slinkeecat

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1. having a bad day..night... aghhhhhhhhh!!

   slinkeecat posted a topic in General Nursing

   I guess i am just feeling sorry for my self... I am off work due to a foot injury. I have had partial amputation of my right foot and i am recuperating very slowly and I am feeling so stircrazy and I miss working.... I cannot believe that a month ag...

2. Need research topic! Please help!

   slinkeecat replied to purple_rose_3's topic in General Nursing

   here's a topic...access to health care... sometimes you are screwed if you have health insurance....

3. ordered to give roxanol with resp. of 5

   slinkeecat replied to wantsthebest's topic in General Nursing

   It is crap like this that makes me want to tattoo my advanced directives on my chest w/ capital letters of giving me pain meds around the clock even if I am not screaming, I want it to be assumed that I am in pain....I promise you, I won't get addict...

4. I gave notice today...

   slinkeecat replied to GadgetRN71's topic in General Nursing

   Good for you!!! It is time for a change!!!! Always listen to your inner voice!!! Good luck on your new adventures....

5. Diabetic Pet Peeves

   slinkeecat replied to bjs54321's topic in Endocrine

   Well, I have read all the the posts and just have to respond.... I have been a diabetic... since I was 18 mths old. I am currently 38 yrs old. I remember growing up w/ a glucometer that was the size of a breadbox... It was the devil in my eyes. I ...

6. Stupid mistakes!!!!

   slinkeecat replied to kit3375's topic in New Nurse

   Hey!!! Stop being so hard on yourself... You will do these things once and will probably never repeat it again.... you will make it!!! The phenergan thing is unfortunate because it really hurts, but you'll probably never do it again. in time you w...

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

   slinkeecat replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

   This just happened to me yesterday.... Freaked me out...and then I laughed... I went to assess my pt who was receiving Packed RBC's....The offgoing nurse told me that she had to put the unit of rbc's in a pressure bag, because he only had a 22g iv ac...

8. Counrtry doses

   slinkeecat replied to Bethy-lynn's topic in MICU

   I have to say that this is a practice that is risky business. I have to say that if I was aware of a nurse doing this, i would report her/him to the board. This is why.... You are jepordizing the safety of this patient. We had a patient who was i...

9. Is there power in the color white?

   slinkeecat replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

   Gee, We have Huge NAME TAGS... picture ID w/ credentials and then another tag that has RN in Huge letters..... Blackletters on a Yellow background... White uniforms look great on me at the beginning of the 12 hr shift ... about 2 hrs in I have coffe...

10. Satisfied with Remaining an LPN?

    slinkeecat replied to pagandeva2000's topic in LPN/LVN

    I was an LPN for many years... loved it and the opportunities I had...Never regretted my choice to be an LPN.... Until I moved to West Virginia, my hubby's home state and the transition was sooo very hard.... I made $23.00 an hr as an lpn and when we...

11. New options for neuropathy?

    slinkeecat replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just started taking LYRICA for the neuropathy I am experiencing down both legs and feet. I have been on it for a month and I am so pleased w/ the results. It has helped me so much. I am finally feeling my toes for the first time in years... I h...

12. magic markers on IV bags

    slinkeecat replied to ginger58's topic in Infusion

    yes it does and that is why we use labels....

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

    slinkeecat replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a nurse sniff and then lick her finger and exclaim... "Yep, it's Jevity"... she touched goop that was around the stoma of a G-tube.... I damn near stroked out

14. Will I Find Another Nursing Job?

    slinkeecat replied to needrn's topic in General Nursing

    oh, and yes you will get another job.... The need for nurses is endless. Good luck to you finding a dream job....

15. Will I Find Another Nursing Job?

    slinkeecat replied to needrn's topic in General Nursing

    I can sympathize w/ you and the horrible job, HOWEVER..... Quitting like that w/ no notice is a very unprofessional thing to do. I understand that you felt stressed. You had an opportunity to tell your Nurse manager why you felt the need to leave a...