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  1. Nurse:Patient Ratio on Med-Surg Floors?

    lwd338 replied to 3chicago3's topic in Michigan Nursing

    At my hospital Pawtucket Memorial the most is 1:6 with an aid or if the census is low and no one will take AET (approved excused time) you can get a 3 patient assignment alone (no aid).( we are in...

  2. I give in to drug seeking patients

    lwd338 replied to Raidernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a med surg unit in a city hospital.,i am not there to rehab you, you are onley there for maybe a week? So if you want pain meds and there are orders then you get them. I,m not fighting with...

  3. First cna interview at hospital as ed tech. Help!!

    lwd338 replied to HaleighLindsay's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds cute!! Good luck

  4. First cna interview at hospital as ed tech. Help!!

    lwd338 replied to HaleighLindsay's topic in General Nursing

    Yes business casual is best, but how about a little color? it isnt a morgue ya know

  5. Mandatory White Uniforms for RN's- your experience

    lwd338 replied to lauramae18's topic in General Nursing

    We can wear anything we like as long as it is neat and clean and along the lines of a uniform. Some of the younger nurses wear non scrub tops that are a little on the fitted side but hey they can so...

  6. straight cathe

    lwd338 replied to yahaira2121's topic in General Nursing

    Do you feel the cath turning back on itself right about the prostate area?? sometimes there is a narrowing and the cath cant pass so it doubles back on itseld, use a smaller cath if you have one. when...

  7. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    lwd338 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Or maybe learning how to type and spell and use the correct grammer as in pleurals

  8. Full Code Not Carried Out

    lwd338 replied to FELICIA33021's topic in General Nursing

    We just sent a gentlman to hospice yesterday, he didnt have a DNR inplace so his discharge was held up till the resident came and wrote one. (per

  9. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    lwd338 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Welll I have to say I agree with you 100% and if you AX me I,ll tell you a few more that bug me

  10. Toileting Morbidly obese patients?

    lwd338 replied to 07302003's topic in General Nursing

    When I take them to the BR for a BM or the commode Ialways have them spread there cheeks wide apart when they sit so the BM just drops into the toilet and doesnt smear (sorry for the

  11. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    lwd338 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a transporter that is very high functioning downs syndrome girl. She comes to the unit asking for Mrs. GGGG and I ask her (on purpose cause I love to hear her say it) "were are you takeing...

  12. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    lwd338 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok sooo since there are a ton of pages to catch up on hopefully I,m not repeating this. I hate it when a pt. or family member says they have had a "blood clog"!!!! instead of a blood clot...

  13. What's your holiday bonus?

    lwd338 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I,m not sure if you want to call it a bonus but we get our unused sick time as a bonus. We get 10 sick days a year I onley used about 4 so I will probably get about 800.00 not to bad I guess but it is...

  14. Lawsuit Threats from Family Members

    lwd338 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I like Canoeheads response I would follow it with "Would you like me to get my manager so you can discuss your

  15. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

    lwd338 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Googled Nurseing Forums and

  16. Patients always needing something no matter what.

    lwd338 replied to OliveVinesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well Olive Just what did you think nurseing was all about?? meds treatments charting??? I must admit you are probably a new nurse this seems to be the trend now adays. Gee why dont you summon...

  17. pinning ceremony participation

    lwd338 replied to NurseNiecy's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldnt have missed it for the world!!! I gave up alot of my life to keep my good grades and I am very proud of myself and so was my family and friends. I have a new nurse that works with me she...

  18. Help - Nursing abbreviations...

    lwd338 replied to bowkerj's topic in General Students

    PVR is post void residual PVD is peripheral Vascular disease My hospital has a list of approved abbreviations. some are not to be used. better check your facilitys list. (going on 30 years this...

  19. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    lwd338 replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    I,ve had women patients refer to there private area as "Possible"

  20. How did you find out about allnurses?

    lwd338 replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

    I was looking for free ceu's hahah and got totally sidetracked

  21. Floating to diffrent units in your hospital

    lwd338 replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

    Our union says that we HAVE to be offered AET before we are made to float AET is approved excused time meaning you can take the day off without pay rather than float and it doesnt count against...

  22. Floating to diffrent units in your hospital

    lwd338 replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

    I am a float LPN and I love my job!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dont have to get involved in the units "politics" + I dont get mandated either, I have been an LPN for 30 years and I have finally found...

  23. diabetes oral antigyperglycemic agents, please help

    lwd338 replied to sweetieann's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Usually the p o hypoglycemics are long actiong and the pill you give today is really for tomorrow if ya know what I mean. I usually give all necessary po meds if the surgery is scheduled for atleast...

  24. What Grossness Is Cool?

    lwd338 replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    NOT me!!!! I hope that I am as gross as you want to me to be, if this excites you!!! that means you will like careing for me

  25. Just needed to get this off my chest.

    lwd338 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Hey Val, you and your team did the best you could !! This isnt the first and wont be the last. I am weeping for you, be strong, it is ok to care it makes you the nurse that you are