LibertyBellPN

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1. NO autonomy!

   LibertyBellPN replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric

   Yes, absolutely. Of course you call! Granted, there are nurses who page a covering late night to report a lab WNL, or a tylenol order..maybe she was afraid you'd have those tendencies Common sense. Patient advocate=you.Nursing license=you. LTC is we...

2. question-- new to LTC

   LibertyBellPN replied to actioncat's topic in Geriatric

   Fantastic ratio!!!!!!!!! umm, are ya sure??? seriously, that actually sounds wonderful, and I'm sure you will still be very busy.

3. Today's Gripe:Some travellers ain't got what it takes to be a "traveller"!

   LibertyBellPN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

   Not really travel nurses but agency....We have a few agency nurses come to our facility, and I am disheartened to often hear that they don't do IV's, wound vacs,etc. My question is WHY would a brand spanking new grad apply for jobs that really do req...

4. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

   LibertyBellPN replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

   Great topic. No..never! We have frequent hospice pts, and often treat them with Roxanol and Ativan..I want to make them comfortable.That's all I CAN do to help them.( My Mom died of pancreatic cancer and all I could do was make her death as easy as ...

5. Oh, the irony . . .

   LibertyBellPN replied to mishysmom's topic in General Nursing

   Unbelievable! Our pharmacy drives me nuts! I work LTC/skilled unit. We had a pt readmitted from the hospital on IV ABTx, and the med never arrived on my shift OR the next! I made all the phone calls, (which didnt get me the med) and in retrospect the...

6. Families from Hell

   LibertyBellPN replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

   What drives me wild is the families (and even "friends") who occasionally call the floor to see how their loved one is doing.. These are the people who never visit, and I get the impression that their 'phone call absolves them of any guilt they mig...

7. Lipping the bottle

   LibertyBellPN replied to PoppaD's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, we were taught this as well, and I admit to still doing it when I crack a new bottle of saline--(although I rarely have to do sterile dressing changes) I bet the facility hates the practice, as it's not frugal. Ha. I'm surprised to read nurses ...

8. Fighting Residents

   LibertyBellPN replied to wooosp's topic in Geriatric

   We have to write incident report on both residents, as a patient to patient verbal altercation. With all that paperwork, somebody has to follow up. Maybe a contract they have to sign, and then move them if they don't honor it. It's disturbing to othe...

9. Survey begins

   LibertyBellPN replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric

   Did they exit today? Hope your facility did well. Can you tell us; was there a specific area they focused on? Hopefully you'll have a long weekend, and enjoy it. Surveys stress me out!

10. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    LibertyBellPN replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Me too!!! Coffee cups half full all over the place. After working 2 doubles in a row, I made something to eat before going to bed..next morning I was looking for the milk and I finally found it....in the OVEN!!:uhoh21:

11. So I'm fired. Again.

    LibertyBellPN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    The thing I've noticed about Sue since I've been reading this site is that she's about as up front and forthcoming as she could be. She doesn't need us to be critical; she's hard enough on herself already. So my point is,knowing this, we should take ...

12. Burnout?

    LibertyBellPN replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    I barely got through the rest of this topic after that sentence. *Hysterical laughter* I feel the same way. We're not nurses. We are waitresses, maids, janitors and cooks!!

13. showers on nightshift and time for residents to get up in the morning?

    LibertyBellPN replied to FROGGYLEGS's topic in Geriatric

    That's a great point. Most of the elderly took a weekly bath (on Saturday night;)) Why would they want to be washed up and down 2 txs a day! Half the time the water is barely warm, and there's not enough blankets either. Brrr!

14. Drug Screening

    LibertyBellPN replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric

    I gotta tell ya, I think it's a total violation to have to pee in a cup for an employer, or give a hair/saliva sample. Ugg. I might also add upfront that I have nothing to hide..However, think for a sec all the nurses you know, or even yourself, tha...

15. LPN's to work as CNA's

    LibertyBellPN replied to caroline205's topic in Geriatric

    Yes, years ago in LTC all the nurses (Lpn's and Rn's) were required to work as Cna's because of staff. shortage. It was a temporary thing, but I actually enjoyed it, and of course we recieved our regular nursing pay. I agree, it would be tough on me...