NurseDixie

Our DON at the Nursing Home where I work wanted our ideas for things to do for Nurses Week, any one have any good ideas? Or perhaps some cheap kinds of promotional items to give out to the nurses?

I went to WVU-P, graduated in 2003.

Thank the Good Lord, I live close enough to drive to work. (12 miles) Where do you work danu3? Are you from WV?

Thanks for your replys, I'll run these past the DON. It is so true about the bathroom breaks, sometimes I don't realize I even have to go to the BR until I'm ready to sign out.LOL :rotfl:

I totally agree with Marie_LPN, I do not think this woman should have any contact with anyone's children, including her own. I saw her on the news, eewww! It make's me so mad that this kind of stuff can happen. :angryfire

I took my boards a year ago today and got the results the very next day, I couldn't believe it. Good Luck. Come back and tell us about your job. Dixie

I didn't have any problems with high water, but the water got into the stores in Pomeroy, OH, just across the river from me. There has been rumors about Lakin closing for years. I think they did close the Colin Anderson State Hosp a few years back. T...

I didn't have any problems with high water, but the water got into the stores in Pomeroy, OH, just across the river from me. There has been rumors about Lakin closing for years. I think they did close the Colin Anderson State Hosp a few years back. T...

Hello barefootlady, I'm working at Lakin Hospital. It's a long term care facililty, we have quite a few mentally ill residents and those with behavioral problems. I work 7p-8:30a. It is located near Pt.Pleasant, and it is a state run facility.

I live in Mason County, we didn't get a lot of snow, maybe 3 inches, but the ice underneath it from the freezing rain/sleet is what makes it bad. I'm lucky, I'm off until Wednesday. Like barefootlady says, be careful!

Hello from another Mountaineer fan. I attended nursing school at WVU at Parkersburg and am a true blue(and gold) fan of WVU. Dixie

:Snowman2: I am off work tonight. I'll be celebrating with my hubby with a quiet night at home. Have a good one BarefootLady! :balloons:

I'm hooked on the stuff.LOL I can eat more if I drink diet pop, right?? :rotfl: :chuckle

I have to work Thanksgiving and the night after, I work 7pm to 7am, I plan on cooking the big bird on Saturday.We are bringing potluck to work on the 17th. Now, for our online Thanksgiving dinner--I'll bring a big pot of homemade noodles and 6 pumpki...

By the way, are you H.E. that I had clinicals with at WVU-P? Dixie

Hang in there, I failed one semester d/t husbands heart bypass surg, then had to withdraw another semester, d/t failing grades, but I hung in there and finally made it through. I know you can do it. Dixie

I will be starting to work in a state run behavioral/nursing home type setting soon. Some of the pts have been in this facility for many years(mental retardation, Down's syndrome) and regular nursing home pts. Do any of you work in a similar setting?...

I passed with 75 questions. :)

I called the Board of Nsg after I failed to receive my ATT in due time, they emailed it to me the very next day. I took the Kaplan course ( 4 days ) It helped me a lot. I studied daily until I took the test. The test stopped at 75 questions and I cam...

I just had a SS pt last Tues. evening. She was in severe pain. She was on morphine 2mg q 30 min. basal rate PCA, then she could get .5mg q 10 min. by pushing the button. She was getting NS at 200/hr, and was on O2 at 2L/nc. Also she got 3 tylenol q 4...

I had a pt last night in with sickle cell crisis, she was getting PCA morphine with basal rate of 2mg per hour, plus .5 q 30 minutes as needed. She also got 3 tylenol q 4 hours prn. This did not help her pain that much. She was my first pt with sickl...

I have a WV RN license and cannot find a job in my area. I live across the river from OH. Yesterday I went to a few hospitals in OH and they have some job openings, so I sent all the required forms, money orders, etc to get my OH nursing license. Hav...

:imbar We did not learn I.V. sticks in nursing school. I need some advice,please. I am really bad at it. Any ideas, websites, or anything that will help, I will surely appreciate. My nurse manager tells me not to worry and that it takes practice, but...

Skyline Chili is my favorite OH food. I like it on spaghetti and on hot dogs,too. I have a recipe for it that I found on a copykat recipe site, would you mind giving us a hint as to what those extra ingredients are? :chuckle

Thank you Beth and janda03, I think the websites are very helpful and I will look into getting into a certification course for IV therapy. Dixie