gentlegiver

gentlegiver ASN, LPN, RN

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  1. My two least favorite words

    gentlegiver replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    "Excuse me" usually followed by "I hate to bother you, but......" normally stated by pt family while you are pulling meds, answering the phone, redirecting 2 or 3 dementia

  2. What if English is not my first language?

    gentlegiver replied to futuredream's topic in General Nursing

    I'm finding more and more jobs that require applicants to be bilingual. You will have a big head start on others due to being tirlingual. Good luck in

  3. Nursing is a terrible job!

    gentlegiver replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    Since I posted this, I have seen 2 other threads on basically the same problem. It just seems to re-inforce the fact that nursing is a bad place to be. I thank all who responded to my post, I wish...

  4. Reporting other nurses

    gentlegiver replied to wanderlust99's topic in General Nursing

    I'm probably not the one to give advice on this. As I just lost my job due to others reporting me, but, I have refused to report them. My former DON told me it was my job to report others. I never...

  5. CNA issues.....

    gentlegiver replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    As a former CNA and current Nurse, I have to say I don't agree with you, completely. In Massachusetts you are allowed access to charts only as far as information related to your ability to do your...

  6. Would you come in during an epidemic?

    gentlegiver replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am no good to my pt's if I'm worrying about my family. and no good to my family if I am worrying about bringing "something" home to them. And mostly I am no good to either if I'm sick, dying, or,...

  7. Do Newbies "Eat" Their Elders?

    gentlegiver replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    How about a Newbie eatting another Newbie?? I have 3 yrs experience, I am fairly confident, I make mistakes, and if I find someone else's mistake I always talk to them before I go to the unit manager....

  8. "NEVER Events"

    gentlegiver replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    In the LTC I work for, my unit is composed of 41 pts, 95% dementia pts, 75% are fall risks, then figure in the % who refuse to take more than a sip of water with meds and refuse fluids the rest of the...

  9. nursing shortage? how about equipment shortage?

    gentlegiver replied to MagnesiuM's topic in General Nursing

    I gave up looking for BP cuffs, Thermometers, stethoscopes, etc. I bought my own, my work bag wts 12 lbs the last time I weighed it. I even supply my own mirrows, flashlights, and, nail clippers....

  10. Personality Type and Nursing

    gentlegiver replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    Interestingly enough, I am INTJ. I work LTC. I think the fit is

  11. Nurses and the 2008 election

    gentlegiver replied to Brian's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Granted Palin may not get alot of women voters, but Obama wont either. As for Hilary, does anyone remember WhiteWater?? Lets face it, our choises are bad and bad, as I see it, neither is better or...

  12. Ticked off a Chaplin today

    gentlegiver replied to pielęgniarka's topic in General Nursing

    They call it "The Sacrament of the Sick" I work LTC. In my company all the residents recieve this whether they are dieing or not every 6 months. I had a pt, actively passing, the family requested the...

  13. Should I go for the interview??

    gentlegiver posted a topic in General Nursing

    I applied for a position in a private group home for developmentally disabled persons. The position was advertised as "work 24 hours (9AM to 9Pm) every weekend get paid for 36 hours". When I was...

  14. Should I go for the interview??

    gentlegiver replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    Advertised as 9AM to 9PM on Saturday and then again on Sunday. That is 24 hours in a weekend, but you would be paid for 36 hours. This would be every weekend. As for the hourly pay, it would be the...

  15. Who do I contact concerning a program to donate unused meds to clinics?

    gentlegiver posted a topic in General Nursing

    Each month I destroy meds from pt's who have been discharged, deceased or had the meds D/C'd. I know that here in Massachusetts a law was in the process of being passed to allow the donation of meds...

  16. "Let me get out of your way"

    gentlegiver replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I once told a pt (who told me he was scared of needles) that I was scared of needles too. If he closed his eyes and looked to the left, I'd close mine and look to the right, we'd be done in no time....

  17. Vent! Shift from hades

    gentlegiver replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    When I call out in LTC, I usually get a major run around and really bad attitude from scheduling. After all, your suppossed to take care of the sick, not get sick yourself! As our manual states you...

  18. Things that make you go grrrrrrrr

    gentlegiver replied to jnrsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I hate walking into a pt's room to do a dressing change and finding the last shift didn't feel like following the Dr's order for a wet to dry and slapped a coversite over the wound. Such a lovely...

  19. Watch out - Its Death Angel!

    gentlegiver replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I got that beat! I lost 3 ladies in 2 days. Dr calls my unit "the funeral home"

  20. How does your own PCP treat you?

    gentlegiver replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    I'd had my PCP for close to 20 years. He has always been relax, yet professional around me. The only change in treatment is now if I call with a problem he wants me to evaluate myself and give him a...

  21. blood in stool but...?

    gentlegiver replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I find that frank blood is (upon visual inspection of pt) hemrroids. I've rarley found it to be anything else. However, on women check to ensure the blood is from the rectum, I have seen 80 + ladies...

  22. Egos....insecurities

    gentlegiver replied to LSRNgrad2008's topic in General Nursing

    my problem is a 7-3 nurse was busted for not signing out in the MAR some of the meds she gave pts. She was given a suspension and put back on probation. She decided I was the one who turned her in,...

  23. obsessions

    gentlegiver posted a topic in General Nursing

    Tonight I had a pt who went into the bathroom 30 times in less than 4 hours. I was so frequent that a CNA followed her and watched to see what was happening. The pt insisted she had diarrhea, but...

  24. Do you make your title known?

    gentlegiver replied to icunurse42066's topic in General Nursing

    I really get bothered when I walk onto my unit and am informed that my new admitt is related to someone in management. Do they expect me to ignore the rest of my pt's and consentrate on keeping thier...

  25. obsessions

    gentlegiver replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    she has the tipical diagonosis for LTC, dementia included. It is not unusual for pt's to be bowel or bladder obsessed. I was just wondering if others found this