gentlegiver

gentlegiver ASN, LPN, RN

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  1. How are some nurses nurses?!

    gentlegiver replied to kellyjo's topic in General Nursing

    I work LTC, I rarely have braces (other than wrist ones) to apply on patients. That said, I did have a new patient come in with a brace for his leg that had more straps and pieces than you would have...

  2. No Narc count????

    gentlegiver replied to ennylyecats's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is "no narc count? - no taking the keys - no taking the floor" Always insist on counting, it will save your behind (and your

  3. What's the craziest thing you've heard over the ambulance radio?

    gentlegiver replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    From Hubby retired EMT/Firefighter: Man calls at 3AM: theres a big blue flame in my window dispatch: is it a fire? Man: NO! its a big blue flame dispatch: is that a jet passing over your house I hear?...

  4. ?Delusions?

    gentlegiver posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question about delusions. I have a patient who recently began having delusions, (we believe it started due to a new med now stopped). His delusions were extremely detailed and would last...

  5. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    gentlegiver replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please, just go to sleep: 1.) it's 3AM, the kitchen is closed, yes we have snacks on the unit, but, you are on a mechanical soft diet and cookies, gramcrackers, and toast are not in it. Maybe if you...

  6. ?Delusions?

    gentlegiver replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    We noticed the delusions started shortly after starting a new medication. We had the medication discontinued, but, it's been a couple weeks and they are still happening, tho not as often. All other...

  7. I can't believe this! This is crazy!

    gentlegiver replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree, I would STRESS to him and his wife that this can become very dangerous very quickly. That this person looked up his record to get his number means that she has been following his...

  8. "Do you wanna.......huh...........do you really wanna?"

    gentlegiver replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    And baseball is how you deliver the meds to the patients w/o leaving the charting

  9. What do you do if you are assigned a patient you know outside of work?

    gentlegiver replied to cogath's topic in General Nursing

    On the few occasions when I ran across someone I knew outside of work, I simply asked them how they felt about me taking care of them. I assured them I would not be upset if they chose not to have me...

  10. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    gentlegiver replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I (and I'm sure alot of other Nurses) would rather you bring back Nursing! I did not go to school, study my heart out, to smile and ask if the "customer" would care for a latte. I spend to much time...

  11. Oh no they didn't...uniform changes in florida

    gentlegiver replied to pearljammer's topic in General Nursing

    The LTC I worked at when I first got licenced tried this. They insisted we had to have white tops & light blue pants. We weren't thrilled but went along with it as we really didn't have a...

  12. What does the RN certificate and lisence look like?

    gentlegiver replied to girlie1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OOPS!! My bad, I always get that whole "I" before "E" thing mixed up . Thanks for the

  13. What does the RN certificate and lisence look like?

    gentlegiver replied to girlie1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    if you passed the NCLEX, then surely you would have better spelling skills, to say nothing of understanding that no Nurse is going to show you thier

  14. Anything you would do differently if you were starting nursing school again?

    gentlegiver replied to linzjane88's topic in General Students

    I would have stuck with optomalogy, same pay but less

  15. Facebook almost cost me my job

    gentlegiver replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have facebook acct., my daughter set it up as a way for us to pass pics of the grandsons. I rarely write anything on it, I have friends who can go on and write if they want, but, mostly it's just...

  16. Proposition for a Nursing Revolt

    gentlegiver replied to PintheD's topic in General Nursing

    Wish we had found this before the 1st. Then we may have been able to get this to be a nation-wide vigil. That said, it is a good idea, perhaps if we can get enough people interested we could schedule...

  17. Stressed

    gentlegiver replied to chellelynn25's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with theVaway, it can't hurt for you to talk to someone from employee services. Sometimes even a Nurse can suffer from Post-Tramatic Stress Syndrome due to the happenings in her life. Huggs...

  18. Patients "waiting to die"

    gentlegiver replied to RescueNinja's topic in General Nursing

    I firmly believe that we do not pass from this life until we complete the task we were given. It could be as simple as just meeting someone to something as complex as discovering a life-saving drug....

  19. Setting Priorities...need help

    gentlegiver replied to CeliaLPN2009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It takes a minute to run pain meds down to a patient, I'd stop and do it. I agree that unless your new patient is not stable this is the best way to go. However, if you are send an unstable patient...

  20. New to this field! Have a question!

    gentlegiver replied to gorgenurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    WOW! I'm spoiled where I work! We have 1 RN & 1 LPN on 1st & 2nd shift and a Treatment Nurse during the 1st shift, we also have scheduled 5 CNAs (and pray no one calls out) for 50 patients....

  21. im selfish? hmmm

    gentlegiver replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the attitude all goes back to the days when the woman stayed home, cleaned thier house in heels & pearls, made snacks for thier kids when they came home from school. Todays woman is NOT...

  22. My 5-Year-Old Son

    gentlegiver replied to chuckz's topic in General Nursing

    No, not way to much insight. Our children are our future, when we are gone, all that will be left is a tiny bit of DNA (future generations) and a few memories. I think it's wonderful that your...

  23. What is your de-stress?

    gentlegiver replied to AngelicDarkness's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I agree, but, I play WoW (World of Warcraft). It's so relaxing sending my saber tooth cat out to kill something, oh, and I'm hitting them with

  24. good morning madam president/mr. president

    gentlegiver replied to N.U.R.S.E.'s topic in General Nursing

    :clpty:*HB*:smiley_aa You got my vote, those are all the things I would ask for! The only thing I would add is (I want to be the President of the USA); 1. Make the Gov't smaller by half 2. Open off...

  25. What do I do about nurses who think my job is worthless?

    gentlegiver replied to onlyj's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've done that job. Yes you have days when you are just sitting there staring at the walls. And then you have the other type of days!! All H E double toothpicks breaks out and you are all alone in...