gt4everpn

gt4everpn BSN, RN

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  1. my D.O.N. frightens me

    gt4everpn replied to tiroka03's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    my DON is friendly but I've met a DON with attitude, no-one scares me, I do my work the right way whether or not anyone's watching! Ive only been a nurse for a year but Ive learned not to be...

  2. New agency nurse, please help!!

    gt4everpn replied to megan0321's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Great to see another teen nurse here!!, I started as an LPN when I was 18 working nights in LTC, i was so scared of something happening because at night you're the only nurse, I prepared myself and...

  3. Abuse During my first few months as a new Graduate Nurse.

    gt4everpn replied to muffin416's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similiar experience as a new grad the ADNS basically told me to go home and that I couldn't survive there. I cried for wks after when I thought about it. I found someplace better though after...

  4. What if men dominated the Nursing profession?

    gt4everpn replied to **All Heart RN**'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the last half the nursing field needs more respect and dignity so the question is how do we get

  5. To all New Yorkers!!- Join me

    gt4everpn posted a topic in New York Nursing

    hey!! i need help with a jobsearch again, and i know the allnurses community is very resourceful, i already have some places down that i'm interested in, i just need some additional resources, so........

  6. First time dealing with resident death today..

    gt4everpn replied to walkingon's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It is very sad when a patient dies, and when the family comes and is grieving it hits you home! I've had a couple of resident die under my care one was very sick and was expected to go, his wife had...

  7. State required sexual aide for longterm care resident.

    gt4everpn replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    how did the state get

  8. Staffing based on # of pts, not amount of care!

    gt4everpn replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    try that same scearion with 40 patients 1 nurse and 2-4 cna's it truly is

  9. do you check you license for any discipline?

    gt4everpn replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I do atleast once a month I'm clean as a whistle lol and so are my coworkers yeah I look theirs up

  10. Asking you to work an extra shift.....

    gt4everpn replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    I used to help my job out a lot but I'm in school so I can't yet they call me anyway I stopped picking up the phone and when the supervisor saw me next day at work she asked me why I don't pick up my...

  11. What I Love About Nursing Is....

    gt4everpn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    helping people at their lowest point, all the technology!! the fast pace environment, the variety, the flexibility!!! boy do i love the flexibility!!!!, the pay, the teamwork, the recognition!!.. the...

  12. Staff/Patient Ratio - 30 Patients per Nurse

    gt4everpn replied to Colima's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    nurses on that floor, with 30 residents each: pass medications, do wound assessment and care, do treatments, catheters, resident assessments, incoming lab/radiology/consult results, call physicians to...

  13. Baby Phat

    gt4everpn replied to eager1hasbegun's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    they're so expensive, c'mon $30 for a scrub top, pssh, no way $19.99 for a nice dickies or cherokee! good enough for

  14. The Lack Of Teamwork Is Astounding!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    as a former charge nurse i can attest that there were days that i rode the desk all day long. unless you have done it you have no idea of what is going on.your post tells me you have not experienced...

  15. getting rid of an air bubble in an IV line

    gt4everpn replied to Implacable's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was wondering this myself seeing that I hung an IV yesterday, I ran a small amount into the garbage but some air was still left in the line, I didnt want to waste the med (Vancomycin) cause it comes...

  16. I don't think I can handle this!

    gt4everpn replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  17. I don't think I can handle this!

    gt4everpn replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i too have been working in ltc for 9 months, i just cant take it anymore, administration is increasing workload and decreasing staff for the same $23 measly dollars!!! i go home with a headache,...

  18. ''I Don't get Paid Enough!''- Is this your mantra??

    gt4everpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    there seems to be an increasing trend of people gravitating towards nursing for great pay, benefits, and flexibility! here in ny nurses on long island can start with as much as $70k, for all those who...

  19. Written Up Again?? what's wrong with this picture??

    gt4everpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    so i got written up again for the same problem but in a different way!! here's the info, i've been working in ltc for 9 months as a new nurse! 7 months ago i was written up for not transcribing a...

  20. Do you say you're a nurse...

    gt4everpn replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    this has haunted me for too long, i no longer go through the arduous process of this.... person- so what do you do?? me- oh i'm an lpn.person- lpn?? what is that?? me- i'm a nurse. person-but i...

  21. Written Up Again?? what's wrong with this picture??

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    thankyou for all the responses, at first when the supervisor explained that we would all be written up, i tried to argue that the problem started with the night nurse! but i'm the one giving the med!...

  22. Written Up Again?? what's wrong with this picture??

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    But writing something in 20 different places is not feasible in long term care and adds to the workload further causing errors. I would also argue that it further complicates or creates confusion....

  23. Written Up Again?? what's wrong with this picture??

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    i'm an lpn at a ltc facility. in the medex warfarin is on a separate page just as accuchecks and insulins are on their own page separate from the rest of the medications. the next inr draw date is on...

  24. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    gt4everpn replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    the stereotype that nurses know everything is very annoying, i work per diem so i'm only on the floor 2-3 times per week, of course the families always come on the unit and ask "so how's mom doing??"...

  25. backstabbed at work

    gt4everpn replied to NuHappyRN's topic in General Nursing

    only the best get bullied..... :rolleyes: and indeed i believe that!!, birds of a feather flock together, the bullies never bully eachother they bully the ones who stand out above the rest...