jill48 replied to EthnicBeauty's topic in LPN to RN
I am having to take a bunch of the prerequisites again but that is because they are too old. I got my LPN license eleven years ago. Plus, it's a different school and some of the classes don't match...
I HAVE disagreed with doctors. I will offer a suggestion, but if they don't want it that is fine with me (if its minor). I just chart (completely objectively) what I suggested and that the doctor...
In my eleven years as a nurse I have never heard anyone say such things about OB nurses. I didn't even know people felt that way until I read the original post. I work med/surg and LTC. When I...
I did wear scrubs to an interview once. It was only because I was too fat to fit into anything else comfortably and all I wore for years is scrubs. Well the DON that was interviewing me was obsessed...
I know what you mean about not being able to get a job. The BON suspended my license three years ago beacause they say I did not file taxes in the year 2000, which I did. So I have been fighting...
I know this is not going to help the problem as a whole, but no one can say I don't change my patients because every time i do, I write my initials and the date and time on their briefs. I advise my...
This is such a touchy topic. My own personal belief is that if you are in pain, you shouldn't have to be. With my patients, I encourage them to take pain medicine when they are in pain. Especially...
Eat, smoke:smokin:, veg out on the couch:sofahider, play with my kids, laugh alot:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:, and surf the net:crash_com. P.S. No :balloons: or , they scare me. And yes, I...
I've seen this too many times to count. I find it comforting for myself and my patients. The only one that scared me was a man who told me I was sitting on his mother. I was just sitting in a chair...
jill48 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing
My soul is not for sale, rent, or even for anyone to peek into. But if you could peek into my soul you would see that some of us take the jobs in the higher positions because we think we can make a...
I will never forget when I was in LPN school, many years ago, that they told us that the job of the anesthetist is to get the patient as close to death as possible, without actually killing them....
No that's not silly at all. It's good that you are interested in so many different specialties. And that will make you very flexible. Just be honest in your interviews. When they ask me, I just...
I don't really understand the question. But I am sure of one thing. My husband is a high rise window washer, and there are a PLETHERA of wackos in that profession. I guess they would have to...
jill48 replied to southernlady48's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Ummm.... yeah:trout:! Even if you know your patient and know she is not serious, you chart her c/o sob, chart her o2 sat, and chart what you did for her, even if it's only a little bit of...
I have worked both hospital and long term and I always check the charts for any missed orders. Some times it takes all shift, doing a few at a time, whenever I have a minute. I also sign the last...
You totally did the right thing. Always chart; not just to cover your butt, but also for the patient's sake. You are here to take care of the patient, not the facility. Bravo for standing up and...