LasVegasRN

LasVegasRN

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  1. Practical jokes at work

    LasVegasRN replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Get this - his mother-in-law was admitted from their home (she lived in their guest house) and he came in to write DNR orders.

  2. Practical jokes at work

    LasVegasRN replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We had a penchant for torturing our night hospital operator. :chuckle Late at night, when the residents and the nurses are bored, we would page people overhead, through our operator. She was always...

  3. Vomit and other icky stuff

    LasVegasRN replied to JPKC26's topic in General Nursing

    Projectile vomiting is the worst. Bob - love that hurling

  4. The more experience you have the less you are paid???

    LasVegasRN replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's where state unions differ. The hospital has a quarterly "employee of the month" thing. For all employees. I don't want a $500 or such award that most places say you only qualify for once a...

  5. The more experience you have the less you are paid???

    LasVegasRN replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

    Victoria - Michigan is historically a strong union state. And you have been raised by parents who benefitted well because of a strong and accepted union. It's not the case in other states. I can...

  6. The more experience you have the less you are paid???

    LasVegasRN replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the hospitals here has a nurse union. I did not accept the job there because when I asked the manager, point blank, if I was going to be given a raise based on my merit or by what the union...

  7. The more experience you have the less you are paid???

    LasVegasRN replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still not so sure about nurse unions. Right now in Vegas the culinary union is striking and the city bus drivers are striking. The core basis of the culinary union strike is they don't want to...

  8. spooky spooky spooky

    LasVegasRN replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if this is along the lines of death, but definitely creepy... I've had 3 dreams where I think I have experienced someone's deaths - right at the moment of their deaths. The first I was a...

  9. Diarrhea! r/t nursing school?

    LasVegasRN replied to malau's topic in General Nursing

    Whew! I can relate to this all too well. I lived on Maalox all during college, nursing school, and first year out of nursing school. Type A personality me. I do recommend seeing a doctor if it...

  10. Any independent case managers out there?

    LasVegasRN replied to hoolahan's topic in Case Management

    It's a bear, for sure. Hard to study for. Hints - know your disability laws. Especially ADA guidelines about employees rights and employer responsibilities. Know about Longshoreman's Act, ERISA,...

  11. Any independent case managers out there?

    LasVegasRN replied to hoolahan's topic in Case Management

    Hey, I love case management and try to promote and uplift whenever I can. Your welcome. I haven't started an independent business from scratch, so I can't really answer the questions about showing...

  12. Any independent case managers out there?

    LasVegasRN replied to hoolahan's topic in Case Management

    No problem! Let me know if you need some study pointers. When you contact insurance companies or payor sources, they are going to want to know HOW you are going to be able to help save them money....

  13. Any independent case managers out there?

    LasVegasRN replied to hoolahan's topic in Case Management

    You might want to start with cardiologists you have had contact with. One of the biggest sources of frustration with physicians is trying to handle difficult patients - they need a liason for the...

  14. Any independent case managers out there?

    LasVegasRN replied to hoolahan's topic in Case Management

    Disability management is the growing area in case management. Even if you do not specialize in workers comp or disability, it's still an area that case managers are expected to have some knowledge...

  15. Caring for the rich and famous

    LasVegasRN replied to Kikumaru's topic in General Nursing

    My experiences have been positive. They are human and we are seeing them in their time of frailty. One thing I have noted is that comedians seem to have the most "issues". I have come to...

  16. The Patient you will NEVER forget...

    LasVegasRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, this is my very first thread, so... be gentle :blushkiss I'm sure everyone has run into a "Buster" in at some point in bedside (or otherwise) care. "Buster" was a 23 year old male. I can't...

  17. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    LasVegasRN replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    CathyWilson, good point and well taken. Professionals (that's why they call us professionals) are held to a higher standard. I will say this: I would much rather have a nurse who smoked pot 2...

  18. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    LasVegasRN replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    This was absolutely wonderful.

  19. What was most embarrassing moment as a nurse?

    LasVegasRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    ICU, late one night. All the residents were sitting around giggling over a chart. I'm clueless. One of them looks at me and says, (loudly), "Wow that must have been some catheterization you did!"...

  20. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    LasVegasRN replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Someone mentioned being a pot smoker for several years and using it on a daily basis. From my generation, it was a "fad" thing to do. The people I know from high school and college that did that...

  21. Check out those veins!

    LasVegasRN replied to susanmary's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hello, My name is LasVegasRN, and I am a vein gawker. :chuckle Very tall basketball players (one's 6'4" and taller) have the most magnificent viens I've seen. One player, that was 7' tall had HOSES....

  22. What is your favorite part of being a nurse?

    LasVegasRN replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite part of being a nurse is how diverse this field can be. There are SO many different avenues you can take in your entire nursing career - what other profession can do that? When I was...

  23. Divorce And Affairs????

    LasVegasRN replied to rachaelm4's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot say nursing had anything to do with my divorce. I just looked at him and decided I was tired of hitting the ball and dragging him around the bases. Someone did hit on a good point, though,...

  24. Nurses in Transition: Where to go next after injury and/or disability?

    LasVegasRN replied to mattsmom81's topic in General Nursing

    I got out of patient care by choice. After years of ICU I got to the point where I needed more tissue than the one's I was handing out. Somewhere along the way, empathy swayed to full blown sympathy...

  25. The Patient you will NEVER forget...

    LasVegasRN replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I am liking this thread! I'll never forget... My very first fully assigned to ME patient in nursing school. 10 year old girl, had fallen and fractured her hip at school. Nope, didn't know it,...