iwanna

iwanna

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  1. Your Pet Peeves in Nursing..

    iwanna replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Cattiness among staff. Some nurses act like they can do no wrong. Sometimes, I think that they are just so insecure themselves. Of course, this is not just nurses, I have noticed it among...

  2. Borderline Personality Disorder on the Behavioral Unit

    iwanna replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

    Vanilla_Sky, I thought it was a great post from thunderwolf. What do you mean about in the real world? I have a family member with bpd, and I agree with the post by thunderwolf. I have become very...

  3. Is Psych Nursing Easy?

    iwanna replied to resilientnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I never thought that psych nursing was easy. I liked it, though. I worked the geri-unit, adults, adolescents and children's. You most likely will have episodes where someone is going off and needs...

  4. What do you do in the nursing station in your down time?

    iwanna replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    When I worked in psych facility, I never had down time. In fact, the time really flew by. We were involved with the patients when we didn't pass meds. I am an LPN and we assisted the mental health...

  5. Did I cause my patient to die faster?

    iwanna replied to lou_tango's topic in General Nursing

    What a moron, that nurse was. You did not "cause" her to die faster. It was her time. It sounds like she went peacefully. Some nurses think that they just know it all. It is good that you were so...

  6. I DID IT!!!! I survived illness, fought back, and am graduating an RN program!!!

    iwanna replied to nursgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, congratulations!! I can empathize with drs. believing it may be in your head. drs. never told me that, but I started to wonder about it, myself. I have auto-immune disease and it took twelve...

  7. Can anyone tell me amount of Vit.D/Vit.C for prevntion/treatment of swine flu

    iwanna posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I believe that my husband may have the H1N1 flu. His symptoms started one week, ago. Initially, it was vomiting, stomach pain, back pain, followed by severe back pain, chills, sweats, periods of...

  8. Pre-pulling Medicatons

    iwanna replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't last long in LTC, either. I was only there for six weeks. It was way overwhelming. The other nurses told me that it would get easier. I took almost 2 hr. and 15 minutes to do one med...

  9. Pre-pulling Medicatons

    iwanna replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    Once upon a time, I must confess that I committed this crime. Also, I almost made a horrible med error. Thank God the patient recognized the pills were her roommates and not hers. She was allergic...

  10. Had first experience of withdrawing pt care, emotionally drained, need some advice!

    iwanna replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    ((((big hug)))) to you! I am so sorry that you experienced this, only a mere 4 weeks at this job. And, a short time after losing your own father must have been really painful. Death is a part of...

  11. How would you handle this?

    iwanna replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    Gross! They should have apologized to

  12. Can your hands handle to constant washing? What to do if they can't?

    iwanna replied to LaMereMaverique's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot handle the hospital soap, either. I would bring my own hand soap in, and it really helped my hands. Also, I used Udder Cream when they became chapped. Also, I found a certain brand of...

  13. schizophrenic brother discharged by his case worker

    iwanna posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I have a 55 y.o. brother that is paranoid schizophrenic. He used to live with my mother. He would always go off his meds. His last psychotic break, we convinced the psychiatric unit that he cannot...

  14. Insecure Unorganized Nursing Instructor

    iwanna replied to misplaced1's topic in General Nursing

    I had an instructor like that too. She changed things as she went along. Our first clinical day was a mess, and she was wreck. She was yelling at everybody. then the next day, she came to clinical...

  15. Block 1 ns needing to practice injectables

    iwanna replied to Jeri22's topic in General Nursing

    Initially, we used oranges to practice, then we used fellow students with NS injections. You do want to give a quick dart. I had a patient that requested that I put the needle in slowly. He...

  16. Any suggestions for good shoes for bad feet (arthritis)

    iwanna posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am looking for a good shoe for my arthritic feet. I have a nodule on the one foot, and its hard to find a shoe wide enough for my left foot. I have been thinking of maybe getting it removed, but I...

  17. Should Alzheimers Clients have the right to REFUSE medication ?

    iwanna replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the patients with dementia have a medical power of attorney that will sign consents form for their meds. In a psych hospital we always crushed their meds, and disguised them in food or drink....

  18. medical assistiant: would it give experiance in a "daily life" of a nurse?

    iwanna replied to michelle_d's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what type of nursing that you are interested in. Medical Assistants work in outpatient only. Medical Assistants work mainly in drs. offices. Getting a degree as medical office...

  19. schizophrenic brother discharged by his case worker

    iwanna replied to iwanna's topic in Psychiatric

    No, the money does ot go to the caseworker. It goes to the caregiver of the personal care home. My brother does not have much money left after his room and board are paid for. He gets a $60...

  20. LPN to RN ...Nursing school nightmare

    iwanna replied to SamiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I started out to be an RN. Unfortunately, my autoimmune illness started while I was in RN training, and I failed a course. So, I decided to get my LPN instead of waiting a whole year to get back...

  21. schizophrenic brother discharged by his case worker

    iwanna replied to iwanna's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for reply. Yes, he is on SSDI. He applied before the age of 22, so he got Social Security based on my dad's. I am not sure if he would qualify for home health aide, but I will look into it....

  22. H1N1 will you be giving the vaccine?

    iwanna replied to darla09's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am doing seasonal flu immunizations for Mollen. They will be doing the H1N1 vaccines. I will administer to whoever wants it, but I have a strong objection against getting one myself. I have...

  23. I violated HIPAA while talking about the news!

    iwanna replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, you know that you did not violate HIPPA. I believe that your post is more about wanting to prove your daughter wrong. What you have gone through must be horrible. You say that her father...

  24. confused as hell

    iwanna replied to prettyindecent's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am sorry that I am not able to help much. I know that FMLA is a leave approved after you have been employed for one year. It just holds your job for a prolonged illness for yourself, or if you are...

  25. I feel so stupid. What should I have done?

    iwanna replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    You absolutely did the right thing. I think some family members will complain, no matter what. Why were they so upset that she was sent to the ED? If it was my mother, I would be happy that they...