LadysSolo

LadysSolo

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  1. Documentation: Your First Line of Defense against Malpractice Claims

    LadysSolo replied to Nurses Service Org's topic in General Nursing

    I am told by my employer that I document too much. Having had to give a deposition once, I now document so any attorney looks at my documentation and decides it is not worth it to sue me. I will NOT...

  2. Feel like I'm too dumb to be a nurse

    LadysSolo replied to coconut3431's topic in General Nursing

    What several have said is correct - she was going to go septic before you got the x-ray, it was already in progress. An hour or two earlier on the antibiotic was not going to change the inevitable....

  3. prescription drug addiction

    LadysSolo replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry it makes you feel like a criminal David40836, but when I was doing primary care, I had pain med contracts with ALL my chronic pain patients. I explained to them at the start that this is...

  4. Order that says "Don't call MD for pain meds"?

    LadysSolo replied to Summers3's topic in General Nursing

    I have had fractures (foot, hand, pelvis) and extra-strength acetaminophen was more than sufficient. So do not assume the provider does not know what he or he is doing, it may be enough. It also may...

  5. prescription drug addiction

    LadysSolo replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    Methadone must be managed VERY carefully, it has a long half-life, and the prescriber must wean up quite slowly. It cannot (or should not) be prescribed

  6. When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

    LadysSolo replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Okay, Caffeine, I now have read your second post and see your situation is not just taking care of someone you know, and you are actually in danger. DON'T DO IT!!! Get

  7. When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

    LadysSolo replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My ex-husband's brother was my patient, and he and his family were thrilled that I was taking care of him. I took care of him like anyone else, I had no problem with him (he wasn't my "ex.") Actually...

  8. prescription drug addiction

    LadysSolo replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    How does abuse happen? 15-year-old went to ER for a sore throat (not strep, brought me the ER papers.) Came to me as a provider for a refill of his Vicodin the ER gave him a Rx for to manage a SORE...

  9. prescription drug addiction

    LadysSolo replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    I was not speaking for everyone if you read my reply, I was speaking about MY reaction to opioids. You said NO ONE needs to go through life in any pain, I was simply saying why someone might choose...

  10. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    LadysSolo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    EdD is Education

  11. prescription drug addiction

    LadysSolo replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    hppy, thanks for the link to the article. katfish67lpn, I will tell you why people are in pain in this day and age. Per the article hppy linked to, my horse stepped on my lower leg about 17 years ago...

  12. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    LadysSolo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    There are nasty people in nursing, but I have found the patient's/resident's families to be nastier than nurses/staff on the floor. And as to expectations of new nurses, I teach in an LPN program, and...

  13. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    LadysSolo replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people today just don't want to work, IMHO. I can't hire a young person on the weekends to help me clean stalls, and I pay $12.50/hour for unskilled labor (I teach them how!) They tell me the...

  14. Pet peeve

    LadysSolo replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    Do you really want your charting with "text-speak" and misspelling used as evidence in a malpractice lawsuit? I can hear the prosecuting attorney now," if (he/she) is that careless in charting (a...

  15. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    LadysSolo replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    I am an NP who is planning to go back to the bedside in a few more years to end my career. When I started my advanced degree, my manager at the time tried to push me into management, no way! I wanted...

  16. No call no show, and feeling terrible about it!

    LadysSolo replied to omha's topic in General Nursing

    Happened to me once, I had looked at the schedule when it first came out, and the powers that be changed the schedule later on and didn't tell us. I was working the original schedule, and not the...

  17. Why Can't She Stay Here? Getting Kicked Out of Inpatient Hospice

    LadysSolo replied to jeastridge's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have also experienced this on two fronts - My mom died of Alzheimer's disease in Hospice care in a regular nursing home, and I worked in oncology for 23 years. My mom had been clear when she was...

  18. I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    LadysSolo replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    Funny how there is always money to remodel the lobbies and offices ("fluff") but never money for more staff - they always say "it's out of a different account." So move the money to where it will...

  19. I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    LadysSolo replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    rnfrombama, you have 6 years experience, try agency nursing. It's kind of a "try before you buy" kind of thing. You get to check out the employer, talk to the employees, and get paid (usually better)...

  20. Coming Soon? Will Nurses be Taking Over the Lab?

    LadysSolo replied to Nerd eNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have BS in Biology and a MSN in nursing. I can say when I graduated with my BS, I took the ASCP test to work in a lab, and it was not a particularly easy test, although I do not remember it being...

  21. Falsely accused of diverting

    LadysSolo replied to AutomanRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. The BON is not your friend. Anyone can report anything they want, and you are guilty until proven innocent. And (depending on your state, I believe) you are not allowed to go after your...

  22. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    LadysSolo replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Again, you can be fat and fit. I am about 30 lbs overweight, and have normal blood glucose and blood pressure and cholesterol. I work 40-60 hours per week, and live on a working farm. I can run 2...

  23. Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    LadysSolo replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    As some have said, it depends on you. Some love OB/PEDS, and I personally detest OB/PEDS. I happen to love hematology/oncology, but many can't stand it. It's a bit stressful, but it is my niche. You...

  24. nurses who are bad patients

    LadysSolo replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Explanation on the veins thing - I am a frequent blood donor, and I always tell the person that the best vein is in my left antecubital but it goes at an angle, and I show them this with the...

  25. nurses who are bad patients

    LadysSolo replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a firm but undemanding patient. I tell you where to put the IV in (I know my veins) and then I want to be left alone - I will call you if I need you. I am pretty much self-care, and just don't...