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  1. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    happthearts replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I forgot I have one to add Had a PT sweet little lady had ate a great dinner .I had worked a double that night and I always helped the aides doing rounds when I could to catch them Up .We walked into...

  2. Can a short person be a nurse?

    happthearts replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    I will never forget the nurse I worked with she had to be only 4.6 or so This lady nurse one time ,hopped up on the bed and did CPR on this guy ,she was totally amazeing with the compressions .She...

  3. Fired for Abuse/harrassment

    happthearts replied to tennesseenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hey call the ombusdman and ask them ,ask if this is considered abuse ,and give this example .I hope you responded to the fireing and wrote your side of this and got a copy of this firing .If you...

  4. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    happthearts replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is so true we have med aides in our state and the pharmacy sets up all the meds in pre-packaged bubbles. But what if the Pt has a new drug or drug reaction That med aide will have no clue what to...

  5. Omsbudsman experiences?

    happthearts replied to germain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As I have said in other post the ombusdman can be your best friend when asking question about the law so they can keep you withen it . But if your Rehab or hospitial has any complaints .The ombusdman...

  6. Where Do Residents Rights End? Long, Sorry.

    happthearts replied to Cheez-It!'s topic in General Nursing

    OK I had a mental health Pt in a rehab hospitial and we called the Odbudsman and they stated a Pt could refuse to bath up to 30 days then it becomes a health issue .On Day 30 .We said we needed to see...

  7. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    happthearts replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Question has anyone done a study or heard of a study of when brain death occurs I often wonder when that is . I Had a MD come up from the ER to pronounce a cancer PT on my wing .Pt had no vitials was...

  8. Men in Nursing paper (part2)

    happthearts replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    Very interesting alot of things I had not heard before. Thanks

  9. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    happthearts replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Yes I always talk to the brain dead. I found one thing very intresting over the years ,when I would tell the Pt what I was about to do they had a tendancy to relax more .Example Mr Garicia I am going...

  10. Best Paid State For Nursing

    happthearts replied to bashy's topic in General Nursing

    Well it isn't Utah I got more in Califorina as an aide . Then they the pay nurses here in Utah. I got paid 12 ,11 years ago as a private aide .They start a new LVN/LPN about $10.00 to 12.00 an hour...

  11. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    happthearts replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I had just the opposite happen My Home health PT was haveing the attack and they took the PT with flu /cold .Go figure cause they were there first . I had spoke with the nurse at the desk .I finally...

  12. Getting residents up for the day

    happthearts replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Originally Posted by webblarsk The LTC facility I worked at started getting the residents up on the third shift and first shift finished up. It seems like they started getting residents up around 6am...

  13. Grandmother w/ alzheimers - Malnourishment question

    happthearts replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    OK I just went to a class on this 2 days ago.Hormel meals makes things that are tasty with High protien .Like cookies and shakes when people will not just eat .Its amazaing a person will eat a 200...

  14. LPN in psych hospitals

    happthearts replied to xtina71's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Haven't been in psych latley But The LPN did most things the RN did except the RN was charge.Pass meds do take downs chart admit and seach Pt. .Run groups when needed.etc.We have LPNs here in utah in...

  15. Banning smoking for psychiatric patients

    happthearts replied to Bjo's topic in Psychiatric

    OK I am one for this ban and I used to be a smoker .We had a geri mental health PT who was alowed to go out side and smoke .The staff is suspose to light the one smoke and the Pt is not to have...

  16. don't know what to do...check this out!

    happthearts replied to sun_chica's topic in Nursing Career

  17. A message to new grads: NEVER....

    happthearts replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes that is very cute. OK the platic bag is the hospitial and the tenderizer is the time put in.as a nurse.The freezer is what we get Until we find our way.and we are Thawed slowly because thats how...

  18. A message to new grads: NEVER....

    happthearts replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that chaps my hide is the nurse comes in and just starts care, not telling the PT .What there going to do ,or who they are .How rude.! Always indrouce your self to your PT. If there awake...

  19. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    happthearts replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Oh I guess another interesting thing I saw in the ER was a homeless man with a really bad infection in his toes. When I helped him take off his shoes I knew it was going to be bad cause his sock was...

  20. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    happthearts replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    That's to funny Must have been really blond ! best dumb blond joke I have heard in awhile .Why didn't she just use ice It takes gum right out. The pregancy test was good too. What's really funny is...

  21. Getting residents up for the day

    happthearts replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We were doing a PT at a wentworth assted living here in SLC Utah and the aide confided in me they had to bath 5 and get 5 ready They started at 4.30 which is against the law.It's state no one before 6...

  22. don't know what to do...check this out!

    happthearts replied to sun_chica's topic in Nursing Career

    Bless all the nurses that fit into nursing .There is not just one kind of Pt that's why we need so many diffrent kinds of nurse.There are all diffent kinds of nursing from on the hospitial floor to...

  23. interested in holistic nursing!

    happthearts replied to Louisepug's topic in Holistic

    My husband a a Chriopractic Physician in Utah uses alot modalities Like Clinical hypnosis when adjusting his Pt's works like a charm to get them to relax. You may in a regular hospitail setting...

  24. Length of shifts

    happthearts replied to DarbyD's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work any where from 8 to 24 hrs a day litterally I set up Pt care and marketing , sometimes have to do care when we are short.On the 24 hrs I must be able to get 6hrs of uninterupeted

  25. When you're in charge and you have to report a friend? Then what?

    happthearts replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I think You did the right thing .My GF was RN charge when I was an aide when I ened up on her unit one day as a float .She asked me if I was Ok with this. I said sure.The nice thing about my friend...