DDdove LPN

DDdove has 1 years experience as a LPN.

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1. negative nurses

   DDdove posted a topic in Geriatric

   I just got off work and although it was a rather stressful night with a new admit, the worst thing that happened was having to look at a third shifts nurse's face when she walks in. Every night it's the same grumpy face. I first thought it was me sh...

2. RN - Crushing medications

   DDdove posted a topic in Geriatric

   I was trained in my facility for three days and have been working now for a couple months. While reading through the threads I find that now I see I am supposed to be crushing meds separately. So do I put each med in a different cup with pudding and ...

3. Another low staffing - am i being a baby- new nurse post!

   DDdove replied to SnowboardRN's topic in Geriatric

   When I was hired I had 16 skilled pts and the regular load of LTC. Totaled about 36 pts! Feeding tubes, IV antibiotics, treatments, caths, meds etc. 1 RN and two aides and 1 float. The other wing with another 30 some patients had 1 LPN and two aides....

4. Normal Saline in a nebulizer?

   DDdove replied to LadySugarBug's topic in General Nursing

   What so you think of breathing in vapors from a pan of steamy water?

5. BP treatment

   DDdove replied to maram00's topic in Med-Surg

   I just went to ED with my sister. BP 189/118. No history of it before but the ED or the floor (oncology) never gave her anything. It has been running high every since like about 152/90. No one seems to be worried about it. Luckily we are going to her...

6. Assessments and the Need to knows about different med surge patients

   DDdove replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Med-Surg

   She came on for help and you just brushed her off with "stupid".......This is a site where we can come for help and guidence.

7. Help, I am very conflicted about turning peer into nursing board

   DDdove replied to auntie72's topic in General Nursing

   Quote..." If admin does fire him, he is just going to carry on this poor nursing care somewhere else... Im not doing any patients justice if I let that happen...." Why are you so sure he wouldn't learn from being fired or getting a warning? Maybe he ...

8. No breaks (class action lawsuit)

   DDdove replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

   I had a DON write up a schedule to follow because I was having difficulty clocking out on time. haha the schedule took me through all twelve hours... hour by hour and guess what.....she had no lunch or breaks figured in!! But..of course we were docke...

9. Any Registered Nurses that are state surveyors???

   DDdove replied to 1964nurse's topic in Geriatric

   I am so happy to know you are a LTC surveyor! I have questions for you:) Do you ever fine for not enough staff for a facility? I also wonder if you question how one nurse can care for (all) the patients safely in the limited time frame of one hour ...

10. Unit Manager/RN Supervisor Responsibilities

    DDdove replied to txdon's topic in LTC Directors

    There are only two nurses in our facilty at a time and usually only one is an RN. With 64 patients, 19 of them skilled, we need the higher ups to help. If I am the only RN and there are three IV ATB's q4hrs running that need flushed etc on time, 4 pe...

11. The case of the missing pens: A rant and an idea

    DDdove replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    haha:yeah:

12. Orienting woes!

    DDdove replied to KeechieSan's topic in Relations

    Try having her get a piece of paper and write down important info.(Lovenox sub-q/stomach)SL nitro/B/P) Or maybe you could do it at home to give to her so she can look at it before doing the skill. I think sometimes it is performance anxiety and if sh...

13. Too old for school?

    DDdove replied to kittykitty49's topic in General Nursing

    I do not think many are retiring at 64 anymore:) Pensions and the like are gone and many lost their investments with the stock market or like me...I spent my retirement savings on my children's college education :) I will nurse as long as I can phys...

14. Too old for school?

    DDdove replied to kittykitty49's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse and I am 54!! Loving my first job and keeping up with the young ones :) Planning on nursing for 5 yrs and moving to DON hopefully. Good luck and enjoy!

15. IV fluids in LTC setting?

    DDdove replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Geriatric

    I just ran into my first clamped PICC in SN where as in the hospital they were without clamps and didn't need heparin. We only flush with 5 ml saline and 3 heparin. It just seems like so little of a flush.