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MoopleRN

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  1. auditing call lights?

    MoopleRN replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    Call lights were tracked at my last facility (hospital). It was a total freaking joke. Most of our census were elderly/confused and didn't even realize they'd hit the light. Regardless, we were...

  2. Should I feel guilty?

    MoopleRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There's no point in trying to reorient. Ever. The patient, like the customer, is always right! Having said that, I don't have a problem lying to my residents. My lies aren't meant to trick or fool...

  3. Very inappropriate!

    MoopleRN replied to Erikadawn RN's topic in General Nursing

    Why does she even have your number? Do you text back? I'm sure it IS "infuriating"... and you brought it upon yourself when you allowed her to have that number. Want it to stop? Change your...

  4. Very inappropriate!

    MoopleRN replied to Erikadawn RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's too confusing for me to figure out who works where/applied to.... but what I really can't wrap my head around is why in the world do you and your boss text. At all. Ever. My work doesn't have...

  5. blood transfusion

    MoopleRN replied to Tsatalstrana's topic in General Nursing

    Stop time should be stated in your facility's policy. In my experience with the "real world", stop time is when the bag is empty even if there's still blood in the line and hasn't been flushed out...

  6. Nursing Diagnosis

    MoopleRN replied to kushkismat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You want some "examples for better understanding" of nursing dxs?!? Go to class, read your text book, join a peer study group........ ask your

  7. Wedging my foot in that crack...

    MoopleRN replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    Do you seriously think you're qualified for an "admin slot" and that it will pay slightly less... (10 or so an hour instead of the 14 you make now)"?!? Do you really think a unit secretary position...

  8. Help... Should I stay in this program?

    MoopleRN replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students

    That's not the instructor that got fired in the last thread, is it? Let's keep things straight here! When you say on this thread "take a leave of absence" does that mean you've dropped out? Why do...

  9. Help... Should I stay in this program?

    MoopleRN replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students

    Meatballgirl! You're alive!! Were there any insulin questions? I'm sure you got those right all by

  10. what are you going to do with this order?

    MoopleRN replied to hnwxmo's topic in Patient Medications

    If that's the case, then the OP should either clarify with the ordering MD/pharmacy, starting with the ordering MD. If the OP is questioning this as a current order on this forum, it's...

  11. Help!!! Caught btw rock and hard place--Instructor sending students home early...

    MoopleRN replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students

    I know I posted "over and out" on this thread but I have to jump back in. OP, I take it back. You're not a troll. The VAST majority of the replies on this thread are the trolls and SHAME ON ALL OF...

  12. Help!!! Caught btw rock and hard place--Instructor sending students home early...

    MoopleRN replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students

    Do you seriously think you're "inviting homicide upon self"? Leave a note in a safe place (with your mother, maybe?) where it will be found after you're, you know, homicided. Ahem! Over and

  13. Help!!! Caught btw rock and hard place--Instructor sending students home early...

    MoopleRN replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students

    Accidentally injected with 50 cc of insulin? Sounds trolly to me.... How should you tell this terrible secret? You just did. Print this thread and leave it in your dean's

  14. Alert,oriented LTC patients who refuse routine nightly insulin?

    MoopleRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Then get the order DCed or modified during day shift when the PCP is available. I'm not advocating calling the PCP/ER at night. If it's documented that the patient refused and it got passed along to...

  15. Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    MoopleRN replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    That's a good point that' I've never thought of. No, I don't witness the administration of the med after the waste. Maybe it still got diverted. Hopefully the patient's c/o pain (and the f/u) that...

  16. Alert,oriented LTC patients who refuse routine nightly insulin?

    MoopleRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What if he doesn't eat his meal? Do you still give the 15 units? Does he count CHOs or have SSI? Have you done any education on your A&O patient about what is ordered? Can you say "what he...

  17. Alert,oriented LTC patients who refuse routine nightly insulin?

    MoopleRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What society has legally decided you are incompetent? Residents are admitted thru doctors' order/families/DPOAs... they aren't committed like some psych patients! Many residents I take care of are...

  18. Alert,oriented LTC patients who refuse routine nightly insulin?

    MoopleRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't need a policy, regardless of the type of facility, for an A&O person refusing a med/treatment/procedure. As others have said, educate/document/notify the PCP. I'm confused why this is...

  19. Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    MoopleRN replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    I always made them stay to actually witness me and it was a rare occasion when I didn't stay to witness them. We had an omnicell and when I needed a waste, I'd draw up the entire contents, waste what...

  20. Is it possible for a patient to bleed out of the very end of an IV port?

    MoopleRN replied to nursing000's topic in General Nursing

    For that to happen, there has to be a LOT of extremely poor nursing care/negligence. I can think of worst case scenarios where that might happen but in all of them, the attending nurse is a moron/out...

  21. are there nurses who ACTUALLY care ?

    MoopleRN replied to seriouslyserious's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not sure just what the point of your OP is. I'm assuming, perhaps incorrectly, that it's a vent, which we all do from time to time. If your "group presentation/members" voted to cut your...

  22. Down to the nitty gritty...

    MoopleRN replied to mrspolly's topic in General Nursing

    Of course there's nothing wrong with asking questions when you are making a (fairly big) life choice. I never said there was. I simply got the (wrong?) impression that the OP was more concerned...

  23. Down to the nitty gritty...

    MoopleRN replied to mrspolly's topic in General Nursing

    If you're so concerned with how much poop/pee/puke/trachs etc is involved before you make your decision, then perhaps you've already made your decision. Nursing involves many aspects/fields and often...

  24. Long Term RN to Hospital RN

    MoopleRN replied to stjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I've recently gone from the hospital to LTAC and it's been a huge difference. Way less assessing and way more med pass... also way more time wasted answering my work cell phone (unit secretary, I...

  25. Bullies at the work place.. vent

    MoopleRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Of course we're there for our patients and their safety but we are also there to support each other and be a mentor if need be. I may or may not "throw someone under the bus". It would depend on the...