busy-bee

busy-bee has 6 years experience and specializes in Long Term Facilitly.

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1. Scape Goat

   busy-bee replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

   They have yet to bring this up again with me. I think they understand that by bringing this up after I have told them I am uncomfortable with their request would not be in their best interest. The...

2. Scape Goat

   busy-bee replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

   This is a non union facilitly. I have done nothing wrong and I am not quiting my job just because they think they can force me into doing something I told them I do not wish to do. If I write what I...

3. Scape Goat

   busy-bee posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been requested by the facility I work at to write a statement that I verbally reported. When I verbally reported the situation, to my knowledge no action was taken. Several days later, after...

4. triple lumen feeding tubes

   busy-bee posted a topic in General Nursing

   Maybe I should know this..but I don't...and I can't find any literature on this. If a patient has a triple lumen feeding tube...first g-tube...second J tube...and I think third is BAL...Which site is...

5. A Flutter with RVR

   busy-bee replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

   No sure what the final outcome of the patient. The rapid response doctor did not write an order to send him to ICU, why I am really not sure. This was the second rapid response that was called on...

6. A Flutter with RVR

   busy-bee posted a topic in General Nursing

   Had an elderly pt with A flutter with RVR. History of two MI's, one a year ago or so. PT respiratory rate like that of cheyne stoking and rapid response called on him several times without change in...

7. My two least favorite words

   busy-bee replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

   "I'll help" but the help never

8. calling the doc

   busy-bee replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your replies, it is frustrating due to the the time that is wasted prior to getting permission to notify. They say you can't put what the doc actually says if he is rude for that is called...

9. calling the doc

   busy-bee posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work night weekends on a med-surg unit. I have been there for about 7 months. When I first started, the LPN's prior to calling the doc, had to discuss the reason for wanting to call the doc to the...

10. Med-Surg

    busy-bee replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all...tonight I had a great night, I hope for many of

11. Med-Surg

    busy-bee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for seven years, all in LTC. I recently took a LPN position on a med surg unit. It is pretty overwhelming. The patients are fine, it's the computer I am having problems with....

12. It is me or them!!! I can't stand it anymore!

    busy-bee replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Write each and every occurence up. I know taking time to do this is aggrivating as all h*ll, but you need to do it. Just write it quick, simple, and to the point..hand it to the CNA and be done with...

13. Nursing Home to Hospital

    busy-bee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have just accepted employment at our local hospital. I have been a nurse for seven years all in which I have spent in nursing homes/rehabs. I am feeling a bit anxious and hoping I have made the...

14. MRSA/Urine

    busy-bee posted a topic in General Nursing

    DX MRSA in urine...tx macrodantin....no cath placed....is this common? At all the other facilities I have worked, we always placed a cath. No a private room either, and both patients use the same...

15. care plan

    busy-bee posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today my intent was to put altered nutritional status as the nursing diagnosis related to a patients low albumin level. Suggestion was to put...."low albumin" as the care plan since this was the...