nursey nurse nurse

nursey nurse nurse has 10 years experience and specializes in Geriatrics/Alzheimer's.

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1. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

   nursey nurse nurse replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

   I've had patients push the call light just to see if it is

2. Ativan...do i hold or give?

   nursey nurse nurse replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

   It is absolutely ok to hold the lorazepam. If the Fentanyl patch is a new med for this patient, it will take him some time to get used to this med. Even though 12mcg is a low dose of Fentanyl, it is...

3. initial LVN license

   nursey nurse nurse replied to i WILL PASS nclex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Congratulations!!! You are officially a

4. Is a nursing home job looked at negatively when applying to hospitals?

   nursey nurse nurse replied to Izzy11's topic in Nursing Career

   I am an lpn in a ltc facility. I do believe there is a stigma that nursing home nurses do not have the skills hospital nurses have. This is NOT true! On a day to day basis I do IV therapy, wound...

5. Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

   nursey nurse nurse replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I've been kicked, punched, slapped, spit on, and called everything under the sun. However, I work with alzheimer's patients and they could never be held responsible for these actions. You just learn...

6. forging initials on mar

   nursey nurse nurse replied to nursey nurse nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll let you all know what

7. Do you give meds without seeing the MDs order if he MAR has been checked?

   nursey nurse nurse replied to canadianRNeducator's topic in Patient Medications

   In an ideal world that would be the thing to do. However time does not permit this. Being a new nurse is terrifying. The trick to nursing is being self confident enough to be comfortable with your...

8. forging initials on mar

   nursey nurse nurse replied to nursey nurse nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Apparently this type of thing has happened involving the same nurse before. If I report this, and it happens again, should I or should I not inform the state board of nursing? Do you all think that...

9. forging initials on mar

   nursey nurse nurse replied to nursey nurse nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I think I'll do that. I guess I'm still in shock over how dumb someone could be. She must not cherish her license like she should. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe her license could be pulled...

10. forging initials on mar

    nursey nurse nurse posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I recently noticed on the MAR at the LTC facility i work in, that a nurse had put mine and other nurses initials on there. The weird thing is that she put our initials stating that a resident had...

11. Fired and mad! Need to vent.

    nursey nurse nurse replied to LUV ALZ's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You did right by your patients. They should ALWAYS come