Dolce

Dolce RN

Day Surgery, Agency, Cath Lab, LTC/Psych

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  1. Leave the phone at home !!

    Dolce replied to disney158's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Anybody else get annoyed with the husbands that call daily just to chat with their little wife? This just drives me crazy! I'm sorry but I don't even like to answer the phone when my coworkers'...

  2. Dangerous medications

    Dolce replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and that can be a great thing if you are sick or if you are home in your own bed. It is not such a great thing for an outpatient post-op if you want them to actually physically get themselves in...

  3. Dangerous medications

    Dolce replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    Phenergan can definitely be a bad boy. Extravasation with phenergan can lead to permanent tissue damage. I don't mind giving this drug P.O., P.R., or I.M. but I just cringe when I give it IV. It...

  4. career in crisis before it began

    Dolce replied to 11thDimension's topic in General Nursing

    I swear I only weigh

  5. Never felt so helpless in my life!!!! LONG

    Dolce replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    :banghead::banghead::banghead:

  6. career in crisis before it began

    Dolce replied to 11thDimension's topic in General Nursing

    There are many nursing jobs that are not hard on the back. The problem is that many specialty nursing positions require med/surg experience. You will want to speak with future potential employers to...

  7. Dangerous medications

    Dolce replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    GoLytely. That is the most seriously dangerous drug to give someone with poor mobility.

  8. Need advice about job offer!

    Dolce replied to choco2me's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, maybe its because I'm a little bit of a small town girl, but I would go for options B. Small teaching hospitals are awesome because the staff all know one another but they still have the...

  9. Never felt so helpless in my life!!!! LONG

    Dolce replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, that's the problem alright. People want to do what they want and yet retain the right to sue if they do something stupid and it doesn't turn out well. Anybody else sick of our litigious...

  10. How do you deal with mean Nurses?

    Dolce replied to gd1222's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you're not being treated well. I :heartbeat male

  11. Mandated

    Dolce replied to nsaids_nurse420's topic in General Nursing

    Oooh, this just makes me so mad. No wonder we have a nursing shortage!!!! What other industry forces their employees to stay--at the drop of a hat--beyond their regularly scheduled shift? It is a...

  12. Never felt so helpless in my life!!!! LONG

    Dolce replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Generally a range of 70-110 is considered

  13. braggard in the classroom

    Dolce replied to tigerlilyrnstudent's topic in General Students

    It sounds like you need to set limits with her. Be more vague in your responses. When she flat out asks you what your grade was you can respond, "I'm doing fine in class but I don't like telling...

  14. Never felt so helpless in my life!!!! LONG

    Dolce replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you threw out your back. I was kind of wondering how nobody could have gotten hurt in that whole fiasco. What a mess! I hope she is able to get better control of her BGs so that she doesn't...

  15. braggard in the classroom

    Dolce replied to tigerlilyrnstudent's topic in General Students

    I think the OP is just trying to vent. We have all been around people who think they are God's gift to humanity. It is annoying. It is frustrating. It gets old really, really fast. If it were me...

  16. Never felt so helpless in my life!!!! LONG

    Dolce replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is really sad that she was having that kind of hypoglycemic reaction with a BG of 77. I wonder what her glucose normally is! I think you did an awesome job! You did everything you could but...

  17. prescription pain meds and work

    Dolce replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    I think the answer probably depends upon how it affects the person. I have worked with a nurse who was on Vicoprofen for chronic pain. She was clear headed and able to work without difficulty....

  18. Made a nursing judgement error- any horrible stories to share?

    Dolce replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't think you should beat yourself up about this situation. LTCs are notoriously short staffed and they load up nurses with an unreasonable amount of patients. There is no time for anything to...

  19. Another call in!!

    Dolce replied to JB2007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I feel your pain. I think that when working conditions decline call-offs increase. What is sad is that people who are probably legitimately sick are not going to be taken seriously because of the...

  20. What is the law on this....

    Dolce replied to short1978's topic in General Nursing

    I found a child at a rodeo one time. I think she was about 7 or 8 and she was completely and frantically lost from her parents. It was a pretty big crowd and she was quite distressed. I asked her...

  21. What is the law on this....

    Dolce replied to short1978's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that is very outrageous behavior. You did the right thing to keep an eye on the car and to report her. What did the police

  22. No time for gloves??

    Dolce replied to Ocelot's topic in General Nursing

    I mostly agree. But, it needs to be a real gusher for me to not put gloves on. Often a patient's peripheral IV site will bleed after I dc an IV. Patients will frantically hold out their arm to me...

  23. Struggling with elective terminations of pregnancy

    Dolce replied to GoBabyGo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I couldn't do a job like that. I have very strong feelings about abortion and just couldn't participate regardless of the reason for the termination. In my opinion abortion is the termination of a...

  24. Is one year of med/surg necessary?

    Dolce replied to Lpn1997's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are definitely entitled to your opinion. However, I think that the boastful spirit of your post might have rubbed some people the wrong way. I think experienced nurses don't like being...

  25. Nursing Student annoyed me

    Dolce replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I've had a few students like this too. It is unfortunate because the majority of nursing students are a big help. One time I had a nursing student almost reduce me to tears (and that takes a...