Angry LPN

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1. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

   Angry LPN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   People can get hooked on Ultram? I wondered why they started to keep them under lock and key and count

2. Law that med carts are to be moved every 15 minutes?

   Angry LPN replied to Thehockeycoach's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Jees, not so loud. If the state visits this place, you will give them ideas. I just posted about the last nursing home I worked at. The central air to my unit broke and the owners refuse to fix it....

3. Unit Manager Position

   Angry LPN replied to HopefulRN7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   By all means, take that management job. You don't have to work the floors anymore. The last nursing home I worked at, the AC broke down on the units but all the lazy people in management got huge...

4. Will nursing wreck my hands?

   Angry LPN replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

   People with dry skin would be well advised to keep a jar of moisturizer with them. I would worry more about ruining your back or losing your mind before your hands. I could qualify for a disability...

5. I want to quit first RN job after a few weeks.

   Angry LPN replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

   Another thing to keep in mind is burning too many bridges. When these nursing homes were profitable many of the independently owned ones are concentrating in the hands of a few large for profit...

6. Is it safe going into RT?

   Angry LPN replied to navywife16's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, my specialty is taking care on patient's with trachs or that are on vents in the homecare setting. It is almost stress free. I don't know how I survived in nursing homes as long as I did but I am...

7. I want to quit first RN job after a few weeks.

   Angry LPN replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

   The blood sugars are not "unusual" but get a hand full of brittle diabetics who either had their food tray stolen or the CNAs didn't feed them from the shift before (a frequent occurrence) and...

8. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

   Angry LPN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I try to be forgiving and reserve judgment, but how despicable that is to take away someone's pain meds when they in severe pain or dying. Prosecuted, yes, but not persecuted. Give them the option of...

9. Being friends with residents on Facebook

   Angry LPN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Be very careful with facebook. I have one account for the guys, so to speak, and the privacy is set to friends only. Then I have another G rated account for family only. I am told more and more...

10. Going out with your co-workers (Mixing Business with pleasure)

    Angry LPN replied to Plumrose15153's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It has been my experience that everyone is too tired after 10-12 hours (supposed to be an 8 hour shift but no mortal person can get all that work done in 8 hours). Also, at least 3/4 of the staff were...

11. I want to quit first RN job after a few weeks.

    Angry LPN replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

    In my state the department of nursing thinks your employer is God, so when the work you to death, always threaten you, and those lazy managers that like to sit in the cozy offices and watch TV or...

12. Is it safe going into RT?

    Angry LPN replied to navywife16's topic in General Nursing

    If you mean respiratory therapist by RT, that is how I started out. There was a 2 year waiting list to get into the local LPN school and I didn't want to be a substitute teacher another day (42 bucks...