wearingmanyhats replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Pain Management
I'll add my .02 on this topic. I have lived with chronic pain since age 12 (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) I took massive doses of ASA through college. After MAJOR (5 hours!) surgery 7 years ago for...
wearingmanyhats replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School
my 2 cents... I would not answer the phone or reply to a text before I was officially on the clock. as a good friend of mine says "Not my circus, not my monkeys" We can't be responsible for our...
wearingmanyhats replied to ABRN2012's topic in School
I cringed when I saw sunburn.... I am a stage 3 Melanoma survivor and my mission in life is to try to prevent anyone else (especially young people) from ever hearing those words. I see a lot of...
wearingmanyhats replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School
I worked at a special needs camp for anyone over 18. Thankfully the director warned me about a young man who was a drama king lol. I got called because he was on the floor with chest pain. He was...
wearingmanyhats replied to nursekoll's topic in School
was just going to say this ^^ I worked a LONG time in LTC. It is the sort of sling that you transfer with, and then remove so that the person isn't sitting on the mesh all day. just the first site...
if you ever run into a nurse with any time under their belt and they tell you that they have NEVER made a med error (remember, even missing a dose or giving a med late is an error) Don't believe them!...
wearingmanyhats replied to GdBSN's topic in School
when I worked at camp, I used the little paper cups to make a small ice cube, that wrapped in a paper towel (and maybe a baggie if you have a stock of them) when it melts, it's gone and they move
wearingmanyhats replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School
I have worked in a special needs camp (MH/MR as the basic dx) and of course have several diabetics each session. It amazes me that they would send a nearly empty bottle of test strips, barely enough...
I was visiting a good friend (she is really more like a sister to me) yesterday in the ICU. She is vented (she has Pneumonia) and the expectation is that they will wean her soon. I have been an LPN...
wearingmanyhats replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp
I would LOVE info on this. The camp (special needs) that I have worked at since 2010, just recently closed because of a death of the original owner and the need to settle the estate (and sell the...
Maybe you can hand the aide te supplies and say "I need to look at little Johnny's sore throat, I will check on you as soon as I can" -- I worked as a classroom nurse/Paraprofessional, and we (and the...