HopeItWorksDNP

HopeItWorksDNP

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  1. Emergency situations: what do I do???

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to Daria5363's topic in General Nursing

    Never, ever let someone downplay your instincts: If you think "there's something wrong with this pt" there probably is. I've managed to stop a few pts from crashing just by following my gut instinct...

  2. I think I'm enrolled??

    HopeItWorksDNP posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I sent in my payment and it has been credited to my account. Also, MyEc website now allows me access to chat rooms, forums, etc. that I couldn't access before I sent in my money. So I think I'm...

  3. Hep C Needle Stick - Need Support

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to tishclassof08's topic in General Nursing

    Tish, I'm posting my reply to another member earlier this year on the same subject. This is my story: March 2006, pt with internal defibillator in V-tach. Defibillator is firing every 30 seconds or...

  4. LPNS in the ER?

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to BShelleyLPN's topic in Emergency

    I've been in the ER for 2 years now. We are a smaller hospital: inpt approx 45 beds, 8 beds in ER counting triage. We never have more than 2 nurses staffed at a time unless we can beg, plead, and...

  5. Hit all time low

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to JentheRN05's topic in General Nursing

    Jen, Take it from me, there is hope. With the right "cocktail" of meds and appropriate counseling, life can get much better. Now that we know what it is, my mother says I came out of the womb manic....

  6. "Did you report her?"

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I have reported a co-worker. I can provide examples as long as I am tall of what I deem "negligence" and "delays in pt care". I overlooked many, many cases of bad nursing on her part. Did I want...

  7. "Oh, so you'll be doing all the dirty work..." Help?

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to WVlpn2b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When you're confronted by those smug people that believe LPN's do nothing but wipe butt, just smile and reply: "Yes, I will be wiping @ss. And one day you'll appreciate me when the @ss I'm wiping is...

  8. LPNs glorified Techs?

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to mommie2bodie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My license says: NURSE. And I will be more than happy to show it to anyone that has doubts. Or better yet, just spend a few hours in the ER with me and decide for yourself if I'm a nurse or not. I...

  9. Tired Of Cleaning Up Her Mess

    HopeItWorksDNP posted a topic in Emergency

    Okay, I need to vent. :angryfire I'm an LPN working as the 2nd nurse in a small ER. I work the busy 11-11 shift. I am so frustrated with my RN! I don't know if its a lack of compassion or if she...

  10. Tired Of Cleaning Up Her Mess

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in Emergency

    Ok, I guess I'm just back to gripe some more. :angryfire I took the advice all of you offered and did have a frank discussion with my NM after my original post. Turns out there had been complaints...

  11. LPNs/LVNs: What's Your Specialty?

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ER nurse here, in case the name didn't say it all. Hope I never have to leave! Love it, love it, love

  12. Needle sticks (Question for all nurses, esp those in ER)

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in General Nursing

    Jedi, March 2006, pt with internal defibillator in V-tach. Defibillator is firing every 30 seconds or so causing his body to jump off the stretcher. New lab tech in to draw blood. Absolutely...

  13. How far do you commute to work?

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    Takes me 3 minutes to get to work, and I still can't get there on time!! Haven't even thought to check the mileage. Biggest problem I have is that a tank of gas lasts me so long I forget to look at...

  14. Best ways to deal with the stress?

    HopeItWorksDNP posted a topic in Emergency

    Just looking for different ideas on how to handle the stress we deal with everyday? I've always been a "stress eater" and now that I have a high stress job, this is NOT working for me. Up 50+ pounds...

  15. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    Teenager with menstrual cramps. I'm not talking debilitating cramps. I'm talking just plain, old first day of your period cramps. Sitting on stretcher eating Doritos, drinking Coke, and texting...

  16. How do you keep your uniforms whit as can be?

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the sunshine. If you want them "brand new white" wash with a mixture of Gain and Oxyclean, then hang out to dry in the sun. Kept my scrubs beautiful all thru school. Have also washed...

  17. Witnessed a terrible death last night--pls help me...

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    Grad, As a relatively new nurse (2004), I feel your pain. The first time I witnessed a "hard" death, it haunted me for days. I had come from a background in manufacturing & at age 32 had only...

  18. Who's got their hand in the Demerol cookie JAR?

    HopeItWorksDNP replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    It started out with missing hydrocodone from our med cart. Then a vial of Ativan, here and there. Then the drug carts on the m/s floor would be missing a Demerol injectable here, a morphine there....