horrorxgirl

horrorxgirl

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  1. Postfall Neurochecks. What's your protocol?

    horrorxgirl replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, mine does work out to 87 hours of monitoring. At my facility the nurses do all the vitals except temps, although I did see a post for a mandatory meeting to assess the CNA's ability to do vitals,...

  2. IV fluids in LTC setting?

    horrorxgirl replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In LTC places I have worked, IV fluids and ATBs have been pretty

  3. LPNs as Unit Managers?

    horrorxgirl replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I honestly see no problem with an LPN being a unit manager in a LTC facility, however I believe that they should have many years of experience in LTC before getting that sort of position. IMO no LPN...

  4. Do you have any authority in your LTC facility?

    horrorxgirl replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's ridiculous. I would have told the supervisor, maybe have her reevaluate her decision. As far as needing permission for everything else, that seems so asinine to me. I don't know what the laws...

  5. What to do, what to do.

    horrorxgirl replied to needtoknowbasis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow she sounds pretty obnoxious. Where I work, everything is computerized, so the pharmacy picks the times since they are the ones that put everything into the computer system. Also, if someone got an...

  6. New to ltc, questions after 1st orientation

    horrorxgirl replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At the LTC facility I work at, everyone with C-Diff is put on isolation precautions, we hang a sign outside of their room asking all visitors to go to the nurses station first, they get their own...

  7. A Funny Moment in LTC...

    horrorxgirl replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have a lady on our floor who is 102 years old and says some of the nastiest things and sometimes some hilarious things. Sometimes she gets in these perverted moods and will ask me if I have a "Big...

  8. BSN-Nurse with probably Ankylosing spondylitis (Bekhterevs)

    horrorxgirl replied to BSN Happyface's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I do not have ankylosing spondilitis, but my father does. He is in his 50's now and is at the point of his life where the disease isn't really progressing anymore. He has dealt with years of...

  9. Working as lpn while doing adn program?

    horrorxgirl replied to peas&carrots's topic in LPN to RN

    I work 3 12s friday, sat, and sunday. I'm working on prereqs now, but I plan to keep this same work schedule when I do the LPN to ADN

  10. Why aren't nursing homes doing 12 hour shifts???

    horrorxgirl replied to GRAB1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a nursing home and I do 3 12 hour shifts. The only downfall is that it's only on the weekends that they offer this shift, and they expect vacation request way early so I miss ALOT of things....

  11. Apply for scholarship in my grandfather's name??

    horrorxgirl posted a topic in LPN to RN

    Ok, so I am currently an LPN enrolled in school and working to get my ADN. After that I want to attend an ADN to BSN program at a college that is nearby and seems to have the best program for that....

  12. Urinary retention with no foley drainage(long)

    horrorxgirl replied to eegrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like there is probably mucous in the bladder that is clogging the catheter. Or like the above person mention, sometimes ascites can give a false read as a full bladder. I had a patient who...

  13. Got accepted to Nursing school...but I want a tattoo :(

    horrorxgirl replied to RedXIII_'s topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 8 years and my arms are pretty much completely covered with tattoos from shoulder to wrist. My job has no restrictions regarding it at this time, and I've never gotten any...

  14. Can you get your RN after a noncredit LPN program?

    horrorxgirl replied to honeycakes55's topic in LPN to RN

    You can go to get your RN, but you will have to take prereq classes first, which will take about a year, then another year of nursing classes after that. So it will take you two years to get your RN...

  15. Lowest BP?

    horrorxgirl replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in highschool, I was extremely athletic and my normal BP ran about 80/40. I had no problems or symptoms with that. I was diagnosed with Grave's Disease at age 19 and at that time my blood...

  16. You put what??!!!! were???!!

    horrorxgirl replied to snoopy29's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had the almost EXACT thing happen to me!! When I was about 3 years old I stuck a huge piece of foam from a mattress up my nose. I started to smell bad after a couple days and my Mom took me to a...

  17. Charting Bloopers

    horrorxgirl replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have a few. I used to work with an RN who was constantly charting bizarre things. She at one time had to clean up a patient who had managed to get BM all over their body, and mostly on their...

  18. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    horrorxgirl replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    My ex husband has been known to say moronic things. He has a very rare autoimmune disease that many doctors have never heard of, and was finally diagnosed by a rheumy after 6 other specialists could...

  19. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    horrorxgirl replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    There is a dentist from my hometown named Dr.

  20. managements new idea for call-lights

    horrorxgirl replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    This is just outright ridiculous. I hate these stupid kindergarten antics that come about in the nursing profession. Is it true that some people suck at answering call lights? Yes. But there is also...

  21. Scheduled to work called out due to snow--can I be fired?

    horrorxgirl replied to Wsmith16's topic in General Nursing

    I also wanted to add that in Pitt this past weekend, most people who would have wasted their time and money staying in a hotel closer to work would have still had to call off when they realized they...

  22. Scheduled to work called out due to snow--can I be fired?

    horrorxgirl replied to Wsmith16's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I can't help but be biased about this because I'm living in Pittsburgh, PA and we are in absolute hell right now. Those saying that nurses should get hotels close to their job and such, I really...

  23. LPN to RN Bridge programs.... Does the LPN program have to be accredited?

    horrorxgirl replied to newway's topic in LPN to RN

    From what I understand, and I'm getting ready to start working on my RN after getting my LPN at a school that was not accredited, you can still do a bridge program but you will have to take several...

  24. How to Supervise "Older" Employees?!?

    horrorxgirl replied to Amber Lynn's topic in General Nursing

    I was 21 when I graduated from nursing school and on my first shift alone was supervising a 60-something year old CNA. I was running around like crazy and asked her to help me take a patient to the...

  25. Been a nurse for 5 years... now 2 med errors in one week. Help.

    horrorxgirl replied to jen42's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Don't beat yourself up. You realize that you have made errors and you are doing what you can to make sure it doesn't happen again. That's all you can do. I don't see your license being in trouble....