SharkLPN

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  1. Working night shift and eating-how do you do it?

    SharkLPN replied to eng_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I usually will wake up around 2 or 3 pm on my nights to work (later if I've worked the night previously), and grab a light snack - sandwich, etc. Nothing too big, because if I have a big breakfast,...

  2. Caps anyone??

    SharkLPN replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    We wore caps for our offical photos that were sent to the state nursing board with our paperwork for the NCLEX, and wore them again for graduation. I actually wore mine to work once during nurses...

  3. Docs forced to write legible

    SharkLPN replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: Isn't that the truth! There's a resident MD in my area who has cerebral palsy. His joke is that because of his condition, he aced Bad Handwriting 101 in med school without even studying!...

  4. How often do you replace your Drug Guide Handbook?

    SharkLPN replied to EvelynRN-BSN's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital supplies nursing drug guides, their own published formulary, and PDRs yearly. 90 percent of them, (except the PDR which due to size is usually abandoned in a back room) mysteriously...

  5. Charting Bloopers

    SharkLPN replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    That's OK, you're in school. Now, the resident (second year!) who charted on the H&P that the newly admitted lol with diarrhea/dehydration had "c/o pooping herself the last few days", ummm... Are...

  6. Terms we will not admit to using

    SharkLPN replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    Positive Hilton Sign -- pt thinks they're at the Hilton, not a hospital. 10th Floor Transfer -- (ie dead/dying, as our facility only has nine floors). Pillow Therapy -- Take the pillow of your most...

  7. ER last night made me mad!

    SharkLPN replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    Not to mention that newbie nurse in the Tweetie shirt on one of the episodes. After one too many 'yuckies' she witnessed, she twittered "This is NOT what I went to nursing school for!" and stormed...

  8. Question about a medical condition

    SharkLPN replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    Don't discount benign fibroids or endometriosis (or a combo of both) causing the bleeding and pain. Regardless of the diagnosis, the doctor might be recommending a TAH/BSO as treatment, and that might...

  9. New LPN and no jobs available.

    SharkLPN replied to ladybay's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yikes! I'm in Ohio, and at my facility, I perform assessments, med pass (excluding IV), etc on 6-7 pts, always under the wing of an RN, but I'm never co-signed or rechecked, unless I've been floated...

  10. Advice for a new RN.

    SharkLPN replied to Cadeyl's topic in General Nursing

    Tis OK to disagree about having a few potent potables the night before. I've known a few people who, when nervous or ahead of a big day, will still imbibe too much and suffer a whopping hangover the...

  11. CNA before LPN? benificial?

    SharkLPN replied to Nalini's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Absolutely go for a CNA before or during LPN school. I was non-cert for 2 years at a hospital before my first semester in LPN classes were over; after that, I was allowed to transfer to a CNA position...

  12. New LPN and no jobs available.

    SharkLPN replied to ladybay's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Geez, I've never heard of an acute care facilty not wanting an LPN on staff. If nothing else, we lift some of the pt care burden off the RNs, and cost the facilities less. Have you looked into any...

  13. feelings about double rooms

    SharkLPN replied to starryx2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You can bet I'd camp out in the ER and be someones overflow pt to ensure a private room if I had to be hospitalized, And yes, I'd go to my own facility, but not my own unit! (I have no history to hide...

  14. Advice for a new RN.

    SharkLPN replied to Cadeyl's topic in General Nursing

    If your school offers it, take a review course. If not, buy a NCLEX review book and make it your best friend until you take your boards. Above all, the night before your boards, stop all reviews or...

  15. Cell phones

    SharkLPN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    We have the cordless phones at my hospital, but usually only day shift uses them, and not nocs. It is nice to not have the unit secretary screaming, "WHO PAGED HOUSE?!?!" down the hallway at 10:30 pm...

  16. Is it okay to love parts of nursing and hate others?

    SharkLPN replied to luckymichelle's topic in General Nursing

    You'll never love every aspect of nursing. Period. Even though the nurses on the cardiac floors are oh-so-nice and understanding of my aprehension of taking care of a cardiac pt, I'd never trade my...

  17. feelings about double rooms

    SharkLPN replied to starryx2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hate our semi-private rooms (if 'semi-private' isn't the biggest oxymoron in the world...). I'm only slightly surprized that they're still allowed at all, seeing how anal we all have to be now because...

  18. But I have little kids!

    SharkLPN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I'm ranting because I *try* to work for my co-workers with kids on Christmas. I'm agnostic, my family has never put much emphasis on 'being home for the holidays', so it matters little to me........

  19. reusing in-line suction catheters

    SharkLPN replied to CRHSrn's topic in General Nursing

    Eww, eww, ewwww!!!! Yuck! Totally bad juju and infection control issues there! * makes appointment to have ' NO TRACH!' tattooed on upper chest

  20. For Fun: Weirdest Thing in Pt. Bed

    SharkLPN replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in General Nursing

    Tie between - - A half-eaten tuna salad sandwich. Obese diabetic dozed off during snack time and rolled over on it. and... - Little bits of odd fabric in the bed of a 50-something male. Turns out it...

  21. Drs. handwriting - Can you read it well?

    SharkLPN replied to RN2007's topic in General Nursing

    There's a resident doc in my town who suffers from mild cerebral palsy, and joked to the local paper that he aced his Bad Handwriting course during med school. Sad but true, I've heard his handwriting...

  22. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    SharkLPN replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    >>Nurses complain about all the work they have to do and there pay, well look at the NA's salary? Up their training and their pay, we might find good people to become an NA. Actually, that can...

  23. Chest Tubes and Clamping

    SharkLPN replied to nightingale's topic in General Nursing

    >>Stripping the tubes(with mechanical strippers) to promote drainage through them is not favored anymore as it causes high negativity within the chest cavity which may damage the tissue. So,...

  24. I decided to start my career on a Medical-Surgical unit. Looking for advice

    SharkLPN replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto the above and add..... Expect the unexpected! Not trying to scare ya, but I've seen everything from lethargic, demented, LOLs getting themselves tangled in IV tubing(and the subsequent amusing...

  25. "Cleaner Polishes Off Patients"

    SharkLPN replied to Schnazer's topic in Nursing Humor

    :eek: Gotta love those demented LOLs to keep you on your