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  1. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    doddlebuggin replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This past Sat. the wing was short as per usual on the week-ends (all full time RNs are off) there was not an Lpn to work with me and the part time Rn was physically unable to do a med pass .So after a...

  2. ER nurses...what shoes??

    doddlebuggin replied to RN2MSNasap's topic in Emergency

    I went to a MD that does only feet and ankles after a bad recovery post foot surg and she told me to wear new balance 1122 and I WILL NEVER wear anything else. The 1st day I was pain free for first...

  3. How do you deal with seeing a dead body?

    doddlebuggin replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Ive worked in a nursing home 16 years and have seen to many fine people expire but I have always felt that most of the folks I take care of are of a generation that were faithful to God and more than...

  4. Please Help! Encouragement needed

    doddlebuggin replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Congrats and welcome to the lovely world of LTC.I promise that you will get a flow but you sound as if your already about on the average.A morning med pass is the toughest because thats when most...

  5. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    doddlebuggin replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    Im from Texas and when I moved to Mississippi they really gave me a hard time but I finally said you can put 5 ms in texas so Its Ya'll that talk Funny.But I have a daughter that at age 2 when she...

  6. LTC ...I have a question

    doddlebuggin replied to Annor's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would expect my cnas to change an incontinent brief every 2 hours.res should be cleaned with mild soap and water and moisture barrier applied past each episode and NO-ONE is to sleep in a...

  7. HELP!! Any suggestions on Spelling troubles

    doddlebuggin replied to dawnelle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A medical dictionary, I got mine when I was in nursing school I bet that there are a few more words

  8. HELP!! Any suggestions on Spelling troubles

    doddlebuggin replied to dawnelle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know where your coming from.interstatial and interstitial blew me out of the water,I can spell inappropriate but affect and effect will get me everytime and to top it off i have mis-spelled toilet...

  9. New to LTC. Any tips for me?

    doddlebuggin replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    1)make sure your diabetics get their hs snacks 2)trust your instincts if you think some ones going bad they are 3) if they are not a dnr and are going bad get them out of there quickly 4)learn from...

  10. Old nurses dont want to learn new tricks?

    doddlebuggin replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    truth is what ever field you opt to work this is usually your calling.Young or old nurses have to have a certain temperment to work say LTC or L/D.I could not work ER but I can answer the same...

  11. I Need Advice from Experienced Nurses...

    doddlebuggin replied to jimbob7777's topic in General Nursing

    I love being an LPN and am 47 didnt become a nurse until in my early 30s but if I had to do it all over again I would go the RN route simply because so many facilities are phasing out LPNs Each year...

  12. Is 'E.R' the tv show accurate?

    doddlebuggin replied to AussieJack's topic in Emergency

    I love ER Cried when Mark Greene died and when He delivered the baby and mom had PIC But being a nurse I notice all the errors Nurse sticks 2 syringes in pocket one kcl, one ns and gives a small child...

  13. LPNs at my facility feel they are being direspected

    doddlebuggin replied to Sapphy's topic in General Nursing

    Two months ago I could stage a decub then all the sudden we were told only RNs could. Fine with me less charting how ever my 3 month grad RN charge nurse almost looses her mind ever monday when she...

  14. LPNs at my facility feel they are being direspected

    doddlebuggin replied to Sapphy's topic in General Nursing

    Two months ago I could stage a decub then all the sudden we were told only RNs could. Fine with me less charting how ever my 3 month grad RN charge nurse almost looses her mind ever monday when she...

  15. DH dying-need prayers

    doddlebuggin replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a true believer in heaven and being at the throne of God and if you dhs faith was 1 iota of yours you can believe hes there completely whole in boby and spirit and altho the grief is huge the...

  16. Shoes

    doddlebuggin replied to blueeyedgoose's topic in General Nursing

    New balance 991 have great heel cushion and I wish that zcoils only cost 100 try $168 to 199 Want a pair so bad I can taste it..the 991 were suggested by a friend thats a podiatrist he wears them...

  17. DH dying-need prayers

    doddlebuggin replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    nurse joey just want you to know that I put you and family on prayer list .told them I only knew your screen name but was sure God would know who they were talking

  18. What other shcools are represented?

    doddlebuggin replied to L&Dwant2b's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Mississippi delta community

  19. Graduate nurse never inserted foley :/

    doddlebuggin replied to NikiChiki's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    was taught that when you use the betadine swabs to clean further away then near toyou ,with the third one clean down the center do a little twist (not the chubby checker kind) and the betadine will...

  20. what to do with a mean charge nurse?

    doddlebuggin replied to nursechick182's topic in General Nursing

    bible says Heap coals on her head in other words be nice and that will erk her to no end..sounds like a

  21. DH dying-need prayers

    doddlebuggin replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You go girl !!You are a strong Godly Woman with your Hubbys best interest at heart You are a wonderful example to your daughter of what you will and can do for some one you love.When all this ends and...

  22. I Double Dawg Dare You, Do It!

    doddlebuggin replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    As an aide I took care of a lady named MeaMea she had 1 daughter 2 twin granddaughters and a grandson. Well when one of the grand-daughters got married I took her as a favor and we joked that I was...

  23. DH dying-need prayers

    doddlebuggin replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    nursejoey05 If blackmail is what it takes weeelllll then blackmail would be what they got..who but you at this point is his advocate... you are his mouth piece.Is there an ombudsman in your area that...

  24. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    doddlebuggin replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wish when I started that I only had 47...try 60.. 30 each hall.Even with the 1 hour before 1 hour after rule I was sunk 8a to 10 a for begging conjoiling bribing getting hit pinched bit cursed...(that...

  25. Medication aides taking nursing jobs?

    doddlebuggin replied to infoseeker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A facility in the town where I live (assisted living) had its meds given by aides not even cnas just aides. A friend that was an LPN at the LTC facility where I worked decided to step up and out and...