VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

Once a nurse, always a nurse!

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    Most "Clueless" Thing YOUR Manager has Done

    Well, I don't think that's necessarily true of all nurse-managers and nurse-administrators. Some of us who have come directly from the bedside know darn well what can and cannot be accomplished in X...
  2. Aw............:imbar And now, back to our regularly scheduled
  3. Thanks, Leslie. Like a cat, I always land on my feet somehow. That's probably because despite my tendency to depression, I'm an incurable optimist---I figure it's gotta get better, right? Besides,...
  4. I hear you.........I've been having a rough time of it lately myself, but then again, I've got a sister living with me whom I'm very worried about, work has been unusually stressful these days, I'm...
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    Squeemishness

    I used to gag even at the mere THOUGHT of vomit! Now I can handle just about everything.........except mouths and feet. Give me a staph-laden stage IV decub, rivers of poop, blood and guts any day,...
  6. I was just about to say the same thing, but you beat me to
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    Does anybody had seen a nurse with tunnel earrings?

    Moderator's Note: Please keep your posts respectful and on-topic. Several posts have had to be deleted because they were directed at other members or introduced a debate which is not germane to the...
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    info on apnea

    I have CPAP and am (I hate this word) noncompliant for a number of reasons. Thanks for the link to the forum.........maybe I'll learn some tips and techniques to help me tolerate it
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    after patient dies, nurse perspective?

    Please let me offer my condolences on the passing of your beloved son. Having lost a little one of my own 24 years ago this month, I know your pain all too well.........Most of us grow into adulthood...
  10. Zoeboboey, you said it!! As tough as I think I am, I too am apparently dealing with PTSD from my last job---the tightening in my gut, the lump in my throat, the pounding heart---every time I re-check...
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    Long Term Effects of Marijuana Use?

    I'm with you there! I too am an ex-pothead. I stopped my recreational use when I realized that I could either a) keep using, or b) be a responsible citizen, have a nursing license, and make a living....
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    shocked by ER nurse!

    I agree. As a nurse, I've been asked to assist with family members' care, and then there was the do-it-yourself telemetry when I was in the hospital once (the ICU nurses would call my room phone and...
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    Slander

    What Leslie said. You need to consult an attorney for any type of legal situation that could even remotely threaten your license and/or livelihood. It is far beyond our scope of practice as nurses to...
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    shocked by ER nurse!

    Moderator's Note: Several posts have been deleted from this thread due to the fact that they quoted an offensive post that has also been deleted. Please don't take this personally.........it is only...
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    Surgery Complications with my Husband

    :yeahthat: Closing thread now. Best of luck with your husband......sorry you're going through such a difficult
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    Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    Yeah..........just let me consult my crystal
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    Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    You know, I think a lot of this happens because the mass media have encouraged people to question absolutely EVERYTHING medical personnel do. Even Reader's Digest frequently publishes articles urging...
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    Going the happy dance!

    congratulations, viking!!!!:w00t::dncgbby::clphnds::dancgrp::chrs::ancong!: i knew you could do it!!!!!! welcome to the wild and wonderful world of nursing..........prepare to be
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    "Escorted" out of work

    I have had this happen to me, the one time in my life that I was fired (from a resident-care manager position in LTC). I was actually RELIEVED to be out of that place, and I would have simply gone to...
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    Exactly HOW addictive do you think Ambien is?

    My sister is going through a similar phase, only with her it's Fioricet, Ativan, nortriptyline, and Tylenol PM. She's nuttier than a squirrel on this combination, and I've tried everything I know and...
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    Can LPNs trim a diabetics toenails in MO?

    I wouldn't do it unless you have been trained in foot care, and even then I still think you have to be delegated for this task by an RN. Frankly, despite being an RN myself, I don't touch diabetics'...
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    How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    I'm partial to timeless names---the ones that don't "date" a person. For boys, I like Benjamin, Christopher, Ethan, and most Biblical names; for girls, my favorites include Melanie, Sarah, Elena,...
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    Kidney Stones!!!!!

    Having stents was the worst part of the whole thing for me. Taking 'em out was about as uncomfortable as having a Foley cath D/C'd.....it wasn't fun, but they felt a lot better out than in! Some...
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    Kidney Stones!!!!!

    You all have my sympathies!! I have some sort of hyperparathyroidism that they can't find on scanning/CT/X-ray, but which has contributed to repeated bouts with kidney calculi that have so far...
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    No reimbusement if patient satisfaction score are low?

    That's for sure.........as the bumper sticker says, problems cannot be solved by the same minds that created