Totone656

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1. Divorce & Nursing

   Totone656 replied to NorthStar's topic in General Nursing

   You are a lot like another poster here I suspect you are twenty something and have loads of living to do. Second, I assure you I am very assertive and aggressive or I would not have been able to file...

2. Divorce & Nursing

   Totone656 replied to NorthStar's topic in General Nursing

   The divorce will be finalized sometime around March 7th (wouldn't ya know it March 7th is on a Sunday) and he has agreed to everything. I have already started the healing from the divorce stand...

3. Increase in abusive patients?

   Totone656 replied to ChicagolandRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I am so glad to see it isn't me. I was thinking between the divorce and the forclosure I was letting things get to me. The abuse is even happening with Hospice patients. I have one and I keep telling...

4. Divorce & Nursing

   Totone656 replied to NorthStar's topic in General Nursing

   While you have not offended me, I realize being 20 something and I am betting married less then 10 years, you know little of the real world. I am not saying that is bad, but I too believed as you once...

5. Divorce & Nursing

   Totone656 replied to NorthStar's topic in General Nursing

   Yep, 32 years of marriage and I filed for divorce last week. I thought if I was able to contribute to the family income we would finally be able to do the things we always wanted to. Boy was I wrong!...

6. Rant Against Cancer

   Totone656 replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

   {{{{{{{{{{{{Jane}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} I know how hard it is to watch patients suffer needlessly. I know from my limited experince in hospice the fentyl patches do not work on those patients with little or...

7. Cute things manager's say

   Totone656 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

   ::::::::::::::::doing the happy dance::::::::::::::::::: Bless each and everyone of you!!!!! I do not miss a Nurse Manager!!!!!!!!!! I do have a PCC, but her thing is, "Are ya done? Go on home. Be...

8. med-surg floor

   Totone656 replied to nursepenny's topic in General Nursing

   Oh Penny you reminded me why I am so glad I am out of the hospital and staff nursing! Not to mention I really don't miss 11P-7A shift! I remember nights like that! Difference was I had 15 patients a...

9. Excelsior Nurses

   Totone656 replied to NursePerson's topic in General Nursing

   The CPNE is one of the most stressful test I took with Excelsior. I did have to take it a second time because I thought my mother-in-laws death would not have had a bearing on my abilities. Wow, was I...

10. LPNs in Oncology?

    Totone656 replied to leslie_23's topic in General Nursing

    The floor I work on has "team nursing" and is a Med Surg floor with a lot of Oncolgy patients. The LPNs on the "team" do a lot of work with our Chemo patients. I think it really depends on what part...

11. Activities for nurses week?

    Totone656 replied to uyf's topic in General Nursing

    "Sounds good. The reason we don't always stand up and be counted is because we are too **** tired after shifts from hell. Our poor bodys would have to be held up by sticks and someone would have to...

12. Charting by exception...

    Totone656 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    We use a 72 hour flow sheet and are suppose to chart only the exceptions. Like many I do "CYA" when needed. The problem I have with our new flow sheet is the area used for nurse's notes is somewhat...

13. Bullied in Report

    Totone656 replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in General Nursing

    Sleepy I know what you are saying, but I am beginning to wonder if it is an 11-7 Vs 7-3 thing? At the hospital I work at we have preprinted Kardexs and Census which have patient name, age, and...

14. allnurses chat

    Totone656 replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I finally got the chat room to come up and I have to say I had a blast! After hosting in a conference room on AOL for the last 5 years I found the room refreshing with a lot of wonderful People

15. New Nurses Poorly Educated

    Totone656 replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated this June through Excelsior (which used to be Regents), but I did attend a traditional nursing school prior. While in this school I learned many things and experinced different...