auntcharsattic1

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1. Can brown colored breastmilk be normal?

   auntcharsattic1 replied to Stush RN's topic in General Nursing

   I was in a very traumatic MVA and had a baby a year and a half later. One breast had off colored milk, that did turn out to be old blood ( I know ewww). MD just had me nurse baby with the other breast, pump and discard from the affected side until it...

2. How did you know "your calling"?

   auntcharsattic1 replied to goldie66's topic in General Nursing

   A long time ago I was in a head on accident with a young man not paying attention to the center line. Happened right in front of where I worked, and although don't remember doing so at the time told the trucker behind me who stopped to help, the name...

3. Families, are they getting more demanding?

   auntcharsattic1 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

   I kid you not- the other night I had a lady literally screaming because I was not there with her scheduled benadryl for an imaginary rash exactly at 9pm. AND- had her daughter on her room phone demanding to talk to me. Excuse me- I'm across the hall ...

4. Question

   auntcharsattic1 replied to CashewLPN's topic in Rehabilitation

   I'm in AZ. On my 3-11 shift on our hall we have 26 pts to 1 RN, 2 LPN, 3 CNA. It usually works well unless, we have alot of discharges and admits at the same time (which does happen).

5. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

   auntcharsattic1 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Relations

   Quote: Originally Posted by Kay1966 I worked pediatric home health and had a complaint that I refused (true) to plunge the toilet that the sibling of the child I was tending to clogged up. BTW the child I was caring for was a very active 2.5 year o...

6. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

   auntcharsattic1 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Relations

   I worked pediatric home health and had a complaint that I refused (true) to plunge the toilet that the sibling of the child I was tending to clogged up. BTW the child I was caring for was a very active 2.5 year old with a trach, feeding tube, multipl...

7. Is this normal/typical?

   auntcharsattic1 replied to charebec65's topic in General Nursing

   I work peds homecare and also just had this situation arise. As it is my first job since graduating in July, I wondered also. My child's mother at first asked me to do little things: Did I mind changing child's sheets/bed linens (No, didn't mind). Pi...