jubu97rn

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1. Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

   jubu97rn replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

   State tested nurses aide. I work in a skilled nursing facility

2. Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

   jubu97rn replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

   I had an STNA angry because no one told her a resident was HIV+. My question is: what would she do differently if she knew? She said "Well he has a rash on his balls." I'm glad she is not working in our facility anymore because apparently she doesn...

3. Patients wants a back rub

   jubu97rn replied to Oceanpacific's topic in Relations

   I was taught back rubs in my STNA program in the 90s. Our education coordinator would post signs in staff bathrooms reminding us of things that can easily be forgotten and that was one I remember seeing: "Remember to offer back rubs to residents at ...

4. Words You Hate

   jubu97rn replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

   I hate when people put an extra "r" in Phenergan and say Phenergran. O2 stat vs O2 sat. Preventative vs preventive. Orientate vs orient (I've never heard anyone say alert and orientated but someone is always "orientating" someone for the new job). I ...

5. Bad Weather--Hospitals could care less about your safety

   jubu97rn replied to Jory's topic in General Nursing

   I will always take extra effort to make it to work in severe weather but I have my limits. I will not pay for a hotel and even sleeping at work the night before may not be something I would be willing to do. I have responsibilities at home that need ...

6. Funny & Cute Things Our Demented Patients Say

   jubu97rn replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric

   When I was a new nurse's aide, I had a lady in her 90s and one night she said she was waiting for her parents to come visit her. She did not appreciate my attempt at reality reorientation: I asked her how old she was and she replied "Are you implyin...

7. Lucky he was constipated, or he'd be dead

   jubu97rn replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   We had a 80-something year old lady who came in the ER with RUQ pain, sent up to our floor to await a chole. Pre op testing included an EKG at which time we found she was actively having an MI. Completely asymptomatic, VSS, talking to us, and a littl...

8. Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

   jubu97rn replied to JBudd's topic in Professionalism

   Repeatedly giving Tylenol of ibuprofen (or any OTC) without an order. I've had people ask me for Tylenol or some such and when I tell them I need to get an order, they tell me all the other nurses have been giving it to them. Then I look like the bad...