, say it correctly with any consistency. I -know- how to say it just fine; it's not even that it's difficult for me to pronounce from a phonetic standpo...

13. Successful Orientees Vs Unsuccessful Orientees

    Lad345 replied to purplegal's topic in New Nurse

    1. Personality is definitely a big factor. I'm not a schmoozer myself, and I'm rather introverted by nature, but I can be pleasant and conversational. That's really the minimum I feel, just develop a few points of innocuous small talk. Unfortunately,...

14. Refusing to give nursing pin to student!

    Lad345 replied to Haleiwa's topic in General Students

    No, this is very different. She received the goods for the currency she spent in your scenario. The school isn't going to take her books from her because she failed. She had the ability to be in lecture and take tests. Those experiences/items were pr...

15. Refusing to give nursing pin to student!

    Lad345 replied to Haleiwa's topic in General Students

    This just doesn't sound kosher to me. The fact that a donation of her pin is possible hints that buying one wasn't mandatory. I cannot imagine it's legal to withhold the property she bought, if no prior agreement was signed. These pins/caps usually c...