Simba&NalasMom

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  1. Your Worst Mistake

    Simba&NalasMom replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    You poor thing!!! I've never worked in a hospital (LPN and they don't hire them in my area). How much of a preceptorship did you receive? Or did they just give you a week or so orientation before...

  2. Borrowing Narcs in LTC, ok?

    Simba&NalasMom replied to rogle34's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like that happens pretty frequently with Coumadin as well. PT/INR's come back, doc orders a different strength, pharm can't get it out until the next day, so you look for somebody else's who...

  3. Decub prevention devices?

    Simba&NalasMom posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure this has been covered several times but I can't really find anything, so thanks in advance. I started working homecare (not home health) a few months ago and will be visiting a client with a...

  4. Sent home from clinicals :(

    Simba&NalasMom replied to Phillippians4:13's topic in General Nursing

    What a sweet thing to say. Thanks, writer. Phillie, I'm so glad you decided to just show up the next day and start plugging. You go, girl! In my LPN program one of my instructors was a horrible woman...

  5. Agency nurses with attitude, who toot own horns, dis your hospital

    Simba&NalasMom replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    WOW. I've only worked LTC but every agency nurse I've worked with has been awesome. That woman gives pool nurses a bad name, not to mention she made her own agency look bad. I hope they kicked her to...

  6. Funny Names for Nurses

    Simba&NalasMom replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    Found in the yellow pages: Dr. Gasch--dermatology J. Miracle, NP--pain management (I love that one) Dr. Handy--surgery Dr. Browning--colorectal surgery This is awesome

  7. DNR Tattoo

    Simba&NalasMom replied to robpritc's topic in General Nursing

    Has anybody seen the show "Whose Death is it Anyway?" I think it's an HBO original. We watched it in school and it was really interesting. There was a nurse who had her DNR tattooed on her belly and...

  8. Food Addiction?

    Simba&NalasMom replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurses Recovery

    OMG. I can see why your aunt won't tell you who it is as I'd be pretty stinkin' livid if I were you, too! :angryfire I hope that you'll be able to encourage her to go back. It takes a lot of courage...

  9. "Weekends aren't a shift!"

    Simba&NalasMom replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    In the state where I live, that is so totally illegal. Residents/patients, to my knowledge, cannot go for more than 4 or so hours without being offered food. What a bunch of

  10. How do you deal.....Anger and death

    Simba&NalasMom replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    First, HUGE HUGS to you, Epona. I really do feel your pain. I lost a husband five years ago and we had adopted twin cats a couple years before that. We named them Simba and Nala (hence my screen name...

  11. Food Addiction?

    Simba&NalasMom replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm far from an authority on health insurance, but I wonder if it's one of those deals where they routinely reject first requests....just kind of thinking out loud, I guess. It is absolutely...

  12. Is there an 'us' and 'them' culture in nursing

    Simba&NalasMom replied to nyapa's topic in General Nursing

    Boy, do I...but I think I don't wanna go there because I'm sure there are PLENTY of administrators who take a holistic rather than monetary approach to caring for their clients. I just have not had...

  13. The Doctor said WHAT?

    Simba&NalasMom replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Makes me think of an old episode of ER when Carter started acting a bit cocky with the nurses and they decided to "take him down." He was trying to sleep in the call room and they kept waking him up...

  14. Borrowing Narcs in LTC, ok?

    Simba&NalasMom replied to rogle34's topic in General Nursing

    Are you at a hospital? It might be different. In OR, where I live, it's either not legal for pharms to take back narcs from LTC facilities, or it's against every pharmacy's policy I've worked with...

  15. Borrowing Narcs in LTC, ok?

    Simba&NalasMom replied to rogle34's topic in General Nursing

    How awful for you; it could potentially be awful for your residents as well. ADON sounds like a burned out so-and-so. I don't envy your position, but I do admire your judgement and integrity. All the...

  16. Should assaults on medical personnel be a Felony Offense?

    Simba&NalasMom replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Humph...sounds to me as if maybe facilities should be brought up on charges as well. Patients/residents sometimes have dementia or other psych. problems which causes them to become violent, but when a...

  17. Grad Student Needs Help

    Simba&NalasMom replied to tracelane's topic in General Nursing

    Cool project! And congrats on your

  18. Borrowing Narcs in LTC, ok?

    Simba&NalasMom replied to rogle34's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Holy smokes. Don't you guys have an e-box? I think you made the right call about circling it on the MAR as long as she was asleep. "Borrowing" from another resident?? I think the DEA and...

  19. "The Turn"

    Simba&NalasMom replied to leesespieces's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for keeping us posted...this is really

  20. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

    Simba&NalasMom replied to Lurksalot's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    LPN here--mine stopped at 85 and I passed. I either read or was told when I took the test that there were 10 questions on it that did not count but were kind of "experimental", i.e. to see how many...

  21. Is there an 'us' and 'them' culture in nursing

    Simba&NalasMom replied to nyapa's topic in General Nursing

    If such an "us and them" culture does exist, I see it more between nurses (no matter how many letters are behind their names) and MDs. In my experience, nurses share a special bond no matter what...

  22. Your Not Gonna Believe This!!

    Simba&NalasMom replied to feebebe23's topic in General Nursing

    That's just freakin scary. Not that I'm

  23. Your Not Gonna Believe This!!

    Simba&NalasMom replied to feebebe23's topic in General Nursing

    Run. Fast. Once you are away, call the state. If you want to hang in there, at the very least speak to her boss and follow the chain of command if only to protect yourself. Ditto what everybody else...

  24. Wannabe Nurses

    Simba&NalasMom replied to BUTTERFLY63's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you to a point. It is good to give people the benefit of a doubt in general. However, this tech had 10 years experience, which should be more than enough time to learn her

  25. Burnout!!! What To Do?

    Simba&NalasMom replied to TNnursejane's topic in General Nursing

    Tazzi and Dhyser took the words out of my mouth. :) How about hospice care? Or even group home settings such as adult foster