tigger2sassy

previous poster has excellent advice.. if you are the only nurse and the patient is a full code yell for help and start cpr.. and inservicing your aides frequently on this is an excellent way of having a backup plan.. i have had to do this before and...

Good thinking.. not a good thing to rely on some nurses notes and no orientation.. and this You ought to be able to figure this out thing ... red flag bigtime.. i would have done the same thing.. hope the original poster considers and takes from your...

I agree with the above poster.. also not trying to sound like a downer but in my honest opinion you just might be risking your license on this assignment.. until you are more seasoned please consider getting experience another way.. sure the money so...

Both the above recent posters have given excellent advice to you.. please think about what they have said.. I have been there before and I am not a new nurse.. For someone like that to bully and intimidate a nurse is just plain wrong.. keep your dign...

try to find another job as soon as possible.. all the above posters have good suggestions for you.. read and reread them.. think and rethink

hello there mario-- good to see you back-- keep the faith-- look at the pros and cons-- where there is a will there is a way-- listen to the above posts-- good luck to you-- if i can be of assistance please let me know

nurse2b-- i pm'd ya

i have held as many as 4 at one time-- arkansas, minnesota, michigan, and wisconsin-- sure does get expensive to keep them all renewed though-- yes, arkansas and wisconsin are both in the nursing compact-- take heed though-- when i moved back to wisc...

could someone please clarify this-- when an incident report is written up does it become a part of the patient's chart and do you chart " see incident report" in the nurses notes instead of charting the details in the nurses notes? i was always taug...

are there any nurses from arkansas out there? will be locating to northwest arkansas around the first week in june-- i would line to know how the job opportunities and how the housing is any help would be appreciated:D

i guess that people tend to forget what it means to be sick and needing someone to take care of them-- i became a nurse to take care of people-- i appreciate the gift that i have been given-- nothing from the facility i work at-- the gift that i am t...

Happy nurses day to each and every one love ya all a bunch

wolf-- the card was so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!! i sent one from it to another nurse friend of mine-- what a lovely thought for nurses day-- allnurses-- you gotta check this out!!!!!!!!!!!

i work in a similiar environment-- with young adults from ages 30 to 60-- what a change from geriatrics-- my facility deals with residents on a long term basis-- it is really a challenge-- you get to wear many hats on my unit-- from social worker to ...

love this!!!!!!!!!!!!! i needed this for the change over garbage last night-- i wonder could we hook up an answering machine with these options to the call light system--- just a thought--

no one could say it any better-- god bless you for saying something that needed to be said-- i lost my father a year ago today-- it took a lot to talk my family into letting him go-- i knew what he wanted all along and the family could not accept it-...

well said night owl-- i think i'd rather have you for a nurse-- i feel exactly the same way about staff sleeping on the job-- i work nocs and i get tired and sleepy too-- but i have a fear of getting caught if i fell asleep-- never know who might hav...

hi there gracie o!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! welcome to the boards hope that you enjoy this as much as i do may you get as totally addicted to this as a lot of us are looking forward to hearing more from ya

hello everybody!!!!!!!!!!! tigger2sassy is back online at last:D been seven months since i've seen the internet:( i have made some major moves around the country since august warrior woman, i promise you that i am ok!!!!!!!!!!! have missed every...

belinda-- just remember that the grass is not greener somewhere else-- believe me, i am living proof of that-- as has been stated before-- if you don't take care of your patients who else will-- until nursing is able to stand united as one the only ...

love the attitude to use when job hunting-- what can you do for me-- worked agency for a while at the end of last year-- had made a major cross country move-- agency was a good way for me to find out what other facilities had to offer-- gave me diffe...

disabled nurse-- my hat goes off to you-- have been a nurse for 19 years now-- my little aches and pains that i have when i come home from work are nothing compared to what you are going through-- you are truly an inspiration to the field of nursing-...

hi guys!!!!!!!!! just got through reading the posts and was very impressed with the people who want to get into nursing later in life-- i am going on 48 and have been an lpn for 19 years-- it has taken me this long to really decide that i needed to ...

welcome to the boards kim-- hope you enjoy this as much as i do--good luck with your studies and keep up posted

one of my most embarrassing moments had to come from nursing school-- on our first day of clinicals we had this young girl-- had never seen a male nude before-- she of course had the honors of having a good looking young hunk for a patient-- during b...