shygirl

You should have told the nurse that came to get you about your patient that the pill fell, etc, and you'd talk after the shift?? Also, what's up with the "nerve" pill? If you are taking Rx. meds, you'll have to give a complete list of all thing you t...

Hi, Did anyone do a depression scale on this patient? Sometimes after a stroke patients are depressed. Chemical imbalances are to blame. Is this patient getting any type of therapies? O.T. or P.T.? Are there any family members that you could talk to...

Very funny! Thanks for the laugh! Shygirl

Your DON sounds like a slacker! Our DON will help out only in extreme emergencies. She doesn't like to but she will. So does our ADON. Shygirl

I too have worked all shifts. I work days now, but if I had no other responsibilities, I think I would work PM's. I hate 3rd. Shygirl

Hi, Most of ours are DNR. The few that aren't, we call 911! I'v never had to do CPR on a resident. Shygirl

So, Am I misunderstanding this. To "forgive" the student loans, one has to be out of work? I read something about willing to relocate? Shygirl

Only the LPN's can float as CNA's in our facility! Thank God! I don't think I could do the work. They kill themselves. Gos Bless them! Shygirl

Rock on Zoe!

Wow Mary! I'm glad it wasn't any of the other "diagnosis" that were offered here today! Shygirl

Sorry Zoe, hope you feel better soon!

You were being manipulated. Ask her to tell you next time you work together that if she is going for lunch and is going to be doing "work related things" to tell you first. Shygirl

I'm sorry that this is happening to you also. Nursing school is very difficult, especially if there is family involved. Sit down with your husband and talk to him quietly about how things are hard for you. There could be some other factors involved.....

Hi Amanda, I have an ultrascope too. You could try calling the company with your question. The number is 1-800-671-2673. Good lucl! Shygirl

Thanks Heather!

I'm not Karen but how about this? http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v288n16/ffull/jtw20036.html Shygirl

We have to attend seminars. We usually go in groups and somebody else drives.

I work in LTC and pretty much KNOW what everyone has. Yes, of course I wear them when giving a suppository. No, I don't wear them when giving shots. Shygirl

I would have reported this to the nurse supervisor and my instructor! You are going to be a good nurse! Shygirl

If they are medicare, we take them q shift for 2 weeks. Otherwise prn. If we are charting on them for whatever reason, then q shift until notes are put back. Then its 2x month. We have some meds that require BP before med is given with a bp hold or a...

Hello Jen, Good luck with school. Nice to "meet" you Shygirl

Yeah! It really does pay to stand up for yourself!

We have many residents who can't take haldol for the reasons you have specified here. The majority of them experience major hallucinations and psycotic episodes. After med is dc'd it usually takes about 10-15 days before "normalcy" returns. Shygirl

Wow! I couldn't imagine being that busy. God Bless You! Shygirl