Trampledunderfoot

Trampledunderfoot LPN

Corrections, Dementia/Alzheimer's

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  1. Patients Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    A 107 year old patient pointed to my sister who was working with me that day. "Who's that?" I replied "Karen, my sister." The woman smiled and her expression was that of total disbelief, she...

  2. Favorite Motivational Quote Nurses Week Contest

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "God works us and works us until we turn out just the way He wanted us to in the first place." - a patient in her

  3. Patients Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    At dinner time, trying to coax a patient to eat. I asked why he didn't want his food. He replied "It's all

  4. Patients Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I had an Alzheimer's patient who needed a shower. After much coaxing, I finally got him in there. While he was shampooing, he made a comment like "Wow, this is crazy!" I asked him what he was...

  5. Dubious Victories

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard lots of crazy things from patients in the Alzheimer's unit: "You devil, you! I never did like you!" "You're a hell cat on wheels!" "This place is a **** box!" This was all from the same...

  6. Charting and learning

    Trampledunderfoot posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am very discouraged and seeking advice again. Sorry that appears to be the only time I contribute.... I am in my first job out of nursing school, and have been there for a few months now. One of...

  7. Charting and learning

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, TriciaJ. I wouldn't have thought of creating a paper trail. I'll have to look for that book, I'm a big

  8. Charting and learning

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I had a week of classroom stuff, and then one eight and three twelves of doing basically CNA work and popping out meds. I was a med tech for three years before I was a nurse, and kept telling...

  9. Charting and learning

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. Come to think of it, I am not sure if we even have an educator. I think not, but diffinately something to find out. I agree that changing jobs isn't the answer. I know a lot of my...

  10. Loving The Job, Poor Orientation

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in Correctional

    The sick call requests usually make me laugh, too. I found that out the hard way about covering extra shifts. I have stopped helping, but they seem no more motivated to hire new people. They seem...

  11. Charting and learning

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, you all have good advice and this has helped me a lot. It is a prison that I work in, long term care is my background as a CNA, CMT. This area is new to me. Since I am a new nurse, I am not...

  12. Seeking advice of correctional nurses

    Trampledunderfoot replied to AnonymousDeleted's topic in Correctional

    I find myself way to trusting and way too caring, and find that finding out what the inmates are in for helps me remember where I am and to be careful. It does not make me judge, or treat them...

  13. Charting and learning

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Ella, I just wish I could figure out a way to learn and

  14. Out to a stressful start.

    Trampledunderfoot posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated LPN school not long ago, and had a much more difficult time finding a job than I expected with the nursing shortage. People seem to want RNs. I eventually found myself out of money and...

  15. Out to a stressful start.

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, you all have really good advice. I am having a lot of fun, don't know if that will change. The only down side is how I miss being more personable like I could be with my nursing home...

  16. Out to a stressful start.

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a bit confused about it myself. My first day, I was given a tour, taken to the med room, and shown how they were pre-popping. Speaking before thinking, I said "Is State okay with that?". The...

  17. The Grinch of allnurses.com

    Trampledunderfoot replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a kid I was terrible at giving away secrets, so when my Mom would ask what I was getting her, I got to where I would say "toilet paper!". Then one year I had the brilliant idea of putting...

  18. Out to a stressful start.

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all. I am trying my best to document correctly, but like I said, I haven't been thrown out by myself yet. The nurses I am with keep saying the days are slow and I am lucky. The days have...

  19. Why do you do it?

    Trampledunderfoot replied to KendraLipscombPoole's topic in Correctional

    I started working in corrections because I was fresh out of nursing school and at the end of my rope looking for a job. They were begging for people and had a huge sign on bonus. I was amazed that...

  20. New to Correctional Nursing, any tips?

    Trampledunderfoot replied to ckbreathing's topic in Correctional

    I heard somewhere that it can be hard to protect your license in a prison, is this true? Someone also told me the other nurses are hateful, would this be more than they are in a nursing home? My...

  21. Confused about the NPA

    Trampledunderfoot posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a new LPN in Missouri. I have been trying to familiarize myself with the Nurse Practice Act for my state. In school, the instructors said by the time I graduated, I would be 100% sure of what I...

  22. Confused about the NPA

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank you, this does help. I wish they could make legal stuff easier to understand. So far I have found a couple places that say things like 'as long as the LPN remains within their scope' but have...

  23. Confused about the NPA

    Trampledunderfoot replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hello, thanks for responding. Do you know of any easy to read NPA, or someplace where they have all the LPN parts gathered in one place? It seems that the things pertaining to LPNs are scattered...