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  1. What Freaks You Out?

    DF-LPN replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Not much gets to me. But the first, and anytime since, I had to clean up a res who finger painted their bm all over the bed, bedrails and themselves, no prob, until I realized she had it in her mouth...

  2. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    DF-LPN replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    Holy Crap!!! It has been 20yrs since my first day of nursing school LOL Are there still like 20 steps to making a bed? LOL

  3. Funny things that pts say

    DF-LPN replied to jRN4now's topic in Nursing Humor

    We were having a petting zoo come to the facility one day this summer. I went into a res room to give her her 6am med and she asked me if I could take her to the b/r so I did. On the way back I...

  4. To Flu Shot or Not??

    DF-LPN replied to nurseinprogress2010's topic in General Students

    In the 18yrs I've been a nurse, I have taken the flu shot once and still ended up getting the flu later that winter. I have't taken the shot again. I rearly get resp infections and the one I do get...

  5. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    DF-LPN replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not a patient story, but funny. One night a fellow nurse and I were sitting and the desk and we were talking about ourselfs... I told her that while growing up my dad was a proud card carrying Momma's...

  6. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    DF-LPN replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was an aide many moons ago, I had a fellow aide ask me to help her with a b/p. She said she had trouble hearing it. So we walked in the room and the and the res was pasty gray with blue lips....

  7. Borrowing Narcs in LTC, ok?

    DF-LPN replied to rogle34's topic in General Nursing

    At the facility I work at we have back up narcotics that are locked up in one specific cart, there are 2 forms to fill out and the locks all have numbers on them. I don't know about any other state,...

  8. "Are you an RN OR LPN ????"

    DF-LPN replied to notsosupernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I always introduce myself and explain that I am the night nurse for the unit or the charge nurse on the nights that I take charge. I'v been asked RN or LPN? once in awhile, but mostly I get, "What...

  9. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    DF-LPN replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Since I work in LTC most of the names that catch my fancy are older such as Inez, Meta, Aletha. But my all time fav belongs to one of my oldest friends. Rea-I-Na Marie. I just love the way it sounds...

  10. Medication Nurse Assistants

    DF-LPN replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of MNA's before. When I was shift supervisor at a LTC facility we had an assisted living unit that was staffed with cenas with some training passing medication, the theroy was that...

  11. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    DF-LPN replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that that was a very rude thing to say, and I hope you enjoy your Christmas with your family. And I am sorry for the lose in your family.

  12. Nurses getting revenge

    DF-LPN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I read this story in the senior newsletter and thought I would share it. "A motorcycle cop was rushed to the hospital with an inflamed appendix. The doctors operated and advised him that all was...

  13. 12N Sleeping During Break

    DF-LPN replied to MEDRQST's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work 3rd shift and feel that if the staff wants to nap on their 30min lunch break that is fine by me as long as they clock off for lunch (we are not paid for those 30 min regardless). But this way...

  14. Pet Peeves

    DF-LPN replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest pet peeve, and this might be pety, is when i go to chart on a resident and the previous nurse only left 1 line on the nurses notes. :angryfire I mean really, it takes all of 2 seconds to...

  15. Nurses getting revenge

    DF-LPN replied to DF-LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    To my knowledge it was just a funny story in a paper. No need to appoligize for your reaction TNRNMAN, everyone is entitled to their opinion, wound to tight or not :wink2: hell I just came off of...

  16. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    DF-LPN replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work on a lock down alzheimers unit and we have name badges so we can scan in and out. One morning I was giving a resident her meds and she asked me, "Why do you have paper on your shirt?" I...

  17. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    DF-LPN replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First: you will always run into someone with that opinion, wether it's another nurse or an aide. after almost 20yrs i've learned to ignore them. Second: the only difference between the RN's and...

  18. Do you wear gloves

    DF-LPN replied to mellow's topic in General Nursing

    when i first started working in the nursing home (1986) we didn't have gloves, or if we did they were the type you use to get for dying hair....which got holes as soon as you put them on. universal...

  19. Charting Bloopers

    DF-LPN replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    had a res come from the va hosp so him and his wife could be together. his wife was a real PITA and never liked to get outta bed and gave everyone a hard time. the husbands dc summery stated: this...

  20. Charting Bloopers

    DF-LPN replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    This was in the H&P: EOTH patient states only drank 2 or 3 beers until he met his wife. was working 3rd, got report from the nurse on a res how ate dinner then aspirated and was having resp...

  21. obituaries

    DF-LPN replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I look at the obits everyday......my dad does also and he will call me up and tell me that the NH in his town and will tell me to hurry up because they are catch up with us on the death toll.....ok my...

  22. Do you watch Medical shows?

    DF-LPN replied to old-master's topic in General Nursing

    definitly TLC but i like ER also, its fun saying that wouldn't happen or that is wrong......of course my family just hates that!!! just like they hate me discussion certain subjects during dinner...

  23. What is your net take home pay every two weeks?

    DF-LPN replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    :sniff: as a LPN in a small town nursing home my usual take home pay is about $800 q2w. but then thats what LPN stands for: Low Paid Nurse