LadysSolo

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  1. Anyone teach nursing school clinicals on the side?

    LadysSolo replied to adpiRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I teach in an LPN program, and enjoy it. We require 4 years experience on the floor before hire, and you must commit to how much you will teach, pass Federal BCI, CPR, TB,

  2. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

    LadysSolo replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We all know paper gowns and vinyl gloves that tear as you put them on are going to protect you! PPE is a joke at best. It just makes people feel like you are doing

  3. Me... Me... Me: A Sense of Entitlement

    LadysSolo replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    My favorite was many years ago when I was in nursing school on my ER rotation. The man came in (this was in August) with a rash. "how long have you had this rash?" "Since November." November? This is...

  4. Robin Williams RIP: Coping Mechanism?

    LadysSolo replied to aspiration's topic in Psychiatric

    So many say that suicide is selfish. It is not. It is about feeling that the world is better off without you, and it is a way of ending the pain of self-hate. I am cannot believe how much Mr....

  5. What do they know about nurses?

    LadysSolo replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    M*A*S*H was pretty good, IMHO (for the time,) and ER was pretty good. I HATE House (where the docs do everything) and any shows where all nurses do is flirt. But reality would scare

  6. Medical Assistants being called nurses

    LadysSolo replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Add Ohio to the list of states who restrict the title of nurse to licensed nurses (LPN or RN). Medical assistants and STNAs and nurse aides MUST identify as what they actually are. It is illegal to...

  7. Can a nurse survive on several per diem jobs?

    LadysSolo replied to ihatethisjob's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for 3 agencies at a time once - keeping track of who I was working for and when so nothing overlapped, and I was wearing the correct name tag required a calendar, but I paid the bills and...

  8. How to deal with angry doctors

    LadysSolo replied to ann915's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am an NP who takes my own call24/7/365, and my nurses who call me NEVER apologize for calling me, and I wouldn't want them to. I worked the floor for 23 years, and I know I will not be called for no...

  9. Can a LPN delegate to RN?

    LadysSolo replied to roxs752's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked as an NP in a practice where an LPN was placed in the position of COO, and she delegated to MDs as well as NPs and

  10. How many patients are you expected to see daily?

    LadysSolo replied to URGR8T's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have never gotten paid for my charting, and usually see 16 - 30 patients/day. With EMR (which I STILL hate!) it takes me about 15min (with a template) for an established pt and 30 min for a new pt...

  11. Letters after name? FNP, APRN, etc

    LadysSolo replied to futureeastcoastNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Frankly, I have multiple degrees and DETEST the "alphabet soup" that most nurses with more than one degree use to make themselves seem impressive. I use CNP (even though my certification is ANCC)...

  12. "State's Here!": Demystifying the Long-Term Care Survey

    LadysSolo replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Viva, you may be that type of surveyor, but most that I have met are unpleasant and think they "walk on water." They are condescending and think that you have all the time in the world to wait for...

  13. Essential Personnel

    LadysSolo replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    When I worked at a hospital 30 miles from home, there were times when the state highway patrol closed the roads between where I lived and the hospital, I just called and told them. But I only missed 4...

  14. Medical marijuana, role of the nurse, professional organization

    LadysSolo replied to hotflashion's topic in Patient Medications

    When I was working in oncology I had patients who smoked it to relieve nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy (marinol wouldn't work for the obvious reason of vomiting it back up - smoking it bypassed...

  15. NP vs PA vs CNS

    LadysSolo replied to OriolesMagic's topic in Advanced Practice

    I work as an NP, and have colleagues that are NPs and PAs. Frankly, I feel that we are pretty much equivalent in knowledge. I did a "diploma to Master's" program. They "suggested/recommended" that we...

  16. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    LadysSolo replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Family I grew up with, last name Coon, Kids named "Ric,", "Rac," and "Ty". (raccoon, tycoon?) Another boy I went to school with, Frankie Weiner (no I'm not

  17. What do you do about doctors who don't write scripts for narcotics/sleeping pills etc

    LadysSolo replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When someone is admitted, I ask "would you like to write for this now or at 3AM when I call you?" I believe in being pro-active and having pain, bowel, and sleep meds already ordered - you KNOW you...

  18. I Hate LT: How I Want to Fix It

    LadysSolo replied to libran1984's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In Ohio (at least it was when I did some agency a few years ago) it was considered okay for one nurse to pass meds on 50 (yes fifty) residents) in a LTC facility. I had two (yes two) STNAS to help....

  19. Do you (Active NP's) feel respected by MD's/DO's/PA'S

    LadysSolo replied to KansasFNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    In general I am respected. There are occasional MDs who don't care for NPs, but some who have seen my work have changed their minds (hurray for them keeping an open

  20. How to resolve a "Letter of Admonition"??

    LadysSolo replied to RaedeenHeadrick's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    A DUI, possession of marijuana, grand theft.

  21. Patients destroying pain meds?

    LadysSolo replied to melissa_rn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Dissolve the meds in water and pour over clumping kitty

  22. Dear British "Hoaxed" Nurse:

    LadysSolo replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my state she would have been "thrown under the bus" by the hospital. She was humiliated worldwide. How could she have ever gone anywhere without finger-pointing and comments? We who do not protect...

  23. Confused and scared...I need advice...

    LadysSolo replied to lssrd7's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Be EXTREMELY careful whistleblowing. A medical office employee in this state reported medicare fraud (in the millions) which was found to be true, and while there were no OVERT repercussions, she was...

  24. Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): My Personal Pro's and Con's

    LadysSolo replied to Corey Narry's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I would consider the DNP if I could learn what I really feel I need to improve my practice: Extra courses in becoming proficient in reading x-rays, ultrasounds, CT scans, and MRIs, and additional work...

  25. What to do about disruptive behavior?

    LadysSolo replied to Mudwoman's topic in MICU, SICU

    Things like this should ALWAYS be handled in private - I told an MD once that when he could address me politely we would talk. He was shocked into silence. I don't think anyone had ever called him on...