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I think the advice given here was quite sound. Read the MD orders and follow them to the letter and you'll have no problems. As far as pushing narcs, it's simple, push it slow, dilute it with a small amount of NS to protect the vein especially if i...

THis isn't exactly the same, but we keep a fan in our room at night for white noise. It helps us sleep. Anyway, since we moved into our new to us house about a year ago. I can hear music playing in the middle of the night if the fan is running. I...

I have had 6 children and suffered with n/v with all and hyperemesis with the last two. There is a difference!! Be careful with Hyperemesis! If you find you are unable to work, talk to your Dr. about this. This disease can be deadly! I lost over ...

Cherokee -- I think most of us agree that the stories don't have to necessarily be in a nursing setting. I personally would enjoy hearing about anyone's encounters no matter where or when they took place. I love hearing about it. Chime in, every...

I agree with all the posts so far. Good critical thinking and planning. I had one experience w/ calling the Doc at 02:30 in the morning. The pt. was in excruciating pain and the current pain meds ordered weren't helping I called to get a new PR...

i need advice from all you nurses here with so much experience in so many areas. I've been a nurse for appox 10 years and went to LTC about 18 months ago. I work really hard and I'm not a regular call off person. I pick up shifts all the time to h...

I'm so sorry for your loss. I too lost a baby, a little girl @ 22 weeks gestation on June 9th, 2004. That date and the day she was to be born are heavy days for my heart. I think it took me a good year to begin to move on carrying this grief. The...

As far as I know, the management position is yet to be filled, but she is actively pursuing it feverishly. The other bad experience right now is that people are making up new reasons why I was let go. You know, gossiping to make it more juicy. Tha...

I went to my interviews today, and both went incredibly well. The first one informed me that the facility I just left had been sold and was listed in the newspaper this morning as such. wow! I was shocked! Does anyone know what happens to the s...

Thanks so much to everyone. I am moving on and have two interviews on Monday. (I went in to pick up my pay check.) and i did over hear someone in the office state to the Admin. that he had started a crap storm by "firing that girl". Some of the re...

To all my great friends here who tried to help me -- Thanks for all your efforts. I was canned anyway, even with the supporting evidence. I had hoped my history with this facility would bear some weight with their decision as well, but it didn't. ...

I forgot to anwer the gerry chair question. we only have one and it's being used by another pt. at the moment. You would think the place would spring for another one or two, but noooo. any one scouring the internet on this, please let me know if ...

Thank so much to all of you for your support. I am supposed to meet with adminisration tomorrow for final disposition. If any of you can find laws or codes that could apply to this situation. I would greatly appreciate it. I plan to copy them off...

This patient all ready had an existing restraint that was ordered by the Doc and implemented, being the seat belt. I wasn't trying to restain her, I was trying to improve her quality of life and relieve her discomfort. Honestly, i wasn't aware at t...

I could use something like this right now. We have a Montesorri school on site, but it is extremely expensive and is only open about 4 hours a day. That won't help me. I work night shift 7p-7:30am, My husband has been watching them at night and u...

Wasteful?????? At the facility where I work, we have NO chux, no wipes, no kleenex and the administrater just d/c'd extra large breifs because they are too expensive. WHAT? Is he not thinking of the money in man-hours and supplies needed to clear u...

I just got the Dell Axim x51v and I LOVE IT! I'm still fiddling around with which programs I want to pay for. I've d/l Epocrates Essentials, it has a 3 month free trial period. It's pretty complete. I'm also looking at Nursing Central and Nursin...

scary! and sad. I guess us old gals don't have any experience with "fun".

This thread is the story of my life. Call offs are the norm. I guess it's something you learn how to deal with. Two nights ago was the worst for me though. We started out with 2 nurses, me and a new girl. I took the rehab and sub-acute halls. T...

:roll I still do this too!!!! You know your a diehard nurse when.... I wonder if they still teach this stuff in nursing schools anywhere?

I just had this happen at the facility where I work. This one night I was working on the sub-acute unit and the nurse on the LTC unit had asked the aides on her floor to give a few meds. A BIG NO-NO~!! I told the aides not to do it. I was shocked t...

Wow, this thread has been an eye opener and I'm a little worried at this point. I had to write up an STNA last night and she was pissed! Firing off accusations at me after she was clocked out. Here's what happened. Lights going off like crazy, I go ...

I'm sure those BIG DOGS will make a grand splash in hell when it's their time to go! I, personally hope they see the face of every person they denied basic care for - surrounding their bed as they lay dying. I live with this stuff every day. Yesterd...

Key words being "NOT FOR PROFIT". I've noticed things are run quite differently in a NFP organization, than in a For Profit one. VERY different.

I don't think I would ever be brave enough to go commando or even the thong route. Think Layers when it comes to protecting ourselves from all the issues of the day, as Bethy-Lynn said. I personally wear 100% COTTON and nothing else. I wear the bikin...