supernurse65

supernurse65

MR Peds, geris, psych, DON,ADON,SSD

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  1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    supernurse65 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe Andy WAS on the

  2. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    supernurse65 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    TOTALLY agree Tweety. a nurse is "exposed" to EVERYTHING.... so maybe nurses shouldnt be able to donate blood or organs. do to their "high risk"

  3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    supernurse65 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    bump

  4. Prolixin/Haldol Injections

    supernurse65 replied to 45alex's topic in Psychiatric

    Morgan: I have had a needle clog one time in two years. I mix the solution as the client is standing waiting and give it

  5. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    supernurse65 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    bump

  6. Writing lots of incident reports each night, is this normal for you in LTC?

    supernurse65 replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    full moon and weather changes ARE factors in behaviors. Believe me as a psych nurse the spring brings mania and the fall brings depression. severe weather changes bring

  7. Prolixin/Haldol Injections

    supernurse65 replied to 45alex's topic in Psychiatric

    if you read the instructions that come with the Risperdal Consta you will do fine. i try to give the injections at an angle and make sure it's room temp so it doesnt hurt as bad. don't change the...

  8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    supernurse65 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    i love these

  9. Psych Nurse ="not a REAL nurse"?

    supernurse65 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    :twocents: I've been a nurse 22 years now. worked in skilled pediatric nursing facility with trachs and g-tubes with profound mentally and physically challenged children and young adults (total care),...

  10. Will I Be Too Old??

    supernurse65 replied to walktheline's topic in General Nursing

    totally agree with this. GO FOR

  11. How Did you survive???????

    supernurse65 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    I was only 18 when I started LPN school and I had NEVER been a CNA let alone even been in a nursing home. I did have my tonsils out and that was one of my few experiences with a hospital. However I...

  12. Nursing phrases

    supernurse65 replied to oneota's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't order the medication I just have to give you the injection!!! You'll have to speak to the Dr. about that. Relax and take a deep

  13. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    supernurse65 replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    fifi I feel it depends on how you feel about YOU. If you think you are a bad example and voice this maybe others will feel the same. Just go to nursing school CONFIDENT and pursue the career that you...

  14. Wandering Resident advice

    supernurse65 replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    you have to careful with these types of "duties" for her to keep busy. you must care plan them very well and make sure the follow up is there that this is working and if it isn't then try something...

  15. Wandering Resident advice

    supernurse65 replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The State board of nursing that comes to visit your 40 bed facility won't like it that you have a "wanderer" that is going in to other resident's rooms. that is an issue you can present to the...

  16. I C E......In Case of Emergency

    supernurse65 replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

    I too have ICE in my cell phone. An e-mail was sent general mail to all of the employees of my company suggesting this in Indiana. I hope if something happened to me that someone would look at my cell...

  17. Do RNs make more at nursing homes or hospitals?

    supernurse65 replied to bamagrl's topic in General Nursing

    nursing homes hands down by several dollars per hour in this area. The RNs in the hospitals make what LPNs do in nursing

  18. Dealing with death

    supernurse65 replied to savealife's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in peds for my first 13 years as a nurse so I went thru the "baby nurse" process experiencing mentally and physically handicapped children die. My dealing process was to always smile and...

  19. I think I made a mistake.

    supernurse65 replied to LPNguy's topic in General Nursing

    You need to do something that fulfills you personally and you will succeed in all tat you

  20. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    supernurse65 replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :yeahthat:

  21. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    supernurse65 replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Maybe you should try working with alzheimer's patients or read a book about it. This is absolutely

  22. Red Headed = increased bleeding risk?

    supernurse65 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a peds nurse for 15 years and the red headed freckle face kids with T&A always seemed to bleed more than other kids. maybe anecdotal maybe

  23. Need math for meds advice

    supernurse65 replied to leeniebeanie_2767's topic in General Nursing

    i do them upside down because it makes more sense to me to put desired dose on the bottom to me maybe that would help you

  24. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    supernurse65 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    bump

  25. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    supernurse65 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    my friend also "coded" during delivery she too told the staff everything they did for her while reviving her as she was hovering above the