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  1. Pain patients being denied their medication!

    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...

  2. Poorest lack of judgment EVER!!!

    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...

  3. Med admin window

    wearingmanyhats replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    if the med is to be given after dismissal, "not my circus, not my

  4. What is wrong with people?

    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...

  5. I'm a director, not a nurse

    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...

  6. mobility issue- please help!

    wearingmanyhats replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    if they are usually wet, then I believe the best action is to transfer to a bed/cot and roll and change like we would with someone who was lying in

  7. mobility issue- please help!

    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...

  8. Med error

    wearingmanyhats replied to Nurselisa12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    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!...

  9. Ice for injuries

    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

  10. So annoyed/offended right now

    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...

  11. is this common practice?? IV tubing laying on the floor

    wearingmanyhats posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    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...

  12. is this common practice?? IV tubing laying on the floor

    wearingmanyhats replied to wearingmanyhats's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Thanks.... it just didn't seem like good nursing

  13. is this common practice?? IV tubing laying on the floor

    wearingmanyhats replied to wearingmanyhats's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    it was connected to her, and the various machines, with nearly 2 feet laying on the floor between the 2. I would say that there were 3 iv tubes

  14. My camp needs another nurse!

    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...

  15. Please help - diaper issues

    wearingmanyhats replied to mc3's topic in School

    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...

  16. 2014 camp work thread

    wearingmanyhats replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

    I just had Lymphadecectomy on my femoral/inguinal nodes for Metastatic Melanoma (had a tumor removed from that same knee 2 yrs ago) I am hoping to be able to return to Eagle Springs Programs again...

  17. Nurses and Dry Hands

    wearingmanyhats replied to elementguy13's topic in General Nursing

    that bag balm stuff is a miracle cure!!! Not pretty by any stretch, but in the dark ages when i started in nursing, we had an old country doctor that would order that for severe excoriated bottoms!!!...

  18. Crazy new school nurse sub situation

    wearingmanyhats replied to photomom's topic in School

    I think you are doing as well as expected under the circumstances. I haven't run into this in school, but I have worked a camp situation where good information was lacking. All you can do is operate...

  19. Head Lice - Protocol at camp

    wearingmanyhats replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Camp

    That would be MY rule... call the parents, and home as soon as possible. I work in a school setting, and that is the rule. Once they have been treated, and all the nits removed, they may

  20. Special Needs "Classroom" Nurse

    wearingmanyhats replied to momto2lilgirls's topic in School

    I work in this type of situation... BUT I have 25 yrs under my belt. I agree that you should work some med-surg, or even LTC and get some practical experience, and confidence in your abilities first....

  21. 2012 work thread

    wearingmanyhats replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

    Hi, All... My name is Faye, and I am working at a church camp in south central PA. I am the second nurse on site, I am an LPN, and the other nurse is an older RN. I had major cancer surgery on my knee...

  22. Some ideas about clothes

    wearingmanyhats replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    I have a girl friend who is larger (she is very well endowed as well) and she shops Coldwater Creek and Lane Bryant. Good luck with your

  23. Agency Tips

    wearingmanyhats replied to dfk122's topic in Agency Nurses

    I have done agency for 22 yrs, and have worked with a variety of agencies... My biggest pet peeve? when "confirmed" doesn't mean confirmed! I get a call, I take a bunch of shifts, I get a call back...

  24. What do you go by?

    wearingmanyhats replied to Flare's topic in School

    I work as a classroom nurse in an MDS classroom in an elementary building. Our building nurse is "Nurse Robin" since her last name is very long and could be difficult to pronounce, and I am "Nurse X"...

  25. Is following a doctor's order "too many" narcs?

    wearingmanyhats replied to 33762FL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    i am currently a patient trying to get my pain managed... i had a golf ball size tumor removed from my knee, muscle flap, skin graft, and 2 snb sites in my groin and lower abdomen... i am 11 days post...